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Ch.4
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(D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO LIVE IN
THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE REGISTRANT IS TO RESIDE OR WHERE THE REGISTRANT,
IF NOT A RESIDENT OF THE STATE, IS A TRANSIENT OR WILL WORK OR ATTEND
SCHOOL, BY REQUEST, TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF THE RELEASE FROM
INCARCERATION OF A REGISTERED OFFENDER AND THE REGISTRATION
INFORMATION OF THE OFFENDER
[(c)] (E) The Department shall establish regulations to carry out this section.
11-718.
(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 OR A CHANGE OF ADDRESS OF THE REGISTRANT to a
particular person OR GROUP NOT OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED UNDER § 11-709 OF THIS
SUBTITLE, then the Department or a local law enforcement unit shall give notice of
the registration statement to that person.
(2) This notice is in addition to the notice required under § 11-709(b)(1)
of this subtitle.
(b) (1) The Department and local law enforcement units shall establish
procedures to carry out the notification requirements of this section, including the
circumstances under and manner in which notification shall be provided.
(2) IN ADDITION TO THE PROCEDURE SPECIFIED IN § 11-709 OF THIS
SUBTITLE, A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIT MAY PROVIDE NOTIFICATION BY ANY
OTHER METHOD IT CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE.
(3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS REGARDING THE
FACTORS A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIT SHALL CONSIDER IN DETERMINING
THE SCOPE AND MANNER OF NOTIFICATION THAT SHALL BEST SERVE THE
INTERESTS OF JUSTICE, COMMUNITY SAFETY, AND AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES TO
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
(c) A local law enforcement unit and the Department may not release the
identity of a victim of a crime that requires registration under this subtitle.
(d) A disclosure under this section does not limit or prohibit any other
disclosure allowed or required under law.
11-721.
(a) A registrant may not knowingly fail to register, knowingly fail to provide
the written notice required under § 11-705(d), (e), or (f) of this subtitle, or knowingly
provide false information of a material fact as required by this subtitle.
(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a [misdemeanor] FELONY
and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding [3] 5 years or a fine not
exceeding [$5,000] $10,000 or both.
[(e) A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts
Article.]
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