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

Tennessee — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 69.0/100 · rank 6 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 10/16 dimensions statute-verified · 1 unverified.

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

Dimension	Rating	Detail	Statute
Registration length	🔴 restrictive	Non-violent offenders may terminate after 10 yrs, but violent/repeat offenders and those with a victim 12 or younger register for life — lifetime for the large 'violent' population — lifetime	Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-207(g)(2) ✓
Removal / petition off	🟠 moderate	Non-violent 'sexual offenders' may petition no sooner than 10 yrs post-supervision (TBI shall remove if criteria met), but violent/repeat offenders and those with a victim 12 or younger are lifetime-excluded — ⚑ needs human review	Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-207(a)(1); § 40-39-207(g)(2) ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🔴 restrictive	No — risk assessment not used; two categories 'violent'/'non-violent', nearly all classified violent	n/a
In-person reporting frequency	🟠 moderate	Sexual offenders annually; violent offenders quarterly (nearly all classified violent)	Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-204
Registration fee	🔴 restrictive	Yes — recurring annual administrative fee not to exceed $150 ($100 retained by the registering agency, $50 to the state general fund); statutory exemptions for the confined/institutionalized	Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-204(b) ✓
Residency restriction	🔴 restrictive	1,000 ft from schools, licensed daycares/other child-care facilities, public parks, playgrounds, recreation centers, and public athletic fields; applies to all sexual and violent sexual offenders — 1000 ft	Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-211 ✓
Employment restriction	🔴 restrictive	Work restrictions cited	Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-211
Presence / loitering restriction	🔴 restrictive	Yes — sexual/violent sexual offenders may not stand, sit idly, or remain within 1,000 ft of, or be upon the premises of, any school, licensed daycare, other child-care facility, public park, playground, recreation center, or public athletic field when children under 18 are present (limited parental/student exceptions)	Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-211(d) ✓
Visitor registration trigger	🟠 moderate	Appears to be within 48 hours	Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-203 (c)
Internet identifiers required	🔴 restrictive	Yes — must list electronic mail address info, usernames, social media accounts, IM/other internet communication identifiers (§ 40-39-203(i)(17))	Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-203 ✓
Civil commitment	🟢 favorable	None	n/a
Public website exposure	🔴 restrictive	TBI internet registry is public for all adult registrants including the lowest ('sexual offender') category; only certain violent-juvenile adjudications are confidential	Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-206(d) ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	⚪ unknown	No Halloween/holiday restriction in the registry act (§ 40-39-211/206); TN's known Halloween rule is a parole/probation supervision condition not confirmed on a read source	n/a
Marked driver's license / ID	🔴 restrictive	Yes — driver license or photo ID must bear a designation identifying the bearer as a sexual offender, violent sexual offender, or violent juvenile sexual offender	Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-353 ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟢 favorable	Passive only — TBI internet registry plus a public hotline; no statutory door-to-door, flyer, postcard, mail, or newspaper notification	Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-206 ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	18 — with tiered close-in-age provisions (mitigated statutory rape where victim is 15-17 and actor is 4-5 years older)	Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-506 ✓

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