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

====== Maine — Registry Profile ======

**Weighted burden index 39.8/100** · rank **36 of 56** (1 = least burdensome) · 12/16 dimensions statute-verified.

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

^ Dimension ^ Rating ^ Detail ^ Statute ^
| **Registration length** | 🟠 moderate | Two categories: 10-year registrant vs lifetime registrant (sexually violent offense or repeat conviction = lifetime); not a 3-tier scheme — **lifetime** | [[https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/34-A/title34-Asec11203.html|34-A M.R.S. §11203]] ✓ |
| **Removal / petition off** | 🟠 moderate | Narrow discretionary waiver (§11202-A) after 10 yrs post-discharge for single-offense registrants with clean record; lifetime/multi-offense registrants excluded; §11225-A relief only on changed circumstances/reversal/pardon — ⚑ needs human review | [[https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/34-A/title34-Asec11202-A.html|34-A M.R.S. §11202-A]] ✓ |
| **Individualized risk assessment** | 🔴 restrictive | No — tier/duration set purely by offense of conviction (10-year vs lifetime registrant); the §11253 risk-assessment instrument exists only for law-enforcement/public notification, not for tiering or duration | [[https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/34-A/title34-Asec11225-A.html|34-A M.R.S. §§11203, 11253]] ✓ |
| **In-person reporting frequency** | 🟠 moderate | Tier 1 annually, Tier 2 every 6 months, Tier 3 every 3 months | §11282 sec. 7 |
| **Registration fee** | 🟠 moderate | Yes — $25, at initial registration and each anniversary; set by state (bureau collects) | [[https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/34-A/title34-Asec11287.html|34-A §11287]] ✓ |
| **Residency restriction** | 🟠 moderate | No statewide residency ban; statute preempts local restrictions except a narrow local option allowing municipalities to bar residence up to 750 ft from schools/children's parks, and only for Class A/B/C offenders whose victim was under 14 — local: Local option only — municipalities may set a zone up to 750 ft (a cap, not a mandate; grandfather clause; residence only) | [[https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/30-A/title30-Asec3014.html|30-A M.R.S. § 3014]] ✓ |
| **Employment restriction** | 🟢 favorable | None — Maine's SORNA registration act (ch. 15) imposes no employment, professional-licensing, or presence-near-minors bar; §11224 only requires notifying law enforcement upon starting a job or school, with no exclusion zones or job/license prohibitions | [[https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/34-A/title34-Asec11224.html|34-A M.R.S. §11224]] ✓ |
| **Presence / loitering restriction** | 🟠 moderate | Prohibited contact with minors under 14 and sex offender restricted zone if victim was under 14 | §261 |
| **Visitor registration trigger** | 🟠 moderate | Notify local LE within 24h; full registration only if stay is 14+ consecutive days or over 30 days in a calendar year | § 11222 (1-B) & 11282 (3) |
| **Internet identifiers required** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — required info includes 'Internet identifiers' (e-mail addresses and other designations for self-identification/routing in Internet communication) | [[https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/34-A/title34-Asec11281.html|34-A §11281(1)(A)]] ✓ |
| **Civil commitment** | 🟢 favorable | None | n/a |
| **Public website exposure** | 🔴 restrictive | All registrants public — both 10-year and lifetime registrants posted with name, DOB, photo, town/residence; no LE-only tier; persists for the full registration term | [[https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/34-A/title34-Asec11221.html|34-A M.R.S. §11221]] ✓ |
| **Halloween / holiday restriction** | 🟢 favorable | No Halloween/holiday restriction in Maine's SORNA registration statute | [[https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/34-A/title34-Asec11282.html|34-A M.R.S. §11282]] ✓ |
| **Marked driver's license / ID** | 🟢 favorable | Not marked — Maine SORNA imposes no driver's license/state ID branding or designation | [[https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/34-A/title34-Asec11282.html|34-A M.R.S. §11282]] ✓ |
| **Community notification (& who pays)** | 🟢 favorable | Passive Internet registry only; no active door-to-door/mailing notification and no cost to registrant | [[https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/34-A/title34-Asec11221.html|34-A M.R.S. §11221]] ✓ |
| **Age of consent (context)** | ℹ️ context | 16 — with close-in-age exception (14-15 lawful if actor is less than 5 years older) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-17-a-maine-criminal-code/me-rev-st-tit-17-a-sect-254.html|17-A §254]] ✓ |

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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.//