PROOF OF CONCEPT — full quality-of-life profile for Utah, 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 40.8/100 · rank 34 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 — 10 years for the broad base list (§203(1)(a)); lifetime only for aggravated/repeat offenders (§203(1)(b)); the 10-year term expires — lifetime | 53-29-203 ✓ |
| Removal / petition off | 🟢 favorable | Genuinely accessible tiered petition — 5-yr (low-level), 10-yr, or 20-yr (even lifetime offenders) via an objective bureau certificate of eligibility; court grants unless removal is contrary to the public interest — ⚑ needs human review | 53-29-204 to 53-29-207 ✓ |
| Individualized risk assessment | 🔴 restrictive | No — classification by offense duration only, no risk assessment or tiers | 53-29-203 |
| In-person reporting frequency | 🟠 moderate | Twice yearly | 53-29-304(2) |
| Registration fee | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — recurring statewide annual fee to the state department ($125/yr through 6/30/2026; on/after 7/1/2026 an annual fee set by the department per 63J-1-504), plus up to $25/yr assessed by a local registering agency | 53-29-304(8) ✓ |
| Residency restriction | 🟢 favorable | No statewide residency (living) restriction — 53-29-306 restricts a sex offender's PRESENCE in 'protected areas' (schools, daycares, parks, pools, playgrounds), not where the offender may reside; the only 1,000-ft measure is a victim-requested no-go zone around a victim's home while on probation/parole | 53-29-306 ✓ |
| Employment restriction | 🟠 moderate | Limited — a sex offender whose offense was against a minor under 18 may not serve as an athletic coach, manager, or trainer for a sports team with a member under 18; no broader statewide employment bar | Utah Code 53-29-306(3)(b) ✓ |
| Presence / loitering restriction | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — a sex offender whose offense was against a minor under 18 may not be in a 'protected area' (licensed daycare/preschool, public/HOA swimming pool, primary/secondary school, community park, public/HOA playground), with narrow parental/school exceptions | Utah Code 53-29-306 ✓ |
| Visitor registration trigger | 🔴 restrictive | Must register within 10 days of entering the state, regardless of length of stay | 59-29-304(3) |
| Internet identifiers required | 🔴 restrictive | Required — must provide 'internet identifiers and the addresses used for routing or self-identification in Internet communications or postings' | 53-29-304(4)(a) ✓ |
| Civil commitment | 🟢 favorable | None found | n/a |
| Public website exposure | 🔴 restrictive | All adult registrants published on the public website (§404); only juvenile-adjudicated offenders are maintained-but-not-published — no risk tier kept off | 53-29-404 ✓ |
| Halloween / holiday restriction | 🟢 favorable | No Halloween/holiday provision — full recodified registry chapter (Title 53 ch. 29), including the restrictions section 53-29-306, has no candy/sign/lights/stay-home/report requirement | n/a ✓ |
| Marked driver's license / ID | 🟢 favorable | Not marked — no statute requires a sex-offender designation on a driver license or ID; 53-3-806.5 only requires an offender without a license to obtain a plain ID card | Utah Code 53-3-806.5 ✓ |
| Community notification (& who pays) | 🟢 favorable | Passive public registry website only (53-29-404); active notification runs to law enforcement, not the community — no door-to-door, flyers, postcards, or newspaper notice | Utah Code 53-29-404 ✓ |
| Age of consent (context) | ℹ️ context | 18 — with close-in-age exception (a 16- or 17-year-old may consent to a partner less than 7 years older) | 76-5-401.2 ✓ |
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