# Criminal Procedure (GCP)

## Title 11. Victims and Witnesses

### Subtitle 7. Sex Offender Registration

#### Section 11-712

(a) If a registrant escapes from a facility, the supervising authority of the facility by the most reasonable and expedient means available shall immediately notify:

  (1) each local law enforcement unit where the registrant resided or habitually lived before the registrant was committed to the custody of the supervising authority; and

  (2) each person who is entitled to receive notice under Sec. 11-715(a) of this subtitle.

(b) If the registrant is recaptured, the supervising authority shall send notice, as soon as possible but not later than 2 working days after the supervising authority learns of the recapture, to:

  (1) each local law enforcement unit where the registrant resided or habitually lived before the registrant was committed to the custody of the supervising authority; and

  (2) each person who is entitled to receive notice under Sec. 11-715(a) of this subtitle.

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