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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 11-707

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • minor: means an individual under the age of 18 years. See
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) (1) (i) A tier I sex offender and a tier II sex offender shall register in person every 6 months with a local law enforcement unit for the term provided under paragraph (4) of this subsection.

(ii) Registration shall include a digital image that shall be updated every 6 months.

(2) (i) A tier III sex offender shall register in person every 3 months with a local law enforcement unit for the term provided under paragraph (4) of this subsection.

(ii) Registration shall include a digital image that shall be updated every 6 months.

(3) (i) A sexually violent predator shall register in person every 3 months with a local law enforcement unit for the term provided under paragraph (4) of this subsection.

(ii) Registration shall include a digital image that shall be updated every 6 months.

(4) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the term of registration is:

(i) 15 years, if the registrant is a tier I sex offender;

(ii) 25 years, if the registrant is a tier II sex offender;

(iii) the life of the registrant, if the registrant is a tier III sex offender; or

(iv) up to 5 years, if the registrant is a person described under § 11-704(c)(1) of this subtitle, subject to reduction by the juvenile court on the filing of a petition by the registrant for a reduction in the term of registration.

(5) A registrant who is not a resident of the State shall register for the appropriate time specified in this subsection or until the registrant’s employment, student enrollment, or transient status in the State ends.

(b) A term of registration described in this section shall be computed from:

(1) the last date of release;

(2) the date granted probation;

(3) the date granted a suspended sentence; or

(4) the date the juvenile court’s jurisdiction over the registrant terminates under § 3-8A-07 of the Courts Article if the registrant was a minor who lived in the State at the time the act was committed for which registration is required.

(c) The term of registration for a tier I sex offender shall be reduced to 10 years if, in the 10 years following the date on which the registrant was required to register, the registrant:

(1) is not convicted of any offense for which a term of imprisonment of more than 1 year may be imposed;

(2) is not convicted of any sex offense;

(3) successfully completes, without revocation, any period of supervised release, parole, or probation; and

(4) successfully completes an appropriate sex offender treatment program.