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DELAWARE COURT RULES
Court/Agency Rules Notes/Amendments
Board of Bar Examiners of the Delaware Supreme Court Board Rules
Effective September 19, 2002

 

Board of Professional Responsibility Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Disciplinary Procedure
Effective March 9, 2000
 
Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law Rules of the Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law
Last updated September 10, 2003

 

Commission on Continuing Legal Education of the Delaware Supreme Court Delaware Rules for Continuing Legal Education
Effective July 9, 2004

Order Amending Rule 7(E) New icon (April 24, 2008)

Court of Chancery Chancery*

Standing Order In Re: Special Process Server Requirements New icon (March 31, 2008)
Related forms: SPS Certification, SPS Court Authorization, SPS Requirements,
SPS Application
, SPS Company/Firm Application

Standing Order In Re: Mediation Fees and Scanning Fees (February 25, 2008)

Standing Order regarding size of e-filed civil miscellaneous documents (November 19, 2007)

Revised Amended Standing Order listing matters or causes to be filed and docketed as civil actions (November 20, 2007)

Standing Order regarding electronic docketing and statistics maintenance (November 8, 2007)

Amended Standing Order listing matters or causes to be filed and docketed as civil actions (October 31, 2007 - revised on 11/20/07)

Amendment to Rule 3(bb) (October 15, 2007)

Amendments to Rule 6(e) and Rule 171 (October 15, 2007)

Standing Order Regarding Court Security Assessment Funds (July 12, 2007)

Administrative Directive amending the eFile Administrative Procedures (March 15, 2007)

Amendment to Rule 144 (March 9, 2007)

Amendment to Rule 143 (March 9, 2007)

Standing Order regarding mandatory mediation and an expedited procedure in certain deed restriction cases (January 31, 2007)

Amendments to Rule 3, Rule 5(g)(7), Rule 23, Rule 23.1, and Rule 23.2 (December 20, 2006)

Amendments to Rule 3, Rule 4, Rule 5(g)(7), Rule 5(g)(8), Rule 7, Rule 15(aaa), Rule 23, Rule 23.1, Rule 45, Rule 79.1, Rule 170(c)(ii), and Rule 173 (January 4, 2006)

Order Amending Rule 3 (effective July 1, 2005)

Order Amending Rule 144 (effective July 1, 2005)

Order Amending Rule 174 (effective July 1, 2005)

Order Amending Rule 5 (effective July 1, 2005)

Order Amending Rule 56 (February 22, 2005)

Order Amending Rule 41 (June 1, 2004)

Order Amending Rule 67 (June 1, 2004)

Order adding Rules 79.1; 91; 92; 93; 94 and 95 (September 29, 2003)

Court of Common Pleas Civil Rules
Effective May 15, 2006

Order Amending Rule 16 and Deleting Rule 16.1 New icon (effective March 1, 2008)

Order Amending Rule 109 (July 25, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 70 (May 26, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 109 (May 26, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 72.3 (January 17, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 109 (January 17, 2007)

Criminal Rules
Effective May 15, 2006

Order Amending Rule 58 (July 25, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 32 (September 14, 2006)

Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct

Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct pdf icon  
Effective July 1, 2003 and current through most recent amendment on January 7, 2008

Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct with Comments pdf icon  
Effective July 1, 2003 and current through most recent amendment on January 7, 2008

 
Family Court Civil Rules*

The Family Court is a statewide statutory court with original civil jurisdiction over family and child matters. This jurisdiction is broadly defined in 10 Del.C. 921.

Order Amending Rule 16.2 (effective January 1, 2008)

Order Amending Rule 65.2 (effective September 11, 2007)

Order Creating Section XVI Protection From Abuse Proceedings (effective September 11, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 90.1 (effective September 11, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 208 (effective September 11, 2007)

Order Creating Rule 303 (effective September 11, 2007)

Order Amending Interim Rule 214 (August 20, 2007)

Order Adding Rule 90.4 (August 8, 2007)

Order Creating Rule 302 (February 12, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 65.2 (Interim Visitation)(effective January 10, 2007)

Criminal Rules*

The Family Court is a statewide court with criminal jurisdiction over family and child matters. This jurisdiction is broadly defined in 10 Del.C. 922.

Order Amending Rule 39 (October 30, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 24 (effective September 11, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 62 (effective September 11, 2007)

Order Adding Rule 62.1 (August 8, 2007)

Justice of the Peace Court Civil Rules
Effective June 15, 2000

Order Amending Civil Rule 79.1 (October 19, 2007)

Order Amending Civil Rule 77 and Criminal Rule 58 (September 28, 2007) 

Criminal Rules
Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection of the Bar of Delaware Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection Rules

 

Superior Court Civil Rules*

 

Criminal Rules*

Amended Rule 62--Add sub paragraph (e). Appeal of Commissioner's judgment of conviction or sentence (effective November 1, 2006)

Procedural Rules - Weapons Permit Rule 11 Del. C. § 1441—Issuance & Renewal of Licenses to Carry Concealed Weapons.
Supreme Court 

Supreme Court Rules*

Order Amending the Application Required Pursuant to Rule 55.2 New icon (March 10, 2008)

Internal Operating Procedures

Order Amending Supreme Court Internal Operating Procedure X(8) (August 15, 2006)

Order Ameding the Supreme Court Internal Operating Procedures (January 30, 2006)

Order Amending the Supreme Court Internal Operating Procedures (April 29, 2003)

Statewide/Other     Delaware Uniform Rules of Evidence* JP Court Q&A's
Delaware Code Online site maintained by the State of Delaware
Delaware Appellate Handbook
Second Edition (September, 1996)
 
Delaware Judges Code of Judicial Conduct*  
Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Judges Order Adopting Rules (November 11, 2003)
Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Lawyers Order Adopting Rules (November 11, 2003)
Rules Concerning Unauthorized Court Reporting Practices
Effective May 26, 2005
 

*Online version courtesy of LEXIS Publishing

 


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