PROOF OF CONCEPT — full quality-of-life profile for North Carolina, 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 50.7/100 · rank 20 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 | 30-year baseline (petition to shorten allowed after 10 yrs); lifetime for recidivists, aggravated offenses, and SVPs — lifetime | § 14-208.7; § 14-208.23 ✓ |
| Removal / petition off | 🟠 moderate | 30-yr registrants may petition superior court 10 yrs after registration; fully discretionary, and lifetime/SVP registrants barred — ⚑ needs human review | § 14-208.12A ✓ |
| Individualized risk assessment | 🟢 favorable | Yes — risk levels High / Moderate / Low / Not Applicable / Undetermined | n/a |
| In-person reporting frequency | 🟠 moderate | In-person semi-annually | § 14-208.9A(a) |
| Registration fee | 🟢 favorable | No registration fee — proposed $90 fee (HB 684, 2017) died in Senate committee, never enacted | n/a ✓ |
| Residency restriction | 🔴 restrictive | 1,000 ft from any school or child care center property line; applies to registrants who established residence on/after Aug 16, 2006 (earlier residents grandfathered) — 1000 ft | § 14-208.16 ✓ |
| Employment restriction | 🔴 restrictive | CDL, EMS credential, and funeral license restrictions | § 14-208.19A; § 131E-159(h); § 90-210.25B |
| Presence / loitering restriction | 🔴 restrictive | Restrictions on activities involving minors and premises restrictions | § 14-208.17; § 14-208.18 |
| Visitor registration trigger | 🟠 moderate | In state 15 days | § 14-208.7(a) |
| Internet identifiers required | 🔴 restrictive | Required — 14-208.7(b)(7) requires 'Any online identifier that the person uses or intends to use' (defined to include email addresses, IM screen names, user IDs); separate social-networking ban § 14-202.5 void post-Packingham | § 14-208.7(b) ✓ |
| Civil commitment | 🟢 favorable | None | n/a |
| Public website exposure | 🔴 restrictive | All adult registrants published on the public internet registry regardless of offense level; only delinquent juveniles excluded | § 14-208.15; § 14-208.10 ✓ |
| Halloween / holiday restriction | ⚪ unknown | No statewide Halloween/holiday restriction statute located in Ch. 14 Art. 27A | n/a |
| Marked driver's license / ID | 🟢 favorable | Driver's license / state ID is NOT branded or coded for registrants | n/a ✓ |
| Community notification (& who pays) | 🟢 favorable | Passive — county/public registry released on request; no active door-to-door, mail, or flyer notification | § 14-208.10 ✓ |
| Age of consent (context) | ℹ️ context | 16 — with close-in-age exception (protects victim 15 or younger; graded by 4+ / 6+ year age gap) | § 14-27.25 ✓ |
Source wiki page: North Carolina · 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.