| The Delaware Corporations Code is the set of laws | | | | processes are an important section that contains three |
| that pertain to corporations and business entities | | | | major sub-sections - Chancery Court, service of |
| registered in the state of Delaware. The important | | | | process, and uniform arbitration act. The decedents' |
| sections of the code are the ones on corporations, | | | | estates and fiduciary relations sections essentially |
| commerce and trade, counties, courts and judicial | | | | mentions the treatment of statutory trusts, apart from |
| processes, decedents' estates and fiduciary relations, | | | | other related matters. |
| state government, and state taxes. | | | | The state government section is divided into the two |
| The corporations section primarily handles issues | | | | important offices of the Secretary of State and |
| related to general corporation law, corporation | | | | Department of State. The details here inform of the |
| franchise tax, and professional service corporations. | | | | powers and rights of the respective offices. The last |
| The commerce and trade section touches upon the | | | | section of state taxes, which also contains a |
| various forms of business incorporation. It gives | | | | sub-section on corporate income tax, is the one of |
| information on laws pertaining to partnerships, limited | | | | most interest to businesses. This section explains the |
| partnerships, and liability limited forms of business | | | | terminology used and lists the various sources of |
| entities. This section also details the laws regarding | | | | taxation that arise during the normal course of doing |
| secured transactions and uniform commercial code | | | | business in the state of Delaware. |
| filings, apart from explaining the Delaware Uniform | | | | The entire code is available for viewing on the official |
| Corporate Nonprofit Association Act. | | | | website of the state of Delaware. This, and other |
| The counties section gives information that business | | | | information available on the website, provides |
| entities need to know on zoning and other aspects of | | | | information to corporations concerning the various |
| local and state administration. The courts and judicial | | | | aspects of doing business in Delaware. |