Delaware § 2312 - Certification of fines; penalty.

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§ 2312. Certification of fines; penalty.

(a) The prothonotary, within 30 days after the end of every term of the Superior Court in the prothonotary’s county, shall transmit to the Auditor of Accounts an abstract, certified under his or her hand and seal of office, of every case in the court in which a fine or forfeiture was imposed at the term, stating the name of the party, the name of the sheriff, and the amount of the fine or forfeiture.

(b) The prothonotary shall also, immediately after every term of the Superior Court in the county, transmit by mail to the State Treasurer, an abstract of all fines and forfeitures imposed by the Court at the term.

(c) Any prothonotary failing to perform any of the duties imposed by this section shall be fined not more than $100.

(d) The court in which the conviction is obtained shall cause a copy of the record of such conviction to be transmitted to the General Assembly.

Code 1852, §§  120, 122, 124-126, 675;  Code 1915, §§  1285, 3777;  Code 1935, §§  1484, 4299;  10 Del. C. 1953, §  2312;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1; 

Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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