PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                              Ch. 754

term of imprisonment] WITHIN 5 DAYS OF OBTAINING A REGISTRATION STATEMENT, the
supervising authority shall send [written notice of the release of the child sexual offender] A
COPY OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT 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)](2) [The same notice as required under paragraph (1) of this subsection
shall be sent] THE SUPERVISING AUTHORITY SHALL SEND A COPY OF A REGISTRATION
STATEMENT to the following persons if such notice has been requested in writing about a
specific [child sexual offender] REGISTRANT:

(i) The victim of the crime for which the [child sexual offender]
REGISTRANT 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]
REGISTRANT in any court proceedings involving the offense; and

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

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

[(5)](4) If a [child sexual offender] REGISTRANT 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] REGISTRANT resided before the [offender] REGISTRANT was committed to the
custody of the supervising authority; and

(ii) Any person who is entitled to receive notice under paragraph [(3)] (2)
of this subsection.

[(6)](5) If the [offender] REGISTRANT is recaptured, the supervising authority
shall send notice, as soon as possible and in no event later than 2 working days after the
supervising authority learns of the recapture, to:

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