Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 74

FORMERLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 51

AS AMENDED BY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NOS. 1 & 2

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FINES, COSTS, PENALTIES AND FORFEITURES.

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

Section 1. Amend §4101(h), Title 11 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

(h) In addition to, and at the same time as, any fine or other penalty is assessed to any criminal or traffic defendant or any child adjudicated delinquent, there shall be levied an additional penalty of $15 imposed and collected by the courts for each crime and offense as defined in § 233 of this title or for any civil violation or civil penalty under Title 11 or Title 21. When a fine or other penalty is suspended in whole or in part, the penalty assessment may not be suspended.

Section 2. This act takes effect 30 days following its enactment into law.

Approved June 30, 2015