Megan’s Law for Maryland

Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

6776 Reisterstown Road, Suite 205

Baltimore, Maryland 21215

410-585-3600 (office)

410-653-5690 (fax)

donald.catterton@maryland.gov

(1) Is found guilty of a crime by a jury or judicial officer;

(2) Enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere;

(3) Is granted a probation before judgment** after a finding of guilt for a crime if the court, as a condition of probation, orders compliance with the requirements of this subtitle; or

(4) Is found not criminally responsible for a crime.

NOTE: See the SOCEM home page to download a PDF Chart of qualifying sexual offenses and their categories.

Tier I – These registrants have been convicted in Maryland of a crime listed below or convicted in another jurisdiction of a Tier I offense. These registrants register for 15 years.

■4th Degree Sex Offense – Criminal Law Article, § 3-308 or Art. 27 § 464C

■Visual Surveillance with Prurient Intent- Criminal Law Article, § 3-902 or Art. 27 § 579B

■Possession of Child Pornography – Criminal Law Article, § 11-208 or Art. 27 § 419B

■Engaging in Illicit Conduct in Foreign Places – 18 USC § 2423(c)

■Failure to File Factual Statement about an Alien Individual – 18 USC § 2424

■Misleading Domain Names on the Internet – 18 USC § 2252B

■Misleading Words or Digital Images on the Internet – 18 USC § 2252C

■Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud or Coercion – 18 USC § 1591

■Transmitting Information about a Minor to Further Criminal Sexual Conduct – USC § 2425

■Travel w/Intent to Engage in Illicit Conduct -18 USC § 2423(b)

Tier II – These registrants have been convicted in Maryland of a crime listed below or convicted in another jurisdiction of a Tier II offense. These registrants register for 25 years.

■Abduction of a Child under16 for Prostitution – Criminal Law Article, § 11-305 or Art. 27 § 1

■Distribution of Child Pornography – Criminal Law Article, § 11-207or Art. 27 § 419A

■Hiring a Minor for a Prohibited Purpose – Criminal Law Article, § 11-209 or Art. 27 § 420

■House of Prostitution – Criminal Law Article, § 11-306 or Art. 27 § 431

■Human Trafficking (Formerly Pandering) – Criminal Law Article, § 11-303 or Art. 27 § 428

■Sale of a Minor – Criminal Law Article, § 3-603 or Art. 27 § 35E

■Sexual Conduct between a Correctional or DJS employee and an inmate or confined child Criminal Law Article, § 3-314 or Art. 27 § 464G

■3rd Degree Sex Offense – (Statutory Offense) – Criminal Law Article, § 3-307(A)(4) or Art. 27 § 464B(4)

■3rd Degree Sex Offense – (Statutory Offense) – Criminal Law Article, § 3-307(A)(5) or Art. 27 § 464B(5)

■Sexual Solicitation of a Minor – Criminal Law Article, § 3-324

■A registrant with two Tier I convictions must register in the Tier II category

Tier III – These registrants have been convicted in Maryland of a crime listed below or convicted in another jurisdiction of a Tier III offense. These registrants register for life.

■Assault with Intent to Rape, or Sexually Abuse – Art. 27 § 12A

■Child Kidnapping – Under the age of 12 or Abduction of a Child under 12 – Criminal Law Article, § 3-503 or Art. 27§§ 2, an 338

■Continuing Course of Conduct with a Child – Criminal Law Article, § 3-315

■False Imprisonment of a Minor – Common Law

■Forcible Sodomy – Criminal Law Article, § 3-321 or Art. 27 § 553

■Incest – Criminal Law Article, § 3-323 or Art. 27 § 335

■Kidnapping – Criminal Law Article, § 3-502 or Art. 27 § 337

■Murder w/ intent to Rape, Sexually Offend, or Sexually Abuse a Minor – Criminal Law Article, § 2-201(a)(4)(viii), (x), or (xi) or Art. 27 § 410

■1st Degree Rape – Criminal Law Article, § 3-303 or Art. 27 § 462

■2nd Degree Rape – Criminal Law Article, § 3-304 or Art. 27 § 463

■Sexual Abuse of a Minor – Criminal Law Article, § 3-602

■Sale of a Minor – Criminal Law Article, § 3-603 or Art. 27 § 35E

■1st Degree Sex Offense – Criminal Law Article, § 3-305 or Art. 27 § 464

■2nd Degree Sex Offense – Criminal Law Article, § 3-306 or Art. 27 § 464A

■3rd Degree Sex Offense – (force, threat, weapon, aided and abetted) – Criminal Law Article, § 3-307(a)(1) or Art. 27 § 464B(a)(1)

■3rd Degree Sex Offense – (victim who is mentally defective or incapacitated, or physically incapacitated) – Criminal Law Article, § 3-307(a) (2) or Art. 27 § 464B(a)(2)

■3rd Degree Sex Offense – Criminal Law Article, § 3-307(a)(3) or Art. 27 § 464B(a)(3)

■Sexual Conduct between a Correctional or DJS employee and an inmate or confined child – Criminal Law Article, § 3-314 or Art. 27 § 464G

■Forcible Unnatural or Perverted Practice – Criminal Law Article, § 3-322 or Art. 27 § 554

■Attempted 1st Degree Rape – Criminal Law Article, § 3-309 or Art. 27 § 464F(b)

■Attempted 2nd Degree Rape – Criminal Law Article, § 3-310 or Art. 27 § 464F(a)

■Attempted 1st Degree Sex Offense – Criminal Law Article, § 3-311 or Art. 27 § 464F(b)

■Attempted 2nd Degree Sex Offense – Criminal Law Article, § 3-312 or Art. 27 § 464F(a)

■A registrant with two Tier II convictions, or a Tier I and Tier II convictions, must register in the Tier III category

■Anyone who is currently under the custody or supervision of a supervising authority on October 1, 2010 and has an unregistered sex offense conviction is subject to registration under Maryland’s new law.

■Anyone who is convicted of a new crime on or after October 1, 2010 and has an unregistered sex offense conviction is subject to registration under Maryland’s new law.

NOTE: “Under the custody or supervision of a supervising authority” means the offender was: incarcerated in a county detention center or Division of Correction facility; under the supervision of the Division of Parole and Probation; or was under the direct supervision of the Court.

■Name, address, and age
■Photograph
■Place of employment or school
■Place of enrollment or employment at an Institution of Higher Education in Maryland
■Registration Category: Tier I, II, or III
■Term of registration: 15 years, 25 years, or Lifetime
■Residency Information – Maryland resident or non-resident (student or worker)
■A legal description of crime or crimes committed by registrant
■A plain language description of the crime or crimes committed by the registrant
■Dates of conviction
■Aliases
■Vehicle information (vehicle make, model and color; and license plate)
■Conviction Jurisdiction (location of the state, federal, military, or tribal court where convicted and sentenced)

■The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, specifically:

Division of Parole and Probation, for registrants who are under parole or probation supervision, or who are new residents or non-residents; and

Patuxent Institution and the Division of Correction, for registrants who are incarcerated in a state correctional facility.

■The courts, for certain registrants granted probation before judgment, probation after judgment, a suspended sentence, or a sentence without a term of incarceration.

■Local or regional detention centers, for registrants who are incarcerated locally; and

■The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, for registrants in the custody of a DHMH facility.

ding any secondary school, trade, or professional institution, or institution of higher education.

■Tier I Registrants must register in person every 6 months

■Tier II Registrant must register in person every 6 months

■Tier III Registrants must register in person every 3 months

All registrants must initially register with a supervising authority or with the designated local law enforcement unit within:

■3 days of release to community supervision from the court

■Prior to release from a correctional facility

■3 days of ending permanent residency in Maryland

All Maryland Registrants must update their registration statements within:

■3 days of changing residences

■3 days of changing employment

■3 days of changing any information on the registration statement

Non-Residents must initially register with a supervising authority or with the designated local law enforcement unit within:

■3 days of beginning employment in Maryland

■3 days of registering as a student in a Maryland school

■3 days of entering the State as a transient individual

■Within 3 days of beginning permanent residency in Maryland

■Within 3 days of ending permanent residency in Maryland

Tier III = Lifetime Registration

Tier II = 25 Years

Tier I = 15 Years

■Successful completion community supervision;

■Successful completion of a sex offender treatment program;

■No convictions for any sex offense; and

■No convictions for any crime with a potential penalty of more than 1 year.

Non-resident registrants who are working or attending school in Maryland must register for the period of time specified for the category of registration, or until the registrant’s employment or student enrollment in Maryland ends (if that occurs before termination of the registration period).

Why Would a Registrant Be Removed from the Sex Offender Registry?

Death – Upon receipt of a death notice for a registrant from a designated local law enforcement unit, supervising authority, or other official source, the registrant’s name and other identifying information is removed from the registry.

Relocation – When a registrant moves out-of-state, the name is removed from the registry and the central registry in the new State is notified.

Expiration of Registration – When a registrant’s term of registration is completed the name and other identifying information is removed from the registry.

Pardon, Expungement or Overturned Conviction – If a registrant is able to get a pardon, an expungement, or have the qualifying conviction overturned the name and other identifying information is removed from the registry.

Employment includes working or “carrying on a vocation,” and may be full time or part time for a sequential period of the time in Maryland exceeding 14 days or for an aggregate period of the time in Maryland exceeding 30 days during any calendar year. The employment or vocation may be financially compensated, volunteered, or for the purpose of government or educational benefit.

Attending school includes full-time or part-time attendance at any public or private educational institution, including any secondary school, trade, or professional institution, or institution of higher education.

The registrant’s victim, or the parent or legal guardian of a victim who is a minor, is entitled to automatic notification. (Note: a victim who has filed a notification request form under Criminal Procedure Article, § 11-104, need not make a separate written request for a copy of the registrant’s registration statement.)

Designated local law enforcement units must also send a copy of a registration statement to an individual who makes a written request.

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services may also send a copy of a registration statement or a copy of the central registry, in whole or in part (by zip code or county) to an individual who makes a written request. Address correspondence to:

Sex Offender Registry Unit
P.O. Box 5743
Pikesville, MD 21282-5743
Telephone: 410-585-3600
Fax: 410-653-5690

Email: Sex Offender Registry Website Response