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

Pennsylvania — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 47.5/100 · rank 24 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 11/16 dimensions statute-verified.

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

Dimension	Rating	Detail	Statute
Registration length	🟠 moderate	Tiered fixed terms with a lifetime top tier — Tier I 15 yrs, Tier II 25 yrs, Tier III/SVP life — lifetime	42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.15(a) ✓
Removal / petition off	🔴 restrictive	No term-reduction petition for Tier I/II (fixed terms only age out); only a discretionary 25-yr exemption for Tier III/SVP and a juvenile-only termination — unavailable to most registrants — ⚑ needs human review	42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.15(a.2); § 9799.17 ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🟠 moderate	Risk assessment used only to determine Sexually Violent Predator status, not general tiering	§ 9799.24; § 9799.58
In-person reporting frequency	🟠 moderate	Annually (Tier I / 10-yr / lifetime), bi-annually (Tier II), quarterly (Tier III/SVP), monthly (transient)	42 PA C.S.A 9799.25(a); 9799.60
Registration fee	🟢 favorable	No registration fee — PA SORNA (42 Pa.C.S. Subch. H/I) has no fee provision and the PA State Police Megan's Law registration page describes no cost to register	42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9799.10-9799.42 (no fee provision) ✓
Residency restriction	🟢 favorable	No statewide residency restriction — PA SORNA (42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.10 et seq.) imposes registration/notification duties only, with no limit on where a registrant may live — local: local residency ordinances largely preempted — PA Supreme Court, Fross v. County of Allegheny (2011)	42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.11 (no residency provision) ✓
Employment restriction	🟢 favorable	No statewide employment restriction — PA SORNA imposes registration/notification duties only, with no employment-distance restriction or bar from jobs near minors	42 Pa.C.S. Subch. H/I (no employment provision) ✓
Presence / loitering restriction	🔴 restrictive	Tier II/III may not be with a minor unless the child's parent/guardian is present (consequences fall on the parent/guardian)	n/a
Visitor registration trigger	🟠 moderate	Page cannot find controlling statute; secondary sources say within 48 hrs / 3 business days; temporary lodging defined as 7+ days	n/a
Internet identifiers required	🔴 restrictive	Yes — must report 'designations or monikers used for self-identification in Internet communications or postings' (§ 9799.16(b))	42 § 9799.16 ✓
Civil commitment	🔴 restrictive	Yes — civil commitment law cited	42 C.S. §6402, §6403(a)(3)
Public website exposure	🔴 restrictive	All tiers on the public Megan's Law website — statute lists Tier I/II/III and SVP with no Tier I exemption (lowest tier public)	42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.28 ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	🟢 favorable	No Halloween/holiday-specific restriction in PA SORNA; PA State Police Megan's Law page lists no seasonal limitation on registrants	42 Pa.C.S. Subch. H/I (no Halloween provision) ✓
Marked driver's license / ID	🟢 favorable	PA does not brand the driver's license or state ID; PA SORNA and the PSP Megan's Law registration page impose no license-marking requirement	42 Pa.C.S. Subch. H/I (no license-marking provision) ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟠 moderate	Active written notice to neighbors/schools/day-cares applies ONLY to sexually violent predators and sexually violent delinquent children; provided by law enforcement, not paid by the registrant; all others get passive website only	42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.27; § 9799.28 ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	16 — with close-in-age exception (statutory sexual assault only if victim under 16 and actor 4+ years older)	18 Pa.C.S. § 3122.1 ✓

Source wiki page: Pennsylvania · 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.