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

Michigan — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 30.8/100 · rank 50 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 13/16 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 life — lifetime	MCL 28.725(10)-(13) ✓
Removal / petition off	🟠 moderate	Tier I petition after 10 yrs, Tier III after 25 yrs (both discretionary 'may grant'); mandatory Romeo & Juliet / under-14 removal; Tier II has no standard petition — ⚑ needs human review	MCL 28.728c ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🔴 restrictive	No — tiers by offense	§28.722
In-person reporting frequency	🟠 moderate	Tiered in-person: Tier I once each year (birth month); Tier II twice each year; Tier III four times each year	MCL 28.725a ✓
Registration fee	🔴 restrictive	Yes — $50 at initial registration and $50 annually, capped at $550 total; statewide (no annual fee for those first registering after Jan 1, 2027)	MCL 28.725a(6) ✓
Residency restriction	🟢 favorable	No statewide residency ban — the 1,000-ft student safety zones (live/work/loiter) were repealed by 2020 PA 295, effective March 24, 2021 — local: unknown (state repeal does not by itself address municipal ordinances)	MCL 28.733-28.736 (repealed by 2020 PA 295) ✓
Employment restriction	🟢 favorable	None — the 1,000-ft student safety zones (which barred working near schools) were repealed by 2020 PA 295, effective March 24, 2021	MCL 28.734 (repealed by 2020 PA 295) ✓
Presence / loitering restriction	🟢 favorable	None — the student safety zones barring loitering/presence within 1,000 ft of a school were repealed by 2020 PA 295, effective March 24, 2021; MCL 28.727 itself only lists registration info collected	MCL 28.734 (repealed by 2020 PA 295) ✓
Visitor registration trigger	🟠 moderate	Must register not more than 3 business days after arrival	28.724(6)
Internet identifiers required	🔴 restrictive	Yes — §28.727(1)(i) requires 'all electronic mail addresses and internet identifiers registered to or used by the individual' (registrants after July 1, 2011)	MCL 28.727(1)(i) ✓
Civil commitment	🟢 favorable	None	n/a
Public website exposure	🟠 moderate	Lowest tier NOT public — most single Tier I offenses (and juvenile adjudications) are excluded from the public website; tier classification is also withheld from the public — lowest tier withheld	MCL 28.728(2)-(4) ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	🟢 favorable	No Halloween/holiday restriction in Michigan's SORA (MCL 28.728 read; none found)	MCL 28.728 ✓
Marked driver's license / ID	🟢 favorable	Not marked — MCL 257.310 (driver-license content) lists no sex-offender designation, only donor/veteran/emancipated-minor/etc.	MCL 257.310 ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟢 favorable	Passive public internet website only; no active door-to-door/flyer/mailing notification, and tier classification is withheld from the public site. Registrant does not pay	MCL 28.728 ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	16 (rises to 18 when an authority figure is involved)	MCL 750.520d ✓

Source wiki page: Michigan · 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.