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

====== Vermont — Registry Profile ======

**Weighted burden index 25.0/100** · rank **54 of 56** (1 = least burdensome) · 11/16 dimensions statute-verified · 2 unverified.

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

^ Dimension ^ Rating ^ Detail ^ Statute ^
| **Registration length** | 🟠 moderate | Tiered — 10 years for the base tier; lifetime only for repeat offenders, sexual assault/aggravated sexual assault, SVPs, and noncompliant high-risk designees; the 10-year term expires — **lifetime** | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/vt/title-13-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/vt-st-tit-13-sect-5407/|13 V.S.A. § 5407]] ✓ |
| **Removal / petition off** | 🔴 restrictive | No early-removal path — § 5407 imposes duties until 10 years elapse or for life by class, with no petition or relief mechanism — ⚑ needs human review | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/vt/title-13-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/vt-st-tit-13-sect-5407/|13 V.S.A. § 5407]] ✓ |
| **Individualized risk assessment** | 🟠 moderate | Tiered; risk assessment used only in Sexually Violent Predator determination | 5405 |
| **In-person reporting frequency** | 🟠 moderate | Every 3 months for SVP, yearly for others | 5407 |
| **Registration fee** | 🟢 favorable | No state-mandated registration fee — the registration statute (13 V.S.A. § 5407) imposes reporting duties only and contains no fee provision | [[https://www.probationinfo.org/sor/cost/|13 V.S.A. § 5407]] ✓ |
| **Residency restriction** | 🟢 favorable | No statewide residency restriction — the registration statutes impose only reporting/notification duties (e.g., reporting whether a child under 18 resides at the address); no ban on living near schools/parks — local: no statewide ban; local ordinances not verified here | [[https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/167/05407|13 V.S.A. § 5407]] ✓ |
| **Employment restriction** | 🟢 favorable | None — no statewide employment distance/proximity restriction for registrants | [[https://www.probationinfo.org/restrictions/vermont/|n/a]] ✓ |
| **Presence / loitering restriction** | ⚪ unknown | Not stated on page | n/a |
| **Visitor registration trigger** | 🟠 moderate | Registration required within 10 days of establishing residence in Vermont or of crossing into the state for purposes of employment, carrying on a vocation, or being a student; no separate short-stay tourist trigger identified | [[https://www.probationinfo.org/restrictions/vermont/|13 V.S.A. § 5407]] ✓ |
| **Internet identifiers required** | 🟢 favorable | Not required — §5403(a) enumerates only name, DOB, address, SSN, employment, and postsecondary school; no internet identifiers | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/vt/title-13-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/vt-st-tit-13-sect-5403/|13 V.S.A. § 5403(a)]] ✓ |
| **Civil commitment** | 🟢 favorable | None found | n/a |
| **Public website exposure** | 🟠 moderate | Internet registry (§ 5411a) posts only enumerated categories (serious/repeat convictions, SVPs, high-risk, treatment-/registration-noncompliant); the base low-level registrant is on the § 5402 registry but NOT on the public website — lowest tier withheld | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/vt/title-13-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/vt-st-tit-13-sect-5411a.html|13 V.S.A. § 5411a]] ✓ |
| **Halloween / holiday restriction** | ⚪ unknown | No Halloween/holiday provision found in the notification sections reviewed (13 V.S.A. §§ 5411, 5411a); full chapter/supervision rules not confirmed | n/a |
| **Marked driver's license / ID** | 🟢 favorable | Not marked — Vermont does not require a registrant's driver's license or state ID to be labeled | [[https://www.probationinfo.org/restrictions/vermont/|n/a]] ✓ |
| **Community notification (& who pays)** | 🟢 favorable | Passive internet registry (§ 5411a) plus notice to local law enforcement (§ 5411); no active door-to-door/mailed community notification and no registrant charge | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/vt/title-13-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/vt-st-tit-13-sect-5411a.html|13 V.S.A. §§ 5411, 5411a]] ✓ |
| **Age of consent (context)** | ℹ️ context | 16 — with close-in-age exception (a person under 19 may consent with someone at least 15) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/vt/title-13-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/vt-st-tit-13-sect-3252/|13 V.S.A. § 3252(c)]] ✓ |

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Source wiki page: [[vermont|Vermont]] · 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.//