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.
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 11 Del. C. § 1112 ✓ |
| Employment restriction | 🟢 favorable | None — no statewide employment-distance or occupational restriction on registrants | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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' | 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 | 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 | 11 Del. C. § 770 (rape 4th degree); § 762 (close-in-age defense) ✓ |
Source wiki page: Delaware · compare with others via the index. 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.