1. (1) as soon as possible but not later than 3 working days after receiving the conviction data and fingerprints of a registrant, shall transmit the data and fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation if the Bureau does not have that information;
2. (2) shall keep a central registry of registrants and a listing of juvenile sex offenders;
3. (3) shall weekly transmit the central registry of registrants to the State Department of Education in a format that can be used by the State Superintendent to cross-reference with the database of licensed child care centers, registered family child care homes, and approved Child Care Subsidy Program informal providers;
4. (4) shall reimburse local law enforcement units for the cost of processing the registration statements of registrants, including the cost of taking fingerprints, palm prints, and digital images;
5. (5) shall reimburse local law enforcement units for the reasonable costs of implementing community notification procedures;
6. (6) shall be responsible for receiving and distributing all intrastate, federal, and foreign government communications relating to the registration of sex offenders; and
7. (7) shall notify all jurisdictions where the registrant will reside, carry on employment, or attend school within 3 days of changes in the registrant's registration.

The Department:

Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2006, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1, eff. June 22, 2006; Acts 2010, c. 174, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 175, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2013, c. 51, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; Acts 2013, c. 52, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.

Formerly Art. 27, § 792.