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

North Dakota — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 47.5/100 · rank 25 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	Risk/offense tiers: 15 years / 25 years / lifetime (2+ priors or severe offenses) — lifetime	12.1-32-15 ✓
Removal / petition off	🔴 restrictive	No general early-removal petition; only a narrow legacy path for those required to register before Aug 1, 1999 — ⚑ needs human review	12.1-32-15 ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🟢 favorable	Yes — risk assessment used to assign low/moderate/high risk levels	12.1-32-15(12)
In-person reporting frequency	🟠 moderate	Every 3 / 6 months; homeless must register every 3 days	12.1-32-15
Registration fee	🟢 favorable	No registration fee (12.1-32-15 imposes none)	n/a ✓
Residency restriction	🟢 favorable	No statewide statutory residency restriction — sex-offense chapter (12.1-20) has only a presence/entry ban on school property (12.1-20-25), no living-proximity ban; 2017 HB 1334 (proposed 500 ft for high-risk) is not in the code	12.1-20 (none) ✓
Employment restriction	🔴 restrictive	No employment in day care (per AG FAQ; statute not located)	n/a
Presence / loitering restriction	🔴 restrictive	Not allowed on school properties	12.1-20-25
Visitor registration trigger	🟠 moderate	In state 10 consecutive or 30 aggregate days (per AG FAQ)	n/a
Internet identifiers required	🔴 restrictive	Required — 12.1-32-15 requires registration of the individual's 'computer online identity' and reporting any change within three days	12.1-32-15(7) ✓
Civil commitment	🔴 restrictive	Civil commitment chapter cited (exists)	25-03.3
Public website exposure	🟠 moderate	Low-risk (lowest tier) not on the public website; internet disclosure only for lifetime/high-risk (and certain out-of-state) offenders — lowest tier withheld	12.1-32-15 ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	⚪ unknown	No statewide Halloween/holiday restriction statute located in Title 12.1	n/a
Marked driver's license / ID	🟢 favorable	Driver's license / state ID is NOT branded or coded for registrants	n/a ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟠 moderate	Risk-based — active public disclosure only for moderate/high-risk registrants when agency deems it necessary for public protection; low-risk not disclosed	12.1-32-15 ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	18 — but a sexual act with a 15–17 y/o is a lesser offense (class A misdemeanor unless actor is 22+, then class C felony)	12.1-20-05 ✓

Source wiki page: North Dakota · 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.