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

====== North Carolina — Registry Profile ======

**Weighted burden index 50.7/100** · rank **20 of 56** (1 = least burdensome) · 9/16 dimensions statute-verified · 1 unverified.

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

^ Dimension ^ Rating ^ Detail ^ Statute ^
| **Registration length** | 🔴 restrictive | 30-year baseline (petition to shorten allowed after 10 yrs); lifetime for recidivists, aggravated offenses, and SVPs — **lifetime** | [[https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-208.23.html|§ 14-208.7; § 14-208.23]] ✓ |
| **Removal / petition off** | 🟠 moderate | 30-yr registrants may petition superior court 10 yrs after registration; fully discretionary, and lifetime/SVP registrants barred — ⚑ needs human review | [[https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-208.12A.html|§ 14-208.12A]] ✓ |
| **Individualized risk assessment** | 🟢 favorable | Yes — risk levels High / Moderate / Low / Not Applicable / Undetermined | n/a |
| **In-person reporting frequency** | 🟠 moderate | In-person semi-annually | § 14-208.9A(a) |
| **Registration fee** | 🟢 favorable | No registration fee — proposed $90 fee (HB 684, 2017) died in Senate committee, never enacted | [[https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2017/H684|n/a]] ✓ |
| **Residency restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | 1,000 ft from any school or child care center property line; applies to registrants who established residence on/after Aug 16, 2006 (earlier residents grandfathered) — **1000 ft** | [[https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-208.16.html|§ 14-208.16]] ✓ |
| **Employment restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | CDL, EMS credential, and funeral license restrictions | § 14-208.19A; § 131E-159(h); § 90-210.25B |
| **Presence / loitering restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | Restrictions on activities involving minors and premises restrictions | § 14-208.17; § 14-208.18 |
| **Visitor registration trigger** | 🟠 moderate | In state 15 days | § 14-208.7(a) |
| **Internet identifiers required** | 🔴 restrictive | Required — 14-208.7(b)(7) requires 'Any online identifier that the person uses or intends to use' (defined to include email addresses, IM screen names, user IDs); separate social-networking ban § 14-202.5 void post-Packingham | [[https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bysection/chapter_14/gs_14-208.7.html|§ 14-208.7(b)]] ✓ |
| **Civil commitment** | 🟢 favorable | None | n/a |
| **Public website exposure** | 🔴 restrictive | All adult registrants published on the public internet registry regardless of offense level; only delinquent juveniles excluded | [[https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-208.15.html|§ 14-208.15; § 14-208.10]] ✓ |
| **Halloween / holiday restriction** | ⚪ unknown | No statewide Halloween/holiday restriction statute located in Ch. 14 Art. 27A | n/a |
| **Marked driver's license / ID** | 🟢 favorable | Driver's license / state ID is NOT branded or coded for registrants | [[https://probationinfo.org/sor/id/|n/a]] ✓ |
| **Community notification (& who pays)** | 🟢 favorable | Passive — county/public registry released on request; no active door-to-door, mail, or flyer notification | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/nc/chapter-14-criminal-law/nc-gen-st-sect-14-208-10/|§ 14-208.10]] ✓ |
| **Age of consent (context)** | ℹ️ context | 16 — with close-in-age exception (protects victim 15 or younger; graded by 4+ / 6+ year age gap) | [[https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-27.25.html|§ 14-27.25]] ✓ |

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Source wiki page: [[north_carolina|North Carolina]] · 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.//