PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 142

(1) WITHIN 45 DAYS OF ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT
RESIDENCE IN THE STATE; OR

(2) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RELEASE FROM CONFINEMENT, IF THE CHILD
SEXUAL OFFENDER IS A CURRENT RESIDENT OF THE STATE.

(8) IF A CHILD SEXUAL OFFENDER WILL RESIDE AFTER RELEASE IN A
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT HAS A POLICE DEPARTMENT, OR, IN THE CASE
WHERE A CHILD SEXUAL OFFENDER ESCAPES FROM A FACILITY AND THE
OFFENDER RESIDED, BEFORE THE OFFENDER WAS COMMITTED TO THE CUSTODY
OF A SUPERVISING AUTHORITY, IN A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT HAS A
POLICE DEPARTMENT, A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY THAT RECEIVES A
NOTICE FROM A SUPERVISING AUTHORITY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SUBSECTION SHALL SEND A COPY OF THE NOTICE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF
THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.

(C) (1) WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE RELEASE ON PROBATION, PAROLE, OR
MANDATORY SUPERVISION OF A CHILD SEXUAL OFFENDER, THE CHILD SEXUAL
OFFENDER SHALL SEND WRITTEN NOTICE, AS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (B)(2) OF
THIS SECTION, TO EACH RESIDENCE LOCATED WITHIN;

(I) A ONE MILE RADIUS OF THE CHILD SEXUAL OFFENDERS
RESIDENCE IF THE CHILD SEXUAL OFFENDER RESIDES IN A RURAL AREA; OR

(II) A THREE BLOCK RADIUS OF THE CHILD SEXUAL OFFENDER'S
RESIDENCE IF THE CHILD SEXUAL OFFENDER RESIDES IN AN URBAN OR SUBURBAN
AREA.

(2) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, A
CHILD SEXUAL OFFENDER SHALL SEND WRITTEN NOTICE, AS REQUIRED UNDER
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, EACH TIME THE CHILD SEXUAL OFFENDER
CHANGES RESIDENCES.

(II) EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY ORDER OF THE COURT, A CHILD
SEXUAL OFFENDER MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO SEND NOTIFICATION TO THE SAME
RESIDENCE MORE THAN ONCE.

(3) THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL
SERVICES SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS THAT:

(I) ESTABLISH THE MEANS BY WHICH NOTIFICATION SHALL BE
SENT AS REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION; AND

(II) ESTABLISH A METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A
PARTICULAR AREA IS RURAL, URBAN, OR SUBURBAN FOR PURPOSES OF CARRYING
OUT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBSECTION.

(D) (C) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION, "RESIDENT" MEANS A PERSON WHO
LIVES IN THIS STATE AT THE TIME THE PERSON IS:

(I) (I) IS RELEASED FROM CONFINEMENT;

(II) (II) IS GRANTED PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT;

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