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

Georgia — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 39.0/100 · rank 37 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 9/16 dimensions statute-verified · 1 unverified.

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

Dimension	Rating	Detail	Statute
Registration length	🔴 restrictive	Registration required for the entire life of the offender (excluding incarceration), annual in-person reporting; ending it requires a § 42-1-19 petition — lifetime	O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12 ✓
Removal / petition off	🟢 favorable	Genuine, reasonably accessible petition for release — general offenders eligible 10 yrs after supervision (or immediately if Level I risk), plus categories for incapacitated/post-2006 misdemeanants; 'no substantial risk' standard — ⚑ needs human review	O.C.G.A. § 42-1-19 ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🟢 favorable	Yes — SORRB uses STATIC-99R / 2002R / CPORT	§ 42-1-14
In-person reporting frequency	🟢 favorable	Once yearly	§ 42-1-12(f)(4)
Registration fee	🟢 favorable	No fee — the $250 annual fee was repealed by 2020 amendment effective Jan 1, 2021	O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12 ✓
Residency restriction	🔴 restrictive	Yes — 1000 ft from schools/childcare/churches/areas where minors congregate (offense on/after July 1, 2008) — 1000 ft · local: none noted (uniform statewide statute)	O.C.G.A. § 42-1-15 ✓
Employment restriction	🔴 restrictive	Yes	§ 42-1-16
Presence / loitering restriction	🔴 restrictive	Yes — loitering near minors	§ 42-1-15
Visitor registration trigger	🟢 favorable	14 consecutive days, or 30 days in a calendar year	§ 42-1-12(e)(7)
Internet identifiers required	🟢 favorable	No — not among required info enumerated in § 42-1-12(a)(16)	§ 42-1-12(a)(16) ✓
Civil commitment	🟢 favorable	None	n/a
Public website exposure	🔴 restrictive	Sheriffs must maintain and post a public list of every registrant in the county (incl. county sheriff website); no carve-out exempting lower-risk offenders	O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12 ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	⚪ unknown	No Halloween/holiday statute in the registry code; could not confirm any supervision-condition rule from a source read	n/a
Marked driver's license / ID	🟢 favorable	Not marked — registry statute § 42-1-12 enumerates registrant duties with no driver-license/ID marking requirement; Georgia has no marking law	n/a ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟢 favorable	Passive — sheriff maintains public list on a website and for public inspection; no broad door-to-door/mail/newspaper outreach; no registrant cost	O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12(i) ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	16 — with close-in-age exception	§ 16-6-3 ✓

Source wiki page: Georgia · 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.