PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 585

1.       Establishing a temporary or permanent residence in this
State; or

2.       Applying for a driver's license in this State.

(d)     (1) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, as soon as possible and in no
event later than 5 working days after receiving a registration statement, a local law
enforcement agency shall send written notice of the registration statement to the county
superintendent, as defined in § 1-101 of the Education Article, in the county where the
child sexual offender will reside.

(2)     As soon as possible and in no event later than 5 working days after
receiving notice from the local law enforcement agency under paragraph (1) of this
subsection, a county superintendent shall send written notice of the registration
statement to the principals of the schools within the supervision of the superintendent.

(3)     In addition to the notice required under paragraph (1) of this
subsection, a local law enforcement agency may provide notice of a registration statement
to the following organizations if the agency determines that such notice is necessary to
protect the public interest:

(i) A community organization;

(ii) A religious organization; and

(iii) Any other organization that relates to children or youth.

(4)     A local law enforcement agency shall establish procedures for carrying
out the notification requirements of paragraph (3) of this subsection, including the
circumstances under and manner in which notification shall be provided.

(5)     An elected public official, public employee, or public agency is immune
from civil liability for damages arising out of any action relating to the provisions of this
subsection, unless it is shown that the official, employee, or agency acted with gross
negligence or in bad faith.

(e)     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:

(1)     Give written notice to a child sexual offender of the registration
requirements of this section; and

(2)     Obtain a statement signed by the child sexual offender acknowledging
the receipt of the written notice.

(f)     If the supervising authority accepts supervision of and has legal authority over
a child sexual offender from another state under the terms and conditions of the
interstate compact agreement established under Article 41, § 4-801 or §§ 4-1201 through
4-1211 of the Code, the supervising authority shall:

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