§ 5705 Filing petition.

16 DE Code § 5705 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) A petition for a declaratory judgment or for involuntary sterilization under this chapter may be filed in the Court of Chancery by:

(1) The chief executive officer of the institution in which the person to be sterilized resides;

(2) The head of the state agency responsible for such person if the person is not a resident of an institution;

(3) The parent or guardian of such person; or

(4) Any state agency which by virtue of the scope of its powers and jurisdiction has an interest in the sterilization of the person.

(b) A form of preliminary order setting the matter down for hearing and providing for the giving of the required notice shall be filed with the petition.

65 Del. Laws, c. 148, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 285, § 7.