# COMAR Title 12 — Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

## Subtitle 06 — Sex Offender Registration

### Chapter 01 — Administration of Sex Offender Registration

#### Regulation .03 Requirement to Register.

*COMAR 12.06.01.03*

A. Resident Registrant. A resident registrant shall register with a supervising authority on or before the date that the registrant:

  (1) Is released;

  (2) Is granted probation before judgment;

  (3) Is granted probation after judgment;

  (4) Is granted a suspended sentence; or

  (5) Receives a sentence that does not include a term of confinement.

B. Other Registrants.

  (1) A nonresident registrant shall register with a supervising authority within 14 days following:

    (a) Beginning employment in the State; or

    (b) Enrolling as a student in the State.

  (2) A registrant moving into the State shall register with a supervising authority within 7 days following the earlier of the date the individual:

    (a) Establishes a temporary or permanent address; or

    (b) Applies for a driver's license.

C. Additional Registration for Child Sexual Offenders.

  (1) A resident child sexual offender shall register with the local law enforcement unit in the county where the child sexual offender's address is located within 7 days after release.

  (2) A nonresident child sexual offender shall register with the local law enforcement unit where the child sexual offender works or attends school within 7 days after registering with a supervising authority.

  (3) A child sexual offender moving into the State shall register with the local law enforcement unit in the county where the child sexual offender's address is located within 7 days after registering with a supervising authority.

D. Expiration of Sentence or Supervision. If a sentence, including supervision, for a conviction that requires registration expires, the registrant shall continue to register until the term of registration is completed under Criminal Procedure Article, §11-707(a)(4), Annotated Code of Maryland.