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

Washington — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 34.8/100 · rank 41 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 11/16 dimensions statute-verified · 1 unverified.

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

Dimension	Rating	Detail	Statute
Registration length	🟠 moderate	Tiered by conviction class — class C 10 years, class B 15 years (both expire after that time offense-free in the community), class A felonies and SVPs register for life — lifetime	9A.44.140 ✓
Removal / petition off	🟠 moderate	Real but discretionary — petition after 10 years in-community (15 for out-of-state/federal); SVPs and class-A forcible-compulsion offenders barred; court relieves only on clear-and-convincing rehabilitation across 13 factors — ⚑ needs human review	9A.44.142 ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🔴 restrictive	No — levels 1/2/3, no risk assessment	n/a
In-person reporting frequency	🟠 moderate	By mail every 90 days (SVP) or yearly for others	9A.44.135
Registration fee	🟢 favorable	No state-mandated registrant fee — the registration statute (RCW 9A.44.130) imposes no fee; the state instead reimburses counties for processing costs (RCW 43.43.540)	RCW 9A.44.130 ✓
Residency restriction	🟠 moderate	No blanket statewide ban; but offenders sentenced under RCW 9.94A.507 (victim under 18) may be barred from residing in a 'community protection zone' — within 880 feet of school grounds — as a condition of community custody (supervision only) — 880 ft	RCW 9.94A.703; RCW 9.94A.030 (community protection zone def.) ✓
Employment restriction	🟢 favorable	None — no statewide employment-distance or occupational restriction; any limits arise only from DOC/court supervision conditions	n/a ✓
Presence / loitering restriction	🟢 favorable	None statewide — restrictions exist only while under DOC/court supervision (e.g., community-protection-zone conditions); registrants off supervision have no presence/loitering bar	n/a ✓
Visitor registration trigger	🟠 moderate	Register within 3 business days if present 10 or more days	9A.44.130(4)(a)(iv)
Internet identifiers required	🟢 favorable	Not required — 9A.44.130(2)(a) enumerates name, address, DOB, employment, conviction, SSN, photo, fingerprints; no internet identifiers	9A.44.130(2)(a) ✓
Civil commitment	🔴 restrictive	Yes — extensive civil commitment statutes (ch. 71.09)	71.09.010
Public website exposure	🟠 moderate	Lowest tier kept off — website posts all Level II/III; Level I offenders appear only while out of compliance or lacking a fixed residence, so compliant Level I registrants are NOT on the public site — lowest tier withheld	RCW 4.24.550(5)(a) ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	⚪ unknown	No statewide Halloween/holiday statute confirmed; not addressed in RCW 4.24.550 or the registration statute reviewed	n/a
Marked driver's license / ID	🟢 favorable	Not branded — Washington does not require a sex-offender designation on the driver's license or ID card	n/a ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟠 moderate	Tiered community notification by risk level — Level I to law enforcement/schools, Level II to schools/daycares/child-serving orgs/neighbors, Level III to the public at large (RCW 4.24.550/.5501); no registrant charge	RCW 4.24.550 ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	16 — with close-in-age exception (for a 14/15-year-old the partner must be 4+ years older to be an offense per § 9A.44.079)	9A.44.079 ✓

Source wiki page: Washington · 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.