On October 31, 2014, detectives with the St. Mary's County Sheriff’s
Office Sex Offender Compliance Unit, Criminal Investigations Division Support
Team, in conjunction with Agents from the Maryland Department of Parole and Probation
will be conducting Sex Offender compliance checks at the residences of
registered sex offenders throughout St. Mary’s County.
Detectives and agents will be deployed from
8:00 AM to 8:00 PM ensuring compliance with sex offender laws and regulations as
well as special rules such as “No Candy” signs or “Halloween Decorations” are
permitted at the residences of sex offenders.
Sex offenders who are on parole or probation are required to place signs
in a conspicuous manner outside their homes and may not have any Halloween
decorations on their residence beginning at 6:00 PM.