Delaware Code Title 21 Sec. 2104 – Application for registration
(a) Every owner of a vehicle desiring registration shall make application to the Department for the registration thereof upon the appropriate form or forms furnished by the Department. Every such application shall bear the signature of the owner in a manner acceptable to the Department.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 21 Sec. 2104
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- manufacturer: shall include any maker of new, incomplete vehicles and such maker's authorized sales and service representatives; any maker or final assembler of vehicle bodies, components or specialized equipment; and any installer of vehicle bodies, major components or specialized equipment which alters the vehicle's gross vehicle weight rating, or which substantially changes its use, and which conforms to the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act [repealed; see now 49 U. See Delaware Code Title 21 Sec. 2105
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) The application shall contain:
(1) The name and address of the owner: When the owner is an individual, the address shall be the bona fide residence of the individual; when the owner is a partnership, association, trust or corporation, the address shall be that of the principal office thereof wherever located together with the address of the principal office within this State, if any;
(2) A description of the vehicle including, insofar as the following specified data may exist with respect to a given vehicle, the make, model, color, type of body, the serial number of the vehicle, or any number as may be assigned by the Department, and whether new or used and, if a new vehicle, the date of sale by the manufacturer or dealer to the person intending to operate said vehicle;
(3) Such further information as may reasonably be required by the Department to enable it to determine whether the vehicle is lawfully entitled to registration;
(4) The Department shall allow the registration of trailers for individuals who are not bona fide residents of Delaware if the individual provides documented proof of ownership of a residence in Delaware and signs a declaration indicating the trailer will remain in Delaware at all times.
(c) In the event that the vehicle for which registration is applied is a specially constructed, reconstructed or a foreign vehicle, such fact shall be stated in the application, and with reference to every foreign vehicle which has been registered theretofore outside of this State, the owner shall surrender to the Department all registration cards and certificates of title or other evidence of such foreign registration or ownership as may be in the owner’s possession or under the owner’s control, except where in the course of interstate operation of a vehicle registered in another state it is desirable to retain registration of the vehicle in such other state, such applicant need not surrender, but shall submit for inspection, evidences of such foreign registration or ownership, and the Department upon a proper showing may register the vehicle in this State, but shall not issue a certificate of title therefor.
(d) (1) The Department shall allow the registration of motor vehicles owned by individuals who are not bona fide residents of Delaware upon presentation of an affidavit by the applicant, on a form approved by the Department, swearing or affirming:
a. That the vehicle is principally garaged in Delaware;
b. That the applicant is the owner of at least 1 other vehicle which is registered and insured in the state of the applicant’s domicile; and
c. To such other information not inconsistent with this subsection as may be deemed appropriate by the Department or the Insurance Commissioner.
(2) An affiant shall notify the Division of Motor Vehicles and the affiant’s automobile insurance company of any changes in the above conditions within 30 calendar days from the date of change.
(3) The penalties prescribed by Chapter 24 of Title 18 shall apply to a violation of this subsection.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, § ?8; 37 Del. Laws, c. 10, § ?3; Code 1935, § ?5546; 43 Del. Laws, c. 244, § ?2; 21 Del. C. 1953, § ?2104; 50 Del. Laws, c. 182, § ?1; 62 Del. Laws, c. 190, § ?5; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 250, § ?1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 319, § ?1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 240, § ?1; 81 Del. Laws, c. 183, § 1;