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

====== Tennessee — Registry Profile ======

**Weighted burden index 69.0/100** · rank **6 of 56** (1 = least burdensome) · 10/16 dimensions statute-verified · 1 unverified.

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

^ Dimension ^ Rating ^ Detail ^ Statute ^
| **Registration length** | 🔴 restrictive | Non-violent offenders may terminate after 10 yrs, but violent/repeat offenders and those with a victim 12 or younger register for life — lifetime for the large 'violent' population — **lifetime** | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-40-criminal-procedure/tn-code-sect-40-39-207/|Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-207(g)(2)]] ✓ |
| **Removal / petition off** | 🟠 moderate | Non-violent 'sexual offenders' may petition no sooner than 10 yrs post-supervision (TBI shall remove if criteria met), but violent/repeat offenders and those with a victim 12 or younger are lifetime-excluded — ⚑ needs human review | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-40-criminal-procedure/tn-code-sect-40-39-207/|Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-207(a)(1); § 40-39-207(g)(2)]] ✓ |
| **Individualized risk assessment** | 🔴 restrictive | No — risk assessment not used; two categories 'violent'/'non-violent', nearly all classified violent | n/a |
| **In-person reporting frequency** | 🟠 moderate | Sexual offenders annually; violent offenders quarterly (nearly all classified violent) | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-204 |
| **Registration fee** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — recurring annual administrative fee not to exceed $150 ($100 retained by the registering agency, $50 to the state general fund); statutory exemptions for the confined/institutionalized | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-40-criminal-procedure/tn-code-sect-40-39-204/|Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-204(b)]] ✓ |
| **Residency restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | 1,000 ft from schools, licensed daycares/other child-care facilities, public parks, playgrounds, recreation centers, and public athletic fields; applies to all sexual and violent sexual offenders — **1000 ft** | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-40-criminal-procedure/tn-code-sect-40-39-211/|Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-211]] ✓ |
| **Employment restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | Work restrictions cited | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-211 |
| **Presence / loitering restriction** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — sexual/violent sexual offenders may not stand, sit idly, or remain within 1,000 ft of, or be upon the premises of, any school, licensed daycare, other child-care facility, public park, playground, recreation center, or public athletic field when children under 18 are present (limited parental/student exceptions) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-40-criminal-procedure/tn-code-sect-40-39-211/|Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-211(d)]] ✓ |
| **Visitor registration trigger** | 🟠 moderate | Appears to be within 48 hours | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-203 (c) |
| **Internet identifiers required** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — must list electronic mail address info, usernames, social media accounts, IM/other internet communication identifiers (§ 40-39-203(i)(17)) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-40-criminal-procedure/tn-code-sect-40-39-203/|Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-203]] ✓ |
| **Civil commitment** | 🟢 favorable | None | n/a |
| **Public website exposure** | 🔴 restrictive | TBI internet registry is public for all adult registrants including the lowest ('sexual offender') category; only certain violent-juvenile adjudications are confidential | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-40-criminal-procedure/tn-code-sect-40-39-206/|Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-206(d)]] ✓ |
| **Halloween / holiday restriction** | ⚪ unknown | No Halloween/holiday restriction in the registry act (§ 40-39-211/206); TN's known Halloween rule is a parole/probation supervision condition not confirmed on a read source | n/a |
| **Marked driver's license / ID** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — driver license or photo ID must bear a designation identifying the bearer as a sexual offender, violent sexual offender, or violent juvenile sexual offender | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-55-motor-and-other-vehicles/tn-code-sect-55-50-353/|Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-353]] ✓ |
| **Community notification (& who pays)** | 🟢 favorable | Passive only — TBI internet registry plus a public hotline; no statutory door-to-door, flyer, postcard, mail, or newspaper notification | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-40-criminal-procedure/tn-code-sect-40-39-206/|Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-206]] ✓ |
| **Age of consent (context)** | ℹ️ context | 18 — with tiered close-in-age provisions (mitigated statutory rape where victim is 15-17 and actor is 4-5 years older) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-39-criminal-offenses/tn-code-sect-39-13-506/|Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-506]] ✓ |

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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.//