{"data":{"id":"us-de/10-del.-c.-7105","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"10 Del. C. § 7105","heading":"Action to abate criminal nuisance.","body":"(a) Whenever a criminal nuisance exists and it adversely impacts the community, the Attorney General may bring an action to abate a criminal nuisance under this title to obtain temporary and permanent abatement relief under §§ 7111 and 7113 of this title and to seek civil penalties provided under § 7126 of this title.\n(b) Any other person, as defined in § 7103 of this title, may bring an action to abate a criminal nuisance under this title on behalf of the Attorney General in the name of the State, provided the person serves the State Solicitor with a copy of the complaint within 5 days of filing. The Attorney General may elect to intervene and proceed with the action after it receives a copy of the complaint. If the Attorney General reviews the complaint and determines that there is insufficient evidence to support the claim, the Attorney General may dismiss the complaint.","path":["Title 10. Courts and Judicial Procedure","Special Proceedings","CHAPTER 71. Criminal Nuisance Abatement"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title10/c071/index.html#7105","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"a1ecbe06628336d836576ad7eb1e34255213f5ed684ff5d8aefaf0bbb4e62064","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/10-del.-c.-7104","next":"us-de/10-del.-c.-7106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}