Delaware Administrative Code
Title 2 - Transportation
1000 - Department of Safety and Homeland Security
1100 - Office of the Secretary
1101 - Regulations Governing Travel Restrictions During A State Of Emergency
Section 1101-1.0 - Purpose

1.1 To provide specific direction to both the people and first responders in Delaware during a declared state of emergency by clearly defining the three tiers of driving restrictions;

1.2 To provide the people in Delaware with adequate notice prior to any driving ban or restriction being issued;

1.3 To ensure that the State provides the best mechanisms for people to get back on the roads in the most expeditious manner possible while ensuring the safety of people on the State's public roadways;

1.4 To issue a driving restriction in the most efficient and least restrictive manner possible in an effort to balance the needs of maintaining the public safety and the needs of people to freely and safely travel upon Delaware roadways;

1.5 To ensure that the first responders are not placed in a situation of undue risk; and

1.6 To encourage and educate organizations, entities and individuals to develop and maintain shelter-in-place contingency plans for use during the most severe conditions.