Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 108

FORMERLY

SENATE BILL NO. 136

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 27, TITLE 21, DELAWARE CODE, RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSE QUALIFICATIONS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend §2707(b), Chapter 27, Title 21, Delaware Code, by adding thereto a new subsection (10) to read as follows:

"(10) A person who, being under the age of 21 years, who has been convicted of any of the offenses listed hereinafter or who has been adjudicated delinquent as a result of acts which would constitute such offense if committed by an adult, for a period of two years from the date of conviction or adjudication of delinquency, or until said person's 18th birthday, whichever is longer. The following shall constitute offenses under this subsection:

(1) Any drug offense under Title 16, Delaware Code.

(ii) Any drug offense under Chapter 5, Title 11, Delaware Code.

(iii) Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs as defined in Section 4177 of this Title.

(iv) Any offense punishable under the laws of the United States or any State of the United States substantially conforming to the provisions of the Delaware Code listed in (1), (11), or (111) of this subsection."

Upon entry of conviction or adjudication of delinquency for any offense included in this subsection, the Clerk 'of the Court or other person designated by the Court shall forthwith report such conviction or adjudication of delinquency to the Division of Motor Vehicles for action pursuant to the provisions of this subsection."

Approved July 12, 1989.