PROOF OF CONCEPT — full quality-of-life profile for Georgia, 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 39.0/100 · rank 37 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 | Registration required for the entire life of the offender (excluding incarceration), annual in-person reporting; ending it requires a § 42-1-19 petition — lifetime | O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12 ✓ |
| Removal / petition off | 🟢 favorable | Genuine, reasonably accessible petition for release — general offenders eligible 10 yrs after supervision (or immediately if Level I risk), plus categories for incapacitated/post-2006 misdemeanants; 'no substantial risk' standard — ⚑ needs human review | O.C.G.A. § 42-1-19 ✓ |
| Individualized risk assessment | 🟢 favorable | Yes — SORRB uses STATIC-99R / 2002R / CPORT | § 42-1-14 |
| In-person reporting frequency | 🟢 favorable | Once yearly | § 42-1-12(f)(4) |
| Registration fee | 🟢 favorable | No fee — the $250 annual fee was repealed by 2020 amendment effective Jan 1, 2021 | O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12 ✓ |
| Residency restriction | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — 1000 ft from schools/childcare/churches/areas where minors congregate (offense on/after July 1, 2008) — 1000 ft · local: none noted (uniform statewide statute) | O.C.G.A. § 42-1-15 ✓ |
| Employment restriction | 🔴 restrictive | Yes | § 42-1-16 |
| Presence / loitering restriction | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — loitering near minors | § 42-1-15 |
| Visitor registration trigger | 🟢 favorable | 14 consecutive days, or 30 days in a calendar year | § 42-1-12(e)(7) |
| Internet identifiers required | 🟢 favorable | No — not among required info enumerated in § 42-1-12(a)(16) | § 42-1-12(a)(16) ✓ |
| Civil commitment | 🟢 favorable | None | n/a |
| Public website exposure | 🔴 restrictive | Sheriffs must maintain and post a public list of every registrant in the county (incl. county sheriff website); no carve-out exempting lower-risk offenders | O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12 ✓ |
| Halloween / holiday restriction | ⚪ unknown | No Halloween/holiday statute in the registry code; could not confirm any supervision-condition rule from a source read | n/a |
| Marked driver's license / ID | 🟢 favorable | Not marked — registry statute § 42-1-12 enumerates registrant duties with no driver-license/ID marking requirement; Georgia has no marking law | n/a ✓ |
| Community notification (& who pays) | 🟢 favorable | Passive — sheriff maintains public list on a website and for public inspection; no broad door-to-door/mail/newspaper outreach; no registrant cost | O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12(i) ✓ |
| Age of consent (context) | ℹ️ context | 16 — with close-in-age exception | § 16-6-3 ✓ |
Source wiki page: Georgia · 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.