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//**PROOF OF CONCEPT** — full quality-of-life profile for American Samoa, 16 dimensions of the sex-offense registry regime. Ratings are researcher judgments from the //registrant's// perspective; each links its statute. NOT legal advice.//

====== American Samoa — Registry Profile ======

**Weighted burden index 21.7/100** · rank **55 of 56** (1 = least burdensome) · 7/16 dimensions statute-verified · 5 unverified.

Legend: 🟢 favorable (less burden) · 🟠 moderate · 🔴 restrictive · ℹ️ context · ⚪ unknown. ✓ = statute-verified.

^ Dimension ^ Rating ^ Detail ^ Statute ^
| **Registration length** | 🟠 moderate | Tiered — 10 yrs from release for the base child-victim offense; life for sexually violent predators, recidivists, and aggravated offenders | [[https://asbar.org/code-annotated/46-2802-heightened-registration-of-sexually-violent-predators-recidivists-and-aggravated-offenders/|A.S.C.A. §§ 46.2801, 46.2802]] ✓ |
| **Removal / petition off** | 🟠 moderate | No discretionary petition (removal only on conviction reversal/vacatur/pardon, § 46.2803), but the base child-victim tier is a fixed 10-yr term that simply expires; heightened tier is lifetime — ⚑ needs human review | [[https://asbar.org/code-annotated/46-2803-continued-registration-not-required-when-underlying-conviction-is-reversed-vacated-or-set-aside/|A.S.C.A. § 46.2803 (and § 46.2801)]] ✓ |
| **Individualized risk assessment** | 🔴 restrictive | No — tiers assigned without risk assessment | n/a |
| **In-person reporting frequency** | 🟠 moderate | Tier I annual, Tier II semiannual, Tier III quarterly verification | A.S.C.A. § 46.2801 |
| **Registration fee** | 🟢 favorable | No registration fee — none in the territory SORNA code or SMART implementation review | [[https://smart.ojp.gov/sites/smart/files/media/document/american-samoa.pdf|A.S.C.A. § 46.2801 et seq.]] ✓ |
| **Residency restriction** | ⚪ unknown | Could not verify from public sources (SMART SORNA review + Civil Survival guide describe only registration/notification, neither confirms presence or absence of a residency statute) | n/a |
| **Employment restriction** | ⚪ unknown | Not stated on page — VERIFY against SMART territory summary pp.3-5 | n/a |
| **Presence / loitering restriction** | ⚪ unknown | Not stated on page — VERIFY against SMART territory summary pp.3-5 | n/a |
| **Visitor registration trigger** | 🟠 moderate | Must register if present more than 14 days or aggregate over 30 days in a calendar year | 46.2801(d)(8) |
| **Internet identifiers required** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — code collects all 22 SORNA info categories incl. email/internet identifiers (SMART review) | [[http://smart.ojp.gov/sites/smart/files/media/document/american-samoa.pdf|A.S.C.A. § 46.2801]] ✓ |
| **Civil commitment** | 🟢 favorable | None | n/a |
| **Public website exposure** | 🟢 favorable | Statute authorizes no public registry website and no community notification — registry data shared only with law enforcement / federal databases (FBI NSOR) and DHSS (practical NSOPW portal status unconfirmed) — lowest tier withheld | [[https://asbar.org/code-annotated/46-2801-registration-of-persons-convicted-of-offenses-against-a-victim-who-is-a-child/|A.S.C.A. § 46.2801]] ✓ |
| **Halloween / holiday restriction** | ⚪ unknown | No Halloween/holiday restriction identified in the territory SORNA code or the SMART implementation review | n/a |
| **Marked driver's license / ID** | ⚪ unknown | Could not confirm — SMART review of the 22 info categories mentions no driver license/ID designation, and SORNA does not require one | n/a |
| **Community notification (& who pays)** | 🟢 favorable | SORNA-baseline: public registry website plus standard dissemination to agencies/community; no active door-to-door outreach and no registrant cost identified | [[https://smart.ojp.gov/sites/smart/files/media/document/american-samoa.pdf|A.S.C.A. § 46.2801 et seq.]] ✓ |
| **Age of consent (context)** | ℹ️ context | 16 — no close-in-age exception (statute § 46.3604 criminalizes intercourse with a person '16 years of age or less') | [[https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/american-samoa|A.S.C.A. § 46.3604 (Rape)]] ✓ |

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Source wiki page: [[american_samoa|American Samoa]] · compare with others via [[playground:qol_index|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.//