Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 526

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21, DELAWARE CODE, SECTION 4176, RELATING TO DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTOXICATING LIQUOR OR DRUG.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware:

Section 1. Title 21, Delaware Code, Section 4176 (a), is amended by inserting a "," after the word "drives" and inserting after said "," the word "operates".

Section 2. Title 21, Delaware Code, Section 4176, is amended by striking the word "narcotics" as it appears in the catchline thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the word "drug".

Section 3. Any action, case, prosecution, trial or any other legal proceeding in progress under or pursuant to the previous wording of the section amended by this Act, no matter what the stage of the proceeding, shall be preserved and shall not become illegal or terminated upon the effective date of this Act. For purposes of such proceedings in progress the prior law shall remain in full force and effect.

Approved June 8,1970.