PROOF OF CONCEPT — full quality-of-life profile for Alaska, 16 dimensions of the sex-offense registry regime. Ratings are researcher judgments from the registrant's perspective; each links its statute. NOT legal advice.
Weighted burden index 30.0/100 · rank 51 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 11/16 dimensions statute-verified · 1 unverified.
Legend: 🟢 favorable (less burden) · 🟠 moderate · 🔴 restrictive · ℹ️ context · ⚪ unknown. ✓ = statute-verified.
| Dimension | Rating | Detail | Statute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration length | 🟠 moderate | Tiered — 15 yrs for a single non-aggravated sex offense; lifetime for one aggravated offense or two or more offenses | AS 12.63.020 ✓ |
| Removal / petition off | 🟠 moderate | No discretionary petition, but single non-aggravated offenders' duty automatically ends 15 yrs after unconditional discharge; aggravated/multiple offenders are lifetime with no relief — ⚑ needs human review | AS 12.63.020 ✓ |
| Individualized risk assessment | 🔴 restrictive | No risk assessment found (likely none per page); tiers by offense | 12.63.020 |
| In-person reporting frequency | 🟠 moderate | In writing quarterly or annually; photo every 5 years | 13 AAC 09.030; 12.63.020 |
| Registration fee | 🟢 favorable | No fee charged — statute authorizes DPS to set a cost-based registration fee but none is imposed in practice (only a $10 info-request fee exists) | AS 18.65.087(d)(3) ✓ |
| Residency restriction | 🟢 favorable | No — no statewide residency restriction (13 AAC 09.050 is registration/notification only) — local: none noted statewide; individual municipalities may enact local rules | None (13 AAC 09.050 covers registration only) ✓ |
| Employment restriction | 🟢 favorable | None — no statewide employment distance/proximity restriction for registrants | n/a ✓ |
| Presence / loitering restriction | 🟢 favorable | None statewide — no statewide presence/loitering or residence distance restriction for registrants | n/a ✓ |
| Visitor registration trigger | 🟠 moderate | Must notify within 1 day of becoming present; visitors may file by fax/email | 12.63.010(a)(3) |
| Internet identifiers required | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — each email, instant messaging address, and other Internet communication identifier required | AS 12.63.010(b)(1)(I) ✓ |
| Civil commitment | 🟢 favorable | None | n/a |
| Public website exposure | 🔴 restrictive | Non-tiered — same broad information publicly disclosed for all registrants on a map-searchable public website; no lower tier withheld | AS 18.65.087 ✓ |
| Halloween / holiday restriction | ⚪ unknown | No statutory Halloween/holiday restriction identified in Alaska registry law | n/a |
| Marked driver's license / ID | 🟢 favorable | No — Alaska does not label a registrant's driver license or state ID card | n/a ✓ |
| Community notification (& who pays) | 🟢 favorable | Passive public registry website only; no direct/active community notification and no registrant cost | AS 18.65.087 ✓ |
| Age of consent (context) | ℹ️ context | 16 — with close-in-age exception (13-15 may consent if partner less than 4 years older) | AS 11.41.436 (sexual abuse of a minor 2nd degree); AS 11.41.438 (3rd degree) ✓ |
Source wiki page: Alaska · compare with others via 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.