PROOF OF CONCEPT — full quality-of-life profile for American Samoa, 16 dimensions of the sex-offense registry regime. Ratings are researcher judgments from the registrant's perspective; each links its statute. NOT legal advice.

American Samoa — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 21.7/100 · rank 55 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 7/16 dimensions statute-verified · 5 unverified.

Legend: 🟢 favorable (less burden) · 🟠 moderate · 🔴 restrictive · ℹ️ context · ⚪ unknown. ✓ = statute-verified.

Dimension	Rating	Detail	Statute
Registration length	🟠 moderate	Tiered — 10 yrs from release for the base child-victim offense; life for sexually violent predators, recidivists, and aggravated offenders	A.S.C.A. §§ 46.2801, 46.2802 ✓
Removal / petition off	🟠 moderate	No discretionary petition (removal only on conviction reversal/vacatur/pardon, § 46.2803), but the base child-victim tier is a fixed 10-yr term that simply expires; heightened tier is lifetime — ⚑ needs human review	A.S.C.A. § 46.2803 (and § 46.2801) ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🔴 restrictive	No — tiers assigned without risk assessment	n/a
In-person reporting frequency	🟠 moderate	Tier I annual, Tier II semiannual, Tier III quarterly verification	A.S.C.A. § 46.2801
Registration fee	🟢 favorable	No registration fee — none in the territory SORNA code or SMART implementation review	A.S.C.A. § 46.2801 et seq. ✓
Residency restriction	⚪ unknown	Could not verify from public sources (SMART SORNA review + Civil Survival guide describe only registration/notification, neither confirms presence or absence of a residency statute)	n/a
Employment restriction	⚪ unknown	Not stated on page — VERIFY against SMART territory summary pp.3-5	n/a
Presence / loitering restriction	⚪ unknown	Not stated on page — VERIFY against SMART territory summary pp.3-5	n/a
Visitor registration trigger	🟠 moderate	Must register if present more than 14 days or aggregate over 30 days in a calendar year	46.2801(d)(8)
Internet identifiers required	🔴 restrictive	Yes — code collects all 22 SORNA info categories incl. email/internet identifiers (SMART review)	A.S.C.A. § 46.2801 ✓
Civil commitment	🟢 favorable	None	n/a
Public website exposure	🟢 favorable	Statute authorizes no public registry website and no community notification — registry data shared only with law enforcement / federal databases (FBI NSOR) and DHSS (practical NSOPW portal status unconfirmed) — lowest tier withheld	A.S.C.A. § 46.2801 ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	⚪ unknown	No Halloween/holiday restriction identified in the territory SORNA code or the SMART implementation review	n/a
Marked driver's license / ID	⚪ unknown	Could not confirm — SMART review of the 22 info categories mentions no driver license/ID designation, and SORNA does not require one	n/a
Community notification (& who pays)	🟢 favorable	SORNA-baseline: public registry website plus standard dissemination to agencies/community; no active door-to-door outreach and no registrant cost identified	A.S.C.A. § 46.2801 et seq. ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	16 — no close-in-age exception (statute § 46.3604 criminalizes intercourse with a person '16 years of age or less')	A.S.C.A. § 46.3604 (Rape) ✓

Source wiki page: American Samoa · 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.