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====== Quality-of-Life Comparison: Florida vs. Georgia vs. Texas ======

Legend: 🟢 favorable (less burden) · 🟠 moderate · 🔴 restrictive · ℹ️ context · ⚪ unknown / needs verification

===== At-a-glance burden scorecard =====

^ State  ^ 🟢 Favorable  ^ 🟠 Moderate  ^ 🔴 Restrictive  ^ ⚪ Unknown  ^ Avg burden (0=best, 2=worst)  ^
| **Florida**  | 0  | 2  | 11  | 0  | 1.85  |
| **Georgia**  | 7  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0.69  |
| **Texas**  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 1  | 1.17  |

===== Dimension-by-dimension =====

^ Quality-of-life dimension  ^ Florida  ^ Georgia  ^ Texas  ^
| **Registration length**  | 🔴 Lifetime (since 2017) //(§ 943.0435(11))//  | 🟠 Yearly reporting; some for life, but removal available //(§ 42-1-12(f)(4),(6))//  | 🟠 With few exceptions, for life; ten years for others //(62.101(a); 62.101(b))//  |
| **Removal / petition off**  | 🔴 None for predators; very narrow path for offenders //(§ 943.0435(11)(a))//  | 🟢 Yes — petition for release from registration //(§ 42-1-19)//  | 🟢 Yes — early-termination process cited (who qualifies not detailed on page) //(Art. 62.404)//  |
| **Individualized risk assessment**  | 🔴 No — two levels set by offense of conviction //(§ 943.0435)//  | 🟢 Yes — SORRB uses STATIC-99R / 2002R / CPORT //(§ 42-1-14)//  | 🟢 Yes — risk assessment used (Sex Offender Screening Tool), levels 1-3  |
| **In-person reporting frequency**  | 🟠 Twice yearly to quarterly //(§ 943.0435(14))//  | 🟢 Once yearly //(§ 42-1-12(f)(4))//  | 🟠 Repeat offenders every 90 days; others yearly //(62.058)//  |
| **Registration fee**  | 🟠 Yes — set by county; no state fee statute //(county ordinance)//  | 🟢 None ($250/yr fee repealed 2020)  | 🟢 No  |
| **Residency restriction**  | 🔴 Yes — statewide, plus local ordinances //(§ 775.215)//  | 🔴 Yes — near schools/childcare/churches/where minors congregate //(§§ 42-1-15, 42-1-17)//  | 🔴 Prohibited residence at universities; individual jurisdictions may establish residency restrictions //(62.064)//  |
| **Employment restriction**  | 🔴 Yes //(§ 943.04351)//  | 🔴 Yes //(§ 42-1-16)//  | 🔴 Prohibited employment cited //(62.063)//  |
| **Presence / loitering restriction**  | 🔴 Yes — loitering restrictions //(§ 856.022)//  | 🔴 Yes — loitering near minors //(§ 42-1-15)//  | 🔴 Restrictions on entry onto school premises //(62.064)//  |
| **Visitor registration trigger**  | 🔴 3+ days in a year (offender); 48 hrs (predator) //(§ 775.21(2)(m))//  | 🟢 14 consecutive days, or 30 days in a calendar year //(§ 42-1-12(e)(7))//  | 🟠 If in state 3+ times for 48+ hours within a month, must report before the last day of that month //(62.059)//  |
| **Internet identifiers required**  | 🔴 Yes — email addresses + internet identifiers; must update within 48 hrs //(§ 943.0435(2)(b),(4)(e))//  | 🟢 No — not among required info enumerated in § 42-1-12(a)(16) //(§ 42-1-12(a)(16))//  | 🔴 Yes — registration form must include 'the identification of any online identifier established or used by the person' (Art. 62.051(c)(7)) //(62.051(c))//  |
| **Civil commitment**  | 🔴 Yes — Jimmy Ryce Act //(§§ 394.910–394.932)//  | 🟢 None  | 🔴 Yes — civil commitment law cited //(61.201; 61.202)//  |
| **Public website exposure**  | 🔴 Fully public; remains 1 yr after death and after leaving state //(FDLE registry)//  | 🟠 Public; tiered by classification //(§ 42-1-14)//  | 🟠 Only a juvenile's registration ordered nonpublic by a juvenile court remains private  |
| **Halloween / holiday restriction**  | 🔴 Yes — costume/contact limits for some //(§ 947.1405(12)(b))//  | 🟠 No dedicated statute; imposed only on registrants under parole/probation supervision via policy & compliance checks (verified 2026-07-30) //(supervision policy (cf. § 42-1-15))//  | ⚪ Not stated on page  |
| **Age of consent (context)**  | ℹ️ 18 — activity with 16–17 unlawful (actor 24+); under-16 § 800.04 (verified 2026-07-30) //(§ 794.05)//  | ℹ️ 16 — with close-in-age exception (verified 2026-07-30) //(§ 16-6-3)//  | ℹ️ Age of consent is 17 //(§ 21.11)//  |

===== ⚪ Needs verification before this goes live =====

  * **Texas — Halloween / holiday restriction:** Not stated on page

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