{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-4205a","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 4205A","heading":"Additional penalty for serious sex offenders or pedophile offenders.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any other laws to the contrary, the Superior Court, upon the State’s application, shall sentence a defendant convicted of any crime set forth in § 771(a)(2), § 772, § 773, § 776, § 777, § 777A, § 778(1) or (2) of this title to not less than 25 years up to life imprisonment to be served at Level V if 1 of the following apply:\n(1) The defendant has previously been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of any sex offense set forth in this title and classified as a class A or B felony, or any similar offense under the laws of another state, the United States or any territory of the United States.\n(2) The victim of the instant offense is a child less than 14 years of age.\n(b) [Repealed.]\n(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any other laws to the contrary, the Superior Court, upon the State’s application, shall sentence a defendant convicted of any crime set forth in subsection (a) of this section to an additional 5 years to be served at Level V for any sentence imposed under subsection (a) of this section if the victim of the crime set forth in subsection (a) of this section is a child less than 7 years of age.\n(d) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any other laws to the contrary, the Superior Court, upon the State’s application, shall sentence a defendant convicted of any crime set forth in § 769 or § 783(4) of this title to not less than 5 years to be served at Level V if the victim of the crime is a child less than 7 years of age.\n(2) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any other laws to the contrary, the Superior Court, upon the State’s application, shall sentence a defendant convicted of a crime set forth in § 783A(4) of this title to not less than 10 years to be served at Level V if the victim of the crime is a child less than 7 years of age.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Criminal Procedure Generally","CHAPTER 42. Classification of Offenses; Sentences"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c042/index.html#4205A","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:14Z","sha256":"3c4dc0c99a44aaa45413f4db1d9998f7df5861df20812035c36eefa3ec0d24dc","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-4205","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-4206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}