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====== Quality-of-Life Comparison: Florida vs. New Hampshire ======

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  |
| **New Hampshire**  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 1.38  |

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

^ Quality-of-life dimension  ^ Florida  ^ New Hampshire  ^
| **Registration length**  | 🔴 Lifetime (since 2017) //(§ 943.0435(11))//  | 🔴 Duration 10 years or life //(651-B:6)//  |
| **Removal / petition off**  | 🔴 None for predators; very narrow path for offenders //(§ 943.0435(11)(a))//  | 🟠 Tier I and II may appeal for removal from public registry; includes risk assessment //(651-B:6)//  |
| **Individualized risk assessment**  | 🔴 No — two levels set by offense of conviction //(§ 943.0435)//  | ⚪ Not stated on page — VERIFY against 651-B:6 //(651-B:6)//  |
| **In-person reporting frequency**  | 🟠 Twice yearly to quarterly //(§ 943.0435(14))//  | 🟠 In-person quarterly / semiannually //(651-B:4.I)//  |
| **Registration fee**  | 🟠 Yes — set by county; no state fee statute //(county ordinance)//  | 🔴 Yes — $50 annually //(Saf-C 5504.07)//  |
| **Residency restriction**  | 🔴 Yes — statewide, plus local ordinances //(§ 775.215)//  | ⚪ Not stated on page — no residency restriction addressed  |
| **Employment restriction**  | 🔴 Yes //(§ 943.04351)//  | ⚪ Not stated on page — no employment restriction addressed  |
| **Presence / loitering restriction**  | 🔴 Yes — loitering restrictions //(§ 856.022)//  | ⚪ Not stated on page — no presence/loitering restriction addressed  |
| **Visitor registration trigger**  | 🔴 3+ days in a year (offender); 48 hrs (predator) //(§ 775.21(2)(m))//  | 🟢 None specified for visitors  |
| **Internet identifiers required**  | 🔴 Yes — email addresses + internet identifiers; must update within 48 hrs //(§ 943.0435(2)(b),(4)(e))//  | 🔴 Required — 651-B:4-a 'Registration of Online Identifiers' requires reporting email addresses, instant message screen names, and social media/website user profile names //(651-B:4-a)//  |
| **Civil commitment**  | 🔴 Yes — Jimmy Ryce Act //(§§ 394.910–394.932)//  | 🔴 Civil commitment law cited (exists) //(135-E)//  |
| **Public website exposure**  | 🔴 Fully public; remains 1 yr after death and after leaving state //(FDLE registry)//  | 🟠 Only those with certain offenses are on the public list //(651-B:7)//  |
| **Halloween / holiday restriction**  | 🔴 Yes — costume/contact limits for some //(§ 947.1405(12)(b))//  | ⚪ Not stated on page — no Halloween/holiday restriction addressed  |
| **Age of consent (context)**  | ℹ️ 18 — activity with 16–17 unlawful (actor 24+); under-16 § 800.04 (verified 2026-07-30) //(§ 794.05)//  | ℹ️ Age 16 //(632-A:4.I(b))//  |

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

  * **New Hampshire — Individualized risk assessment:** Not stated on page — VERIFY against 651-B:6
  * **New Hampshire — Residency restriction:** Not stated on page — no residency restriction addressed
  * **New Hampshire — Employment restriction:** Not stated on page — no employment restriction addressed
  * **New Hampshire — Presence / loitering restriction:** Not stated on page — no presence/loitering restriction addressed
  * **New Hampshire — Halloween / holiday restriction:** Not stated on page — no Halloween/holiday restriction addressed

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Source pages: [[florida|Florida]] · [[new_hampshire|New Hampshire]].
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