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department or a law enforcement officer, in which case the
person shall register with the bureau within 10 days 48 hours of
notice.

 
Sec. 3. 34-A MRSA §11222, sub-§4, śC, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 437,
§2, is amended to read:

 
C. The sex offender or sexually violent predator shall
take the completed verification form and a photograph to
the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction within 10
days 48 hours of receipt of the form.

 
Sec. 4. 34-A MRSA §11222, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 437, §2,
is amended to read:

 
5. Change of domicile. A sex offender or sexually violent
predator shall notify the bureau in writing of a change of
domicile within 10 days 48 hours after establishing that
domicile.

 
A. If the sex offender or sexually violent predator
establishes a new domicile in the State, the bureau shall
notify, within 3 days, both the law enforcement agency
having jurisdiction where the sex offender or sexually
violent predator was formerly domiciled and the law
enforcement agency having jurisdiction where the sex
offender or sexually violent predator is currently
domiciled.

 
B. If the sex offender or sexually violent predator
establishes a domicile in another state, the bureau shall
notify, within 3 days, the law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction where the sex offender or sexually violent
predator was formerly domiciled and the law enforcement
agency having jurisdiction where the sex offender or
sexually violent predator is currently domiciled.

 
Sec. 5. 34-A MRSA §§11223 and 11224, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 437,
§2, are amended to read:

 
§11223. Duty of person establishing domicile to register

 
A person required under another jurisdiction to register as
a sex offender or sexually violent predator, or who is
convicted of a similar sex offense or sexually violent offense
in another jurisdiction, shall register as a sex offender or
sexually violent predator within 10 days 48 hours of
establishing domicile in this State. The person shall contact
the bureau, which shall provide the person with the
registration form and direct the person to take the form and a
photograph of the person to the law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction. The law enforcement agency shall supervise the
completion of the form, take the


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