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

Kentucky — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 50.5/100 · rank 22 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 10/16 dimensions statute-verified · 1 unverified.

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

Dimension	Rating	Detail	Statute
Registration length	🟠 moderate	Tiered — 20 yrs for most (long, no early relief); lifetime for enumerated/recidivist offenses (1st-degree rape/sodomy, SVP, minor kidnapping) — lifetime	KRS 17.520 ✓
Removal / petition off	🔴 restrictive	Effectively none — fixed 20-yr or lifetime terms with no adult early-termination/petition mechanism — ⚑ needs human review	KRS 17.520 ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🔴 restrictive	No risk assessment; two duration levels (20 years/lifetime) by offense	Ky. Rev. Stat. § 17.520
In-person reporting frequency	🟢 favorable	Every 2 years	§ 17.510(4)
Registration fee	🟢 favorable	No fee — Kentucky charges no registration fee (2018 HB206 $150-fee bill was withdrawn, never enacted)	KRS 17.510 ✓
Residency restriction	🔴 restrictive	Yes — 1000 ft from schools/preschools/playgrounds/daycares, statewide for all registrants (not applied retroactively per Commonwealth v. Baker) — 1000 ft · local: statewide restriction applies uniformly; no additional local zones noted	Ky. Rev. Stat. § 17.545 ✓
Employment restriction	🔴 restrictive	Employment restriction applies	§ 17.165
Presence / loitering restriction	🔴 restrictive	Prohibited from being present in certain areas	§ 17.545
Visitor registration trigger	🟢 favorable	No registration duty for casual visitors; a nonresident triggers registration only via employment/vocation exceeding 14 days (or an aggregate 30 days in a calendar year), or student enrollment	KRS 17.510; KRS 17.500 ✓
Internet identifiers required	🟢 favorable	Not required — KRS 17.510 registration collects only 'registrant information' as defined in KRS 17.500(6) (eff. 6/27/2025), which lists DL/ID card numbers etc. but no email or internet identifiers (pre-2018 email/IM language was removed by amendment)	KRS 17.500(6); KRS 17.510 ✓
Civil commitment	🟢 favorable	No civil commitment law	n/a
Public website exposure	🔴 restrictive	KSP maintains public website of all registrants; statute draws no tiers and creates no non-public lowest tier	KRS 17.580 ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	⚪ unknown	No statewide statutory Halloween/holiday restriction confirmed	n/a
Marked driver's license / ID	🟢 favorable	Not marked — Kentucky does not brand the driver's license/state ID with any sex-offender designation; it is not among the states requiring an ID marking	n/a ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟢 favorable	Passive KSP public website (updated daily); local law enforcement MAY optionally give personal notification, but no mandated active outreach and no registrant cost	KRS 17.580 ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	16 — incapable of consent if under 16; 16-17 also incapable if actor is 10+ years older	KRS § 510.020 ✓

Source wiki page: Kentucky · 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.