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

Mississippi — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 65.0/100 · rank 10 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 MINIMUMS: Tier 1 15 yrs, Tier 2 25 yrs, Tier 3 life; broad mandatory-lifetime categories (adult 21+ with victim 14 or younger, two prior sex convictions) — lifetime	Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-47 ✓
Removal / petition off	🔴 restrictive	Nominal petition only — Tier 1/2 after 15/25-yr minimum must prove by clear & convincing evidence that 'future registration will not serve the purposes of this chapter' (near-total discretion); Tier 3 ineligible except pardon/set-aside; 1-yr wait to refile after denial — ⚑ needs human review	Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-47 ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🔴 restrictive	No — tiers set according to the violation	Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-47
In-person reporting frequency	🔴 restrictive	Every 90 days in person for most registrants; annual reregistration only for those in compliance with an electronic-monitoring program	Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-31 ✓
Registration fee	🟠 moderate	Yes — recurring per-registration fee (DPS sets amount, ~$11/registration; statute requires 'payment of any required fees' but fixes no amount)	Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-31 ✓
Residency restriction	🔴 restrictive	Statewide ban — may not reside within 3,000 ft of a school, child-care facility, children's group home, playground, ballpark or other recreational facility used by minors — 3000 ft · local: State zone already broad; none noted	Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-25(4) ✓
Employment restriction	🟢 favorable	No statewide employment bar — § 45-33-25's sole 'shall not' is a residency restriction; registrants in direct unsupervised contact with minors must disclose their status to the employer but are not barred from employment	Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-25 ✓
Presence / loitering restriction	🔴 restrictive	Cannot loiter within 500 ft of a school or day care	Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-25
Visitor registration trigger	🟠 moderate	May stay up to 6 days; 7+ days must register within 3 days of entry	n/a
Internet identifiers required	🔴 restrictive	Yes — required info includes 'every online identity, screen name or username used, registered or created by a registrant'	Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-25(2) ✓
Civil commitment	🟢 favorable	None	n/a
Public website exposure	🔴 restrictive	All registrants public — §45-33-49 public website searchable by name/zip/city/county/radius; no LE-only tier (only victim ID/SSN/internet-IDs/phone redacted)	Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-49 ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	⚪ unknown	No Halloween statute found; § 45-33-25 registration act read contains none, but not exhaustively verified	n/a
Marked driver's license / ID	🔴 restrictive	Branded — any new, renewal or duplicate driver's license, driving permit, CDL or ID card issued to a person required to register 'shall bear a designation identifying the licensee or permittee as a sex offender' (§ 63-1-35(3))	Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-35(3) ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟢 favorable	Passive — public registry/website; § 45-33-25 routes info to sheriff/FBI with no active community notification in the statute read	Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-25 ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	16 — with close-in-age exception (14-15 lawful if partner is less than 36 months older)	Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-65 ✓

Source wiki page: Mississippi · 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.