{"data":{"id":"us-de/21-del.-c.-804","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"21 Del. C. § 804","heading":"Jurisdiction over certain children.","body":"The Justice of the Peace Court shall have jurisdiction over children age 16 or 17 years of age or older charged with a civil traffic offense except when said child is also charged in the same incident with having violated 1 or more offenses specified in § 927 of Title 10, in which event the entire case shall be heard in the Family Court. When the Justice of the Peace Court has jurisdiction over a child charged with a civil traffic offense, the provisions of this chapter shall apply. Section 921(10) of Title 10 or Justice of the Peace Court Civil Rule 55 notwithstanding, such child may pay a civil penalty by voluntary assessment and a default judgment may be entered against such child in any instance in which it would be entered against an adult.","path":["Title 21. Motor Vehicles","General Provisions","CHAPTER 8. Provisions Regarding Civil Traffic Offenses"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c008/index.html#804","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:26Z","sha256":"61e12b2becb5573bd00c7b3592e0a81e7f397f09449d31e907cdd69f93b32783","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/21-del.-c.-803","next":"us-de/21-del.-c.-805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}