PROOF OF CONCEPT — full quality-of-life profile for South 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.

South Dakota — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 48.3/100 · rank 23 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	🔴 restrictive	Indefinite/lifetime by default — the register/re-register duty has no automatic expiration; exit only via the narrow removal petition — lifetime	SDCL 22-24B-2 ✓
Removal / petition off	🟠 moderate	Court-discretionary petition with a narrow eligible-offense list (Tier I after 5 yrs; Tier II incest/bestiality after 25 yrs); Tier III and any child-under-13 victim excluded — ⚑ needs human review	SDCL 22-24B-17; 22-24B-19; 22-24B-19.1 ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🔴 restrictive	No — risk assessment not used to assign tiers	n/a
In-person reporting frequency	🟠 moderate	Annual verification form mailed; in-person every 6 months	22-24B-5; 22-24B-7
Registration fee	🟢 favorable	No statewide statutory registration fee — SDCL ch. 22-24B contains no fee provision and the SD DOC registry FAQ lists none (a secondary site's $100/22-24B-22 claim is contradicted: 22-24B-22 is a definitions section)	SDCL ch. 22-24B (no fee provision) ✓
Residency restriction	🔴 restrictive	May not reside within a 500-ft 'community safety zone' of a school, public park/playground/pool, licensed daycare/family daycare, or a domestic-abuse or sexual-assault shelter; applies to all registrants — 500 ft	SDCL 22-24B-23 (zone defined in 22-24B-22) ✓
Employment restriction	🟢 favorable	No statewide employment restriction — SDCL ch. 22-24B imposes no bar from jobs/locations near minors and no employment-distance restriction	SDCL ch. 22-24B (no employment provision) ✓
Presence / loitering restriction	🔴 restrictive	Loitering restriction cited; child-victim safety zone	22-24B-24
Visitor registration trigger	🟠 moderate	Within 3 days ('temporarily domiciled' language)	22-24B-2
Internet identifiers required	🔴 restrictive	Yes — registrants must report online identifiers (SDCL 22-24B-8(13)); not shown on public registry	22-24B-8 ✓
Civil commitment	🟢 favorable	None found	n/a
Public website exposure	🔴 restrictive	DCI must post the registry (name, photo, address, offense) on a public Internet site with no tier-based exemption — lowest tier public	SDCL 22-24B-21 ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	🟢 favorable	No Halloween/holiday restriction — SDCL ch. 22-24B community-safety-zone cluster (22-24B-22 to 22-24B-28) contains no date/holiday, costume, or trick-or-treat provision	SDCL ch. 22-24B (no holiday provision) ✓
Marked driver's license / ID	🟢 favorable	Not marked — South Dakota does not brand or label the driver's license or state ID of registrants (SDCL ch. 22-24B has no marking provision)	SDCL ch. 22-24B (no marking provision) ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟢 favorable	Passive public website only — DCI posts registry info on an internet site (sor.sd.gov); no statutory door-to-door/flyer/newspaper active notification and no registrant-paid notification	SDCL 22-24B-21 ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	16 — with close-in-age exception (reduced to misdemeanor if victim is at least 13 and actor is less than 5 years older)	SDCL 22-22-7 ✓

Source wiki page: South 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.