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

====== Minnesota — Registry Profile ======

**Weighted burden index 34.8/100** · rank **42 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 | Base 10 yrs (+5 for noncompliance); lifetime for repeat offenders, murder, serious criminal sexual conduct, or post-civil-commitment — **lifetime** | [[https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/243.166|Minn. Stat. 243.166 subd. 6]] ✓ |
| **Removal / petition off** | 🔴 restrictive | No removal mechanism — registration runs its statutory term; only risk-level reevaluation is available and it does not end registration — ⚑ needs human review | [[https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/244.052|Minn. Stat. 244.052 subd. 6]] ✓ |
| **Individualized risk assessment** | 🟢 favorable | Yes — MnSOST-3 risk assessment; levels assigned only to 'predatory offenders' | 244.052 |
| **In-person reporting frequency** | 🟠 moderate | Yearly or semi-yearly, by mail or in person depending on variables | 243.166 subd.4(e) |
| **Registration fee** | 🟢 favorable | No — registration statute imposes no fee on registrants | [[https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/243.166|243.166]] ✓ |
| **Residency restriction** | 🟠 moderate | No statewide residency ban; for Level III offenders the end-of-confinement committee may impose individualized residency conditions — local: Some cities impose local restrictions, primarily on Level III offenders | [[https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/244.052|244.052 subd.4a]] ✓ |
| **Employment restriction** | 🟢 favorable | No statewide employment restriction — the predatory-offender registration statute (243.166) imposes no job bar or restriction on working near children/schools; employment info is collected for registration only | [[https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/243.166|Minn. Stat. 243.166]] ✓ |
| **Presence / loitering restriction** | 🟢 favorable | No statewide presence/loitering ban — the predatory-offender registration statute (243.166) imposes no exclusion zone near schools, parks, playgrounds, or where children gather; any location limits would be individualized Level III supervision conditions | [[https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/243.166|Minn. Stat. 243.166]] ✓ |
| **Visitor registration trigger** | 🟠 moderate | Register if entering to reside/work/attend school or staying 14+ days (only if less than 10 yrs since release) | 243.166 subd.1b |
| **Internet identifiers required** | 🟢 favorable | Not required — subd. 4a enumerates required info (addresses, vehicles, phone numbers) and omits internet/email identifiers | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/mn/corrections-ch-241-244-app/mn-st-sect-243-166/|243.166 subd.4a]] ✓ |
| **Civil commitment** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — Chapter 253D civil commitment | Chapter 253D |
| **Public website exposure** | 🟠 moderate | Lowest tier NOT public — Level I is law-enforcement only; Level II targeted to schools/daycare; only Level III posted to the public internet — lowest tier withheld | [[https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/244.052|Minn. Stat. 244.052 subd. 4]] ✓ |
| **Halloween / holiday restriction** | 🟢 favorable | No Halloween/holiday/candy/porch-light restriction in the predatory-offender registration statute (243.166 complete review; none found) | [[https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/243.166|Minn. Stat. 243.166]] ✓ |
| **Marked driver's license / ID** | 🟢 favorable | Not marked — Minn. Stat. 171.07 enumerates all license/ID designations (donor, veteran, disability, etc.) and includes no predatory/sex-offender designation | [[https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/171.07|Minn. Stat. 171.07]] ✓ |
| **Community notification (& who pays)** | 🟠 moderate | Tiered under 244.052 subd. 4: Level I law-enforcement/victim only; Level II targeted active notice to schools/day-cares/likely victims; Level III broad active community notice + internet. Registrant does not pay | [[https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/244.052|Minn. Stat. 244.052 subd. 4]] ✓ |
| **Age of consent (context)** | ℹ️ context | 16 — with close-in-age exceptions; 16-17 unlawful only where partner is in a position of authority or significant relationship | [[https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.344|609.344]] ✓ |

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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.//