PROOF OF CONCEPT — full quality-of-life profile for Missouri, 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 64.7/100 · rank 11 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 10/16 dimensions statute-verified.
Legend: 🟢 favorable (less burden) · 🟠 moderate · 🔴 restrictive · ℹ️ context · ⚪ unknown. ✓ = statute-verified.
| Dimension | Rating | Detail | Statute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration length | 🟠 moderate | Tiered per §589.400.3: Tier I 15 yrs, Tier II 25 yrs, Tier III life (subsec 4 clean-record reductions) — lifetime | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.400.3 ✓ |
| Removal / petition off | 🟠 moderate | §589.401 — Tier I petition after 10 yrs, Tier II after 25 yrs (discretionary); Tier III excluded except juvenile adjudication (25 yrs); mandatory exemption for consensual/Romeo & Juliet and certain obscenity offenses — ⚑ needs human review | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.401 ✓ |
| Individualized risk assessment | 🔴 restrictive | No — tiers by offense | n/a |
| In-person reporting frequency | 🟠 moderate | Every 90 days or semi-annually for adults | § 589.414.3-4 |
| Registration fee | 🟠 moderate | Yes — local: registration official may charge up to $10 initial plus $5 per change; set locally | § 589.400.10 ✓ |
| Residency restriction | 🔴 restrictive | Statewide ban — may not reside within 1,000 ft of a public/private school or child-care facility (parks not included) — 1000 ft · local: Some municipalities add their own zones; state law is the baseline | § 566.147 ✓ |
| Employment restriction | 🟠 moderate | Prohibited from coaching | § 566.155 |
| Presence / loitering restriction | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — proximity/loitering restrictions | § 566.148-566.150 |
| Visitor registration trigger | 🟠 moderate | Must register if in state more than 7 days in a year | § 589.400.1(8) |
| Internet identifiers required | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — §589.407.1(1) requires 'any online identifiers, as defined in section 43.651, used by the person'; §43.651(4) definition is broad ('all…other identity information') | § 589.407.1(1); § 43.651(4) ✓ |
| Civil commitment | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — §§ 632.480-.513 civil commitment (SORTS) | §§ 632.480-.513 |
| Public website exposure | 🔴 restrictive | All adult registrants public — MSHP maintains a public searchable website (§589.411); only juveniles are exempt from public internet notification | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.411 ✓ |
| Halloween / holiday restriction | 🔴 restrictive | Statewide: avoid all child contact, remain home 5-10:30pm, lights off, post 'no candy' sign (sign requirement struck by federal court 2024; rest of statute stands) | § 589.426 ✓ |
| Marked driver's license / ID | 🟢 favorable | Not marked — Missouri does not brand or label the driver's license or state ID of registrants; no license-marking provision in Missouri law | n/a ✓ |
| Community notification (& who pays) | 🟢 favorable | Passive — Highway Patrol maintains a public website; no active door-to-door/mailing notification and no registrant-paid notice | § 589.411 ✓ |
| Age of consent (context) | ℹ️ context | 17 | § 566.034 ✓ |
Source wiki page: Missouri · 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.