Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB1172 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	sb1172
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7	7	SENATE BILL 1172
8	8	E2 4lr3493
9	9	HB 1523/18 – JUD
10	10	By: Senators Muse and Jackson
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 15, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Rules
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Criminal Procedure – Domestic Violence Offender Registry 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services 3
21	21	to establish and maintain the Domestic Violence Offender Registry; requiring a 4
22	22	certain person convicted a certain number of times of a domestically related crime to 5
23	23	register with a certain county sheriff; requiring the county sheriff to forward certain 6
24	24	registration information to the Department; requiring Registry information to be 7
25	25	made public in a certain manner; establishing a procedure by which a person may 8
26	26	obtain an order exempting the person from a certain registration requirement; and 9
27	27	generally relating to the establishment of a domestic violence offender registry. 10
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29	29	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 11
30	30	Article – Criminal Procedure 12
31	31	Section 6–233(a) 13
32	32	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
33	33	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 15
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35	35	BY adding to 16
36	36	Article – Criminal Procedure 17
37	37	Section 11–1201 through 11–1208 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 12. 18
38	38	Domestic Violence Offender Registry” 19
39	39	Annotated Code of Maryland 20
40	40	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 21
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42	42	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 22
43	43	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 23
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45	45	Article – Criminal Procedure 24
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47	47	6–233. 25
48	48	2 SENATE BILL 1172
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51	51	(a) In this section, “domestically related crime” means a crime committed by a 1
52	52	defendant against a victim who is a person eligible for relief, as defined in § 4–501 of the 2
53	53	Family Law Article, or who had a sexual relationship with the defendant within 12 months 3
54	54	before the commission of the crime. 4
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56	56	SUBTITLE 12. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER REGISTRY. 5
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58	58	11–1201. 6
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60	60	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 7
61	61	INDICATED. 8
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63	63	(B) “DOMESTICALLY RELATED CRIME” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9
64	64	6–233 OF THIS ARTICLE. 10
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66	66	(C) “REGISTRANT” MEANS A PERSON REQUI RED TO REGISTER UNDE R § 11
67	67	11–1204 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 12
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69	69	(D) “REGISTRY” MEANS THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER REGISTRY 13
70	70	ESTABLISHED UNDER § 11–1203 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 14
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72	72	(E) “RELEASE” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 11–701 OF THIS TITLE. 15
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74	74	11–1202. 16
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76	76	FOR THE PURPOSES OF T HIS SUBTITLE, A PERSON IS CONVICTE D WHEN THE 17
77	77	PERSON: 18
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79	79	(1) IS FOUND GUILTY OF A CRIME BY A JURY OR J UDICIAL OFFICER ; 19
80	80	OR 20
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82	82	(2) ENTERS A PLEA OF GUILTY O R NOLO CONTENDERE . 21
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84	84	11–1203. 22
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86	86	(A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH AND MAINTAIN A CENTRAL 23
87	87	COMPUTERIZED REGISTR Y OF ALL PERSONS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO REGI STER IN 24
88	88	ACCORDANCE WITH § 11–1204 OF THIS SUBTITLE , TO BE KNOWN AS THE DOMESTIC 25
89	89	VIOLENCE OFFENDER REGISTRY. 26
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91	91	(B) THE REGISTRY SHALL BE UPD ATED BASED ON INFORM ATION MADE 27
92	92	AVAILABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT , INCLUDING INFORMATIO N ACQUIRED IN 28
93	93	ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION PROVISI ONS OF §§ 11–1204 AND 11–1205 29
94	94	OF THIS SUBTITLE. 30 SENATE BILL 1172 3
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98	98	(C) FOR EACH REGISTRANT, THE REGISTRY SHALL INCLUD E: 1
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100	100	(1) THE REGISTRANT ’S NAME; 2
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102	102	(2) THE REGISTRANT ’S RESIDENTIAL ADDRES S; 3
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104	104	(3) THE DATE AND A DESCR IPTION OF THE CRIMES FOR WHICH 4
105	105	REGISTRATION IS REQU IRED; AND 5
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107	107	(4) A DIGITAL IMAGE OF T HE REGISTRANT ’S HEAD AND S HOULDERS 6
108	108	TAKEN IN FULL–FACE VIEW. 7
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110	110	11–1204. 8
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112	112	(A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, A PERSON 9
113	113	CONVICTED THREE OR M ORE TIMES OF A DOMES TICALLY RELATED CRIM E SHALL 10
114	114	REGISTER WITH THE CO UNTY SHERIFF FOR THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PERSON 11
115	115	RESIDES ON OR BEFORE THE DAT E THAT THE PERSON : 12
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117	117	(1) IS RELEASED; 13
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119	119	(2) IS GRANTED PROBATION ; 14
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121	121	(3) IS GRANTED A SUSPEND ED SENTENCE; OR 15
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123	123	(4) RECEIVES A SENTENCE THAT DOES NOT INCLUD E A TERM OF 16
124	124	IMPRISONMENT . 17
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126	126	(B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF LA W, A PERSON IS NO 18
127	127	LONGER SUBJECT TO RE GISTRATION UNDER THI S SUBTITLE IF: 19
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129	129	(1) ALL UNDERLYING CONVI CTIONS REQUIRING REG ISTRATION ARE 20
130	130	REVERSED, VACATED, OR SET ASIDE; 21
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132	132	(2) THE REGISTRANT IS PA RDONED FOR ALL UNDER LYING 22
133	133	CONVICTIONS; OR 23
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135	135	(3) SUBJECT TO § 11–1207 OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE CIRCUIT COURT IN 24
136	136	THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PERSON RESIDES E NTERS AN ORDER EXEMP TING THE 25
137	137	PERSON FROM THE REGI STRATION REQUIREMENT S OF THIS SUBTITLE. 26
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139	139	11–1205. 27 4 SENATE BILL 1172
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143	143	(A) A REGISTRANT SHALL PRO VIDE THE COUNTY SHER IFF WITH THE 1
144	144	FOLLOWING INF ORMATION: 2
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146	146	(1) THE REGISTRANT ’S LEGAL NAME; 3
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148	148	(2) THE REGISTRANT ’S CURRENT ADDRESS OR LOCATION; 4
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150	150	(3) THE CRIMES FOR WHICH THE REGISTRANT WAS C ONVICTED; AND 5
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152	152	(4) THE DATES AND LOCATI ONS OF THE CRIMES . 6
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154	154	(B) THE COUNTY SHERIFF SH ALL OBTAIN A DIGITAL IMAGE OF THE 7
155	155	REGISTRANT’S HEAD AND SHOULDERS TAKEN IN FULL–FACE VIEW. 8
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157	157	(C) A REGISTRANT SHALL UPD ATE THE REGISTRANT ’S REGISTRATION 9
158	158	INFORMATION : 10
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160	160	(1) ANNUALLY; AND 11
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162	162	(2) TO REFLECT ANY CHANG E IN ADDRESS WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE 12
163	163	CHANGE. 13
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165	165	(D) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 14
166	166	REGISTRATION UNDER T HIS SUBTITLE SHALL R EMAIN IN EFFECT FOR A PERIOD OF 15
167	167	15 YEARS FOLLOWING EITH ER THE DATE OF THE L ATEST CONVICTION OR THE DATE 16
168	168	OF RELEASE FROM THE LATEST PERIOD OF INC ARCERATION , WHICHEVER IS LA TER. 17
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170	170	(2) THE PERIOD DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION 18
171	171	SHALL BE EXTENDED AN ADDITIONAL 20 YEARS FOR EACH CONVI CTION FOR A 19
172	172	DOMESTICALLY RELATED CRIME THAT OCCURS AF TER THE INITIAL REGI STRATION. 20
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174	174	(E) THE COUNTY SHERIFF SH ALL FORWARD ALL REGISTRATION 21
175	175	INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT . 22
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177	177	11–1206. 23
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179	179	INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER 24
180	180	REGISTRY SHALL BE MAD E AVAILABLE TO THE P UBLIC THROUGH THE INTERNET, 25
181	181	BY TELEPHONE , BY WRITTEN ACCESS , AND IN PERSON. 26
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183	183	11–1207. 27
184	184	SENATE BILL 1172 5
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187	187	(A) A PERSON WH O WOULD OTHERWISE BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER UNDER 1
188	188	§ 11–1204 OF THIS SUBTITLE MAY PETITION THE CIRCUIT COURT IN THE COUNTY IN 2
189	189	WHICH THE PERSON RES IDES FOR AN ORDER EX EMPTING THE PERSON F ROM THE 3
190	190	REGISTRATION REQUIRE MENTS OF THIS SUBTIT LE. 4
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192	192	(B) (1) (I) THE CIRCUIT COURT MAY ENTER AN ORDER EXEMPTING A 5
193	193	PERSON FROM THE REGI STRATION REQUIREMENT S OF THIS SUBTITLE I F THE 6
194	194	COURT FINDS THAT : 7
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196	196	1. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF EACH OF THE 8
197	197	DOMESTICALLY RELATED CRIMES, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PERSON’S CRIMINAL 9
198	198	HISTORY, DO NOT INDICATE A RISK THAT THE PERSON WILL COMM IT ANOTHER 10
199	199	DOMESTICALLY RELATED CRIME; AND 11
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201	201	2. THE PERSON IS NOT A DANGER TO OTHERS . 12
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203	203	(II) THE CIRCUIT COURT SHA LL SPECIFY IN WRITIN G THE 13
204	204	REASONS FOR ITS FIND INGS. 14
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206	206	(2) ON MAKING THE FINDING S DESCRIBED IN P ARAGRAPH (1) OF 15
207	207	THIS SUBSECTION , THE CIRCUIT COURT SH ALL ENTER AN ORDER E XEMPTING THE 16
208	208	PERSON FROM THE REGI STRATION REQUIREMENT S OF THIS SUBTITLE A ND 17
209	209	ORDERING THE DEPARTMENT TO REMOVE THE PERSON ’S REGISTRATION 18
210	210	INFORMATION FROM THE REGISTRY. 19
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212	212	11–1208. 20
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214	214	(A) A PERSON WHO IS SUBJEC T TO REGISTRATION UN DER § 11–1204 OF 21
215	215	THIS SUBTITLE MAY NO T KNOWINGLY : 22
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217	217	(1) FAIL TO REGISTER WIT H THE COUNTY SHERIFF ; OR 23
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219	219	(2) FAIL TO PROVIDE ACCU RATE INFORMATION WHE N REGISTERING 24
220	220	UNDER § 11–1204 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 25
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222	222	(B) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SE CTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR 26
223	223	AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO A FINE NO T EXCEEDING $2,000. 27
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225	225	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 28
226	226	October 1, 2024. 29