City of Baltimore
Baltimore City Code

§ 60-6. Verification by resident offenders.

(a) Scope.

This section applies only to gun offenders who are residents of Baltimore City.

(b) Periodic verification.

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, within 20 calendar days after each 6-month anniversary of a gun offender's initial registration, the gun offender must personally appear at an office designated by the Police Commissioner to verify and update, as appropriate, the contents of the registration.

(2) If a gun offender is confined to any correctional facility, hospital, or institution throughout the 20-day period described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the gun offender must personally appear at an office designated by the Police Commissioner, within 48 hours of release, to verify and update, as appropriate, the contents of the registration.

(c) Update on change of residence.

A gun offender must personally appear at an office designated by the Police Commissioner to update his or her residence address and other contents of the registration:

(1) within 10 calendar days after establishing a residence in Baltimore City;

(2) within 10 calendar days after moving from one residence in Baltimore City to another residence in Baltimore City; and

(3) before moving from a residence in Baltimore City and assuming a new residence out of Baltimore City.

(d) Photograph permitted.

At the time that the gun offender appears at the office, the Police Commissioner may photograph the gun offender.

(e) Documentation required.

The Police Commissioner may require the gun offender to provide documentation that verifies the contents of the registration.