Maryland Sex Offender Registry Information

Maryland Sex Offender Registry comprises details of all sex offenders who have been convicted of sex offenses that qualify them for registration. There are different terms and categories assigned for each sex offender according to the crimes of conviction. The state of Maryland divides sex offenders into 4 categories:  offenders, child sex offenders, sexually violent offenders and sexually violent predators. Every sex offender of Maryland needs to register with the law enforcement authorities according to the state laws and his or her length and category of registration are determined by the crimes of conviction as stated by Maryland laws.

Searching Through the Maryland Sex Offender Registry

Information about all registered sex offenders of Maryland can be found at the Maryland Sex Offender Registry. There are a number of options of how you could search for sex offenders living in Maryland. These options are available from the link http://dpscs.md.gov/onlineservs/socem/portal.shtml. The different options and their details are as follows:

The Search Registry of All Maryland Sex Offenders: All you need to do is accept the terms and conditions and you would be navigated to a comprehensive database of all sex offenders registered with the state of Maryland. You can conduct a search on this database using a number of criteria; these are as follows:

•    Search by Name
•    Search by Zip Code
•    Search by School that the individual is attending or Place of employment
•    Search the Map
•    Search based on registered sex offenders living in Maryland but residents of other states.

The Sex Offender Mapping System: This gives you details of all registered sex offenders located within a particular radius when you provide an address. You can use this search using an address or a particular place like a school or a day care center. As soon as you enter the details and click on the search option, a map showing the location of all offenders, sexually violent offenders, sexually violent predators and child sexual offenders is displayed. The ‘Show Selected Offenders’ section reveals the details of these offenders living in that particular area of Maryland.

Sex Offender Registries which can be downloaded: This gives you all information of Maryland registered sex offenders in the form of lists. The following lists are available from Maryland Sex Offender Registry for downloading:

•    List of all registered sex offenders arranged in alphabetical order
•    List of all registrants that live in Maryland arranged according to the zip code under which they live
•    List of all sex offenders arranged according to the category to which they belong
•    List of all registrants attending educational institutes or the ones employed
•    List of registered sex offenders who do not have the status of residents of Maryland; the list is arranged according to names (in alphabetical order) in groups according to the zip code of residence.

Maryland Zip Code Reference Maps are also available from this website.

Maryland Non-Compliant Sex Offender Search: Here you will find information about all the wanted and non-complaint sex offenders of Maryland. You can conduct a search from this database using the name based search or the zip code based search options. There is an interactive map search as well. Or you can opt to have a look at all the wanted and non-complaint offenders in the state.

Maryland Sex Offender Alerts

You can also get alerts about registered sex offenders of Maryland from a number of on-line sources. The details of these are as follows:

Maryland Sex Offender Alert Line: For telephone alerts regarding any sex offender relocating in your locality, all you need to do is call 1-866-559-8017, the toll free Sex Offender Alert Line of Maryland.

Vine link: This website also offers updates about sex offenders. To avail this service you need to visit  https://www.vinelink.com/vinelink/siteInfoAction.do?siteId=21999.