PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 585

(v) If the child sexual offender is in the custody of a facility operated
by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Secretary of Health and Mental
Hygiene; or

(vi) If the child sexual offender's sentence does not include a term of
imprisonment, the court in which the offender was convicted.

(b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, on the earlier of the date
that the child sexual offender is released, is granted probation before judgment, is
granted probation after judgment, is granted a suspended sentence, or receives a sentence
that does not include a term of imprisonment the supervising authority shall send written
notice of the release of the child sexual offender to the local law enforcement agency in
the county where the offender will reside.

(2)     A written notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall
include:

(i)     The full name of the child sexual offender;

(ii)    The child sexual offender's address, if available;

(iii)   The child sexual offender's Social Security number;

(iv)    A recent photograph of the child sexual offender; and

(v) A brief description of the crime for which the child sexual offender
was convicted, granted probation before judgment, or found not criminally responsible.

(3)     The same notice as required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall
be sent to the following persons if such notice has been requested in writing about a
specific child sexual offender:

(i) The victim of the crime for which the child sexual offender was
convicted or, if the victim is a minor, the parents or legal guardian of the victim;

(ii) Any witness who testified against the child sexual offender in any
court proceedings involving the offense; and

(iii) Any person specified in writing by the State's Attorney.

(4)     Information regarding any person who receives notice under paragraph
(3) of this subsection is confidential and may not be disclosed to the child sexual offender
or any other person, agency, or entity.

(5)     If a child sexual offender escapes from a facility, the supervising
authority of the facility shall immediately notify, by the most reasonable and expedient
means available:

(i) The local law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the
offender resided before the offender was committed to the custody of the supervising
authority; and

(ii) Any person who is entitled to receive notice under paragraph (3)
of this subsection.

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