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

California — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 34.8/100 · rank 43 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 11/16 dimensions statute-verified · 1 unverified.

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

Dimension	Rating	Detail	Statute
Registration length	🟠 moderate	Tiered (SB 384) — tier 1 min 10 yrs, tier 2 min 20 yrs, tier 3 life; tiers 1 and 2 have defined minimum terms that can be terminated	Cal. Penal Code § 290 ✓
Removal / petition off	🟢 favorable	Genuine tiered petition (SB 384, § 290.5) — tier 1 may petition after 10 yrs, tier 2 after 20 yrs; court-discretionary but a reasonably accessible end-path for the large tier 1/2 populations — ⚑ needs human review	Cal. Penal Code § 290.5 ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🟢 favorable	Yes — SARATSO risk assessment tool	§ 290.04
In-person reporting frequency	🟠 moderate	Transients monthly; SVPs quarterly; all others yearly	§ 290.012
Registration fee	🟢 favorable	No fee — Penal Code bars any entity from requiring payment to register or update registration	§ 290.012 ✓
Residency restriction	🟠 moderate	Limited — Jessica's Law 2000 ft ban (PC 3003.5(b)) struck down as blanket rule by In re Taylor (2015); now imposed only case-by-case on parolees under supervision — 2000 ft · local: many local ordinances enacted post-2006; a number invalidated/preempted after litigation	Cal. Penal Code § 3003.5(b) (blanket enforcement voided by In re Taylor, 60 Cal.4th 1019 (2015)) ✓
Employment restriction	🟠 moderate	Limited — § 290.95(c) bars registrants convicted of an offense against a minor under 16 from working/volunteering directly and unaccompanied with minors (or with supervisory/disciplinary power over them); other registrants need only disclose registrant status when applying for such work	Cal. Penal Code § 290.95 ✓
Presence / loitering restriction	🟠 moderate	Limited — § 626.81 makes it a misdemeanor for a § 290 registrant to enter school grounds without lawful business AND written permission from the chief administrator; no broad parks/where-children-gather ban	Cal. Penal Code § 626.81 ✓
Visitor registration trigger	🟠 moderate	Must register within 5 working days of entering	§ 290.002
Internet identifiers required	🔴 restrictive	Yes — 'a list of all Internet identifiers actually used by the person' required	Penal Code § 290.015(a)(4) ✓
Civil commitment	🔴 restrictive	SVP civil commitment statute (WIC 6600-6609.3)	6600-6609.3
Public website exposure	🟠 moderate	Tiered Megan's Law site — tier 3 full address, tier 2 at community/ZIP level, tier 1 (lowest) excluded from the public site; narrow family-offense exclusion applications also available — lowest tier withheld	Cal. Penal Code § 290.46 ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	⚪ unknown	No statewide Halloween statute located; CDCR 'Operation Boo' is a parole condition — could not confirm from a source read	n/a
Marked driver's license / ID	🟢 favorable	Not marked — Veh. Code § 13005 ID-card contents require photo/description/security features only; no registrant designation	Cal. Veh. Code § 13005 ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟠 moderate	Passive Megan's Law site (§ 290.46) plus risk-based active LE notification 'by whatever means' under § 290.45; no registrant cost	Cal. Penal Code § 290.45; § 290.46 ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	18 — close-in-age: intercourse within 3 years of age is a misdemeanor rather than a felony	Penal Code § 261.5 (unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor) ✓

Source wiki page: California · 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.