PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                 Ch. 754

1. MAY ONLY BE MADE BY A PERSON WHOSE ADDRESS IS
LOCATED WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
TO WHICH THE REQUEST WAS SUBMITTED; AND

2. SHALL CONTAIN THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE
PERSON SUBMITTING THE REQUEST.

(III) A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL KEEP RECORDS
OF ALL WRITTEN REQUESTS RECEIVED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS
PARAGRAPH.

(5)      (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, A
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY MAY PROVIDE ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO COPIES
OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON RECORD WITH THE AGENCY TO A PERSON
WHO SUBMITS A REQUEST FOR SUCH INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET.

(II) A REQUEST FOR COPIES OF REGISTRATION STATEMENTS
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.

(III) A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL KEEP RECORDS
OF ALL REQUESTS RECEIVED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH.

(6) 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.

(6)      (7) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IN NO EVENT LATER THAN 3
WORKING DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE CONVICTION DATA AND FINGERPRINTS OF
AN OFFENDER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TRANSMIT THE DATA AND FINGERPRINTS
TO THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION IF THE BUREAU DOES NOT HAVE
THAT INFORMATION.

(H) (1) IF A SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR CHANGES RESIDENCES, THE
OFFENDER SHALL SEND WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE CHANGE WITHIN 7 DAYS AFTER
THE CHANGE OCCURS TO THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WITH WHOM
THE OFFENDER LAST REGISTERED.

(2) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IN NO EVENT LATER THAN 3 WORKING
DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE, THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
SHALL GIVE NOTICE OF THE CHANGE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, AND IF THE NEW RESIDENCE IS IN A DIFFERENT
JURISDICTION, TO THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN WHOSE
JURISDICTION THE NEW RESIDENCE IS LOCATED.

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