# Criminal Procedure (GCP)

## Title 11. Victims and Witnesses

### Subtitle 7. Sex Offender Registration

#### Section 11-713

The Department:

(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) shall keep a central registry of registrants and a listing of juvenile sex offenders;

(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) 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) shall reimburse local law enforcement units for the reasonable costs of implementing community notification procedures;

(6) shall be responsible for receiving and distributing all intrastate, federal, and foreign government communications relating to the registration of sex offenders; and

(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.

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