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

Connecticut — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 34.0/100 · rank 45 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 12/16 dimensions statute-verified · 1 unverified.

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

Dimension	Rating	Detail	Statute
Registration length	🟠 moderate	Two-track — 10 yrs for a first nonviolent/against-a-minor offense; lifetime for anyone with a prior qualifying conviction and for violent offenders (§ 54-252)	Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 54-251, 54-252 ✓
Removal / petition off	🟠 moderate	No discretionary petition, but 10-year registrants' duty ends automatically after the term; violent offenders and those with priors register for life with no ready path off — ⚑ needs human review	Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-251 ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🔴 restrictive	No — two levels by conviction type, no risk assessment	n/a
In-person reporting frequency	🟠 moderate	Every 90 days by mail	Chap 969: Sec. 54-257(c)
Registration fee	🟢 favorable	No state registration fee — no fee provision in the registration statutes	Ch. 969 (§§ 54-250 to 54-261) ✓
Residency restriction	🟠 moderate	Limited — no statewide blanket ban; residency limited only while on probation/parole supervision, plus some municipal ordinances — local: some municipalities have enacted local proximity ordinances	No statewide residency statute (supervision conditions only) ✓
Employment restriction	🟢 favorable	None — § 54-258 governs only public dissemination of registry information; no statewide employment distance/proximity restriction for registrants	n/a ✓
Presence / loitering restriction	🟢 favorable	None statewide — no statewide presence/loitering ban; location restrictions apply only as a condition while under probation/parole supervision	n/a ✓
Visitor registration trigger	🟠 moderate	No simple tourist day-count — a nonresident employed, pursuing a vocation, or attending school registers 'without undue delay' (§ 54-253(c)); a nonresident who travels in the state on a recurring basis for periods of less than five days must notify the Commissioner of a temporary residence (§ 54-253(d))	Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-253(c), (d) ✓
Internet identifiers required	🔴 restrictive	Yes — email address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier, if any	C.G.S. § 54-251(a) ✓
Civil commitment	🟢 favorable	None	n/a
Public website exposure	🔴 restrictive	Entire registry is a public internet record; no category of registrant (10-year or lifetime) is withheld — only specific data fields (email/IM identifiers, victim identity) are held back, not whole tiers	Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-258 ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	⚪ unknown	No statewide Halloween/holiday statute located; any such rule would be an individualized probation/parole condition (could not confirm from a source read)	n/a
Marked driver's license / ID	🟢 favorable	Not marked — Connecticut does not require the driver's license or state ID to be labeled to identify a registrant	n/a (no marking requirement) ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟢 favorable	Broad public internet registry (Megan's Law broad-disclosure) but the immediate community is not actively notified door-to-door and the registrant bears no cost	C.G.S. § 54-258 ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	16 — close-in-age: 13-15 may consent if the actor is not more than 3 years older	Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-71(a)(1) (sexual assault 2nd degree) ✓

Source wiki page: Connecticut · 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.