(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Board” means the Sexual Offender Advisory Board. (c) “Employment” means an occupation, job, or vocation that is full time or part time for a period exceeding 14 days or for an aggregate period exceeding 30 days during a calendar year, whether financially compensated, volunteered, or for […]
For the purposes of this subtitle, a person is convicted when the person: (1) is found guilty of a crime by a jury or judicial officer; (2) enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere; (3) is granted a probation before judgment after a finding of guilt for a crime if the court, as a condition of probation, […]
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, this subtitle shall be applied retroactively to include a person who: (1) is under the custody or supervision of a supervising authority on October 1, 2010; (2) was subject to registration under this subtitle on September 30, 2010; (3) is convicted of any felony on or after October 1, […]
(a) (1) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, if a person is convicted of a sexually violent offense, the State’s Attorney before sentencing may ask the court to determine whether the person is a sexually violent predator. (2) If the State’s Attorney makes a request under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the court shall determine, […]
(a) A person shall register with the person’s supervising authority if the person is: (1) a tier I sex offender; (2) a tier II sex offender; (3) a tier III sex offender; or (4) a sex offender who is required to register by another jurisdiction, a federal, military, or tribal court, or a foreign government, and who is not a […]
(a) In this section, “juvenile registrant” means a person who is required to be included in the registry of juvenile sex offenders under subsection (b) of this section. (b) A person shall be included in a registry of juvenile sex offenders that is maintained by the Department separately from the sex offender registry if: (1) the person has […]
(a) On written request by a federal agency operating a federal witness security program established under 18 U.S.C. 3521, the registration requirement for a sex offender under the protection of a federal witness security program is waived and the person under protection is exempt from registration. (b) On written request by a nonfederal agency that operates a […]
(a) In this section, “resident” means a person who has a home or other place where the person habitually lives located in this State when the person: (1) is released; (2) is granted probation; (3) is granted a suspended sentence; (4) receives a sentence that does not include a term of imprisonment; or (5) is released from the juvenile court’s jurisdiction […]
(a) For all sex offenders in the State, a registration statement shall include: (1) the registrant’s full name, including any suffix, and all addresses and places where the registrant resides or habitually lives; (2) the name and address of each of the registrant’s employers and a description of each location where the registrant performs employment duties, if that […]
(a) (1) (i) A tier I sex offender and a tier II sex offender shall register in person every 6 months with a local law enforcement unit for the term provided under paragraph (4) of this subsection. (ii) Registration shall include a digital image that shall be updated every 6 months. (2) (i) A tier III sex offender shall register in […]
(a) When a registrant registers, the supervising authority shall: (1) give written notice to the registrant of the requirements of this subtitle; (2) explain the requirements of this subtitle to the registrant, including: (i) the duties of a registrant when the registrant changes residence address in this State or changes the county in which the registrant habitually lives; (ii) the […]
(a) (1) (i) Within 3 days after a tier III sex offender or a sexually violent predator completes the registration requirements of § 11–707(a) of this subtitle, a local law enforcement unit shall send notice of the tier III sex offender’s or sexually violent predator’s quarterly registration to the Department. (ii) Every 6 months within 3 days after a […]
(a) As soon as possible but not later than 3 working days after receipt of notice of a registrant’s change of address, a county in which a registrant habitually lives, vehicle or license plate information, electronic mail or Internet identifiers, or landline or cellular phone numbers, the Department shall give notice of the change: (1) if the […]
(a) If a registrant escapes from a facility, the supervising authority of the facility by the most reasonable and expedient means available shall immediately notify: (1) each local law enforcement unit where the registrant resided or habitually lived before the registrant was committed to the custody of the supervising authority; and (2) each person who is entitled to […]
The Department: (1) as soon as possible but not later than 3 working days after receiving the conviction data and fingerprints of a registrant, shall transmit the data and fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation if the Bureau does not have that information; (2) shall keep a central registry of registrants and a listing of juvenile […]
A registration statement given to a person under this subtitle shall include a copy of the completed registration form and a copy of the registrant’s digital image, but need not include the fingerprints or palm prints of the registrant.
(a) (1) On request for a copy of a registration statement about a specific person, the supervising authority shall send a copy to: (i) each witness who testified against the registrant in a court proceeding involving the crime; and (ii) each person specified in writing by the State’s Attorney. (2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the supervising authority […]
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, on written request to a local law enforcement unit, the unit shall send to the person who submitted the request one copy of the registration statement of each registrant on record with the unit. (b) A request under subsection (a) of this section shall contain: (1) the name and address […]
(a) (1) The Department shall make available to the public registration statements or information about registration statements. (2) Information about registration statements shall include, in plain language that can be understood without special knowledge of the criminal laws of the State, a factual description of the crime of the offender that is the basis for the registration, excluding […]
(a) (1) If the Department or a local law enforcement unit finds that, to protect the public from a specific registrant, it is necessary to give notice of a registration statement, a change of address of the registrant, or a change in a county in which the registrant habitually lives to a particular person not otherwise identified […]
