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

Wisconsin — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 55.8/100 · rank 15 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 — 15 years after discharge is the default (and expires); lifetime for 2+ convictions, enumerated serious child/sexual-assault offenses, ch. 980 SVPs, or by court order — lifetime	Wis. Stat. § 301.45(5) ✓
Removal / petition off	🟠 moderate	Narrow — no general rehabilitation petition; the 15-year term simply expires, but lifetime registrants remain until death except a limited court-ordered-lifetime termination (§ 939.615(6)(i)) and out-of-state-offense relief (§ 301.45(5m)) — ⚑ needs human review	Wis. Stat. § 301.45(5), (5m) ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🔴 restrictive	No registry tiers; DOC uses a non-sex-offender-specific assessment only during community supervision	n/a
In-person reporting frequency	🟠 moderate	Quarterly or yearly	332.06(1)
Registration fee	🔴 restrictive	Yes — recurring statewide annual fee up to $100, set by the Department of Corrections by rule (set at $100/yr via DOC 332.19(3))	Wis. Stat. § 301.45(10) ✓
Residency restriction	🟢 favorable	No statewide distance-based residency restriction — Wis. Stat. 301.03(20) governs only which COUNTY the DOC places a released offender in (not proximity to schools), and 301.475 restricts presence on school premises, not residence — local: local municipal residency-restriction ordinances are common statewide	Wis. Stat. § 301.03(20); § 301.475 ✓
Employment restriction	🔴 restrictive	Yes — §948.13 bars anyone convicted of a serious child sex offense from any occupation or volunteer position that requires working or interacting primarily and directly with children under 16 (Class F felony); the registration statute §301.45 itself imposes no bar	Wis. Stat. § 948.13(2)(a) ✓
Presence / loitering restriction	🔴 restrictive	Prohibited on school property; photographing minors also restricted	301.475
Visitor registration trigger	🟢 favorable	None — no registration requirement for visitors	n/a
Internet identifiers required	🔴 restrictive	Required — must report every email account, every website created/maintained, every internet user name, and every public/private internet profile	301.45(2)(a)6m ✓
Civil commitment	🔴 restrictive	Yes — ch. 980 civil commitment	980.065
Public website exposure	🔴 restrictive	All adult registrants are on the public internet registry (§ 301.46(5)) — the statute draws no offense/risk tier for website inclusion; only children required to register are withheld (the Level 1/2 'special bulletin notification' tiers are a separate active-notification scheme, not the website)	Wis. Stat. § 301.46(5) ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	🟢 favorable	No Halloween/holiday restriction — the registration statute contains no seasonal decorations/lights/candy/stay-home rule; any such rule would be a non-statutory supervision condition	Wis. Stat. § 301.45 ✓
Marked driver's license / ID	🟢 favorable	Not marked — the license-content statute lists required driver's-license contents and has no provision branding/marking the license or ID to identify the holder as a registrant	Wis. Stat. § 343.17(3) ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟠 moderate	Risk-based special bulletin notification (§ 301.46) — discretionary for a single conviction, mandatory for ch. 980 SVPs or 2+ convictions, to law enforcement and, via bulletins, the wider community; no registrant charge	Wis. Stat. § 301.46 ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	18 — sex with a 16/17-year-old is a Class A misdemeanor if the actor is 19+ (§ 948.09); sex with a child under 16 is a felony (§ 948.02)	948.09 ✓

Source wiki page: Wisconsin · 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.