PROOF OF CONCEPT — full quality-of-life profile for Tennessee, 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 69.0/100 · rank 6 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 | 🔴 restrictive | Non-violent offenders may terminate after 10 yrs, but violent/repeat offenders and those with a victim 12 or younger register for life — lifetime for the large 'violent' population — lifetime | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-207(g)(2) ✓ |
| Removal / petition off | 🟠 moderate | Non-violent 'sexual offenders' may petition no sooner than 10 yrs post-supervision (TBI shall remove if criteria met), but violent/repeat offenders and those with a victim 12 or younger are lifetime-excluded — ⚑ needs human review | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-207(a)(1); § 40-39-207(g)(2) ✓ |
| Individualized risk assessment | 🔴 restrictive | No — risk assessment not used; two categories 'violent'/'non-violent', nearly all classified violent | n/a |
| In-person reporting frequency | 🟠 moderate | Sexual offenders annually; violent offenders quarterly (nearly all classified violent) | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-204 |
| Registration fee | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — recurring annual administrative fee not to exceed $150 ($100 retained by the registering agency, $50 to the state general fund); statutory exemptions for the confined/institutionalized | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-204(b) ✓ |
| Residency restriction | 🔴 restrictive | 1,000 ft from schools, licensed daycares/other child-care facilities, public parks, playgrounds, recreation centers, and public athletic fields; applies to all sexual and violent sexual offenders — 1000 ft | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-211 ✓ |
| Employment restriction | 🔴 restrictive | Work restrictions cited | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-211 |
| Presence / loitering restriction | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — sexual/violent sexual offenders may not stand, sit idly, or remain within 1,000 ft of, or be upon the premises of, any school, licensed daycare, other child-care facility, public park, playground, recreation center, or public athletic field when children under 18 are present (limited parental/student exceptions) | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-211(d) ✓ |
| Visitor registration trigger | 🟠 moderate | Appears to be within 48 hours | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-203 (c) |
| Internet identifiers required | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — must list electronic mail address info, usernames, social media accounts, IM/other internet communication identifiers (§ 40-39-203(i)(17)) | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-203 ✓ |
| Civil commitment | 🟢 favorable | None | n/a |
| Public website exposure | 🔴 restrictive | TBI internet registry is public for all adult registrants including the lowest ('sexual offender') category; only certain violent-juvenile adjudications are confidential | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-206(d) ✓ |
| Halloween / holiday restriction | ⚪ unknown | No Halloween/holiday restriction in the registry act (§ 40-39-211/206); TN's known Halloween rule is a parole/probation supervision condition not confirmed on a read source | n/a |
| Marked driver's license / ID | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — driver license or photo ID must bear a designation identifying the bearer as a sexual offender, violent sexual offender, or violent juvenile sexual offender | Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-353 ✓ |
| Community notification (& who pays) | 🟢 favorable | Passive only — TBI internet registry plus a public hotline; no statutory door-to-door, flyer, postcard, mail, or newspaper notification | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-206 ✓ |
| Age of consent (context) | ℹ️ context | 18 — with tiered close-in-age provisions (mitigated statutory rape where victim is 15-17 and actor is 4-5 years older) | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-506 ✓ |
Source wiki page: Tennessee · 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.