Delaware Corporation and Business Entity Laws

The Sections of the Delaware Code that pertain to the Division of Corporations are:

• Chapter 1 – General Corporation Law
• Chapter 5 – Corporation Franchise Tax
• Chapter 6 – Professional Service Corporations

• Title 5 – Banking

• Chapter 7 – Corporation Law for State Banks and Trust Companies

• Title 6 – Commerce and Trade

• Article 9 – Secured Transactions and UCC filings
• Chapter 14 – Delaware Workers Cooperative Act
• Chapter 15 – Partnership
• Chapter 17 – Limited Partnerships
• Chapter 18 – Limited Liability Company Act
• Chapter 19 – Delaware Uniform Corporate Nonprofit Association Act
• Chapter 24 – Credit Services Organizations
• Chapter 33 – Trademarks, Brands and Labels
• Chapter 50E – Certification of Adoption of Transparency and Sustainability Standards
• Chapter 77 – Voluntary Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Title 9 – Counties

• Chapter 96 – Recorders, 9605, 9607, 9624 and 9625.

• Title 10 – Courts and Judicial Procedures

• Chapter 3 – Chancery Court
• Chapter 31 – Service of Process
• Chapter 57 – Uniform Arbitration Act

• Title 12 – Decedents’ Estates and Fiduciary Relations

• Chapter 38 – Treatment of Statutory Trusts

• Title 18 – Insurance Code

• Chapter 49 – Redomestication of an Insurance Company
• Chapter 69 – Captive Insurance Companies

• Title 29 – State Government

• Chapter 23 – Secretary of State
• Chapter 87 – Department of State

• Title 30 – State Taxes

• Amendments to the Delaware Code – You may view Amendments to the Delaware Code by year. The Amendments will provide a break down on what section of the law was affected and the effective dates of the law changes.

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