//**PROOF OF CONCEPT** — full quality-of-life profile for Delaware, 16 dimensions of the sex-offense registry regime. Ratings are researcher judgments from the //registrant's// perspective; each links its statute. NOT legal advice.//

====== Delaware — Registry Profile ======

**Weighted burden index 44.0/100** · rank **31 of 56** (1 = least burdensome) · 11/16 dimensions statute-verified · 1 unverified.

Legend: 🟢 favorable (less burden) · 🟠 moderate · 🔴 restrictive · ℹ️ context · ⚪ unknown. ✓ = statute-verified.

^ Dimension ^ Rating ^ Detail ^ Statute ^
| **Registration length** | 🟠 moderate | Tiered durations — Tier I 15 years, Tier II 25 years, Tier III for life | [[https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c041/sc03/index.html|11 Del. C. § 4121(e)(1)]] ✓ |
| **Removal / petition off** | 🟠 moderate | Tier redesignation petitions are real but discretionary, treatment-conditioned, and long — Tier III→II after 25 yrs, Tier II→I after 10 yrs (victim not under 18), Tier I relief after 10 yrs — ⚑ needs human review | [[https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c041/sc03/index.html|11 Del. C. § 4121(e)]] ✓ |
| **Individualized risk assessment** | 🔴 restrictive | No — tiers assigned without risk assessment | n/a |
| **In-person reporting frequency** | 🟠 moderate | Tier III every 90 days, Tier II semiannual, Tier I annual; more frequent if homeless | Title 11, Ch. 41, § 4120(g),(k) |
| **Registration fee** | 🟠 moderate | Yes — $30 annual administrative fee (statewide statute), collected by Jan 31 at time of verification | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-11-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/de-code-sect-11-4120.html|Title 11 § 4120(g)]] ✓ |
| **Residency restriction** | 🟠 moderate | Limited — small statewide zone: 500 ft from any school only (all sexual offenders); no park/daycare zones — **500 ft** · local: municipalities restricted from imposing broader restrictions than the state 500 ft rule | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-11-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/de-code-sect-11-1112/|11 Del. C. § 1112]] ✓ |
| **Employment restriction** | 🟢 favorable | None — no statewide employment-distance or occupational restriction on registrants | [[https://www.probationinfo.org/restrictions/delaware/|n/a]] ✓ |
| **Presence / loitering restriction** | 🟢 favorable | None statewide — the only school-proximity rule is a residency bar (500 ft); no presence/loitering prohibition near schools/parks/where children gather | [[https://www.probationinfo.org/restrictions/delaware/|n/a]] ✓ |
| **Visitor registration trigger** | 🟠 moderate | Must register if present 7 days, or 30 days total in a year | § 4120(a) |
| **Internet identifiers required** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — e-mail address(es) and Internet identifiers among required registration form info | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-11-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/de-code-sect-11-4120.html|11 Del. C. § 4120(d)(2)]] ✓ |
| **Civil commitment** | 🟢 favorable | None | n/a |
| **Public website exposure** | 🟠 moderate | Tiered exposure — only Tier II and III appear on the public State Police registry website; Tier I is law-enforcement-only (DELJIS), not publicly listed — lowest tier withheld | [[https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c041/sc03/index.html|11 Del. C. § 4121(a)(3)]] ✓ |
| **Halloween / holiday restriction** | ⚪ unknown | No Halloween/holiday statute confirmed from a source read | n/a |
| **Marked driver's license / ID** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — replacement driver license issued with code 'Y indicating sex offender' | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-21-motor-vehicles/de-code-sect-21-2718/|21 Del. C. § 2718]] ✓ |
| **Community notification (& who pays)** | 🟠 moderate | Active notification (door-to-door, mail, newspaper, etc.) mandatory for Tier III, optional for Tier II, none for Tier I; no registrant cost | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-11-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/de-code-sect-11-4121/|11 Del. C. § 4121]] ✓ |
| **Age of consent (context)** | ℹ️ context | 16 — but a 16-17 year old cannot consent to a partner 30 or older; close-in-age defense where victim is 12-15 and partner is no more than 4 years older | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-11-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/de-code-sect-11-770/|11 Del. C. § 770 (rape 4th degree); § 762 (close-in-age defense)]] ✓ |

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//Weighted index from the v1 model (weighted_score.py); weights encode NARSOL's judgment about everyday lived burden. Removal ratings and the weights need NARSOL/attorney sign-off before authoritative use.//