DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Civ. § 18.15
Liability of Parents for Minor’s Operation of Vehicle
PARENTAL LIABILITY FOR MINOR’S NEGLIGENT USE OF VEHICLE
Under Delaware law, a parent or guardian who signs a minor’s application for
a driver’s license is jointly and severally liable, along with the minor, for damages
caused by the minor’s negligent operation of a vehicle on a highway.
If you find that [name of parent(s)] signed [name of minor]’s application for
[his/her] driver’s license, then [name of parent(s)] [is/are] liable for any damages
that you may award to [plaintiff’s name].
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- civ-2025-10-22
- Content hash
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