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A scire facias may be issued by the justice rendering a judgment, or by any other justice, who has the record of such judgment, or a transcript thereof before such justice. It shall be issued, served and returned in the same way as an original summons, and similar proceedings may be had to judgment, execution and appeal, as in other cases; but there shall be no stay of execution on a judgment on scire facias, nor shall any proceedings against bail be affected hereby.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 10. Courts and Judicial Procedure § 9579. Issuance and return of writ; proceedings - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-10-courts-and-judicial-procedure/de-code-sect-10-9579/
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