MD SB650

Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services must establish and maintain a publicly accessible Domestic Violence Offender Registry, available via internet, telephone, written request, and in person

Persons convicted three or more times of a domestically related crime must register with their county sheriff upon release, probation, suspended sentence, or non-imprisonment sentence

Registry information includes registrant's name, residential address, crime descriptions and dates, and a full-face digital photo; registrants must update information annually and report address changes within 10 days

Registration remains in effect for 15 years from the latest conviction or release date, with an additional 20 years added for each subsequent domestically related crime conviction

Failure to register or providing inaccurate information is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $2,000; registrants may petition circuit court for exemption if they demonstrate no risk of reoffending