Delaware Code Title 29. State Government § 4306. Appointment of notaries for certain service organizations;  limited governmental notaries;  limitations

(a) The Governor may, upon the request of the department commander of a State-recognized veterans’ organization, appoint 1 notary public for each requesting organization for a term of 4 years, without charge to any appointee, commander or organization.  Any such notary, so appointed, shall have no authority to perform any duties with respect to such office or to take affidavits or acknowledgements, except on documents and papers in connection with and for the benefit of any veteran, their families or dependents.  The notaries public, so appointed, shall make no charge for any service rendered.

(b) The Governor may, upon the request of any administrative head of any volunteer fire company or volunteer ambulance and rescue company, appoint 1 notary public for each requesting organization for a term of 4 years, without charge to any appointee, chief or organization.  Any such notary, so appointed, shall have no authority to perform any duties with respect to such office or to take affidavits or acknowledgements, except on documents and papers in connection with and for the benefit of any members of the organizations listed herein to include their families or dependents.  The notaries public, so appointed, shall make no charge for any service rendered.

(c) On the request of the administrative head of a qualified police agency, the Governor shall appoint a sufficient number of limited governmental notaries public as may be requested by the administrative head to facilitate the law-enforcement responsibilities of the qualified police agency.  The appointment is to be for a term of 2 years, without charge to the appointee, administrative head, or police agency.  For purposes of this section, a “qualified police agency” means a state, county, municipal, or local governmental agency or unit of this State whose personnel includes full-time police officers who are statutorily responsible for the prevention or investigation of crime involving injury to persons or property and who are authorized to execute search warrants and to make arrests.