# Criminal Procedure (GCP)

## Title 11. Victims and Witnesses

### Subtitle 7. Sex Offender Registration

#### Section 11-707

(a)

  (1)

    (i) A tier I sex offender and a tier II sex offender shall register in person every 6 months with a local law enforcement unit for the term provided under paragraph (4) of this subsection.

    (ii) Registration shall include a digital image that shall be updated every 6 months.

  (2)

    (i) A tier III sex offender shall register in person every 3 months with a local law enforcement unit for the term provided under paragraph (4) of this subsection.

    (ii) Registration shall include a digital image that shall be updated every 6 months.

  (3)

    (i) A sexually violent predator shall register in person every 3 months with a local law enforcement unit for the term provided under paragraph (4) of this subsection.

    (ii) Registration shall include a digital image that shall be updated every 6 months.

  (4) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the term of registration is:

    (i) 15 years, if the registrant is a tier I sex offender;

    (ii) 25 years, if the registrant is a tier II sex offender;

    (iii) the life of the registrant, if the registrant is a tier III sex offender; or

    (iv) up to 5 years, if the registrant is a person described under Sec. 11-704(c)(1) of this subtitle, subject to reduction by the juvenile court on the filing of a petition by the registrant for a reduction in the term of registration.

  (5) A registrant who is not a resident of the State shall register for the appropriate time specified in this subsection or until the registrant's employment, student enrollment, or transient status in the State ends.

(b) A term of registration described in this section shall be computed from:

  (1) the last date of release;

  (2) the date granted probation;

  (3) the date granted a suspended sentence; or

  (4) the date the juvenile court's jurisdiction over the registrant terminates under Sec. 3-8A-07 of the Courts Article if the registrant was a minor who lived in the State at the time the act was committed for which registration is required.

(c) The term of registration for a tier I sex offender shall be reduced to 10 years if, in the 10 years following the date on which the registrant was required to register, the registrant:

  (1) is not convicted of any offense for which a term of imprisonment of more than 1 year may be imposed;

  (2) is not convicted of any sex offense;

  (3) successfully completes, without revocation, any period of supervised release, parole, or probation; and

  (4) successfully completes an appropriate sex offender treatment program.

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Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)