Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 6592 – Action for noncompliance with site selection process
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(a) Any person who resides in the city, town or county in which the Department has determined a need for a correctional facility may bring an action in a court of proper jurisdiction if the Department has not followed the site selection process set forth in this subchapter.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 6592
- Department: means the Department of Correction. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 6503
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(b) An action brought under this section shall not be maintained if it is filed more than 60 days after the Department formally announces its final site selection.