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

====== Georgia — Registry Profile ======

**Weighted burden index 39.0/100** · rank **37 of 56** (1 = least burdensome) · 9/16 dimensions statute-verified · 1 unverified.

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

^ Dimension ^ Rating ^ Detail ^ Statute ^
| **Registration length** | 🔴 restrictive | Registration required for the entire life of the offender (excluding incarceration), annual in-person reporting; ending it requires a § 42-1-19 petition — **lifetime** | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-42-penal-institutions/ga-code-sect-42-1-12/|O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12]] ✓ |
| **Removal / petition off** | 🟢 favorable | Genuine, reasonably accessible petition for release — general offenders eligible 10 yrs after supervision (or immediately if Level I risk), plus categories for incapacitated/post-2006 misdemeanants; 'no substantial risk' standard — ⚑ needs human review | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-42-penal-institutions/ga-code-sect-42-1-19/|O.C.G.A. § 42-1-19]] ✓ |
| **Individualized risk assessment** | 🟢 favorable | Yes — SORRB uses STATIC-99R / 2002R / CPORT | § 42-1-14 |
| **In-person reporting frequency** | 🟢 favorable | Once yearly | § 42-1-12(f)(4) |
| **Registration fee** | 🟢 favorable | No fee — the $250 annual fee was repealed by 2020 amendment effective Jan 1, 2021 | [[https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2022/title-42/chapter-1/article-2/section-42-1-12/|O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12]] ✓ |
| **Residency restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — 1000 ft from schools/childcare/churches/areas where minors congregate (offense on/after July 1, 2008) — **1000 ft** · local: none noted (uniform statewide statute) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-42-penal-institutions/ga-code-sect-42-1-15/|O.C.G.A. § 42-1-15]] ✓ |
| **Employment restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes | § 42-1-16 |
| **Presence / loitering restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — loitering near minors | § 42-1-15 |
| **Visitor registration trigger** | 🟢 favorable | 14 consecutive days, or 30 days in a calendar year | § 42-1-12(e)(7) |
| **Internet identifiers required** | 🟢 favorable | No — not among required info enumerated in § 42-1-12(a)(16) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-42-penal-institutions/ga-code-sect-42-1-12.html|§ 42-1-12(a)(16)]] ✓ |
| **Civil commitment** | 🟢 favorable | None | n/a |
| **Public website exposure** | 🔴 restrictive | Sheriffs must maintain and post a public list of every registrant in the county (incl. county sheriff website); no carve-out exempting lower-risk offenders | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-42-penal-institutions/ga-code-sect-42-1-12/|O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12]] ✓ |
| **Halloween / holiday restriction** | ⚪ unknown | No Halloween/holiday statute in the registry code; could not confirm any supervision-condition rule from a source read | n/a |
| **Marked driver's license / ID** | 🟢 favorable | Not marked — registry statute § 42-1-12 enumerates registrant duties with no driver-license/ID marking requirement; Georgia has no marking law | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-42-penal-institutions/ga-code-sect-42-1-12.html|n/a]] ✓ |
| **Community notification (& who pays)** | 🟢 favorable | Passive — sheriff maintains public list on a website and for public inspection; no broad door-to-door/mail/newspaper outreach; no registrant cost | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-42-penal-institutions/ga-code-sect-42-1-12.html|O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12(i)]] ✓ |
| **Age of consent (context)** | ℹ️ context | 16 — with close-in-age exception | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-16-crimes-and-offenses/ga-code-sect-16-6-3.html|§ 16-6-3]] ✓ |

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Source wiki page: [[georgia|Georgia]] · 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.//