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

====== Pennsylvania — Registry Profile ======

**Weighted burden index 47.5/100** · rank **24 of 56** (1 = least burdensome) · 11/16 dimensions statute-verified.

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

^ Dimension ^ Rating ^ Detail ^ Statute ^
| **Registration length** | 🟠 moderate | Tiered fixed terms with a lifetime top tier — Tier I 15 yrs, Tier II 25 yrs, Tier III/SVP life — **lifetime** | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-42-pacsa-judiciary-and-judicial-procedure/pa-csa-sect-42-9799-15.html|42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.15(a)]] ✓ |
| **Removal / petition off** | 🔴 restrictive | No term-reduction petition for Tier I/II (fixed terms only age out); only a discretionary 25-yr exemption for Tier III/SVP and a juvenile-only termination — unavailable to most registrants — ⚑ needs human review | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-42-pacsa-judiciary-and-judicial-procedure/pa-csa-sect-42-9799-15.html|42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.15(a.2); § 9799.17]] ✓ |
| **Individualized risk assessment** | 🟠 moderate | Risk assessment used only to determine Sexually Violent Predator status, not general tiering | § 9799.24; § 9799.58 |
| **In-person reporting frequency** | 🟠 moderate | Annually (Tier I / 10-yr / lifetime), bi-annually (Tier II), quarterly (Tier III/SVP), monthly (transient) | 42 PA C.S.A 9799.25(a); 9799.60 |
| **Registration fee** | 🟢 favorable | No registration fee — PA SORNA (42 Pa.C.S. Subch. H/I) has no fee provision and the PA State Police Megan's Law registration page describes no cost to register | [[https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/InformationalPages/Registration|42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9799.10-9799.42 (no fee provision)]] ✓ |
| **Residency restriction** | 🟢 favorable | No statewide residency restriction — PA SORNA (42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.10 et seq.) imposes registration/notification duties only, with no limit on where a registrant may live — local: local residency ordinances largely preempted — PA Supreme Court, Fross v. County of Allegheny (2011) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-42-pacsa-judiciary-and-judicial-procedure/pa-csa-sect-42-9799-11.html|42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.11 (no residency provision)]] ✓ |
| **Employment restriction** | 🟢 favorable | No statewide employment restriction — PA SORNA imposes registration/notification duties only, with no employment-distance restriction or bar from jobs near minors | [[https://www.probationinfo.org/restrictions/pennsylvania/|42 Pa.C.S. Subch. H/I (no employment provision)]] ✓ |
| **Presence / loitering restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | Tier II/III may not be with a minor unless the child's parent/guardian is present (consequences fall on the parent/guardian) | n/a |
| **Visitor registration trigger** | 🟠 moderate | Page cannot find controlling statute; secondary sources say within 48 hrs / 3 business days; temporary lodging defined as 7+ days | n/a |
| **Internet identifiers required** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — must report 'designations or monikers used for self-identification in Internet communications or postings' (§ 9799.16(b)) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-42-pacsa-judiciary-and-judicial-procedure/pa-csa-sect-42-9799-16.html|42 § 9799.16]] ✓ |
| **Civil commitment** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — civil commitment law cited | 42 C.S. §6402, §6403(a)(3) |
| **Public website exposure** | 🔴 restrictive | All tiers on the public Megan's Law website — statute lists Tier I/II/III and SVP with no Tier I exemption (lowest tier public) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-42-pacsa-judiciary-and-judicial-procedure/pa-csa-sect-42-9799-28.html|42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.28]] ✓ |
| **Halloween / holiday restriction** | 🟢 favorable | No Halloween/holiday-specific restriction in PA SORNA; PA State Police Megan's Law page lists no seasonal limitation on registrants | [[https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/InformationalPages/Registration|42 Pa.C.S. Subch. H/I (no Halloween provision)]] ✓ |
| **Marked driver's license / ID** | 🟢 favorable | PA does not brand the driver's license or state ID; PA SORNA and the PSP Megan's Law registration page impose no license-marking requirement | [[https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/InformationalPages/Registration|42 Pa.C.S. Subch. H/I (no license-marking provision)]] ✓ |
| **Community notification (& who pays)** | 🟠 moderate | Active written notice to neighbors/schools/day-cares applies ONLY to sexually violent predators and sexually violent delinquent children; provided by law enforcement, not paid by the registrant; all others get passive website only | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-42-pacsa-judiciary-and-judicial-procedure/pa-csa-sect-42-9799-27.html|42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.27; § 9799.28]] ✓ |
| **Age of consent (context)** | ℹ️ context | 16 — with close-in-age exception (statutory sexual assault only if victim under 16 and actor 4+ years older) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-18-pacsa-crimes-and-offenses/pa-csa-sect-18-3122-1/|18 Pa.C.S. § 3122.1]] ✓ |

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//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.//