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

Missouri — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 64.7/100 · rank 11 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 10/16 dimensions statute-verified.

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

Dimension	Rating	Detail	Statute
Registration length	🟠 moderate	Tiered per §589.400.3: Tier I 15 yrs, Tier II 25 yrs, Tier III life (subsec 4 clean-record reductions) — lifetime	Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.400.3 ✓
Removal / petition off	🟠 moderate	§589.401 — Tier I petition after 10 yrs, Tier II after 25 yrs (discretionary); Tier III excluded except juvenile adjudication (25 yrs); mandatory exemption for consensual/Romeo & Juliet and certain obscenity offenses — ⚑ needs human review	Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.401 ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🔴 restrictive	No — tiers by offense	n/a
In-person reporting frequency	🟠 moderate	Every 90 days or semi-annually for adults	§ 589.414.3-4
Registration fee	🟠 moderate	Yes — local: registration official may charge up to $10 initial plus $5 per change; set locally	§ 589.400.10 ✓
Residency restriction	🔴 restrictive	Statewide ban — may not reside within 1,000 ft of a public/private school or child-care facility (parks not included) — 1000 ft · local: Some municipalities add their own zones; state law is the baseline	§ 566.147 ✓
Employment restriction	🟠 moderate	Prohibited from coaching	§ 566.155
Presence / loitering restriction	🔴 restrictive	Yes — proximity/loitering restrictions	§ 566.148-566.150
Visitor registration trigger	🟠 moderate	Must register if in state more than 7 days in a year	§ 589.400.1(8)
Internet identifiers required	🔴 restrictive	Yes — §589.407.1(1) requires 'any online identifiers, as defined in section 43.651, used by the person'; §43.651(4) definition is broad ('all…other identity information')	§ 589.407.1(1); § 43.651(4) ✓
Civil commitment	🔴 restrictive	Yes — §§ 632.480-.513 civil commitment (SORTS)	§§ 632.480-.513
Public website exposure	🔴 restrictive	All adult registrants public — MSHP maintains a public searchable website (§589.411); only juveniles are exempt from public internet notification	Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.411 ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	🔴 restrictive	Statewide: avoid all child contact, remain home 5-10:30pm, lights off, post 'no candy' sign (sign requirement struck by federal court 2024; rest of statute stands)	§ 589.426 ✓
Marked driver's license / ID	🟢 favorable	Not marked — Missouri does not brand or label the driver's license or state ID of registrants; no license-marking provision in Missouri law	n/a ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟢 favorable	Passive — Highway Patrol maintains a public website; no active door-to-door/mailing notification and no registrant-paid notice	§ 589.411 ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	17	§ 566.034 ✓

Source wiki page: Missouri · 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.