2016 Delaware Code
Title 29 - State Government
CHAPTER 78. EMERGENCY INTERIM EXECUTIVE SUCCESSION ACT
§ 7803. Definitions.

Unless otherwise clearly required by the context, as used in this chapter:

(1) "Attack" means any attack or series of attacks by an enemy of the United States causing, or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to civilian property or persons in the United States in any manner by sabotage or by the use of bombs, missiles, shellfire or atomic, radiological, chemical, bateriological or biological means or other weapons or processes.

(2) "Emergency interim successor" means a person designated pursuant to this chapter, in the event the officer is unavailable, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office until a successor is appointed or elected and qualified as may be provided by the Constitution, statutes, charters and ordinances or until the lawful incumbent is able to resume the exercise of the powers and discharge the duties of the office.

(3) "Office" includes all state and local offices, the powers and duties of which are defined by the Constitution, statutes, charters and ordinances, except the office of Governor and except those in the General Assembly and the judiciary.

(4) "Political subdivision" includes counties, cities, towns, districts, authorities and other public corporations and entities whether organized and existing under charter or general law.

(5) "Unavailable" means either that a vacancy in office exists and there is no deputy authorized to exercise all of the powers and discharge the duties of the office, or that the lawful incumbent of the office (including any deputy exercising the powers and discharging the duties of an office because of a vacancy) and the lawful incumbent's duly authorized deputy are absent or unable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office.

29 Del. C. 1953, § 7803; 54 Del. Laws, c. 108; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.;