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

Montana — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 44.2/100 · rank 29 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 9/16 dimensions statute-verified · 1 unverified.

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

Dimension	Rating	Detail	Statute
Registration length	🟠 moderate	Nominally lifetime for ALL sexual offenders; petition-based relief eligibility at 10 yrs (Level 1) / 25 yrs (Level 2); Level 3 life (juvenile reducible to 25 yrs) — lifetime	MCA 46-23-506 ✓
Removal / petition off	🟠 moderate	Level 1 petition after 10 yrs, Level 2 after 25 yrs (discretionary 'may grant' on clean record + registration not necessary for public protection); SVPs / certain serious offenses permanently ineligible — ⚑ needs human review	MCA 46-23-506(3),(4) ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🟢 favorable	Yes — risk assessment used	MCA 46-23-509
In-person reporting frequency	🟠 moderate	Quarterly, biannually, or annually by level	MCA 46-23-504(6)
Registration fee	🟠 moderate	Offender responsible for registration costs if able to pay; DOJ may set fee by rule, capped at actual cost (no fixed statutory amount)	MCA 46-23-504(8) ✓
Residency restriction	🟢 favorable	No statewide statutory residency ban — the Sexual/Violent Offender Registration Act (46-23-501 to 520) imposes no distance restriction; limits may arise only as individual supervision conditions	MCA Title 46, ch. 23, part 5 ✓
Employment restriction	🔴 restrictive	Yes — employment restrictions	MCA 45-5-513
Presence / loitering restriction	🔴 restrictive	Yes — predatory loitering by sexual offender offense	MCA 45-8-221
Visitor registration trigger	🟠 moderate	Register within 3 business days if residing 10+ consecutive days or 30+ aggregate days/year	MCA 46-23-504(1)(c)
Internet identifiers required	🔴 restrictive	Yes — §46-23-504(3) requires 'all e-mail addresses used by the offender' and internet self-identification/routing designations	MCA 46-23-504(3)(h) ✓
Civil commitment	🟢 favorable	None	n/a
Public website exposure	🔴 restrictive	All levels public — DOJ disseminates Level 1 through Level 3 offender info to the public registry website; lowest tier listed (Level 1 dissemination subject to a community-risk determination)	MCA 46-23-508 ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	⚪ unknown	No Halloween statute found in SVORA (46-23-501 to 520); any restriction would be only an individual supervision condition — not confirmed	n/a
Marked driver's license / ID	🟢 favorable	Not marked — MCA 61-5-111 exhaustively lists driver's license/ID contents (photo, number, name, DOB, address, description, signature, veteran, citizen eagle) with no sex-offender designation, code, or brand	MCA 61-5-111 ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟠 moderate	Active dissemination (newspaper/internet/flyers) tiered by risk level — Level 1 limited, Level 2/3 broader; no registrant-paid cost in statute	MCA 46-23-508 ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	16 — with close-in-age mitigation (offender 18 or younger, victim 14+, consensual)	MCA 45-5-503 ✓

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