{"data":{"id":"us-de/12-del.-c.-1184","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"12 Del. C. § 1184","heading":"Other civil penalties.","body":"If a holder enters into a contract or other arrangement for the purpose of evading an obligation under this chapter or otherwise wilfully fails to perform a duty imposed on the holder under this chapter, the State Escheator may require the holder to pay the State Escheator, in addition to interest as provided in § 1183(a) of this title, a civil penalty of $1,000 for each day the obligation is evaded or the duty is not performed, up to a cumulative maximum amount of $25,000, plus 25% of the amount or value of any property that should have been but was not reported, paid, or delivered as a result of the evasion or failure to perform.","path":["Title 12. Decedents’ Estates and Fiduciary Relations","Descent and Distribution; Escheat","CHAPTER 11. Escheats","Subchapter II. Unclaimed Property"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title12/c011/sc02/index.html#1184","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:15Z","sha256":"a57a6ccf59d3f34558a478e346184321e2b2925685d9c0ac7f019451e2084f27","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/12-del.-c.-1183","next":"us-de/12-del.-c.-1185"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}