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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-A, § 11223 (2026)

Duty of person establishing domicile or residence to register

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A person sentenced at any time for a military, tribal or federal offense requiring registration pursuant to the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, also known as the Jacob Wetterling Act, Section 170101 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322, as amended; or the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Public Law 109-248; or in a jurisdiction other than this State who is required under that jurisdiction to register pursuant to that jurisdiction's sex offender registration statute or would have been required to register if the person had remained in the jurisdiction or, if not so required, who has been sentenced on or after January 1, 1982 for an offense that includes the essential elements of a sex offense or a sexually violent offense shall register as a 10-year registrant or lifetime registrant, whichever is applicable, within 5 days and shall notify the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction within 24 hours of establishing domicile or residence 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 person's fingerprints and immediately forward the form, photograph and fingerprints to the bureau.   [PL 2009, c. 365, Pt. B, §16 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 365, Pt. B, §22 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 437, §2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 371, §11 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 711, §C22 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 711, §D2 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 423, §19 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 365, Pt. B, §16 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 365, Pt. B, §22 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2008–2017 · leading case: United States v. Stevens, 578 F. Supp. 2d 172 (D. Me. 2008).
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United States v. Stevens, 578 F. Supp. 2d 172 (D. Me. 2008). · cites it 2× “1-3; 34-A M.R.S.A. § 11223. SORNA repealed the Jacob Wetterling Act, which will cease to be effective either on July 27, 2009 or one year after the software described in section 123 of SORNA is available, whichever is later.”
United States v. Thompson, 595 F. Supp. 2d 143 (D. Me. 2009). “(citing 34-A M.R.S.A. § 11223). Finally, the Court concluded that “[a] straightforward reading of the language of § 16913(a) suggests that, since he was required to register in Rhode Island and Maine, the jurisdictions where he was residing, he was also required by SORNA to do…”
United States v. Stevens, 640 F.3d 48 (1st Cir. 2011). “See Me.Rev.Stat. Ann. tit. 34-A, § 11223. By the same token, he neglected to comply with SORNA (which Congress had enacted in 2006).”
United States v. Stevens, 598 F. Supp. 2d 133 (D. Me. 2009). “34-A M.R.S.A. § 11223. Under the same Maine statute, however, Mr.”
Karkos v. Maine State Bureau of Identification, Sex Offender Registry (Me. Super. Ct 2017). “34-A M.R.S. §§11223, 11225-A(4). The Petitioner filed her initial registration under SORNA of 1999 as a lifetime registrant on April 28, 2005.”
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