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

Maryland — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 40.0/100 · rank 35 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 12/16 dimensions statute-verified.

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

Dimension	Rating	Detail	Statute
Registration length	🟠 moderate	Tiered: Tier I 15 yrs, Tier II 25 yrs, Tier III and sexually violent predator life — lifetime	Md. Crim. Proc. §11-707 ✓
Removal / petition off	🟠 moderate	Tier I only may petition after 10 yrs compliance (discretionary, 4 criteria incl. treatment); Tier II/III have no removal path — ⚑ needs human review	Md. Crim. Proc. §11-707(c) ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🔴 restrictive	No — tiers by offense; risk assessment only for supervision purposes	n/a
In-person reporting frequency	🟠 moderate	Tier I and Tier II register in person every 6 months; Tier III and sexually violent predators every 3 months	Md. Crim. Proc. §11-707(a) ✓
Registration fee	🟢 favorable	No fee charged to registrant; statute only reimburses local law enforcement (state pays local)	Crim. Proc. §11-705 ✓
Residency restriction	🟢 favorable	No statewide residency ban — the registration statute imposes registration duties only, no distance-from-schools living restriction	Crim. Proc. § 11-704 ✓
Employment restriction	🔴 restrictive	Yes — §11-722 statewide bars registrants from being knowingly employed at public/nonpublic schools and from entering elementary/secondary school and childcare-provider property (violation a misdemeanor up to 5 yrs)	Md. Crim. Proc. §11-722 ✓
Presence / loitering restriction	🟠 moderate	Barred from school property except to vote	Crim. Proc. 11-704
Visitor registration trigger	🟠 moderate	Must register after 14 days	Crim. Proc 11-701(c),(d),®; 11-704(a)(4); 11-705(b)(5)
Internet identifiers required	🔴 restrictive	Yes — §11-706(a)(7) requires 'electronic mail addresses, computer log-in or screen names or identities, instant-messaging identities, and electronic chat room identities'	Crim. Proc. §11-706(a)(7) ✓
Civil commitment	🟢 favorable	No civil commitment statute exclusively targeting sexual offenses	Criminal Procedure Code Title 3-106
Public website exposure	🔴 restrictive	All adult tiers public — §11-717 posts every registrant on the Internet, incl. the lowest tier (Tier I); only certain juveniles kept non-public	Md. Crim. Proc. §11-717 ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	🟢 favorable	No Halloween/holiday restriction in Maryland's sex offender registration subtitle	Md. Crim. Proc. §11-717 ✓
Marked driver's license / ID	🟢 favorable	Not marked — Maryland driver's license contents statute carries no sex-offender designation	Md. Transp. §16-115 ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟢 favorable	Passive Internet registry plus opt-in email alerts; no active door-to-door/mailing and no cost to registrant	Md. Crim. Proc. §11-717 ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	16 — with close-in-age exception (14-15 lawful if partner is less than 4 years older)	Md. Crim. Law § 3-308 ✓

Source wiki page: Maryland · 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.