Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 49

ESTABLISHING NUMBER OF STATE POLICE. STATIONS

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 166 OF THE REVISED CODE OF DELAWARE, 1935, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED, "STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT", BY MAKING PROVISION FOR STATE POLICE STATIONS IN THE STATE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:

Section 1. That Chapter 166, Revised Code of Delaware, 1935, as amended, be further amended by adding at the end of 5747. Sec. 28. of Article 4 of said Chapter 166 a new Section to be designated 5747A. Sec. 28A. as follows:

5747A. Sec. 28A. Minimum Number of State Police Stations in State; Location; Additional Stations; Staff and Equipment:--The Department is authorized and directed to establish and maintain at least five State Police Stations in the State of Delaware, one of which shall be located at Penny Hill, New Castle County, one of which shall be located at State Road, New Castle County, one of which shall be located at or near the City of Dover, Kent County, one of which! shall be located at or near Bridgeville, Sussex County, and one of which shall be located at or near Georgetown, Sussex County, and such other stations as the State Highway Department shall deem necessary for the proper policing of the highways of the state and for the enforcement of the laws of the state. Such State Police Stations as are herein directed to be established and maintained shall each be staffed with members of the State Police of the State, and shall each be equipped with radio equipment to aid in the police work of the Department.

Approved February 28, 1947.