Baltimore City Council
File #: 09-0291    Version: 0 Name: Gun Offender Registration
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 3/2/2009 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 5/7/2009
Enactment #: 09-168
Title: Gun Offender Registration FOR the purpose of expanding the registration requirements to encompass certain juvenile offenders; expanding the offenses to which the registration requirements apply; modifying the time when a gun offender becomes obligated to sign an acknowledgment of the duty to register; specifying the deadline for registration for one found not criminally responsible; clarifying the requirements for updating residence information; establishing a uniform term for required verification of registration information; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the registration of gun offenders.
Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
Indexes: Gun Offender Registration, Guns, Registration
Attachments: 1. 09-0291 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Criminal Justice - 09-0291.pdf, 3. MOIT - 09-0291.pdf, 4. Police - 09-0291.pdf, 5. Law - 09-0291.pdf, 6. 09-0291 - 3rd Reader.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Mayor’s Office on Criminal Justice)

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Gun Offender Registration

FOR the purpose of expanding the registration requirements to encompass certain juvenile offenders; expanding the offenses to which the registration requirements apply; modifying the time when a gun offender becomes obligated to sign an acknowledgment of the duty to register; specifying the deadline for registration for one found not criminally responsible; clarifying the requirements for updating residence information; establishing a uniform term for required verification of registration information; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the registration of gun offenders.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Section(s) 60-1(d)(1) and (e), 60-3, 60-4(a), 60-6(c), and 6-7
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 19. Police Ordinances

Subtitle 60. Gun Offender Registration

§ 60-1. Definitions.

(d) Gun offender.

(1) In general.

“Gun offender” means any [adult] PERSON who is convicted of a gun offense in [a court in] THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR Baltimore City OR THE DISTRICT CO...

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