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2025 Delaware Code
Title 25 - Property
Chapter 40. RIGHTS AND TITLE TO ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTY
§ 4002. Right and title to abandoned personal property.
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§ 4002. Right and title to abandoned personal property.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Delaware Code to the contrary, including § 1157 of Title 12, upon order of the court as provided in this chapter, any person who holds, stores, safekeeps or otherwise is left with possession of any abandoned personal property, including automobiles, motorcycles, boats and furnishings, which has been abandoned by the owner as defined in § 4001 of this title, shall be vested with complete and absolute title to said abandoned personal property and shall have all right to sell, alienate, gift or otherwise dispose of the said abandoned personal property provided such transfer does not violate preliminary injunctions in effect pursuant to § 1509(a)(1) of Title 13.
72 Del. Laws, c. 192, § 1; 81 Del. Laws, c. 1, § 3;
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