The following are the local law enforcement units designated by resolution of each county governing body:
In Allegany County, the Cumberland Police Department;
In Anne Arundel County, the Anne Arundel County Police Department;
In Baltimore City, the Baltimore Police Department;
In Baltimore County, the Baltimore County Police Department;
In Calvert County, the Calvert County Sheriff's Office;
In Caroline County, the Caroline County Sheriff's Office;
In Carroll County, the Westminster Barrack of the Maryland State Police;
In Cecil County, the Cecil County Sheriff's Office;
In Charles County, the Charles County Sheriff's Office;
In Dorchester County, the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office;
In Frederick County, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office;
In Garrett County, the Garrett County Sheriff's Office;
In Harford County, the Harford County Sheriff's Office;
In Howard County, the Howard County Police Department;
In Kent County, the Kent County Sheriff's Office;
In Montgomery County, the Montgomery County Police Department;
In Prince George's County, the Prince George's County Police Department;
In Queen Anne's County, the Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office;
In Somerset County, the Somerset County Sheriff's Office;
In St. Mary's County, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office;
In Talbot County, the Talbot County Sheriff's Office;
In Washington County, the Washington County Sheriff's Office;
In Wicomico County, the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office; and
In Worcester County, the Worcester County Sheriff's Office.
Receipt of Registration Statements from Supervising Authorities.
A local law enforcement unit shall receive copies of registration statements from supervising authorities for all registrants.
If a registrant's address is in an incorporated municipality having a police department, a local law enforcement unit shall forward a copy of a registration statement received from a supervising authority to the police department of the incorporated municipality that includes the registrant's address.
To register a child sexual offender, a local law enforcement unit shall:
Obtain a notice of registration for child sexual offenders in person from a child sexual offender after the child sexual offender's release from a supervising authority; and
Notify the child sexual offender of the responsibility to register in person annually with the local law enforcement unit of the county that includes the registrant's address or where a nonresident works or attends school.
A notice of registration for child sexual offenders:
Contains, at a minimum:
The registrant's name, address, signature, and date;
If the child sexual offender is a nonresident, the name and address where the child sexual offender is employed or attends school; and
The signature and date signed by the representative of the local law enforcement unit; and
May contain:
The child sexual offender's fingerprints and photographs; or
Additional information as dictated by the local law enforcement unit.
Within 5 business days after completing registration of a child sexual offender, the local law enforcement unit shall forward:
The completed notice of registration for child sexual offenders to the Sex Offender Registry Unit; and
A copy of a notice of registration for child sexual offenders to the county superintendent in the county where a child sexual offender resides, or where a nonresident child sexual offender works or attends school.
A local law enforcement unit shall maintain a copy of the notice of registration for child sexual offenders.
Registration of Other Registrants.
A local law enforcement unit may obtain a registration statement under Regulation .06 of this chapter from a nonresident registrant or a registrant who moves into this State if the registrant is not under the supervision of the Division of Parole and Probation.
A local law enforcement unit that submits registration statements under this section shall be reimbursed by the Department under Regulation .17 of this chapter.