Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 9702 – Kent County constables
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The fees of Kent County constables, for the services specified, in cases before a Justice of the Peace shall be as follows:
| For serving and returning a summons, or scire facias on one ormore defendants, including all services in a cause beforejudgment | $ 1.00 |
| For serving and returning a subpoena, $1.00 for the first 2persons and 50¢ for each additional person. | |
| Mileage in serving and returning a summons subpoena or scirefacias at the rate of 10 cents for each mile necessarily traveledto be counted as if all persons summoned were summoned atthe same time. | |
| If no service is made, there shall be no fee except in case of a scirefacias when judgment shall be rendered thereon, but mileageshall be allowed. | |
| Giving notice of an application for, or time of a new trial | 1.00 |
| For summoning referees (only 1 fee to be allowed unless there isa new trial and then only 2) | 1.50 |
| Mileage in summoning referees’ notice of new trial the same as inthe case of witness. | |
| For summoning witness | .50 |
| And 10 cents for each mile necessarily traveled, to be counted asif all witnesses summoned were summoned at the same time. | |
| For summoning garnishees on execution, or other attachment foreach garnishee (and mileage as in the case of witnesses) | 1.00 |
| For posting advertisements of attachment (all) with mileage atthe rate of 10 cents per mile, going to and returning from thecourthouse, where one of the advertisements must by law beposted | 1.00 |
| For taking goods on attachment (other than execution attach-ment) returning inventory and appraisement if the goods donot exceed $100 in value | 2.50 |
| (1)?If they exceed that sum | 3.50 |
| (2)?And mileage as in the case of witnesses. | |
| (3)?But if the goods be sold on execution, no fee shall becharged for taking on that execution. |
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 9702
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.