Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
9 Del. C. § 9113
Penalties for failure to collect and pay over fees
# (a)
If any county officer fails, neglects or refuses for 10 days to pay over all fees, costs, allowances and perquisites he or she receives and collects for use of the county of such officer, or fails to collect the fees required to be paid by law, or demands or receives from any person any fee or allowance greater than is provided by law, he or she shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. Such officer shall also be liable in a civil action for the amount of such fees, costs, allowances and perquisites as he or she may have thus illegally withheld.
# (b)
Whenever any officer is convicted under this section, it shall operate as a forfeiture of his or her office, and he or she shall be removed from office by the Governor within 10 days from the date of such conviction.
Amendment history
23 Del. Laws, c. 60, § 11; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1
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In this title (40 sections)
- 9-8772 · Public notice of sale
- 9-8773 · Return of sale; deed upon approval of sale
- 9-8774 · Adjustment of tax sale proceedings upon change of office of…
- 9-8775 · Death of purchaser at tax sale
- 9-8776 · Approval or disapproval of sale; redemption
- 9-8777 · Action against personal representative of taxable
- 9-8778 · Costs upon sale of lands
- 9-8779 · Payment of excess from proceeds to owner
- 9-9101 · Definitions
- 9-9102 · Location of offices
- 9-9103 · Record books and supplies
- 9-9104 · Records
- 9-9105 · County offices; days open; penalties
- 9-9106 · Saturday as legal holiday for New Castle County and City of…
- 9-9107 · Authorization to pay employees on day preceding holiday
- 9-9108 · Disposition of fees
- 9-9109 · Duty to account for fees
- 9-9110 · Fee book; inspection and examination
- 9-9111 · Audit of fees
- 9-9112 · Liability for fees
- 9-9113 · Penalties for failure to collect and pay over fees
- 9-9114 · Bonds of recorder, clerk of the peace and register of wills
- 9-9115 · Bond of Register in Chancery [Repealed]
- 9-9116 · Cancellation of bonds
- 9-9117 · Satisfaction of bonds
- 9-9118 · Bond of sheriffs
- 9-9119 · Violation of bond requirements; penalty
- 9-9120 · Bonds of officers in Sussex County
- 9-9121 · Uniform mileage payments
- 9-9122 · Posting of fee lists
- 9-9123 · Construction of fee provisions; time for payment of fees
- 9-9124 · Payment of salaries
- 9-9125 · Chief deputies
- 9-9201 · Duties and responsibilities of officers appointing deputies…
- 9-9202 · Powers and duties of chief deputies
- 9-9203 · Payment of salaries
- 9-9204 · Employment of extra clerks
- 9-9205 · Application in New Castle County
- 9-9206 · Application in Sussex County
- 9-9301 · Election, qualifications and term [Repealed]