Delaware § 7303 - Report of test failures to Attorney General.
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§ 7303. Report of test failures to Attorney General.
(a) The State Chemist, when a tested sample of kerosene, headlight or other oil for illuminating purposes produced from petroleum is found to be of a fire test less than that required by the provisions of § 7301 of this title, shall report the fact to the Attorney General giving the name of the owner or owners of the oil in any reservoir, tank, barrel, can or other receptacle from which the tested sample was taken together with a certificate showing the result of such fire test.
(b) The Attorney General, upon receipt of the report and certificates from the State Chemist, shall proceed in a court of competent jurisdiction against the owner or owners of the kerosene, headlight or other oil for illuminating purposes produced from petroleum from which the tested sample was taken, if such owner or owners be individuals and against the officers thereof if the owner of such oil be a domestic corporation and against the resident agent in this State if the owner of such oil be a foreign corporation or nonresident individual or copartnership.
14 Del. Laws, c. 411, § 2; 24 Del. Laws, c. 161, § 2; Code 1915, § 3455; Code 1935, § 3925; 16 Del. C. 1953, § 7303;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7303 ("Report of test failures to Attorney General.") 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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