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

====== Virgin Islands — Registry Profile ======

**Weighted burden index 5.0/100** · rank **56 of 56** (1 = least burdensome) · 3/16 dimensions statute-verified · 8 unverified.

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

^ Dimension ^ Rating ^ Detail ^ Statute ^
| **Registration length** | ⚪ unknown | Could not confirm from a readable primary source — 14 V.I.C. ch. 86 is only free on Justia, which fully 403-blocks this environment (WebFetch + browser-UA curl on 2019/2022/2023 paths); no other free host carries the VI code. Prior unverified note asserted Tier I 15yr / Tier II 25yr / Tier III life. — **lifetime** | 14 V.I.C. ch. 86 |
| **Removal / petition off** | ⚪ unknown | Could not confirm from a readable primary source — 14 V.I.C. § 1723 (Justia-only) is Cloudflare-blocked. Prior unverified note asserted no removal but a possible petition to reduce the registration period. — ⚑ needs human review | 14 V.I.C. § 1723 |
| **Individualized risk assessment** | 🟢 favorable | Yes — risk assessment used | 14 V.I.C. § 1723 |
| **In-person reporting frequency** | ⚪ unknown | In-person reporting cadence not stated on page (only tier durations given) — VERIFY against 14 V.I.C. § 1724(d) | 14 V.I.C. § 1724(d) |
| **Registration fee** | 🟢 favorable | No registrant fee identified — the registration chapter (14 V.I.C. ch. 86, §§ 1721-1726) contains no fee provision | [[https://www.probationinfo.org/sor/cost/|14 V.I.C. ch. 86 (§§ 1721-1726)]] ✓ |
| **Residency restriction** | ⚪ unknown | Could not verify from public sources (14 V.I.C. ch. 86 is only free on Justia, which was Cloudflare-blocked from this environment via WebFetch, direct curl, allorigins/codetabs proxies, and Googlebot UA; web.archive.org also blocked; no other free host carries the VI code). Prior review had asserted favorable/no restriction but with no source. | 14 V.I.C. ch. 86 (§§ 1721-1726) |
| **Employment restriction** | 🟢 favorable | No special restrictions after supervision | n/a |
| **Presence / loitering restriction** | 🟢 favorable | No special restrictions after supervision | n/a |
| **Visitor registration trigger** | 🔴 restrictive | Visitors present less than 30 days must notify DOJ of presence and all arrival/departure info | 14 V.I.C. § 1721(j) |
| **Internet identifiers required** | 🔴 restrictive | Required — registration form must include 'all designations used for self-identification in internet communications or postings' (social network, twitter, YouTube, etc.) | [[https://law.justia.com/codes/virgin-islands/2019/title-14/chapter-86/1726/|14 V.I.C. § 1726]] ✓ |
| **Civil commitment** | 🟢 favorable | None | n/a |
| **Public website exposure** | ⚪ unknown | Could not confirm from a readable primary source — 14 V.I.C. ch. 86 public-website/dissemination provisions are Justia-only and Cloudflare-blocked; whether any tier is kept off the public site is unverified. — lowest tier withheld | 14 V.I.C. ch. 86 |
| **Halloween / holiday restriction** | ⚪ unknown | Could not confirm — 14 V.I.C. ch. 86 is only freely hosted on Justia, which was Cloudflare-blocked from this environment | n/a |
| **Marked driver's license / ID** | ⚪ unknown | Could not confirm — VI code (14 V.I.C.) inaccessible (Justia blocked); no ID-branding provision verifiable | n/a |
| **Community notification (& who pays)** | ⚪ unknown | Could not confirm — 14 V.I.C. ch. 86 notification provisions inaccessible (Justia Cloudflare-blocked; no other free host carries the VI code) | n/a |
| **Age of consent (context)** | ℹ️ context | 16 — with a 5-year close-in-age rule (a 16/17-year-old is protected from a partner 18+ who is 5+ years older per § 1702; under 16 cannot consent per § 1703) | [[https://legalclarity.org/u-s-virgin-islands-age-of-consent-laws-and-penalties/|14 V.I.C. §§ 1702, 1703]] ✓ |

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Source wiki page: [[virgin_islands|Virgin Islands]] · 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.//