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

====== Arizona — Registry Profile ======

**Weighted burden index 44.0/100** · rank **32 of 56** (1 = least burdensome) · 13/16 dimensions statute-verified · 1 unverified.

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

^ Dimension ^ Rating ^ Detail ^ Statute ^
| **Registration length** | 🔴 restrictive | Lifetime for most adult registrants (core sex offenses carry no expiration); only narrow categories e.g. kidnapping/unlawful imprisonment of a minor without priors get a 10-yr term — **lifetime** | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-13-criminal-code/az-rev-st-sect-13-3821.html|A.R.S. § 13-3821]] ✓ |
| **Removal / petition off** | 🔴 restrictive | Effectively none for adults — termination (§ 13-923) limited to persons under 18 at offense and under 22 at hearing, and discretionary even then; adult registrants have no petition mechanism — ⚑ needs human review | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-13-criminal-code/az-rev-st-sect-13-923.html|A.R.S. § 13-923 (with § 13-3821)]] ✓ |
| **Individualized risk assessment** | 🟢 favorable | Yes — risk assessment used (Arizona SOR Assessment Screening Profile) | n/a |
| **In-person reporting frequency** | 🟢 favorable | Annual — registrant reports to the sheriff on initial registration and every year thereafter during the month of the person's birthdate to confirm and update required information (§ 13-3821(J)) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-13-criminal-code/az-rev-st-sect-13-3821/|A.R.S. § 13-3821(J)]] ✓ |
| **Registration fee** | 🟠 moderate | Yes — $250 one-time assessment at conviction (state, court-ordered to general fund, non-waivable) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-13-criminal-code/az-rev-st-sect-13-3821/|§ 13-3821]] ✓ |
| **Residency restriction** | 🟠 moderate | Limited — 1000 ft from schools/childcare, but only Level 3 offenders convicted of a dangerous crime against children — **1000 ft** · local: state preempts local ordinances from setting distances greater than 1000 ft | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-13-criminal-code/az-rev-st-sect-13-3727/|A.R.S. § 13-3727]] ✓ |
| **Employment restriction** | 🟢 favorable | None — no statewide employment distance/proximity restriction for registrants | [[https://www.probationinfo.org/restrictions/arizona/|n/a]] ✓ |
| **Presence / loitering restriction** | 🟢 favorable | None statewide — no statewide loitering/presence ban near schools/parks; only a residency (not presence) limit applies to Level 3 offenders convicted of a dangerous crime against children | [[https://www.probationinfo.org/restrictions/arizona/|n/a]] ✓ |
| **Visitor registration trigger** | 🔴 restrictive | Strict — a person from another jurisdiction must register within 72 hours (excluding weekends and legal holidays) after entering and remaining for at least 72 hours in any county (§ 13-3821(A)) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-13-criminal-code/az-rev-st-sect-13-3821/|A.R.S. § 13-3821(A)]] ✓ |
| **Internet identifiers required** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — required online identifiers (email/IM/chat/social networking names) must be registered | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-13-criminal-code/az-rev-st-sect-13-3821.html|A.R.S. § 13-3821(I)]] ✓ |
| **Civil commitment** | 🔴 restrictive | Civil commitment statutes cited (36-3701; 36-3705); 13-606 not specific to sex offenses | 36-3701; 36-3705 |
| **Public website exposure** | 🟠 moderate | Tiered — only Level 2 and Level 3 offenders posted to the public internet registry; Level 1 (lowest) withheld from the public website (LE/non-electronic notification only) — lowest tier withheld | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-13-criminal-code/az-rev-st-sect-13-3827.html|A.R.S. § 13-3827]] ✓ |
| **Halloween / holiday restriction** | ⚪ unknown | No statewide Halloween statute located; any restriction would be a supervision condition — could not confirm from a source read | n/a |
| **Marked driver's license / ID** | 🟢 favorable | Not marked — A.R.S. § 28-3165 marks only minors, veterans, and emancipated minors; no registrant designation on the ID/license | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-28-transportation/az-rev-st-sect-28-3165/|A.R.S. § 28-3165]] ✓ |
| **Community notification (& who pays)** | 🟠 moderate | Tiered active notification by risk level — Levels 2-3 get neighborhood/school/press dissemination, Level 1 limited; no registrant cost | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-13-criminal-code/az-rev-st-sect-13-3825/|A.R.S. § 13-3825]] ✓ |
| **Age of consent (context)** | ℹ️ context | 18 — sexual conduct with anyone under 18 is criminalized (no close-in-age exception in the statute) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-13-criminal-code/az-rev-st-sect-13-1405/|A.R.S. § 13-1405 (sexual conduct with a minor)]] ✓ |

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Source wiki page: [[arizona|Arizona]] · 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.//