Title 34-A

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).] 1. Another state. "Another state" means each of the several states except Maine, and includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth …

The bureau may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.

1. Maintenance of registry. The bureau shall establish and maintain a registry of persons required to register pursuant to this subchapter, referred to in this section as "the registry." After initial registration, the registry must include the following information on each regis…

1. Notification by court, department, bureau or law enforcement agency. An offender has a duty to register under this chapter after notification has been given to the offender by a court of jurisdiction, the department, the bureau or a law enforcement agency. The court shall noti…

A person who has been sentenced for a military, tribal or federal offense requiring registration pursuant to the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Public Law 109-248, 42 United States Code, Chapter 151 or in a jurisdiction other than this State who is re…

The following provisions govern registration duties for a person not domiciled or residing in this State but who is employed or attending college or school in this State. [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).] 1. Time. A person who has been sentenced for a military, tribal or federal offen…

The following provisions govern the duration of registration. [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).] 1. Offender convicted and sentenced in State for Tier I offense. An offender convicted and sentenced in this State for a Tier I offense shall register for a period of 10 years. The 10-year …

An offender shall notify the bureau at least 21 days prior to travel beyond the jurisdiction of the United States. The offender shall provide the bureau with information about the date of departure from and return to the United States and the destination beyond the jurisdiction o…

The bureau may charge a $25 annual fee to persons required to register under this chapter. Registrants shall pay the fee at the time of initial registration and shall pay the fee on each anniversary of their initial registration. [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).] The fee must be credi…

1. Failure to comply; first offense. An offender who in fact fails to comply with any duty imposed under this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter commits a Class D crime. 2. Failure to comply; 2nd offense. A person who has one prior conviction under this section or…

1. Certificate admissible. Notwithstanding any other law or rule of evidence, a certificate by the custodian of the records of the bureau, when signed and sworn to by that custodian, or the custodian's designee, is admissible in a judicial or administrative proceeding as prima fa…

Neither the failure to perform the requirements of this chapter nor compliance with this chapter subjects any state, municipal or county official or employee to liability in a civil action. The immunity provided under this section applies to the release of relevant information to…

The department shall provide law enforcement agencies technical assistance concerning community education curricula for purposes of notification to the public of a registrant's conditional release or discharge.

The department, county jails, state mental health institutes and the bureau are governed by the following notice provisions when a registrant is conditionally released or discharged. [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).] 1. Duties. The department, a county jail or a state mental health in…

1. Department. Upon the conditional release or discharge of a registrant from a state correctional institution, the department shall give notice of the information under section 11303, subsection 1 to members of the public the department determines appropriate to ensure public sa…

The Sex Offender Management and Risk Assessment Advisory Commission, referred to in this chapter as "the commission," established by Title 5, section 12004‑I, subsection 4‑C, is created for the purpose of making recommendations pertaining to sex offender management and risk asses…

1. Composition; qualifications. The commission is composed of 7 members, appointed by the Attorney General. The members may be qualified by reason of their expertise in sex offender matters, including but not limited to risk assessment methods, corrections, sex offender law and t…

1. Consultation. The commission shall consult with experts in the field of sex offender matters, including but not limited to state or federal agencies, courts, correctional facilities, organizations whose affairs pertain to sex offender matters and other interested parties as th…

The Attorney General shall notify all members of the commission of the time and place of the first meeting of the commission. At that meeting, the commission shall elect a chair, vice-chair and secretary-treasurer and adopt provisions regarding the administration of the commissio…

Members of the commission may not be compensated for expenses incurred or related to the activities of the commission.