Delaware § 5111 - Benefits to surviving spouse of persons elected to state or county office.
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§ 5111. Benefits to surviving spouse of persons elected to state or county office.
Whenever a person who has been elected to any office of the State or the counties by the qualified voters of the State shall die while in office and shall leave a spouse surviving, an amount equal to one half of the salary which would have been paid to such person for the unexpired term of such office shall be paid to the surviving spouse from the state or county general fund, as the case may be, in the same manner as previously paid to the person in office.
29 Del. C. 1953, § 5111; 53 Del. Laws, c. 407; 54 Del. Laws, c. 33, §§ 1, 2;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5111 ("Benefits to surviving spouse of persons elected to state or county office.") 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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