PROOF OF CONCEPT — full quality-of-life profile for Puerto Rico, 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 31.5/100 · rank 48 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 12/16 dimensions statute-verified.
Legend: 🟢 favorable (less burden) · 🟠 moderate · 🔴 restrictive · ℹ️ context · ⚪ unknown. ✓ = statute-verified.
| Dimension | Rating | Detail | Statute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration length | 🟠 moderate | Tiered durations — Tipo I 15 yrs, Tipo II 25 yrs, Tipo III (and dangerous sexual offenders) de por vida (life) — lifetime | 4 L.P.R.A. § 536c (Ley 243-2011, Art. 5) ✓ |
| Removal / petition off | 🟠 moderate | Early elimination only for the lowest tier (Tipo I) before its 15-yr term ends, conditioned on a 10-yr clean record plus completed supervision/treatment; Tipo II/III have no early-removal path — ⚑ needs human review | 4 L.P.R.A. § 536c (Ley 243-2011, Art. 5) ✓ |
| Individualized risk assessment | 🔴 restrictive | No — risk assessment not used to assign tiers | n/a |
| In-person reporting frequency | 🟠 moderate | Yearly (Tier I), every 6 mo (Tier II), every 3 mo (Tier III) | P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 4, § 536c |
| Registration fee | 🟢 favorable | No fee — neither statute imposes any fee, cost, or charge on the registrant; the obligations articles, the penalty article (only a fine for non-compliance), and the powers-of-regulation article contain no fee provision | 4 L.P.R.A. §§ 536b-536c (Ley 243-2011 Arts. 3-5, 9-10) ✓ |
| Residency restriction | 🟠 moderate | 500 ft from any elementary/intermediate/high school or licensed child-care center; imposed by the court at sentencing only on offenders convicted of a specified offense against a minor, and lasts while info remains on the registry (not all registrants) — 500 ft | 4 L.P.R.A. § 536b(f) ✓ |
| Employment restriction | 🟢 favorable | None — no bar from any job, location near minors, or professional license; employment and license references are purely reporting duties (registrant must disclose/update employer address and any professional-license number, not refrain from any occupation) | 4 L.P.R.A. § 536c (Ley 243-2011 Art. 4) ✓ |
| Presence / loitering restriction | 🟢 favorable | None — the only geographic restriction is the 500-ft residency prohibition near schools/childcare centers (Art. 4(f), captured under residency); no separate provision bars presence or loitering near schools, parks, or where children gather | 4 L.P.R.A. § 536b(f) (Ley 243-2011 Art. 4(f)) ✓ |
| Visitor registration trigger | 🔴 restrictive | Person convicted elsewhere who is in PR for work/study must register within 3 days of arrival even without intent to reside | 4 L.P.R.A. § 536c |
| Internet identifiers required | 🟢 favorable | Not required — Ley 266 Art. 4 enumerates name, aliases, DOB, address, license, SSN, prints, photo; no internet/electronic identifiers | PR ST T. 4 § 536b-c ✓ |
| Civil commitment | 🟢 favorable | None | n/a |
| Public website exposure | 🔴 restrictive | Records placed on a public Internet portal (searchable name/photo/offense/municipality) with no tier-based exclusion — lowest tier included | 4 L.P.R.A. § 536 et seq. (Ley 243-2011, Art. 7) ✓ |
| Halloween / holiday restriction | 🟢 favorable | None — Ley 266-2004 contains no Halloween/holiday-specific restrictions on registrants | P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 4, § 536b-c (Ley 266-2004) ✓ |
| Marked driver's license / ID | 🟢 favorable | Not marked — statute collects the registrant's driver's license number but has no provision to brand/mark the license or ID | P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 4, § 536b (Ley 266-2004) ✓ |
| Community notification (& who pays) | 🟢 favorable | Passive only — Art. 7 makes registry info available to law enforcement and on request; no door-to-door/flyer/newspaper active notification and no registrant cost | P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 4, § 536b-c Art. 7 (Ley 266-2004) ✓ |
| Age of consent (context) | ℹ️ context | 16 — sexual penetration with a victim under 16 is sexual assault regardless of consent (reduced penalty if actor is a minor under 18) | P.R. Penal Code Art. 130 (Act No. 146-2012, as amended) ✓ |
Source wiki page: Puerto Rico · 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.