PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

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(II) CONSIDER THE REEVALUATION AND ANY EVIDENCE,
INCLUDING EXPERT TESTIMONY, SUBMITTED BY THE PERSON FILING THE PETITION
IN DETERMINING WHETHER THE PERSON IS STILL A SEXUALLY VIOLENT
PREDATOR.

(4) WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE FILING OF A PETITION UNDER THIS
SUBSECTION, THE COURT SHALL:

(1) DISMISS THE PETITION; OR

(II) ISSUE AN ORDER STATING THAT THE OFFENDER IS NO
LONGER CONSIDERED A SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR.

(5) IF A PETITION IS DISMISSED UNDER PARAGRAPH (4)(I) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, THE SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR MAY FILE A SUBSEQUENT
PETITION SUBJECT TO THE SAME PROCEDURES AFTER EACH 5 YEAR PERIOD AFTER
THE DISMISSAL.

(K) (L) UNLESS A COURT ISSUES AN ORDER UNDER SUBSECTION (J)(4)(II) OF
THIS SECTION, A SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR SHALL VERIFY EVERY 90 DAYS
THE PREDATOR'S PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND REPORT CHANGES OF ADDRESS TO
THE SUPERVISING AUTHORITY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

(L) (M) A SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR WHO KNOWINGLY FAILS TO
REGISTER AS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON
CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT IN THE PENITENTIARY FOR NOT MORE
THAN 5 YEARS OR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $10,000 OR BOTH.

Article—Health—General

10-101.

(d) "Director" means the Director of Mental Hygiene.

PART V. BOARDS ON SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS.
10-927.

(A)    IN THIS PART V OF THIS SUBTITLE, "BOARD" MEANS A BOARD ON
SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS.

(B)    THE DIRECTOR SHALL APPOINT ONE OR MORE BOARDS.

(C) A BOARD SHALL BE COMPRISED OF AT LEAST THREE MEMBERS WHO ARE
EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF BEHAVIOR AND TREATMENT OF SEXUAL OFFENDERS.

(D) THE DIRECTOR SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS GOVERNING;

(1) THE COMPOSITION OF A BOARD,

(2) THE APPOINTMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS;

(3) THE TERMS OF BOARD MEMBERS;

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