A. General.
(1) A local law enforcement unit shall:
- (a) Establish a schedule for periodic registration for each child sexual offender and sexually violent predator; and
- (b) Maintain a copy of documents pertaining to periodic registration.
(2) A local law enforcement unit shall notify the Sex Offender Registry Unit when:
- (a) A child sexual offender does not appear for annual registration as required under Regulation .10 of this chapter; or
- (b) A sexually violent predator does not return the address verification and change of address form as required under Regulation .10 of this chapter.
(3) If a local law enforcement unit receives notice that a child sexual offender or sexually violent predator has changed address by moving:
- (a) Out of the local law enforcement unit's county, it shall delete the registrant from the periodic registration process; or
- (b) Into the local law enforcement unit's county, it shall add the registrant to the periodic registration process.
- B. Periodic registration of a child sexual offender follows the same procedure established under Regulation .07 of this chapter.
C. Periodic Registration of a Sexually Violent Predator.
(1) A local law enforcement unit shall send an address verification and change of address form to the last reported address of a sexually violent predator:
- (a) By certified mail, return receipt requested; and
- (b) Not later than 15 days before the periodic registration deadline for the registrant.
- (2) Within 5 business days of receiving a signed address verification and change of address form from a sexually violent predator, a local law enforcement unit shall send the address verification and change of address form to the Sex Offender Registry Unit and maintain a copy for local records.
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)