Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
25 Del. C. § 4002
Right and title to abandoned personal property
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Delaware Code to the contrary, including § 1157 of Title 12, upon order of the court as provided in this chapter, any person who holds, stores, safekeeps or otherwise is left with possession of any abandoned personal property, including automobiles, motorcycles, boats and furnishings, which has been abandoned by the owner as defined in § 4001 of this title, shall be vested with complete and absolute title to said abandoned personal property and shall have all right to sell, alienate, gift or otherwise dispose of the said abandoned personal property provided such transfer does not violate preliminary injunctions in effect pursuant to § 1509(a)(1) of Title 13.
Amendment history
72 Del. Laws, c. 192, § 1; 81 Del. Laws, c. 1, § 3
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In this title (40 sections)
- 25-3103 · Execution of notices and certificates
- 25-3104 · Duties of filing officer
- 25-3105 · Fees
- 25-3501 · Enforcement by public sale; nature of sale
- 25-3502 · Notice in special cases; jurisdiction of justices of the…
- 25-3503 · Disposition of proceeds of sale
- 25-3701 · Preference of lien
- 25-3702 · Duration of lien
- 25-3703 · Persons entitled to lien
- 25-3901 · Persons entitled to liens
- 25-3902 · Lienholder’s loss of possession
- 25-3903 · Sale to satisfy liens
- 25-3904 · Release of owner’s interest in vehicle or property
- 25-3905 · Notice of sale; disposition of proceeds
- 25-3906 · Motor vehicles
- 25-3907 · Priority of lien
- 25-3908 · Remedy of owner
- 25-3909 · Jurisdiction
- 25-3910 · Rules
- 25-4001 · Definition of abandoned personal property
- 25-4002 · Right and title to abandoned personal property
- 25-4003 · Procedure to obtain title
- 25-4004 · Sheriff’s or constable’s sale of the property when there are…
- 25-4005 · Remedy of owner
- 25-4006 · Motor vehicles
- 25-4007 · Jurisdiction
- 25-4008 · Rules
- 25-4101 · Priority of lien
- 25-4102 · Removal of grain under lien
- 25-4103 · Penalties
- 25-4301 · Liens in favor of charitable hospitals
- 25-4302 · Establishment of lien; notice of claim
- 25-4303 · Attachment of lien to judgment
- 25-4304 · Release as effective; liability of person making payment;…
- 25-4305 · Recording of liens; fees
- 25-4306 · Examination of hospital records
- 25-4501 · Priority of lien; transfer of lien upon execution sale
- 25-4502 · Duration of lien
- 25-4601 · Demolition; notice; reimbursement; lien; lien docket
- 25-4602 · Demolition; priority of lien; transfer of lien upon executed…