Doe v. Dep’t of Public Safety and Correctional Services (Md. 2013)

Doe v. Dep’t of Public Safety and Correctional Services, 62 A.3d 123 (Md. 2013).

Nature of Case: State civil suit in which plaintiff, a registrant, who was convicted of sex offenses which took place prior to enactment of Maryland’s sex offender registration scheme, alleged application of SORN to him was a violation of prohibition on retroactive punishments.

Holding: Court of Appeals of Maryland held, on state constitutional grounds, that SORN was a violation of prohibition against retroactive punishments.