Delaware Code § 21-2301

Certificate of title required before vehicle registered or operated
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(a) The Department shall not register or renew the registration of any motor vehicle or truck tractor unless and until the owner thereof
makes application for and is granted an official certificate of title for such vehicle or presents satisfactory evidence that a certificate of
title for such vehicle has been previously issued to such owner by the Department.
(b) The owner of a motor vehicle registered in this State shall not operate or permit the operation of any such vehicle upon any highway
without first obtaining a certificate of title therefor from the Department nor shall any person operate any such vehicle upon the highways
knowing or having reason to believe that the owner has failed to obtain a certificate of title therefor.
(c) The Department shall not register any motor vehicle, truck tractor, trailer or motorcycle after July 1, 1969, until the motor vehicle
document fee imposed by § 3002 of Title 30 has been paid to the Department, unless such motor vehicle is exempted from such fee
by § 3002 of Title 30.
(d) The Department shall not transfer the title of a mobile home or house trailer to a new owner until all county taxes levied by the
jurisdiction in which the trailer is located have been paid in full. The Receiver of Taxes and County Treasurer of Kent County may charge
a fee in such amount as is established by the Kent County Levy Court for issuing a letter of certification as to the county taxes.

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