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

New Mexico — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 34.2/100 · rank 44 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 Two tiers: 10 years (lesser offenses) or natural life (serious offenses / second conviction) — lifetime 29-11A-4
Removal / petition off 🔴 restrictive No petition or early-removal mechanism in the chapter; 10-yr duty expires, lifetime registrants never come off — ⚑ needs human review 29-11A-4
Individualized risk assessment 🔴 restrictive No — state does not use risk assessment for tier assignment n/a
In-person reporting frequency 🟠 moderate In-person every 90 days or 6 months 29-11A-4 L
Registration fee 🟢 favorable No registration fee (29-11A-4 registration statute imposes none) n/a
Residency restriction 🟢 favorable No statewide statutory residency restriction — NM SORNA (29-11A) addresses registration/notification only, with no living-proximity ban 29-11A (none)
Employment restriction 🟢 favorable None — NM SORNA imposes no employment restriction on registrants n/a
Presence / loitering restriction 🟢 favorable None — NM SORNA (29-11A) addresses only registration/notification; no statewide presence/loitering (child safety zone) restriction 29-11A
Visitor registration trigger 🟠 moderate Within 5 days if in state 14+ days or 30 aggregate days in a year 29-11A-4 D
Internet identifiers required 🔴 restrictive Required — 29-11A-4(B)(8) requires the offender's 'email addresses and monikers and other self-identifiers used on social networking sites' (law-enforcement use only) 29-11A-4B
Civil commitment 🟢 favorable None n/a
Public website exposure 🟠 moderate Public internet list covers only a subset of registerable offenses; lower-tier adult offenses (e.g. 4th-degree CSC) registered but not posted — lowest tier withheld 29-11A-5.1
Halloween / holiday restriction ⚪ unknown No statutory Halloween/holiday restriction located in reviewed sources; any restriction would be a supervision/parole condition, not confirmed from a read source n/a
Marked driver's license / ID 🟢 favorable State-issued ID / driver's license is NOT labeled or branded for registrants n/a
Community notification (& who pays) 🟠 moderate No broad public door-to-door notification, but the sheriff must actively notify every school and licensed day care within a one-mile radius (non-tiered) 29-11A-5.1 D
Age of consent (context) ℹ️ context 17 — with close-in-age exception (13–16 y/o victim is 4th-degree CSP only where actor is 18+ and 4+ years older) 30-9-11

Source wiki page: New Mexico · 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.

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