PROOF OF CONCEPT — full quality-of-life profile for Nevada, 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 36.5/100 · rank 38 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 | Offense-based tiers: Tier I 15 years / Tier II 25 years / Tier III life — lifetime | NRS 179D.490 ✓ |
| Removal / petition off | 🟠 moderate | Real but narrow — Tier I may petition district court after 10 clean years for a 5-yr reduction; no termination for higher tiers — ⚑ needs human review | NRS 179D.490.3 ✓ |
| Individualized risk assessment | 🔴 restrictive | No — state does not use risk assessment for tier assignment | n/a |
| In-person reporting frequency | 🟠 moderate | Tiered in-person: quarterly / semi-annually / annually | NRS 179D.480 |
| Registration fee | 🟢 favorable | No state-mandated registration fee (NRS 179D imposes none) | n/a ✓ |
| Residency restriction | 🟠 moderate | Supervision-only: while on probation/suspended sentence, 1,000 ft from places designed for use by children for Tier III child offenders (500 ft general, with officer approval); no restriction after discharge — 1000 ft | NRS 176A.410 ✓ |
| Employment restriction | 🟠 moderate | Supervision-only — while under state supervision, Tier III child offenders may not be within 500 ft of any place designed primarily for use by/for children; no employment restriction after discharge | NRS 176A.410 ✓ |
| Presence / loitering restriction | 🟠 moderate | Supervision-only — while on probation/suspended sentence, Tier III child offenders barred from being within 500 ft of (and residing within 1,000 ft of) places designed for use by children; no restriction after discharge | NRS 176A.410 ✓ |
| Visitor registration trigger | 🟠 moderate | Appears to be within 48 hours | NRS 179D.460.3 |
| Internet identifiers required | 🟢 favorable | Not required — NRS 179D.443 enumerates required registration info (name, SSN, address, employer, school, vehicle, biometrics) with no internet identifiers or email addresses | NRS 179D.443 ✓ |
| Civil commitment | 🟢 favorable | None found for sex offenders | NRS Chapter 433A |
| Public website exposure | 🟠 moderate | Tier I (lowest) generally excluded from the public website, except Tier I offenses against a child — lowest tier withheld | NRS 179B.250.7 ✓ |
| Halloween / holiday restriction | ⚪ unknown | Could not confirm any statutory Halloween/holiday restriction from a public legal source | n/a |
| Marked driver's license / ID | 🟢 favorable | Driver's license / state ID is NOT branded or marked — Nevada is not among the states requiring a sex-offender designation on the ID | n/a ✓ |
| Community notification (& who pays) | 🟠 moderate | Tiered active notification — Tier III triggers notice to members of the public likely to encounter the offender; lower tiers notified only to schools/organizations; no registrant fee | NRS 179D.475 ✓ |
| Age of consent (context) | ℹ️ context | 16 — with close-in-age exception (statutory sexual seduction applies to 14–15 y/o victim, actor 18+ and 4+ years older) | NRS 200.364 ✓ |
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