H.B. 342                                                 VETOES

cost of processing the registration statement; requiring the Department to transmit
the conviction data and fingerprints of a child sexual offender to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation: requiring the Department to provide the name and address
of a child sexual offender to a person who requests such information in writing;
requiring the release of a certain statement in accordance with certain regulations;
providing that this Act does not require certain disclosures by certain persons; and
generally relating to notification of the registration of child sexual offenders.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
Section 792(b)(1) and (d), (c), (d), (g), (h), (i), and (j))
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

792.

(b) (1) (I) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, on the earlier of the
date that the child sexual offender is released, is granted probation before judgment, is
granted probation after judgment, is granted a suspended sentence, or receives a sentence
that does not include a term of imprisonment the supervising authority shall send written
notice of the release of the child sexual offender to the local law enforcement agency in
the county where the offender will reside.

(II) IF THE SUPERVISING AUTHORITY IS NOT THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, THE SUPERVISING AUTHORITY
SHALL ALSO NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL
SERVICES.

(c) (1) In this subsection, "resident" means a person who lives in this State at
the time the person;

(i)     Is released;

(ii)    Is granted probation before judgment;

(iii)   Is granted probation after judgment;

(iv)    Is granted a suspended sentence; or

(v)     Receives a sentence that does not include a term of imprisonment.

(2) A child sexual offender shall register with the [local law enforcement
agency] SUPERVISING AUTHORITY:

(i) If the child sexual offender is a resident, within 7 days after ON OR
BEFORE THE DATE THAT THE CHILD SEXUAL OFFENDER:

1. Being IS released;

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