Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB929 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 929
8	8	E2 4lr0655
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10	10	By: Senator Rosapepe
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
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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	Sex Offender Registration – Local Law Enforcement Units – Registration 2
19	19	Locations 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring a certain local law enforcement unit to designate multiple 4
22	22	locations, geographically distributed throughout a certain county, where a certain 5
23	23	registrant can register as required under certain provisions of law; and generally 6
24	24	relating to the sex offender registry. 7
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26	26	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
27	27	Article – Criminal Procedure 9
28	28	Section 11–701(a) and (h) 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12
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32	32	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
33	33	Article – Criminal Procedure 14
34	34	Section 11–705 15
35	35	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
36	36	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 17
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38	38	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
39	39	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
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41	41	Article – Criminal Procedure 20
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43	43	11–701. 21
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45	45	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 22
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47	47	(h) “Local law enforcement unit” means the law enforcement unit in a county that 23
48	48	has been designated by resolution of the county governing body as the primary law 24 2 SENATE BILL 929
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51	51	enforcement unit in the county. 1
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53	53	11–705. 2
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55	55	(a) In this section, “resident” means a person who has a home or other place where 3
56	56	the person habitually lives located in this State when the person: 4
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58	58	(1) is released; 5
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60	60	(2) is granted probation; 6
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62	62	(3) is granted a suspended sentence; 7
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64	64	(4) receives a sentence that does not include a term of imprisonment; or 8
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66	66	(5) is released from the juvenile court’s jurisdiction under § 3–8A–07 of the 9
67	67	Courts Article, if the person was a minor who lived in the State at the time the act was 10
68	68	committed for which registration is required. 11
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70	70	(b) A registrant shall register with the appropriate supervising authority in the 12
71	71	State: 13
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73	73	(1) if the registrant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment before the 14
74	74	date that the registrant is released; or 15
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76	76	(2) within 3 days of the date that the registrant: 16
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78	78	(i) is granted probation before judgment; 17
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80	80	(ii) is granted probation after judgment; 18
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82	82	(iii) is granted a suspended sentence; or 19
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84	84	(iv) receives a sentence that does not include a term of imprisonment; 20
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86	86	(3) if the registrant was a resident who was a minor at the time the act was 21
87	87	committed for which registration is required, within 3 days after the juvenile court’s 22
88	88	jurisdiction over the person terminates under § 3–8A–07 of the Courts Article; 23
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90	90	(4) if the registrant moves into the State, within 3 days after the earlier of 24
91	91	the date that the registrant: 25
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93	93	(i) establishes a temporary or permanent residence in the State; 26
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95	95	(ii) begins to habitually live in the State; or 27
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97	97	(iii) applies for a driver’s license in the State; or 28 SENATE BILL 929 3
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101	101	(5) if the registrant is not a resident, within 3 days after the registrant: 1
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103	103	(i) begins employment in the State; 2
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105	105	(ii) registers as a student in the State; or 3
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107	107	(iii) enters the State as a transient. 4
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109	109	(c) (1) A sex offender shall also register in person with the local law 5
110	110	enforcement unit of each county where the sex offender resides within 3 days of: 6
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112	112	(i) release from any period of imprisonment or arrest; or 7
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114	114	(ii) registering with the supervising authority, if the registrant is 8
115	115	moving into this State and the local law enforcement unit is not the supervising authority. 9
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117	117	(2) A sex offender may be required to give to the local law enforcement unit 10
118	118	more information than required under § 11–706 of this subtitle. 11
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120	120	(d) (1) A homeless registrant also shall register in person with the local law 12
121	121	enforcement unit in each county where the registrant habitually lives: 13
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123	123	(i) within 3 days after the earlier of the date of release or after 14
124	124	registering with the supervising authority; and 15
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126	126	(ii) within 3 days after entering and remaining in a county. 16
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128	128	(2) After initially registering with a local law enforcement unit under this 17
129	129	subsection, a homeless registrant shall register once a week in person during the time the 18
130	130	homeless registrant habitually lives in the county. 19
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132	132	(3) The registration requirements under this subsection are in addition to 20
133	133	any other requirements the homeless registrant is subject to according to the registrant’s 21
134	134	classification as a tier I sex offender, tier II sex offender, tier III sex offender, or sexually 22
135	135	violent predator. 23
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137	137	(4) If a registrant who was homeless obtains a fixed address, the registrant 24
138	138	shall register with the appropriate supervising authority and local law enforcement unit 25
139	139	within 3 days after obtaining a fixed address. 26
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141	141	(e) Within 3 days of any change, a registrant shall notify the local law 27
142	142	enforcement unit where the registrant most recently registered and each local law 28
143	143	enforcement unit where the registrant will reside or habitually live of changes in: 29
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145	145	(1) residence; 30
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149	149	(2) the county in which the registrant habitually lives; 1
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151	151	(3) vehicle or license plate information; 2
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153	153	(4) electronic mail or Internet identifiers; 3
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155	155	(5) home or cell phone numbers; or 4
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157	157	(6) employment. 5
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159	159	(f) (1) A registrant who commences or terminates enrollment as a full–time or 6
160	160	part–time student at an institution of higher education in the State shall provide notice in 7
161	161	person to the local law enforcement unit where the institution of higher education is located 8
162	162	within 3 days after the commencement or termination of enrollment. 9
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164	164	(2) A registrant who commences or terminates carrying on employment at 10
165	165	an institution of higher education in the State shall provide notice in person to the local 11
166	166	law enforcement unit where the institution of higher education is located within 3 days 12
167	167	after the commencement or termination of employment. 13
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169	169	(g) A registrant who is granted a legal change of name by a court shall send 14
170	170	written notice of the change to each local law enforcement unit where the registrant resides 15
171	171	or habitually lives within 3 days after the change is granted. 16
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173	173	(h) A registrant shall notify each local law enforcement unit where the registrant 17
174	174	resides or habitually lives at least 21 days prior to leaving the United States to commence 18
175	175	residence or employment or attend school in a foreign country. 19
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177	177	(i) (1) A registrant shall notify each local law enforcement unit where the 20
178	178	registrant resides or habitually lives when the registrant obtains a temporary residence or 21
179	179	alters the location where the registrant resides or habitually lives for more than 5 days or 22
180	180	when the registrant will be absent from the registrant’s residence or location where the 23
181	181	registrant resides or habitually lives for more than 7 days. 24
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183	183	(2) Notification under this subsection shall: 25
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185	185	(i) be made in writing or in person prior to obtaining a temporary 26
186	186	residence, commencing the period of absence, or temporarily altering a location where the 27
187	187	registrant resides or habitually lives; 28
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189	189	(ii) include the temporary address or detailed description of the 29
190	190	temporary location where the registrant will reside or habitually live; and 30
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192	192	(iii) contain the anticipated dates that the temporary residence or 31
193	193	location will be used by the registrant and the anticipated dates that the registrant will be 32
194	194	absent from the registrant’s permanent residence or locations where the registrant 33
195	195	regularly resides or habitually lives. 34 SENATE BILL 929 5
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199	199	(j) A registrant who establishes a new electronic mail address, computer log–in 1
200	200	or screen name or identity, instant–message identity, or electronic chat room identity shall 2
201	201	send written notice of the new information to the State registry within 3 days after the 3
202	202	electronic mail address, computer log–in or screen name or identity, instant–message 4
203	203	identity, or electronic chat room identity is established. 5
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205	205	(K) EACH LOCAL LAW ENFORC EMENT UNIT SHALL DESIGNATE MULTIPLE 6
206	206	LOCATIONS, GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTR IBUTED THROUGHOUT TH E COUNTY, WHERE A 7
207	207	REGISTRANT CAN REGIS TER AS REQUIRED UNDE R THIS SUBTITLE. 8
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209	209	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 9
210	210	October 1, 2024. 10