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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 AND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CONSTABLES.

DE · session 153 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Dec 19, 2024

Latest action (Apr 14, 2025) Signed by Governor

Summary

This Act provides that commissioned constables have the authority to direct traffic, if they are doing so while in the performance of the lawful duties of employment. In addition to explicitly granting constables this power under § 5609 of Title 24, the Act adds constables to the list in § 4103 of Title 21 of persons invested by law with the authority to direct, control, or regulate vehicle and pedestrian traffic. These changes will enable constables to provide additional public safety support to employers such as schools, which may benefit from assistance with directing traffic during busy times of day such as pickup and drop off. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Sponsors (26)

Action history (7)

  1. Dec 19, 2024 Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House · lower
  2. Jan 22, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 2 Favorable, 14 On Its Merits · lower
  3. Jan 28, 2025 Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT · lower
  4. Jan 28, 2025 Assigned to Education Committee in Senate · upper
  5. Mar 19, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits · upper
  6. Mar 26, 2025 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
  7. Apr 14, 2025 Signed by Governor · executive

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