1. A. Temporary Suspension of Periodic Registration Requirements.

   1. (1) A periodic registration requirement may be suspended only if a registrant is incarcerated at a time when the registrant is required to meet periodic registration requirements.
   2. (2) If a balance of a 10-year term of registration remains at the time the registrant is released, the registrant's periodic registration requirements resume as provided under Regulation .04 of this chapter.
2. B. A registrant who is required to register in more than one registrant category shall comply with a single periodic registration requirement as provided under Regulation .06 of this chapter.
3. C. A registrant shall meet deadlines as directed by a local law enforcement unit or the Sex Offender Registry Unit in order to comply with periodic registration as established under this regulation.

4. D. A sexually violent predator shall periodically register by completing, signing, and mailing to a local law enforcement unit, within 10 days of receipt, an address verification and change of address form:

   1. (1) Every 90 days; and
   2. (2) For life.

5. E. A child sexual offender shall periodically register with a local law enforcement unit in the county in which the child sexual offender resides, or where a nonresident child sexual offender is employed or attends school:

   1. (1) Annually;
   2. (2) In person; and
   3. (3) For the term provided under Regulation .04 of this chapter.

6. F. A sexually violent offender and an offender shall periodically register by completing, signing, and mailing to the Sex Offender Registry Unit, within 10 days of receipt, an address verification and change of address form:

   1. (1) Annually; and
   2. (2) For the term provided under Regulation .04 of this chapter.

Authority: Correctional Services Article, §2-109; Criminal Procedures Article, §§11-701—11-721, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: September 2, 2002 (29:17 Md. R. 1381)

Regulation .17 amended effective December 6, 2007 (34:24 Md. R. 2158)