{"data":{"id":"us-de/19-del.-c.-714","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"19 Del. C. § 714","heading":"Civil action by the charging party; Delaware Right to Sue Notice; election of remedies.","body":"(a) A charging party may file a civil action in Superior Court, after exhausting the administrative remedies provided herein and receipt of a Delaware Right to Sue Notice acknowledging same.\n(b) The Delaware Right to Sue Notice shall include authorization for the charging party to bring a civil action under this chapter in Superior Court by instituting suit within 90 days of its receipt or within 90 days of receipt of a federal Right to Sue Notice, whichever is later.\n(c) The charging party shall elect a Delaware or federal forum to prosecute the employment discrimination cause of action so as to avoid unnecessary costs, delays and duplicative litigation. A charging party is barred by this election of remedies from filing cases in both Superior Court and the federal forum. If the charging party files in Superior Court and in a federal forum, the respondent may file an application to dismiss the Superior Court action under this election of remedies provision.","path":["Title 19. Labor","General Provisions","CHAPTER 7. Employment Practices","Subchapter II. Discrimination in Employment"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title19/c007/sc02/index.html#714","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:25Z","sha256":"d367aafd79d9aaeb96aa305b2e4faabb63f07ef416ef66101a8f31060415fd04","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/19-del.-c.-713","next":"us-de/19-del.-c.-715"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}