PROOF OF CONCEPT — full quality-of-life profile for Virgin Islands, 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 5.0/100 · rank 56 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 3/16 dimensions statute-verified · 8 unverified.
Legend: 🟢 favorable (less burden) · 🟠 moderate · 🔴 restrictive · ℹ️ context · ⚪ unknown. ✓ = statute-verified.
| Dimension | Rating | Detail | Statute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration length | ⚪ unknown | Could not confirm from a readable primary source — 14 V.I.C. ch. 86 is only free on Justia, which fully 403-blocks this environment (WebFetch + browser-UA curl on 2019/2022/2023 paths); no other free host carries the VI code. Prior unverified note asserted Tier I 15yr / Tier II 25yr / Tier III life. — lifetime | 14 V.I.C. ch. 86 |
| Removal / petition off | ⚪ unknown | Could not confirm from a readable primary source — 14 V.I.C. § 1723 (Justia-only) is Cloudflare-blocked. Prior unverified note asserted no removal but a possible petition to reduce the registration period. — ⚑ needs human review | 14 V.I.C. § 1723 |
| Individualized risk assessment | 🟢 favorable | Yes — risk assessment used | 14 V.I.C. § 1723 |
| In-person reporting frequency | ⚪ unknown | In-person reporting cadence not stated on page (only tier durations given) — VERIFY against 14 V.I.C. § 1724(d) | 14 V.I.C. § 1724(d) |
| Registration fee | 🟢 favorable | No registrant fee identified — the registration chapter (14 V.I.C. ch. 86, §§ 1721-1726) contains no fee provision | 14 V.I.C. ch. 86 (§§ 1721-1726) ✓ |
| Residency restriction | ⚪ unknown | Could not verify from public sources (14 V.I.C. ch. 86 is only free on Justia, which was Cloudflare-blocked from this environment via WebFetch, direct curl, allorigins/codetabs proxies, and Googlebot UA; web.archive.org also blocked; no other free host carries the VI code). Prior review had asserted favorable/no restriction but with no source. | 14 V.I.C. ch. 86 (§§ 1721-1726) |
| Employment restriction | 🟢 favorable | No special restrictions after supervision | n/a |
| Presence / loitering restriction | 🟢 favorable | No special restrictions after supervision | n/a |
| Visitor registration trigger | 🔴 restrictive | Visitors present less than 30 days must notify DOJ of presence and all arrival/departure info | 14 V.I.C. § 1721(j) |
| Internet identifiers required | 🔴 restrictive | Required — registration form must include 'all designations used for self-identification in internet communications or postings' (social network, twitter, YouTube, etc.) | 14 V.I.C. § 1726 ✓ |
| Civil commitment | 🟢 favorable | None | n/a |
| Public website exposure | ⚪ unknown | Could not confirm from a readable primary source — 14 V.I.C. ch. 86 public-website/dissemination provisions are Justia-only and Cloudflare-blocked; whether any tier is kept off the public site is unverified. — lowest tier withheld | 14 V.I.C. ch. 86 |
| Halloween / holiday restriction | ⚪ unknown | Could not confirm — 14 V.I.C. ch. 86 is only freely hosted on Justia, which was Cloudflare-blocked from this environment | n/a |
| Marked driver's license / ID | ⚪ unknown | Could not confirm — VI code (14 V.I.C.) inaccessible (Justia blocked); no ID-branding provision verifiable | n/a |
| Community notification (& who pays) | ⚪ unknown | Could not confirm — 14 V.I.C. ch. 86 notification provisions inaccessible (Justia Cloudflare-blocked; no other free host carries the VI code) | n/a |
| Age of consent (context) | ℹ️ context | 16 — with a 5-year close-in-age rule (a 16/17-year-old is protected from a partner 18+ who is 5+ years older per § 1702; under 16 cannot consent per § 1703) | 14 V.I.C. §§ 1702, 1703 ✓ |
Source wiki page: Virgin Islands · 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.