Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. The Sex Offender Registry Unit shall calculate a term of registration:
(1) For a resident registrant, from:
(a) The last date of release from a term of confinement related to a crime for which registration is required;
(b) The date granted probation or a suspended sentence; or
(c) The date of registration if a registrant is subject to registration under Criminal Procedure Article, §
11-702.1, Annotated Code of Maryland; or
(2) For a nonresident registrant or a registrant moving into this State, from the date established by the state that required registration.
B. Except as provided in §D of this regulation, a registrant shall register for a term of 10 years.
C. If a registrant is reincarcerated during a 10-year term of registration for a crime that does not require lifetime registration under §D of this regulation and, at the time of release, the term of confinement related to the original crime for which registration is required has:
(1) Not expired, a registrant shall:
(a) Submit a new registration statement to the supervising authority; and
(b) Begin a new 10-year term of registration as calculated under §A of this regulation; or
(2) Expired, a registrant shall:
(a) Resume the periodic registration requirement under Regulation .10 of this chapter for any remaining balance of the original 10-year term of registration; and
(b) Submit written notification of change of residence address to the Sex Offender Registry Unit under Regulation .13 of this chapter.
D. Lifetime Registration.
(1) Lifetime registration is required if the registrant meets the criteria under Criminal Procedure Article, §
11-707(a)(4)(ii), Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2) When lifetime registration is based on a prior conviction that is subsequently reversed, vacated, expunged, or set aside by the court, or for which the registrant is subsequently pardoned by the Governor, the term of registration shall revert to 10 years from the date established under §A or C of this regulation.
E. A nonresident registrant shall register for the term specified in §B or D of this regulation and shall comply with the periodic registration requirements until termination of registration is authorized under Regulation .14 of this chapter.
