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	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.