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2025 Delaware Code
Title 9 - Counties
Chapter 81. LIMITATIONS UPON TAXING POWER
Subchapter I. General Provisions
§ 8105. Property owned by governmental, religious, educational or charitable agency.

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9 DE Code § 8105 (2025)
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§ 8105. Property owned by governmental, religious, educational or charitable agency.

Property belonging to this State, or the United States, or any county of this State, or owned by any municipality of this State and held for public use, or any church or religious society, and not held by way of investment, or any college or school and used for educational or school purposes, except as otherwise provided, shall not be liable to taxation and assessment for public purposes by any county or other political subdivision of this State. Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to ditch taxes, sewer taxes and/or utility fees. Corporations created for charitable purposes and not held by way of investment that are in existence on July 14, 1988, together with existing and future charitable affiliates of such corporations that are also not held by way of investment, shall not be liable to taxation and assessment for public purposes by any county, municipality or other political subdivision of this State.

Code 1915, § 1098;  Code 1935, § 1258;  9 Del. C. 1953, § 8103;  51 Del. Laws, c. 323;  64 Del. Laws, c. 77, § 1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 385, §§ 1, 2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 415, § 3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 39, § 1; 
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