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Delaware Code Title 30. State Taxes § 5103. License for distributor of gasoline;  requirement, application and fee

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) No distributor shall receive, use, sell or distribute any gasoline or engage in business within this State unless such distributor is the holder of an uncancelled license issued by the Department of Transportation to engage in such business.  To procure such license, a distributor shall file with the Department an application under oath and in such form as the Department may prescribe, setting forth:

(1) The name under which the distributor will transact business within the State;

(2) The location, with street number address of its principal office or place of business within this State;  and

(3) The name and complete residence address of the owner or the names and addresses of the partners, if such distributor is a partnership, or the names and addresses of the principal officers, if such distributor is a corporation or association;  and if such distributor is a corporation organized under the laws of another state, territory or country or the laws of the United States, it shall also file with such application a certified copy of the certificate issued by the Secretary of State of Delaware showing that such corporation is authorized to transact business in the State.

(b) Upon the filing of an application for a license, and concurrently therewith, a bond of the character stipulated and in the amount provided for in § 5107 of this title shall be filed with the Department of Transportation.  No license shall be issued upon any application unless accompanied by such bond.

(c) Upon the filing of the application for a license, a filing fee of $10 shall be paid to the Department of Transportation.

(d) As a condition of their license, distributors shall make the required loan payments for themselves or their retailer customers who:

(1) Participate in the Small Retail Gasoline Station Assistance Loan Fund, established in Chapter 74 of Title 7;  and

(2) Provide these funds to the distributor.

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