Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 1186 – Delaware Combined Campaign for Justice Fund
(a) There is hereby established a Delaware Combined Campaign for Justice Fund for individuals who claim an overpayment of taxes to designate a portion of the overpayment to be paid to the Fund, or individuals who have an income tax liability to designate an amount to be paid to the Fund, according to subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 1186
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Division of Revenue: means the Division of Revenue of the Department of Finance of the State. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 502
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Person: means and includes an individual, a trust, estate, partnership, association, company or corporation. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 502
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, The United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 502
- Tax: shall be deemed also to refer to license fees imposed under Part III of this title. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 502
(b) An individual who claims an overpayment of taxes on an income tax return may designate that $1.00 or more shall be deducted from the refund that would otherwise be payable to the individual and paid to the Delaware Combined Campaign for Justice Fund.
(c) An individual who has an income tax liability may, in addition to the obligation, include a donation of $1.00 or more to be paid to the Delaware Combined Campaign for Justice Fund.
(d) The Division of Revenue shall provide a space on the Delaware income tax return form or schedule by which an individual may voluntarily designate a contribution of an amount of $1.00 or more to the Delaware Combined Campaign for Justice Fund.
(e) The Division of Revenue shall determine the total amount designated under to this section and shall transfer the amount designated to the Delaware Combined Campaign for Justice to advance its efforts to fund civil legal services for disadvantaged Delawareans.
(f) On a schedule to be determined by the Delaware State Clearinghouse Committee, the Delaware Combined Campaign for Justice shall submit a detailed report to members of the Committee of revenues, expenditures, and program measures for the fiscal period in question. The report must be descriptive, but concise and informative. The Committee may require any person employed by or associated with the Delaware Combined Campaign for Justice to appear before the Committee and to answer questions as the Committee may raise.