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What is the what makes it abandoned on private property for Delaware?

For Delaware, what makes it abandoned on private property is inoperable, dismantled, wrecked, or which displays expired registration plates which are at least 30 days expired, or which displays no registration plates, or from which major components have been removed, is in such a state of disrepair as to be incapable of being operated in the manner for which it is designed and is situated on private property appearing to have been abandoned; statutory citation is 21 Del. C. § 4401, recorded from its source on 2026-09-28.

(b) Any vehicle that is either: (1) inoperable, dismantled, wrecked, or which displays expired registration plates which are at least 30 days expired, or which displays no registration plates, or from which major components have been removed, is in such a state of disrepair as to be incapable of being operated in the manner for which it is designed and is situated on private property appearing to have been abandoned;

— codes.findlaw.com, retrieved 2026-09-28

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Delaware our reading
What makes it abandoned on private property
inoperable, dismantled, wrecked, or which displays expired registration plates which are at least 30 days expired, or which displays no registration plates, or from which major components have been removed, is in such a state of disrepair as to be incapable of being operated in the manner for which it is designed and is situated on private property appearing to have been abandoned verified
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21 Del. C. § 4401 our reading
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