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

====== Idaho — Registry Profile ======

**Weighted burden index 55.7/100** · rank **16 of 56** (1 = least burdensome) · 10/16 dimensions statute-verified.

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

^ Dimension ^ Rating ^ Detail ^ Statute ^
| **Registration length** | 🔴 restrictive | Lifetime by default (§18-8307 'full registration period is for life'); only a discretionary 10-yr petition for non-aggravated offenders — **lifetime** | [[https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH83/SECT18-8307/|Idaho Code § 18-8307]] ✓ |
| **Removal / petition off** | 🟠 moderate | Petition after 10 yrs post-release, but court-discretionary on clear-and-convincing low-risk proof and excludes aggravated/recidivist/violent-sexual-predator offenders — ⚑ needs human review | [[https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH83/SECT18-8310/|Idaho Code § 18-8310]] ✓ |
| **Individualized risk assessment** | 🟢 favorable | No tiers; risk assessment is used | n/a |
| **In-person reporting frequency** | 🟠 moderate | SVP monthly written/home visit bi-annual/annual in-person; others quarterly written/annual in-person; homeless weekly; non-violent annual | 18-8308 |
| **Registration fee** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — $80 annual fee to sheriff (violent sexual predators: $50 first quarter + $10/quarter); waivable if indigent | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/id/title-18-crimes-and-punishments/id-st-sect-18-8307/|Idaho Code § 18-8307]] ✓ |
| **Residency restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — 500 ft from schools/daycares, statewide for all registrants — **500 ft** · local: cities/counties may set group-dwelling zones under 18-8331 | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/id/title-18-crimes-and-punishments/id-st-sect-18-8329/|Idaho Code § 18-8329]] ✓ |
| **Employment restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | Prohibited employment restriction | 18-8327 |
| **Presence / loitering restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | Prohibited access to school children (with exceptions) | 18-8329 |
| **Visitor registration trigger** | 🟢 favorable | Appears to be none for visitors | n/a |
| **Internet identifiers required** | 🔴 restrictive | Required — Idaho Code §18-8305 requires 'any designations or monikers used for self-identification in internet communications or postings' and 'any e-mail or instant messaging address used by the offender' | [[https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch83/sect18-8305/|Idaho Code § 18-8305]] ✓ |
| **Civil commitment** | 🟢 favorable | Addresses mental illness only, not sex-offense convictions | 18-212 |
| **Public website exposure** | 🔴 restrictive | Essentially all registrants on a single public internet registry; no non-public lowest tier | [[https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH83/SECT18-8323/|Idaho Code § 18-8323]] ✓ |
| **Halloween / holiday restriction** | 🟢 favorable | No Halloween/holiday restriction — full Idaho Code Ch. 18-83 section list contains no such provision | [[https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH83/|Idaho Code Chapter 18-83 (no provision)]] ✓ |
| **Marked driver's license / ID** | 🟢 favorable | Driver's license/ID not branded — no marking provision in Idaho Code Ch. 18-83 | [[https://www.probationinfo.org/restrictions/idaho/|Idaho Code Chapter 18-83 (no marking provision)]] ✓ |
| **Community notification (& who pays)** | 🟢 favorable | Passive website + agency dissemination (§18-8324, opt-in email alerts); no active door-to-door outreach; no registrant cost | [[https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch83/sect18-8324/|Idaho Code § 18-8324]] ✓ |
| **Age of consent (context)** | ℹ️ context | 18 — but a 16-17 year old may consent to a partner within 3 years (close-in-age) | [[https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch61/sect18-6101/|Idaho Code § 18-6101]] ✓ |

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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.//