PROOF OF CONCEPT — full quality-of-life profile for New York, 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 45.7/100 · rank 27 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 10/16 dimensions statute-verified · 1 unverified.
Legend: 🟢 favorable (less burden) · 🟠 moderate · 🔴 restrictive · ℹ️ context · ⚪ unknown. ✓ = statute-verified.
| Dimension | Rating | Detail | Statute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration length | 🟠 moderate | Level 1 = 20 years (expires); Levels 2 and 3 = life — lifetime | § 168-h ✓ |
| Removal / petition off | 🟠 moderate | Level 2 may seek relief only after 30 yrs (clear-and-convincing burden); Levels 2/3 may annually petition to modify level down — ⚑ needs human review | § 168-o ✓ |
| Individualized risk assessment | 🟢 favorable | Levels are risk-based ('risk levels'); risk-level and designation determination | n/a |
| In-person reporting frequency | 🟠 moderate | Yearly; Level 3 / 'Sexual Predators' verify address every 90 days | § 168-f |
| Registration fee | 🟠 moderate | Yes — $10 per change of address/status (modest, per-transaction, not annual) | § 168-b.8 ✓ |
| Residency restriction | 🟠 moderate | Supervision-only: SARA condition bars parolees/supervised releasees (victim under 18, or Level 3) from entering school grounds — defined elsewhere as within 1,000 ft — effectively a 1,000 ft residency limit while under supervision; no permanent statewide ban — 1000 ft · local: Some localities (e.g., Suffolk County) enacted local residency ordinances; no permanent statewide statutory ban | Exec. Law § 259-c(14) ✓ |
| Employment restriction | 🔴 restrictive | Barred from employment on ice cream trucks | § 168-v |
| Presence / loitering restriction | 🟠 moderate | Supervision-only: SARA (Exec. Law § 259-c(14)) bars offenders on parole/conditional release whose victim was under 18 or who are Level 3 from knowingly entering school grounds or facilities primarily for under-18s while children are present; no permanent statewide presence ban | Exec. Law § 259-c(14) ✓ |
| Visitor registration trigger | 🟠 moderate | If in state longer than 14 days may register as nonresident worker/student | § 168-a (14/15) |
| Internet identifiers required | 🔴 restrictive | Required — Correction Law 168-b(1)(a) collects 'internet accounts with internet access providers' and 'internet identifiers' (email plus chat/IM/social-network designations) that the offender uses | § 168-b ✓ |
| Civil commitment | 🔴 restrictive | Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act (2007) — civil commitment exists | § 10.01 |
| Public website exposure | 🟠 moderate | Public online subdirectory lists Level 2 and Level 3 only; Level 1 (lowest) not on the public website — lowest tier withheld | § 168-q ✓ |
| Halloween / holiday restriction | ⚪ unknown | No statutory Halloween/holiday restriction located; DOCCS 'Operation Halloween' parole conditions may apply but not confirmed from a read source | n/a |
| Marked driver's license / ID | 🟢 favorable | State-issued ID / driver's license is NOT labeled or branded for registrants | n/a ✓ |
| Community notification (& who pays) | 🟠 moderate | Risk-level (SORA) notification — Level 1 not public; active notification (DCJS alerts, dissemination to vulnerable entities) for Levels 2 & 3 only | § 168-l(6) ✓ |
| Age of consent (context) | ℹ️ context | 17 — person less than 17 is deemed incapable of consent | Penal Law § 130.05(3) ✓ |
Source wiki page: New York · 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.