Delaware General Assembly





CHAPTER 325

FORMERLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 87

AS AMENDED BY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMES AND SPECIFIC OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON.

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

Section 1. Amend § 612(a)(3), Title 11 of the Delaware Code by inserting the phrase "public transit operator," after the phrase "a deputy sheriff," and before the phrase "a code enforcement constable".

Section 2. Amend § 613(a)(5), Title 11 of the Delaware Code by inserting the phrase "public transit operator," after the phrase "fire marshall," and before the phrase "a code enforcement constable".

Section 3. Amend §222, Title 11 of the Delaware Code by adding the following subsection and renumbering the subsections thereafter:

"(25) ‘Public transit operator’ means a person in control or in charge of a transportation vehicle for public use, in exchange for a fee or charge, offered by any railroad, street railway, traction railway, motor bus, or trolley coach. Specifically excluded are: (i) Transportation to and from any school or school-sponsored event when such transportation is under the regulation of the Department of Education; and (ii) transportation to and from a church, synagogue or other place of worship; (iii) shuttle-type transportation provided by business establishments without charge to customers of the businesses offering such shuttle transportation between fixed termini; and (iv) limousine services."

Approved July 12, 2012