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

Florida — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 86.3/100 · rank 1 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 10/16 dimensions statute-verified.

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

Dimension	Rating	Detail	Statute
Registration length	🔴 restrictive	Lifetime — must maintain registration for the duration of life unless a full pardon or the conviction is set aside — lifetime	Fla. Stat. § 943.0435 ✓
Removal / petition off	🔴 restrictive	Effectively none — 'sexual predators' (§ 775.21) have no path; 'sexual offenders' may petition only after 25 yrs clean with offense-type bars and court discretion — ⚑ needs human review	Fla. Stat. § 943.0435(11); § 775.21 ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🔴 restrictive	No — two levels set by offense of conviction	§ 943.0435
In-person reporting frequency	🟠 moderate	Twice yearly to quarterly	§ 943.0435(14)
Registration fee	🟠 moderate	No state-mandated fee under the registration statute; local jurisdictions may charge their own administrative fees	§ 943.0435 (no state fee); local ordinance ✓
Residency restriction	🔴 restrictive	Yes — 1000 ft from schools/childcare/parks/playgrounds statewide (victim under 16); local ordinances go stricter — 1000 ft · local: Miami-Dade and many municipalities extend to 2500 ft (source of Florida's 2500 ft reputation)	Fla. Stat. § 775.215 ✓
Employment restriction	🔴 restrictive	Yes	§ 943.04351
Presence / loitering restriction	🔴 restrictive	Yes — loitering restrictions	§ 856.022
Visitor registration trigger	🔴 restrictive	3+ days in a year (offender); 48 hrs (predator)	§ 775.21(2)(m)
Internet identifiers required	🔴 restrictive	Yes — email addresses + internet identifiers; must update within 48 hrs	§ 943.0435(2)(b),(4)(e) ✓
Civil commitment	🔴 restrictive	Yes — Jimmy Ryce Act	§§ 394.910–394.932
Public website exposure	🔴 restrictive	No risk tiers — all predators and offenders published on FDLE's public internet site with no low-risk carve-out (records reportedly persist after death/leaving the state)	Fla. Stat. § 943.043 ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	🟠 moderate	No candy/costume rules — but only as a conditional-release SUPERVISION condition for post-2010 minor-victim releasees, not a broad statutory rule	Fla. Stat. § 947.1405(12)(b) ✓
Marked driver's license / ID	🔴 restrictive	Yes — license/ID marked on front: 'SEXUAL PREDATOR' for predators, '943.0435, F.S.' for offenders	Fla. Stat. § 322.141 ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟠 moderate	Active outreach (sheriff notifies community + schools within 1 mi within 48 hrs) for sexual PREDATORS only; offenders are website-only; no registrant cost	Fla. Stat. § 775.21(7) ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	18 — activity with 16–17 unlawful (actor 24+); under-16 § 800.04	§ 794.05 ✓

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