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Maryland Code, Public Safety § 14-907

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) An individual may not fail to register under this subtitle.

(b) An individual who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.

(c) After the Governor issues a proclamation under this subtitle, the county sheriffs, the police department of Baltimore City, and any other officer of the State, a county, or municipal corporation charged with enforcing the law shall:

(1) seek diligently the names and addresses of able-bodied individuals within their respective jurisdictions who are between 18 and 50 years old, inclusive, and not regularly or continuously employed or engaged in a lawful and useful occupation and who have failed to register under this subtitle; and

(2) obtain criminal summonses or warrants from a District Court commissioner for the arrest of individuals described in item (1) of this subsection.

(d) The District Court shall send the name of each individual convicted of failing to register and the information specified in subsection (c)(1) of this section to the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the individual resides.

(e) The circuit court clerks shall register each individual convicted of failing to register under this subtitle and report the registration to the Governor in accordance with § 14-903 of this subtitle.

(f) The Governor shall assign each individual registered under subsection (e) of this section to work as provided in § 14-904 of this subtitle.

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