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

====== Northern Mariana Islands — Registry Profile ======

**Weighted burden index 50.5/100** · rank **21 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 | Tiered: Tier 1 15 yrs, Tier 2 25 yrs, Tier 3 life — **lifetime** | [[https://www.cnmilaw.org/pdf/cmc_section/T6/1371.pdf|6 CMC §1371(a)]] ✓ |
| **Removal / petition off** | 🔴 restrictive | No true removal — only a discretionary period REDUCTION (Tier 1 cut 5 yrs after 10 clean yrs; Tier 3 juvenile to 25 yrs); §1371(e) makes it 'not a right,' SORAB discretion; Tier 2 and adult Tier 3 get nothing — ⚑ needs human review | [[https://www.cnmilaw.org/pdf/cmc_section/T6/1371.pdf|6 CMC §1371(c)-(e)]] ✓ |
| **Individualized risk assessment** | 🔴 restrictive | No — tiers by offense, no risk assessment | n/a |
| **In-person reporting frequency** | 🟠 moderate | Tier 1 yearly, Tier 2 every 180 days, Tier 3 every 90 days | 6 CMC §1371(a) |
| **Registration fee** | 🟢 favorable | No — SORNA registration statute imposes no fee on registrants | [[https://cnmilaw.org/pdf/cmc_section/T6/1367.pdf|6 CMC §1367]] ✓ |
| **Residency restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | Statewide ban — Tier 2 & 3 offenders convicted as adults of an offense involving a minor may not reside within 1,000 ft of a playground, school, school bus stop, community center, or other location designated for minors — **1000 ft** · local: n/a — unitary Commonwealth, no municipal ordinance layer | [[https://www.cnmilaw.org/pdf/cmc_section/T6/1366.pdf|6 CMC §1366(d)]] ✓ |
| **Employment restriction** | 🟢 favorable | None — no statewide bar from jobs near minors or professional licenses; §1365 only requires registrants to report their employer and any occupational/professional licensing, and the restrictions section §1366 imposes no job or license bar | [[https://www.cnmilaw.org/pdf/cmc_section/T6/1366.pdf|6 CMC §1366; §1365(6),(13)]] ✓ |
| **Presence / loitering restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | Broad presence ban — Tier 2/3 offenders convicted as adults of an offense involving a minor may not enter, walk by, or park within 1,000 ft of a school, bus stop, or playground while minors are present, nor attend events held primarily for minors (distinct from the §1366(d) residency rule) | [[https://www.cnmilaw.org/pdf/cmc_section/T6/1366.pdf|6 CMC §1366(a)-(c)]] ✓ |
| **Visitor registration trigger** | 🟠 moderate | Out-of-jurisdiction offenders must appear in person within 3 business days of establishing residence, employment, or student status | 6 CMC §1367(b) |
| **Internet identifiers required** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — §1365(8) 'Internet Identifiers' requires all email addresses, instant-message addresses, and other internet self-identification designations | [[https://cnmilaw.org/pdf/cmc_section/T6/1365.pdf|6 CMC §1365(8)]] ✓ |
| **Civil commitment** | 🟢 favorable | None apparent | n/a |
| **Public website exposure** | 🔴 restrictive | Single public registry website (§1373) searchable by name/county/city/zip/radius; all registrants public, no LE-only tier | [[https://www.cnmilaw.org/pdf/cmc_section/T6/1373.pdf|6 CMC §1373]] ✓ |
| **Halloween / holiday restriction** | 🟢 favorable | No Halloween/holiday restriction in the CNMI-SORA article (6 CMC §§1361-1373) | [[https://www.cnmilaw.org/pdf/cmc_section/T6/1373.pdf|6 CMC §§1361-1373]] ✓ |
| **Marked driver's license / ID** | 🟢 favorable | Not marked — SORA only takes a photocopy of the license/ID; no branding or designation required | [[https://www.cnmilaw.org/pdf/cmc_section/T6/1365.pdf|6 CMC §1365(a)(5)]] ✓ |
| **Community notification (& who pays)** | 🟢 favorable | Passive public registry website only; no active door-to-door/mailing and no cost to registrant | [[https://www.cnmilaw.org/pdf/cmc_section/T6/1373.pdf|6 CMC §1373]] ✓ |
| **Age of consent (context)** | ℹ️ context | 16 — close-in-age exception for 13-15 (partner within 3 years); 16-17 protected only if partner is 18+, 3+ years older, and in a position of authority | [[https://www.womenslaw.org/laws/nmi/statutes/1308-sexual-abuse-minor-third-degree|6 CMC §1306-1309]] ✓ |

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Source wiki page: [[mariana_islands|Northern Mariana Islands]] · 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.//