{"data":{"id":"us-de/9-del.-c.-8616","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"9 Del. C. § 8616","heading":"Removal from county to escape tax; penalty.","body":"If any taxable of any county removes from the county with intent to escape payment of any tax due, he or she shall be liable in any action brought before a justice of the peace for the recovery of such tax, to double the amount thereof.","path":["Title 9. Counties","County Taxes","CHAPTER 86. Collection of Taxes"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title9/c086/index.html#8616","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:12Z","sha256":"89b58efcf1b3862499a7135881d19febea150a582345548aef94b8d5697b2f28","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/9-del.-c.-8615","next":"us-de/9-del.-c.-8617"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}