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

Virginia — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 53.2/100 · rank 17 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 12/16 dimensions statute-verified · 1 unverified.

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

Dimension	Rating	Detail	Statute
Registration length	🔴 restrictive	Continuing duty for life absent court removal — Tier III, murder, and former § 18.2-67.2:1 register for life; Tier I/II may only petition off after 15/25 years — lifetime	§ 9.1-908 ✓
Removal / petition off	🟠 moderate	Real but long/discretionary — Tier I petition no earlier than 15 years, Tier II 25 years; Tier III, murder, and 2+ offenses excluded; court grants only if satisfied the person no longer poses a public-safety risk (24-mo refiling bar) — ⚑ needs human review	§ 9.1-910 ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🔴 restrictive	No — tiers I/II/III by offense; risk assessment only during supervision and civil commitment proceedings	§ 9.1-902
In-person reporting frequency	🟠 moderate	Tiered — Tier I and II reregister yearly (birth month; certain offenses twice a year); Tier III and murder reregister four times each year at three-month intervals (certain offenses every month) (§ 9.1-904)	§ 9.1-904 ✓
Registration fee	🟢 favorable	No fee charged to registrants — the only registry fee (up to $15, § 9.1-912) is for the PUBLIC/entities requesting registry information, not for registrants to register	§ 9.1-912 ✓
Residency restriction	🟠 moderate	Limited statewide residency ban — certain adults convicted of specified violent sex offenses (offense after 7/1/2006, offender more than 3 years older than the victim) may not RESIDE within 500 feet of a school or child day center; does not apply to all registrants — 500 ft	§ 18.2-370.3 ✓
Employment restriction	🟢 favorable	None — no statewide employment distance/proximity restriction for registrants (§§ 9.1-913/914 govern registry dissemination, not employment)	n/a ✓
Presence / loitering restriction	🔴 restrictive	SVP designees barred from school property/events on school property; a petition process for approval exists	§ 18.2-370.5
Visitor registration trigger	🟢 favorable	Lenient — registration triggered only by an 'extended visit' (a period of visitation of 30 days or more); such visitors must then register in person within three days of entering the Commonwealth (§ 9.1-905)	§ 9.1-905 ✓
Internet identifiers required	🔴 restrictive	Required — must provide 'electronic mail address information, any instant message, chat or other Internet communication name or identity information'	§ 9.1-903(B) ✓
Civil commitment	🔴 restrictive	Yes — SVP civil commitment statute exists	§ 37.2-900 through 37.2-921
Public website exposure	🔴 restrictive	All registrants published on the internet registry (§ 9.1-913); statute defines no category of registrant excluded from public posting — no lowest tier kept off	§ 9.1-913 ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	⚪ unknown	No statewide Halloween/holiday statute confirmed; not addressed in the registry chapter reviewed	n/a
Marked driver's license / ID	🟢 favorable	Not marked — Virginia does not require a registrant's driver's license or state ID to be labeled	n/a ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟠 moderate	Beyond the public website, opt-in electronic notice to the public and written/electronic notice to schools, day-cares and similar entities on request (§ 9.1-914); any fee falls on the requester, not the registrant	§ 9.1-914 ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	18 — an adult (18+) having consensual sex with a 15-17 year old is a Class 1 misdemeanor (§ 18.2-371); carnal knowledge of a child 13-14 is a felony (§ 18.2-63); minors get a close-in-age reduction	§ 18.2-63; § 18.2-371 ✓

Source wiki page: Virginia · 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.