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

====== Maryland — Registry Profile ======

**Weighted burden index 40.0/100** · rank **35 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 I 15 yrs, Tier II 25 yrs, Tier III and sexually violent predator life — **lifetime** | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/md/criminal-procedure/md-code-crim-proc-sect-11-707/|Md. Crim. Proc. §11-707]] ✓ |
| **Removal / petition off** | 🟠 moderate | Tier I only may petition after 10 yrs compliance (discretionary, 4 criteria incl. treatment); Tier II/III have no removal path — ⚑ needs human review | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/md/criminal-procedure/md-code-crim-proc-sect-11-707/|Md. Crim. Proc. §11-707(c)]] ✓ |
| **Individualized risk assessment** | 🔴 restrictive | No — tiers by offense; risk assessment only for supervision purposes | n/a |
| **In-person reporting frequency** | 🟠 moderate | Tier I and Tier II register in person every 6 months; Tier III and sexually violent predators every 3 months | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/md/criminal-procedure/md-code-crim-proc-sect-11-707/|Md. Crim. Proc. §11-707(a)]] ✓ |
| **Registration fee** | 🟢 favorable | No fee charged to registrant; statute only reimburses local law enforcement (state pays local) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/md/criminal-procedure/md-code-crim-proc-sect-11-705/|Crim. Proc. §11-705]] ✓ |
| **Residency restriction** | 🟢 favorable | No statewide residency ban — the registration statute imposes registration duties only, no distance-from-schools living restriction | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/md/criminal-procedure/md-code-crim-proc-sect-11-704/|Crim. Proc. § 11-704]] ✓ |
| **Employment restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — §11-722 statewide bars registrants from being knowingly employed at public/nonpublic schools and from entering elementary/secondary school and childcare-provider property (violation a misdemeanor up to 5 yrs) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/md/criminal-procedure/md-code-crim-proc-sect-11-722/|Md. Crim. Proc. §11-722]] ✓ |
| **Presence / loitering restriction** | 🟠 moderate | Barred from school property except to vote | Crim. Proc. 11-704 |
| **Visitor registration trigger** | 🟠 moderate | Must register after 14 days | Crim. Proc 11-701(c),(d),(r); 11-704(a)(4); 11-705(b)(5) |
| **Internet identifiers required** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — §11-706(a)(7) requires 'electronic mail addresses, computer log-in or screen names or identities, instant-messaging identities, and electronic chat room identities' | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/md/criminal-procedure/md-code-crim-proc-sect-11-706/|Crim. Proc. §11-706(a)(7)]] ✓ |
| **Civil commitment** | 🟢 favorable | No civil commitment statute exclusively targeting sexual offenses | Criminal Procedure Code Title 3-106 |
| **Public website exposure** | 🔴 restrictive | All adult tiers public — §11-717 posts every registrant on the Internet, incl. the lowest tier (Tier I); only certain juveniles kept non-public | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/md/criminal-procedure/md-code-crim-proc-sect-11-717/|Md. Crim. Proc. §11-717]] ✓ |
| **Halloween / holiday restriction** | 🟢 favorable | No Halloween/holiday restriction in Maryland's sex offender registration subtitle | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/md/criminal-procedure/md-code-crim-proc-sect-11-717/|Md. Crim. Proc. §11-717]] ✓ |
| **Marked driver's license / ID** | 🟢 favorable | Not marked — Maryland driver's license contents statute carries no sex-offender designation | [[https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr&section=16-115&enactments=false|Md. Transp. §16-115]] ✓ |
| **Community notification (& who pays)** | 🟢 favorable | Passive Internet registry plus opt-in email alerts; no active door-to-door/mailing and no cost to registrant | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/md/criminal-procedure/md-code-crim-proc-sect-11-717/|Md. Crim. Proc. §11-717]] ✓ |
| **Age of consent (context)** | ℹ️ context | 16 — with close-in-age exception (14-15 lawful if partner is less than 4 years older) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/md/criminal-law/md-code-crim-law-sect-3-308.html|Md. Crim. Law § 3-308]] ✓ |

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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.//