HB 250 — Session Law

… Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows: CHAPTER 9. THE FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE Subchapter II. Jurisdiction and Powers § 922A Truancy jurisdiction. The Court shall hav …

… ns. In this Chapter: (1) “Court” means a Justice of the Peace Court means either the Justice of the Peace Court or Family Court. § 2725 Absences without excuse; truancy conferences. (a) If a student has been absent from school without a valid …

… d fully adjudicate the matter in the Justice of the Peace Court which shall, in the first instance, be brought in the Family Court. (c) A juvenile against whom criminal contempt proceedings pursuant to this section and § 1271 of Title 11 have bee …

… uant to § 2730 of this title, or has been adjudicated in contempt pursuant to § 2731 of this title, may appeal to the Family Court in the county in which the adjudication occurred. The appeal shall be filed within 15 days of the date of the adjudic …

… ch the adjudication occurred. The appeal shall be filed within 15 days of the date of the adjudication. On appeal the Family Court shall make a de novo determination based on the record below. (d) No appeal of the adjudication of truancy or truancy …

… mpt pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall stay execution of the remedial disposition unless a judge of the Family Court orders a stay. § 2733 Jurisdiction; venue. (a) The Justice of the Peace Court shall have exclusive original jurisdi …

… ve exclusive original jurisdiction of complaints filed pursuant to this title. The Justice of the Peace Court and the Family Court shall have concurrent jurisdiction of complaints filed pursuant to this subchapter. Page 3 of 3 (b) All complai …

… he Peace Court unless that Court determines, upon the complaint’s filing, that the matter shall be transferred to the Family Court due to the existence of any of the following conditions: (1) Pending delinquency proceedings involving the child; …