DelawarePeople registering as sex offenders would report children in listed homes
In Delaware, people registering as sex offenders would identify children living in their listed homes, and police could tell a parent without custody if their child is listed.
What it does
In Delaware, people required to register as sex offenders would identify children living in their current or expected homes. When they update their registration, they would report whether children live in each listed home.
Delaware police could tell a parent without custody if someone required to register as a sex offender identifies that parent’s child as living in the person’s current or expected home.
Argument forA parent without custody could learn that their child was listed in a registered sex offender’s home and ask about the child’s safety.
Argument againstPolice notice could reveal a child’s living arrangement to a parent without custody, which may reduce the child’s privacy.
More detail
People required to register as sex offenders would identify children living in homes they list. This covers people required to register as sex offenders in Delaware and each current or expected home they list. When they update their registration after changing their name, home, workplace, or school, they would report whether children live in each listed home.
Police could notify a parent without custody when the parent’s child is identified in a home listed by someone required to register as a sex offender. The child must be identified as living in the person’s current home or a home where the person expects to live.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- May 22Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in SenateIntroduced
Criminal JusticePublic Safety