Ch. 143

1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) THE OFFENDER IS GRANTED PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT,
PROBATION AFTER JUDGMENT, OR A SUSPENDED SENTENCE; OR

(3) RECEIVES A SENTENCE WAT DOES NOT INCLUDE A TERM OF
IMPRISONMENT.

(I) (K) (J) EXCEPT FOR USE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS OR AS
OTHERWISE ALLOWED BY LAW, A REGISTRATION STATEMENT MAY NOT BE MADE
AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON. 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 WITH WHICH A CHILD
SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTERS OR SENDS A CHANGE IN REGISTRATION UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL SEND A COPY OF THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT OR CHANGE IN REGISTRATION TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.

(J) (L) (K) A CHILD SEXUAL OFFENDER WHO KNOWINGLY FAILS TO
REGISTER AS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY MISDEMEANOR
AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 10 YEARS OR
A FINE NOT EXCEEDING IN THE PENITENTIARY FOR NOT MORE THAN 3 YEARS OR A
FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $10,000 $5,000 OR BOTH.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Department of Public
Safety and Correctional Services shall conduct public education and awareness programs to
inform the public of its ability to obtain information regarding a child sexual offender under
this Act.

SECTION 2.3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be
construed only prospectively to apply to offenses that are committed after the effective date of
this Act and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on or application to any
individual who has been convicted, granted probation before judgment, or found not
criminally responsible commits an offense before the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3.4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1995.

Approved May 9, 1995.

CHAPTER 143
(Senate Bill 86)

AN ACT concerning

Local Government Investment Policy and Investment of State Funds in Local Government

Investment Pool

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