Ch. 754

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

the change to the [Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services] LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN WHOSE COUNTY THE NEW RESIDENCE IS LOCATED and if the
new residence is in a different [jurisdiction] STATE THAT HAS A REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENT, to the [local] DESIGNATED law enforcement agency in whose
[jurisdiction] STATE the new residence is located.

[(j)] (H) (1) A child sexual offender shall register IN PERSON with a local law
enforcement agency annually for 10 years after:

((1)](I) The last date of release;

[(2)](II) The CHILD SEXUAL offender is granted probation before judgment,
probation after judgment, or a suspended sentence; or

[(3)](III) The CHILD SEXUAL offender receives a sentence that does not include
a term of imprisonment.

(2) AN OFFENDER AND A SEXUALLY VIOLENT OFFENDER SHALL REGISTER
ANNUALLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT.

(3) A SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR SHALL REGISTER EVERY 90 DAYS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (I)(2) OF THIS SECTION UNTIL THE PERSON IS
DETERMINED NOT TO BE A SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR UNDER SUBSECTION (L) OF
THIS SECTION.

(I) (1) (I) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAIL A VERIFICATION FORM, WHICH
MAY NOT BE FORWARDED, ANNUALLY TO THE LAST REPORTED ADDRESS OF EACH
OFFENDER AND SEXUALLY VIOLENT OFFENDER.

(II) WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE VERIFICATION FORM THE
OFFENDER OR SEXUALLY VIOLENT OFFENDER SHALL SIGN THE VERIFICATION FORM
AND MAIL IT TO THE DEPARTMENT.

(2) (I) EVERY 90 DAYS, THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL
MAIL A VERIFICATION FORM, WHICH MAY NOT BE FORWARDED. TO THE LAST REPORTED
ADDRESS OF A SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR

(II) WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE VERIFICATION FORM THE
SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR SHALL SIGN THE FORM AND MAIL IT TO THE LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

(J) WITHIN 5 DAYS AFTER OBTAINING A VERIFICATION FORM FROM A CHILD
SEXUAL OFFENDER AND A SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR. A LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL SEND A COPY OF THE VERIFICATION FORM TO THE
DEPARTMENT.

(k) If a [child sexual offender] REGISTRANT will reside after release in a municipal
corporation that has a police department, or, in the case where a [child sexual offender]
REGISTRANT escapes from a facility and the offender resided, before the offender was
committed to the custody of a supervising authority, in a municipal corporation that has a
police department, fa local law enforcement agency with which a child sexual offender

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