An Act Amending the Time by Which a Sex Offender or Sexually Violent Predator Must Register
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0617
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: ROTUNDO, WALCOTT, BROMLEY, DOUGLASS, WOODCOCK, CRAVEN, MAILHOT, MAKAS, O'BRIEN
Amends: 34-A MRSA §11222

Legislative Document 
No. 617 
S.P.226 
In Senate, February 11, 2003 
An Act Amending the Time by Which a Sex Offender or Sexually 
Violent Predator Must Register 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin. 
Cosponsored by Representative WALCOTT of Lewiston and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senators: BROMLEY of Cumberland, DOUGLASS of Androscoggin, WOODCOCK of 
Franklin, Representatives: CRAVEN of Lewiston, MAILHOT of Lewiston, MAKAS of 
Lewiston, O'BRIEN of Augusta, O'BRIEN of Lewiston. 
Printed on recyc led paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 34-A MRSA §11222, sub-§2, "B to D, as enacted by PL 
1999, c. 437, §2, are amended to read: 
B. 
Inform the sex offender or sexually violent predator 
that if the 
sex 
offender 
or 
sexually violent predator 
changes 
domicile, 
the 
sex 
offender 
or 
sexually violent 
predator shall give the new address to the bureau in writing 
within 19-aays 48 hours; 
c. 
Inform the sex offender or sexually violent predator 
that if that 
sex 
offender or 
sexually violent predator 
changes 
domicile 
to 
another state, 
the 
sex 
offender or 
sexually violent predator shall register the 
new address 
wi th the bureau and if the new state has a registration 
requirement, the sex offender or sexually violent predator 
shall register with a designated law enforcement agency in 
the 
new 
state not 
later 
than 
19--aays 
hours 
after 
establishing domicile in the new state; 
D. 
Inform the sex offender or sexually violent predator 
that if that sex offender or sexually violent predator has 
part-time or full-time employment in another state, with or 
without compensation, for more than 14 consecutive days or 
for an aggregate period exceeding 30 days in a calendar year 
or if that sex offender or sexually violent predator enrolls 
in any type of school in another state on a part-time or 
full-time 
basis, 
the 
sex 
offender 
or 
sexually 
violent 
predator shall give the bureau the registrant's place of 
employment or school to be attended in writing wi thin lG 
aays 48 hours after beginning work or attending school and 
if the other state has 
a registration requirement, 
shall 
register with the designated law enforcement agency in the 
other state; 
Sec. 2. 34-A MRSA §11222, sub-§2-A. as repealed and replaced 
by PL 2001, c. 553, §6, is amended to read: 
2-A. 
Duty of sex 
sentenced from June 30, 
offender or sexually 
1992 to September 17, 
violent predator 
1999 to register_ 
Notwithstanding subsection 1, a person who has been sentenced on 
or after June 30, 1992 but before September 18, 1999 for a sex 
offense or a sexually violent offense shall register either as a 
sex offender or as 
a 
sexually violent predator, whichever is 
applicable, with the bureau by September 1, 2002 if the duty to 
register has been triggered under subsection I-A, paragraph A, 
B 
or C, 
unless sooner notified in writing of a duty to register 
under subsection I-A, paragraph A, 
B or C by the bureau, the 
department or a law enforcement officer, in which case the person 
shall register with the bureau within lG-aays 48 hours of notice. 
Sec. 3. 34·A MRSA §11222, sub·§4, ,C, as enacted by PL 1999, 
c. 437, §2, is amended to read: 
C. 
The sex offender or sexually violent predator shall take 
the completed verification form and a photograph to the law 
enforcement agency having jurisdiction within lG--eays 48 
hours of receipt of the form. 
Sec. 4. 34·A MRSA §11222, sub·§5, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 
437, §2, is amended to read: 
5. 
Change of domicile. 
A sex offender or sexually violent 
predator shall notify the bureau in writing of 
a 
change of 
domicile within lG-aays 48 hours after establishing that domicile. 
A. 
If 
the 
sex 
offender 
or 
sexually 
violent 
predator 
establishes a new domicile in the State, the bureau shall 
notify, 
within 
days, 
both the 
law enforcement 
agency 
having 
jurisdiction where 
the 
sex 
offender 
or 
sexually 
violent 
predator 
was 
formerly 
domiciled 
and 
the 
law 
enforcement 
agency 
having 
jurisdiction 
where 
the 
sex 
offender or sexually violent predator is currently domiciled. 
B. 
If 
the 
sex 
offender 
or 
sexually 
violent 
predator 
establishes a domicile in another state, the bureau shall 
notify, 
wi thin 3 days, 
the law enforcement agency having 
jurisdiction where 
the 
sex offender 
or 
sexually violent 
predator 
was 
formerly domiciled 
and the 
law enforcement 
agency 
having 
jurisdiction 
where 
the 
sex 
offender 
or 
sexually violent predator is currently domiciled. 
Sec. 5. 34·A MRSA §§11223 and 11224, as enacted by PL 1999, 
c. 437, §2, are amended to read: 
§11223. Duty of person establishing domicile to register 
A person required under another jurisdiction to register as 
a sex offender or sexually violent predator, or who is convicted 
of a similar sex offense or sexually violent offense in another 
jurisdiction, 
shall 
register 
as 
a 
sex 
offender 
or 
sexually 
violent predator within lG-aays 48 hours of establishing domicile 
in this State. 
The person shall contact the bureau, which shall 
provide the person with the registration form and direct the 
person to take the form and a photograph of the person to the law 
enforcement 
agency 
having 
jurisdiction. 
The 
law 
enforcement 
agency shall supervise the completion of the 
form, 
take 
the 
person's 
fingerprints 
and 
immediately 
photograph and fingerprints to the bureau. 
forward 
the 
form, 
§11224. Duty of person employed or attending school to register 
A person who 
is required under 
another 
jurisdiction to 
register as a sex offender or sexually violent predator because 
the person is domiciled in another state or who is convicted of a 
similar 
sex 
offense 
or 
sexually violent offense 
1n 
another 
jurisdiction shall register as a sex offender within ±G-e.ays 48 
hours of beginning full-time or part-time employment, with or 
without compensation, for more than 14 consecutive days or for an 
aggregate 
period 
exceeding 
days 
in 
a 
calendar 
year 
or 
beginning school 
on 
a 
full-time or part-time basis 
in this 
State. 
The person shall contact the bureau, which shall provide 
the person with a registration form and direct the person to take 
the form and a photograph of the person to the law enforcement 
agency having jurisdiction. 
The 
law enforcement agency shall 
supervise 
the 
completion 
of 
the 
form, 
take 
the 
person's 
fingerprints and immediately forward the form, 
photograph and 
fingerprints to the bureau. 
SUMMARY 
This bill reduces from 10 days to 48 hours the time within 
which a sex offender or sexually violent predator must register 
with 
the 
Department 
of 
Public 
Safety, 
State 
Bureau 
of 
Identification to comply with the Sex Offender Registration and 
Notification Act of 1999.