PROOF OF CONCEPT â full quality-of-life profile for Wisconsin, 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 55.8/100 ¡ rank 15 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) ¡ 11/16 dimensions statute-verified.
Legend: đĸ favorable (less burden) ¡ đ moderate ¡ đ´ restrictive ¡ âšī¸ context ¡ âĒ unknown. â = statute-verified.
| Dimension | Rating | Detail | Statute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration length | đ moderate | Tiered â 15 years after discharge is the default (and expires); lifetime for 2+ convictions, enumerated serious child/sexual-assault offenses, ch. 980 SVPs, or by court order â lifetime | Wis. Stat. § 301.45(5) â |
| Removal / petition off | đ moderate | Narrow â no general rehabilitation petition; the 15-year term simply expires, but lifetime registrants remain until death except a limited court-ordered-lifetime termination (§ 939.615(6)(i)) and out-of-state-offense relief (§ 301.45(5m)) â â needs human review | Wis. Stat. § 301.45(5), (5m) â |
| Individualized risk assessment | đ´ restrictive | No registry tiers; DOC uses a non-sex-offender-specific assessment only during community supervision | n/a |
| In-person reporting frequency | đ moderate | Quarterly or yearly | 332.06(1) |
| Registration fee | đ´ restrictive | Yes â recurring statewide annual fee up to $100, set by the Department of Corrections by rule (set at $100/yr via DOC 332.19(3)) | Wis. Stat. § 301.45(10) â |
| Residency restriction | đĸ favorable | No statewide distance-based residency restriction â Wis. Stat. 301.03(20) governs only which COUNTY the DOC places a released offender in (not proximity to schools), and 301.475 restricts presence on school premises, not residence â local: local municipal residency-restriction ordinances are common statewide | Wis. Stat. § 301.03(20); § 301.475 â |
| Employment restriction | đ´ restrictive | Yes â §948.13 bars anyone convicted of a serious child sex offense from any occupation or volunteer position that requires working or interacting primarily and directly with children under 16 (Class F felony); the registration statute §301.45 itself imposes no bar | Wis. Stat. § 948.13(2)(a) â |
| Presence / loitering restriction | đ´ restrictive | Prohibited on school property; photographing minors also restricted | 301.475 |
| Visitor registration trigger | đĸ favorable | None â no registration requirement for visitors | n/a |
| Internet identifiers required | đ´ restrictive | Required â must report every email account, every website created/maintained, every internet user name, and every public/private internet profile | 301.45(2)(a)6m â |
| Civil commitment | đ´ restrictive | Yes â ch. 980 civil commitment | 980.065 |
| Public website exposure | đ´ restrictive | All adult registrants are on the public internet registry (§ 301.46(5)) â the statute draws no offense/risk tier for website inclusion; only children required to register are withheld (the Level 1/2 'special bulletin notification' tiers are a separate active-notification scheme, not the website) | Wis. Stat. § 301.46(5) â |
| Halloween / holiday restriction | đĸ favorable | No Halloween/holiday restriction â the registration statute contains no seasonal decorations/lights/candy/stay-home rule; any such rule would be a non-statutory supervision condition | Wis. Stat. § 301.45 â |
| Marked driver's license / ID | đĸ favorable | Not marked â the license-content statute lists required driver's-license contents and has no provision branding/marking the license or ID to identify the holder as a registrant | Wis. Stat. § 343.17(3) â |
| Community notification (& who pays) | đ moderate | Risk-based special bulletin notification (§ 301.46) â discretionary for a single conviction, mandatory for ch. 980 SVPs or 2+ convictions, to law enforcement and, via bulletins, the wider community; no registrant charge | Wis. Stat. § 301.46 â |
| Age of consent (context) | âšī¸ context | 18 â sex with a 16/17-year-old is a Class A misdemeanor if the actor is 19+ (§ 948.09); sex with a child under 16 is a felony (§ 948.02) | 948.09 â |
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