Section 11-725 - Sexual offender management teams. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-725. Sexual offender management teams.
 

(a)  Duties.- Under the supervision of the Division of Parole and Probation, a sexual offender management team shall conduct lifetime sexual offender supervision and the supervision of probation, parole, or mandatory release of a person subject to lifetime sexual offender supervision. 

(b)  Membership.- A sexual offender management team: 

(1) consists of: 

(i) a specially trained parole and probation agent; and 

(ii) a representative of a sexual offender treatment program or provider; and 

(2) may include: 

(i) victim advocates or victim service providers with recognized expertise in sexual abuse and victimization; 

(ii) faith counselors; 

(iii) employment counselors; 

(iv) community leaders; 

(v) a polygraph examiner with recognized expertise in sexual offender-specific polygraph examination; 

(vi) a law enforcement officer; 

(vii) an assistant State's Attorney; 

(viii) an assistant public defender; and 

(ix) a foreign or sign language interpreter. 

(c)  Progress reports.-  

(1) A sexual offender management team shall submit a progress report on each person under supervision to the sentencing court, or juvenile court in the case of a person who is required to register under § 11-704(c) of this subtitle, once every 6 months. 

(2) Unless disclosure of a report would be in violation of laws regarding confidentiality of treatment records, a sexual offender management team shall provide copies of each progress report to local law enforcement units of the county in which the person resides. 
 

[2006 Sp. Sess., ch. 4; 2010, chs. 176, 177.]