PROOF OF CONCEPT — full quality-of-life profile for New Hampshire, 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 35.0/100 · rank 40 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 12/16 dimensions statute-verified · 1 unverified.
Legend: 🟢 favorable (less burden) · 🟠 moderate · 🔴 restrictive · ℹ️ context · ⚪ unknown. ✓ = statute-verified.
| Dimension | Rating | Detail | Statute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration length | 🟠 moderate | Tier I 10 years (expires); Tier II and Tier III lifetime — lifetime | 651-B:6 ✓ |
| Removal / petition off | 🟠 moderate | Discretionary petition to leave the public list (Tier I after 5 yrs, Tier II after 15 yrs) with risk assessment; Tier III no path — ⚑ needs human review | 651-B:6 ✓ |
| Individualized risk assessment | 🔴 restrictive | No — Tiers I/II/III are set by the offense of conviction, not an individualized risk tool; a psychiatric/psychological risk assessment appears only in the removal-petition process, not in initial classification | 651-B:6 ✓ |
| In-person reporting frequency | 🟠 moderate | In-person quarterly / semiannually | 651-B:4.I |
| Registration fee | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — $50 annual statewide fee (dept retains $40, registering agency $10) | 651-B:11 ✓ |
| Residency restriction | 🟢 favorable | No statewide residency restriction — RSA ch. 651-B (registration) contains no provision barring registrants from living near schools/daycares/parks | 651-B (none) ✓ |
| Employment restriction | 🟢 favorable | None — no statewide employment-distance or occupational restriction on registrants | n/a ✓ |
| Presence / loitering restriction | 🟢 favorable | None — no statewide presence/loitering restriction barring registrants from schools/parks/where children gather | n/a ✓ |
| Visitor registration trigger | 🟢 favorable | None specified for visitors | n/a |
| Internet identifiers required | 🔴 restrictive | Required — 651-B:4-a 'Registration of Online Identifiers' requires reporting email addresses, instant message screen names, and social media/website user profile names | 651-B:4-a ✓ |
| Civil commitment | 🔴 restrictive | Civil commitment law cited (exists) | 135-E |
| Public website exposure | 🟠 moderate | Public list limited to child-victim or multiple-offense registrants; Tier I otherwise law-enforcement-only — lowest tier withheld | 651-B: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 — New Hampshire is not among the states requiring a sex-offender designation on the ID | n/a ✓ |
| Community notification (& who pays) | 🟢 favorable | Passive public website; active community notification is discretionary with local law enforcement (not mandated) and agencies are immune for choosing not to notify; no registrant fee | 651-B:7 ✓ |
| Age of consent (context) | ℹ️ context | 16 — with close-in-age exception (13–15 y/o victim is a felony only where actor is 4+ years older) | 632-A:3, II ✓ |
Source wiki page: New Hampshire · 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.