Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services v. Doe

In Doe v. Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, 480 Md. 535, 62 A.3d 123 (2013) (“Doe I”), we addressed the Maryland sex offender registration statute, Maryland Code (2001, 2008 Repl.Vol., 2013 Cum.Supp.), § 11-701 et seq. of the Criminal Procedure Article (hereinafter all section references to the Criminal Procedure Article of the Maryland Code are identified as “Crim. Proc. § ”) and held that the retroactive application of the provisions we deemed punitive violated the ex post facto prohibition contained in Article 17 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights. This Court’s…