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Title 22 - Municipalities
Chapter 8. HOME RULE
Subchapter VII. Residency Requirements
§ 841. Residency requirements.
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§ 841. Residency requirements.
Notwithstanding any charter provision, ordinance or other provision to the contrary, no municipal corporation with a population exceeding 50,000 shall require that, as a condition of continued employment, an employee with at least 5 years of service for the municipality be, become or remain a resident of the municipality during their employment.
68 Del. Laws, c. 271, § 1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 224, § 1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 22, §§ 1, 2;
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