Ch. 585                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1)     Give the child sexual offender written notice 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.

(g) (1) Registration shall consist of a statement signed by a child sexual
offender which shall include:

(i) The child sexual offender's name, address, and place of
employment;

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

(iii) The date that the child sexual offender was convicted, granted
probation before judgment, or found not criminally responsible;

(iv) The jurisdiction in which the child sexual offender was convicted,
granted probation before judgment, or found not criminally responsible;

(v) A list of any aliases that have been used by the child sexual
offender; and

(vi) The child sexual offender's Social Security number.

(2)     The local law enforcement agency shall obtain a photograph and
fingerprints of the child sexual offender and include copies of the photograph and
fingerprints in the registration statement.

(3)     (i) As soon as possible and in no event later than 3 working days after
registration is completed, the local law enforcement agency shall send a copy of the
registration statement to the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

(ii) The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall
maintain a central registry of child sexual offenders.

(iii) The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall
reimburse the local law enforcement agencies for the cost of processing the registration
statements of child sexual offenders, including the taking of fingerprints and photographs.

(4)     (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, upon written
request to a local law enforcement agency, the agency shall send a copy of a registration
statement to the person who submitted the request.

(ii) A request for a copy of a registration statement under
subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall contain:

1.       The name and address of the person submitting the request;
and

2.       The reason for requesting the information.

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