Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 152

ATTACHMENTS

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR ATTACHMENT OF WAGES OF EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE, COUNTY, DISTRICT OR ANY MUNICIPALITY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:

Section 1. That the attachment laws of this State shall apply to employees of the State, or of any County, District or Municipality with the same force and effect as they are now applicable to other individuals. Any officer of the State, or of any County, District or Municipality, whose duty it is to pay such employees compensation from funds of the State, County, District or Municipality for any services rendered by such employees to the State, County, District or Municipality may be summoned to appear and answer as other garnishees are now required to do.

Section 2. The term "employee" as used in Section 1 shall include any and every person performing any and every form of labor and work for the State, County, District or Municipality for compensation.

Approved April 14, 1939.