//**PROOF OF CONCEPT** — full quality-of-life profile for Florida, 16 dimensions of the sex-offense registry regime. Ratings are researcher judgments from the //registrant's// perspective; each links its statute. NOT legal advice.// ====== Florida — Registry Profile ====== **Weighted burden index 86.3/100** ¡ rank **1 of 56** (1 = least burdensome) ¡ 10/16 dimensions statute-verified. Legend: đŸŸĸ favorable (less burden) ¡ 🟠 moderate ¡ 🔴 restrictive ¡ ℹī¸ context ¡ âšĒ unknown. ✓ = statute-verified. ^ Dimension ^ Rating ^ Detail ^ Statute ^ | **Registration length** | 🔴 restrictive | Lifetime — must maintain registration for the duration of life unless a full pardon or the conviction is set aside — **lifetime** | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/fl/title-xlvii-criminal-procedure-and-corrections/fl-st-sect-943-0435/|Fla. Stat. § 943.0435]] ✓ | | **Removal / petition off** | 🔴 restrictive | Effectively none — 'sexual predators' (§ 775.21) have no path; 'sexual offenders' may petition only after 25 yrs clean with offense-type bars and court discretion — ⚑ needs human review | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/fl/title-xlvii-criminal-procedure-and-corrections/fl-st-sect-943-0435/|Fla. Stat. § 943.0435(11); § 775.21]] ✓ | | **Individualized risk assessment** | 🔴 restrictive | No — two levels set by offense of conviction | § 943.0435 | | **In-person reporting frequency** | 🟠 moderate | Twice yearly to quarterly | § 943.0435(14) | | **Registration fee** | 🟠 moderate | No state-mandated fee under the registration statute; local jurisdictions may charge their own administrative fees | [[https://www.probationinfo.org/sor/cost/|§ 943.0435 (no state fee); local ordinance]] ✓ | | **Residency restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — 1000 ft from schools/childcare/parks/playgrounds statewide (victim under 16); local ordinances go stricter — **1000 ft** ¡ local: Miami-Dade and many municipalities extend to 2500 ft (source of Florida's 2500 ft reputation) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/fl/title-xlvi-crimes/fl-st-sect-775-215/|Fla. Stat. § 775.215]] ✓ | | **Employment restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes | § 943.04351 | | **Presence / loitering restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — loitering restrictions | § 856.022 | | **Visitor registration trigger** | 🔴 restrictive | 3+ days in a year (offender); 48 hrs (predator) | § 775.21(2)(m) | | **Internet identifiers required** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — email addresses + internet identifiers; must update within 48 hrs | [[https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2017/943.0435|§ 943.0435(2)(b),(4)(e)]] ✓ | | **Civil commitment** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — Jimmy Ryce Act | §§ 394.910–394.932 | | **Public website exposure** | 🔴 restrictive | No risk tiers — all predators and offenders published on FDLE's public internet site with no low-risk carve-out (records reportedly persist after death/leaving the state) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/fl/title-xlvii-criminal-procedure-and-corrections/fl-st-sect-943-043/|Fla. Stat. § 943.043]] ✓ | | **Halloween / holiday restriction** | 🟠 moderate | No candy/costume rules — but only as a conditional-release SUPERVISION condition for post-2010 minor-victim releasees, not a broad statutory rule | [[https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2021/947.1405|Fla. Stat. § 947.1405(12)(b)]] ✓ | | **Marked driver's license / ID** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — license/ID marked on front: 'SEXUAL PREDATOR' for predators, '943.0435, F.S.' for offenders | [[https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2021/322.141|Fla. Stat. § 322.141]] ✓ | | **Community notification (& who pays)** | 🟠 moderate | Active outreach (sheriff notifies community + schools within 1 mi within 48 hrs) for sexual PREDATORS only; offenders are website-only; no registrant cost | [[https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2021/775.21|Fla. Stat. § 775.21(7)]] ✓ | | **Age of consent (context)** | ℹī¸ context | 18 — activity with 16–17 unlawful (actor 24+); under-16 § 800.04 | [[https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2021/794.05|§ 794.05]] ✓ | ---- Source wiki page: [[florida|Florida]] ¡ 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.//