2021 Delaware Code
Title 9 - Counties
Chapter 87. Collection of Delinquent Taxes
Subchapter II. Monition Method of Sale
§ 8733. Fees and costs.

§ 8733. Fees and costs.

(a) The fees and costs to be taxed in all proceedings under this subchapter, where not otherwise provided for, shall be as follows:

The following fees shall be charged by the prothonotary:
Filing praecipe	$ 1.10
Issuing monition and copy	2.75
Issuing alias or pluries, monition and copy	2.75
Writ of venditioni exponas	2.25
Filing any petition in Superior Court under this subchapter	1.00
Costs of paying money into Superior Court	1.00
Costs of paying money out of Superior Court for each check drawn	1.00
The following fees shall be charged by the Sheriff:
Posting monition or copy thereof	.75
Posting each alias or pluries, monition or copy thereof	.75
The following fee shall be charged by the tax collecting authority for Kent County:
For preparing description of liened property	25.00
The following fee shall be charged by the tax collecting authority for Sussex County:
For preparing description of liened property	25.00
All other charges not covered by this section shall be the same as are provided by law.

(b) In addition to the fees set forth above, the costs to be taxed in all proceedings under this subchapter which are brought in Sussex County may include all reasonable attorney's fees, as determined by the Court, incurred by the County in connection with each respective proceeding.

(c) This section shall not apply to Kent County. The county government of Kent County may provide by ordinance for fees and costs to be taxed in all proceedings under this subchapter.

(d) County Council of New Castle County may provide by ordinance for fees and costs to be taxed in all proceedings under this chapter.

Code 1935, § 1381A;  46 Del. Laws, c. 133, § 1;  9 Del. C. 1953, § 8732;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, § 25I;  60 Del. Laws, c. 675, § 7;  61 Del. Laws, c. 391, § 3;  65 Del. Laws, c. 305, § 2;  69 Del. Laws, c. 278, § 1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 401, §§ 115, 123;  72 Del. Laws, c. 138, § 1;