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SENATE BILL 929
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By: Senator Rosapepe
Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Sex Offender Registration – Local Law Enforcement Units – Registration 2
Locations 3
FOR the purpose of requiring a certain local law enforcement unit to designate multiple 4
locations, geographically distributed throughout a certain county, where a certain 5
registrant can register as required under certain provisions of law; and generally 6
relating to the sex offender registry. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
Article – Criminal Procedure 9
Section 11–701(a) and (h) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
Article – Criminal Procedure 14
Section 11–705 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 17
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
Article – Criminal Procedure 20
11–701. 21
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 22
(h) “Local law enforcement unit” means the law enforcement unit in a county that 23
has been designated by resolution of the county governing body as the primary law 24 2 SENATE BILL 929
enforcement unit in the county. 1
11–705. 2
(a) In this section, “resident” means a person who has a home or other place where 3
the person habitually lives located in this State when the person: 4
(1) is released; 5
(2) is granted probation; 6
(3) is granted a suspended sentence; 7
(4) receives a sentence that does not include a term of imprisonment; or 8
(5) is released from the juvenile court’s jurisdiction under § 3–8A–07 of the 9
Courts Article, if the person was a minor who lived in the State at the time the act was 10
committed for which registration is required. 11
(b) A registrant shall register with the appropriate supervising authority in the 12
State: 13
(1) if the registrant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment before the 14
date that the registrant is released; or 15
(2) within 3 days of the date that the registrant: 16
(i) is granted probation before judgment; 17
(ii) is granted probation after judgment; 18
(iii) is granted a suspended sentence; or 19
(iv) receives a sentence that does not include a term of imprisonment; 20
(3) if the registrant was a resident who was a minor at the time the act was 21
committed for which registration is required, within 3 days after the juvenile court’s 22
jurisdiction over the person terminates under § 3–8A–07 of the Courts Article; 23
(4) if the registrant moves into the State, within 3 days after the earlier of 24
the date that the registrant: 25
(i) establishes a temporary or permanent residence in the State; 26
(ii) begins to habitually live in the State; or 27
(iii) applies for a driver’s license in the State; or 28 SENATE BILL 929 3
(5) if the registrant is not a resident, within 3 days after the registrant: 1
(i) begins employment in the State; 2
(ii) registers as a student in the State; or 3
(iii) enters the State as a transient. 4
(c) (1) A sex offender shall also register in person with the local law 5
enforcement unit of each county where the sex offender resides within 3 days of: 6
(i) release from any period of imprisonment or arrest; or 7
(ii) registering with the supervising authority, if the registrant is 8
moving into this State and the local law enforcement unit is not the supervising authority. 9
(2) A sex offender may be required to give to the local law enforcement unit 10
more information than required under § 11–706 of this subtitle. 11
(d) (1) A homeless registrant also shall register in person with the local law 12
enforcement unit in each county where the registrant habitually lives: 13
(i) within 3 days after the earlier of the date of release or after 14
registering with the supervising authority; and 15
(ii) within 3 days after entering and remaining in a county. 16
(2) After initially registering with a local law enforcement unit under this 17
subsection, a homeless registrant shall register once a week in person during the time the 18
homeless registrant habitually lives in the county. 19
(3) The registration requirements under this subsection are in addition to 20
any other requirements the homeless registrant is subject to according to the registrant’s 21
classification as a tier I sex offender, tier II sex offender, tier III sex offender, or sexually 22
violent predator. 23
(4) If a registrant who was homeless obtains a fixed address, the registrant 24
shall register with the appropriate supervising authority and local law enforcement unit 25
within 3 days after obtaining a fixed address. 26
(e) Within 3 days of any change, a registrant shall notify the local law 27
enforcement unit where the registrant most recently registered and each local law 28
enforcement unit where the registrant will reside or habitually live of changes in: 29
(1) residence; 30
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(2) the county in which the registrant habitually lives; 1
(3) vehicle or license plate information; 2
(4) electronic mail or Internet identifiers; 3
(5) home or cell phone numbers; or 4
(6) employment. 5
(f) (1) A registrant who commences or terminates enrollment as a full–time or 6
part–time student at an institution of higher education in the State shall provide notice in 7
person to the local law enforcement unit where the institution of higher education is located 8
within 3 days after the commencement or termination of enrollment. 9
(2) A registrant who commences or terminates carrying on employment at 10
an institution of higher education in the State shall provide notice in person to the local 11
law enforcement unit where the institution of higher education is located within 3 days 12
after the commencement or termination of employment. 13
(g) A registrant who is granted a legal change of name by a court shall send 14
written notice of the change to each local law enforcement unit where the registrant resides 15
or habitually lives within 3 days after the change is granted. 16
(h) A registrant shall notify each local law enforcement unit where the registrant 17
resides or habitually lives at least 21 days prior to leaving the United States to commence 18
residence or employment or attend school in a foreign country. 19
(i) (1) A registrant shall notify each local law enforcement unit where the 20
registrant resides or habitually lives when the registrant obtains a temporary residence or 21
alters the location where the registrant resides or habitually lives for more than 5 days or 22
when the registrant will be absent from the registrant’s residence or location where the 23
registrant resides or habitually lives for more than 7 days. 24
(2) Notification under this subsection shall: 25
(i) be made in writing or in person prior to obtaining a temporary 26
residence, commencing the period of absence, or temporarily altering a location where the 27
registrant resides or habitually lives; 28
(ii) include the temporary address or detailed description of the 29
temporary location where the registrant will reside or habitually live; and 30
(iii) contain the anticipated dates that the temporary residence or 31
location will be used by the registrant and the anticipated dates that the registrant will be 32
absent from the registrant’s permanent residence or locations where the registrant 33
regularly resides or habitually lives. 34 SENATE BILL 929 5
(j) A registrant who establishes a new electronic mail address, computer log–in 1
or screen name or identity, instant–message identity, or electronic chat room identity shall 2
send written notice of the new information to the State registry within 3 days after the 3
electronic mail address, computer log–in or screen name or identity, instant–message 4
identity, or electronic chat room identity is established. 5
(K) EACH LOCAL LAW ENFORC EMENT UNIT SHALL DESIGNATE MULTIPLE 6
LOCATIONS, GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTR IBUTED THROUGHOUT TH E COUNTY, WHERE A 7
REGISTRANT CAN REGIS TER AS REQUIRED UNDE R THIS SUBTITLE. 8
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 9
October 1, 2024. 10