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

Kansas — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 56.7/100 · rank 14 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 by offense — 15 yrs, 25 yrs, or lifetime; lifetime for the most serious offenses and all 2nd/subsequent convictions	K.S.A. 22-4906 ✓
Removal / petition off	🔴 restrictive	Effectively none — no adult early-termination petition; registration runs the full 15/25/lifetime term — ⚑ needs human review	K.S.A. 22-4906 ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🔴 restrictive	No risk assessment for registration; three levels by statute of conviction	22-4906
In-person reporting frequency	🔴 restrictive	Four times per year	22-4905(b)
Registration fee	🔴 restrictive	Yes — $20 per reporting visit (up to 4x/year); nonpayment within 15 days is subject to prosecution; waivable if indigent	K.S.A. 22-4905(l) ✓
Residency restriction	🟢 favorable	None — statute bars cities/counties from adopting residency restrictions for offenders — local: prohibited by state law (22-4913); narrow exception for correctional-placement residence licensing/zoning	K.S.A. 22-4913 ✓
Employment restriction	🟢 favorable	None — Kansas SOR law imposes no employment restriction (no distance-from-minors or occupational bar) on registrants	n/a ✓
Presence / loitering restriction	🟢 favorable	None — no statewide presence/loitering (child safety zone) restriction; KSORA has no such provision and K.S.A. 22-4913 bars local subdivisions from adopting residential spatial restrictions	22-4913 ✓
Visitor registration trigger	🔴 restrictive	Transients treated same as residents; register within 3 days (per FAQ)	22-4902(l)
Internet identifiers required	🔴 restrictive	Required — K.S.A. 22-4907(a)(19) requires 'any and all: E-mail addresses; online identities used by the offender on the internet; … and internet screen names'	K.S.A. 22-4907(a)(19) ✓
Civil commitment	🔴 restrictive	Civil commitment law exists	59-29a02
Public website exposure	🔴 restrictive	All registrants (sex, violent, drug) on public KBI website; no non-public lowest tier (only narrow identity/expungement carve-outs)	K.S.A. 22-4909 ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	⚪ unknown	No statewide statutory Halloween/holiday restriction confirmed	n/a
Marked driver's license / ID	🔴 restrictive	Driver's license/ID assigned a distinguishing number that readily flags the holder to law enforcement as a registered offender	K.S.A. 8-243(d); K.S.A. 22-4905 ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟢 favorable	Passive public KBI website plus opt-in community-notification sign-up; no mandated door-to-door/mailings and no registrant cost	K.S.A. 22-4909 ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	16 — indecent liberties statute covers a child 14-15; no general close-in-age exception	K.S.A. 21-5506 ✓

Source wiki page: Kansas · 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.