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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-723" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except where a term of natural life without the possibility of parole is imposed, a sentence for the following persons shall include a term of lifetime sexual offender supervision:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a person who is a sexually violent predator;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a person who has been convicted of a violation of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>§ 3–303 or § 3–304 of the Criminal Law Article; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>§ 3–305 or § 3–306 of the Criminal Law Article as the sections existed before October 1, 2017, if the person was an adult at the time of the offense;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a person who has been convicted of a violation of § 3–309 or § 3–310 of the Criminal Law Article, § 3–311 of the Criminal Law Article as the section existed before October 1, 2017, or, if the person was an adult at the time of the offense, an attempt to commit a violation of § 3–306 of the Criminal Law Article as the section existed before October 1, 2017;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>a person who has been convicted of a violation of § 3–602 of the Criminal Law Article:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>that was committed when the person was an adult against a child under the age of 13 years; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>that was committed when the person was at least 21 years old against a child under the age of 16 years;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>a person who is required to register under § 11–704(c) of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>a person who has been convicted more than once arising out of separate incidents of a crime that requires registration under this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Except where a term of natural life without the possibility of parole is imposed, a sentence for a violation of § 3–307(a)(1) or (2) of the Criminal Law Article may include a term of lifetime sexual offender supervision.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the term of lifetime sexual offender supervision imposed on a person for a crime committed on or after October 1, 2010, shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>be a term of life; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>commence on the expiration of the later of any term of imprisonment, probation, parole, or mandatory supervision.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For a person who is required to register under § 11–704(c) of this subtitle, the term of lifetime sexual offender supervision imposed for an act committed on or after October 1, 2010, shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>commence when the person’s obligation to register commences; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>expire when the person’s obligation to register expires, unless the juvenile court:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>finds after a hearing that there is a compelling reason for the supervision to continue; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>orders the supervision to continue for a specified period of time.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>For a sentence that includes a term of lifetime sexual offender supervision, the sentencing court, or juvenile court in the case of a person who is required to register under § 11–704(c) of this subtitle, shall impose special conditions of lifetime sexual offender supervision on the person at the time of sentencing, or imposition of the registration requirement in juvenile court, and advise the person of the length, conditions, and consecutive nature of that supervision.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Before imposing special conditions, the sentencing court or juvenile court shall order:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a presentence investigation in accordance with § 6–112 of the Correctional Services Article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>for a sentence for a violation of § 3–307(a)(1) or (2) of the Criminal Law Article, a risk assessment of the person conducted by a sexual offender treatment provider.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The conditions of lifetime sexual offender supervision may include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>monitoring through global positioning satellite tracking or equivalent technology;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>where appropriate and feasible, restricting a person from living in proximity to or loitering near schools, family child care homes, child care centers, and other places used primarily by minors;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>restricting a person from obtaining employment or from participating in an activity that would bring the person into contact with minors;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>requiring a person to participate in a sexual offender treatment program;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>prohibiting a person from using illicit drugs or alcohol;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>authorizing a parole and probation agent to access the person’s personal computer to check for material relating to sexual relations with minors;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>requiring a person to take regular polygraph examinations;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>prohibiting a person from contacting specific individuals or categories of individuals; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>any other conditions deemed appropriate by the sentencing court or juvenile court.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The sentencing court or juvenile court may adjust the special conditions of lifetime sexual offender supervision, in consultation with the person’s sexual offender management team.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
