Delaware § 308 - Freedom from arrest and exemption from jury duty.
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§ 308. Freedom from arrest and exemption from jury duty.
(a) No officer or enlisted member of the Delaware State Defense Forces shall be arrested on any warrant, except for treason or felony, while going to, remaining at or returning from a place where ordered to attend for military duty.
(b) Every officer and enlisted member of the Delaware State Defenses Forces shall, during active state service, be exempt from service upon any posse comitatus and from jury duty.
43 Del. Laws, c. 81, § 12; 20 Del. C. 1953, § 314; 64 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 5; 64 Del. Laws, c. 258, § 1;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 308 ("Freedom from arrest and exemption from jury duty.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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