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§ 518 Recovery of records; replevin.

29 DE Code § 518 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) The chief administrative officer of each state agency and political subdivision of this State shall notify the Delaware Public Archives of any actual, impending or threatened unlawful removal, defacing, alteration or destruction of records that shall come to his or her attention, and with the assistance of the Delaware Public Archives shall initiate action through the Attorney General for recovery of such records as shall have been unlawfully removed and for such other redress as may be provided by law.

(b) Upon the request of the State Archivist and Records Administrator, the Attorney General shall have the authority to enjoin, recover and replevin any public records which have been unlawfully transferred or removed in violation of this subchapter or otherwise transferred or removed unlawfully through whatever means of equitable relief necessary. Such records shall be returned to the office of origin or to the Delaware Public Archives.

66 Del. Laws, c. 211, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 91, §§ 53, 54.

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§ 518 Recovery of records; replevin.