Sexually Oriented Offenses (listed at O.R.C. 29501.01(D)) – new qualifying offenses:
- Sexual Imposition (O.R.C. 2907.06).
- Any Importuning (O.R.C. 2907.07) – previously, only .07(D) and (E) qualified.
- Voyeurism (O.R.C. 2907.08).
Habitual Sex Offender (defined at O.R.C. 2950.01(B))
- Offender previously guilty of or pleaded to a sexually oriented , or child-victim oriented offense.
- Must register for 20 years (unless a judge removes this classification for juvenile offender).
Sexual Predator (defined at O.R.C. 2950.01(E))
- Offender who is adult, or juvenile age 14 or older, and who is adjudicated as likely to engage in future sexually oriented offenses.
- Includes resident offenders, convicted and required to register for life in another state for sexually oriented offense, and offenders from other states with employment or education in Ohio.
- Sexually Violent Predators adhere to same law as Sexual Predators.
- Must register until death (unless a judge removes this classification for juvenile offender).
Child-Victim Oriented Offense (NEW CATEGORY, defined at O.R.C. 2950.01(R))
- Victim is under age of 18 and is not the child of the offender.
- If Offender is age 18 or older, qualifying offenses are: Kidnapping (but not kidnapping to engage in sexual activity), Abduction, Unlawful Restraint, Criminal Child Enticement, and the former offense of Child stealing.
- If Offender is under age 18, qualifying offenses are: Kidnapping (but not kidnapping to engage in sexual activity), or violation of the former offense of Child stealing.
Habitual Child-Victim Offender (NEW CATEGORY, defined at O.R.C. 2950.01(T))
- Adult, or juvenile age 14 or older, Offender previously guilty of or pleaded to child-victim oriented offense, for which offender was classified a child-victim oriented offender or out-of-state child-victim oriented offender registrant.
- Must register for 20 years (unless a judge removes this classification for juvenile offender).
Child-Victim Predator (NEW CATEGORY, defined at O.R.C. 2950.01(U))
- Adult, or juvenile age 14 or older, Offender, who is additionally adjudicated as likely to engage in future child-victim oriented offenses.
- Must register until death (unless a judge removes this classification for juvenile offender).
Presumptively Registration-Exempt Offenses (NEW CATEGORY, listed at O.R.C. 2950.01(P))
- Only applies to Offender with no previous conviction or adjudication for sexually oriented or child-victim oriented offense.
- Only where first offense is either: Sexual imposition, Voyeurism, or Menacing by Stalking (with sexual motivation), and the victim of the offense is age 18 or older.
- The sentencing court may still determine that an Offender must register for any of these offenses, even if presumptively registration-exempt. Otherwise, these offenders are not required to register.
Offender Registration Changes:
- Offender must now register residence information with county sheriff within five (previously seven) days of arrival, if staying for more than five days.
- Offender must now register personally with the county sheriff immediately upon entering the county to attend school.
- Offender must now register personally with the county sheriff where Offender has been employed in the county for more than fourteen days, or for a total of 30 days or more in a calendar year, regardless of where Offender lives.
- Offender must now register with appropriate person of another state upon entering that state where Offender attends school, or is employed for more than fourteen days or a total of 30 days in a calendar year.
- Required registration information changes:
- Offender must now provide name and address of his/her school.
- Registrant must provide employer’s name and address if employed for more than 14 days or for an aggregate of 30 days or more in a calendar year.
- The labels of Sexual Predator and Habitual Sex Offender cannot be removed (unless Offender is a delinquent child, and juvenile judge orders label removed).
- Offender must declare that he/she was found guilty of an aggravated sexually oriented offense of a child-victim oriented offense.
Offender Residence Limitation (NEW, O.R.C. 2950.031)
- Persons convicted of or pleading to a sexually oriented offense of a child-victim oriented offense may not reside within 1000 feet of any school premises.
Sheriffs:
- Must inform previously registered offenders within county of new law, within 90 days of law taking effect (failure to notify does not relieve Offender of any registration duties).
- Must inform victim if victim makes a request to be notified of a sexually oriented offender’s, or child-victim oriented offender’s, registration information.
- Must provide notice to the following (timing varies between 5-7 days depending on case):
- Residence and property owners/managers within 1000 feet of Offender’s residence.
- Executive Director of the county public children services agency.
- Superintendent of each board of education of a school district.
- Principal and superintendent of school that delinquent child Offender attends.
- Appointing or hiring officer of each chartered nonpublic school in sheriff’s county.
- Appointing or hiring officer of each chartered nonpublic school that delinquent child Offender attends, regardless of location of school.
- Chief administrator or each preschool and day-care in county.
- President of chief administrative officer of a university and chief law enforcement officer of state university within sheriff’s county.
- All county sheriffs within specified geographical notification area and each constable, chief of police, or police district force of township, where Offender resides.