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

====== Arkansas — Registry Profile ======

**Weighted burden index 31.5/100** · rank **49 of 56** (1 = least burdensome) · 11/16 dimensions statute-verified · 1 unverified.

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

^ Dimension ^ Rating ^ Detail ^ Statute ^
| **Registration length** | 🟠 moderate | Indefinite (effectively lifetime) by default; a subset may end it via petition 15 yrs after first registering; aggravated/Level 4/rape-by-force/repeat offenders are mandatory lifetime — **lifetime** | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-12-law-enforcement-emergency-management-and-military-affairs/ar-code-sect-12-12-919.html|A.C.A. § 12-12-919 (with § 12-12-909)]] ✓ |
| **Removal / petition off** | 🟠 moderate | Real but narrow — most may petition 15 yrs after registering (must prove no threat, judge-discretionary); aggravated, Level 4, rape by forcible compulsion, and repeat offenders permanently barred — ⚑ needs human review | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-12-law-enforcement-emergency-management-and-military-affairs/ar-code-sect-12-12-919.html|A.C.A. § 12-12-919]] ✓ |
| **Individualized risk assessment** | 🟢 favorable | Yes — Sex Offender Assessment Committee assigns levels | A.C.A. § 12-12-921 |
| **In-person reporting frequency** | 🟠 moderate | Quarterly for sexually dangerous; semiannually for all others | A.C.A. § 12-12-907 |
| **Registration fee** | 🟠 moderate | Yes (out-of-state registrants) — $250 one-time to DNA Detection Fund within 90 days of registration; no general recurring fee | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-12-law-enforcement-emergency-management-and-military-affairs/ar-code-sect-12-12-906/|A.C.A. § 12-12-906]] ✓ |
| **Residency restriction** | 🟠 moderate | Limited — 2000 ft from schools/parks/youth centers/daycare, but only Level 3 and Level 4 offenders (Level 4 also churches) — **2000 ft** · local: none noted statewide | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-5-criminal-offenses/ar-code-sect-5-14-128/|A.C.A. § 5-14-128]] ✓ |
| **Employment restriction** | 🟢 favorable | None — § 12-12-906 (registration/verification) imposes no employment restriction; no statewide occupational or employment-distance bar | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-12-law-enforcement-emergency-management-and-military-affairs/ar-code-sect-12-12-906/|A.C.A. § 12-12-906]] ✓ |
| **Presence / loitering restriction** | 🟢 favorable | None — § 12-12-906 imposes no presence/loitering restriction; the only proximity rule is the Level 3/4 residency ban, not a presence bar | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-12-law-enforcement-emergency-management-and-military-affairs/ar-code-sect-12-12-906/|A.C.A. § 12-12-906]] ✓ |
| **Visitor registration trigger** | 🔴 restrictive | Must register if temporary residence 5 or more consecutive days in a calendar year | A.C.A. § 12-12-903(10)(B)(iv) |
| **Internet identifiers required** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — all email addresses and social media account info among required registration info | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-12-law-enforcement-emergency-management-and-military-affairs/ar-code-sect-12-12-908.html|A.C.A. § 12-12-908]] ✓ |
| **Civil commitment** | 🟢 favorable | Not applicable | n/a |
| **Public website exposure** | 🟠 moderate | Tiered — Levels 3 and 4 fully posted publicly; Levels 1 and 2 generally NOT on the public website (LE only), except a Level 2 offender 18+ with a victim aged 14 or younger — lowest tier withheld | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-12-law-enforcement-emergency-management-and-military-affairs/ar-code-sect-12-12-913.html|A.C.A. § 12-12-913]] ✓ |
| **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.C.A. § 27-16-805 lists ID/license contents (photo, description, DOB, address, dates); no registrant designation | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-27-transportation/ar-code-sect-27-16-805/|A.C.A. § 27-16-805]] ✓ |
| **Community notification (& who pays)** | 🟠 moderate | Active good-faith public/resident notification 14 days before release, tiered by level (Levels 3-4 public); no registrant cost | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-12-law-enforcement-emergency-management-and-military-affairs/ar-code-sect-12-12-913/|A.C.A. § 12-12-913]] ✓ |
| **Age of consent (context)** | ℹ️ context | 16 — an actor 20+ who has intercourse with a person under 16 commits 4th-degree sexual assault | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-5-criminal-offenses/ar-code-sect-5-14-127/|A.C.A. § 5-14-127 (sexual assault 4th degree)]] ✓ |

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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.//