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Sexually
Oriented Offenses (listed at O.R.C. 29501.01(D)) - new qualifying offenses:
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Sexual
Imposition (O.R.C. 2907.06).
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Any Importuning
(O.R.C. 2907.07) - previously, only .07(D) and (E) qualified.
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Voyeurism (O.R.C.
2907.08).
Habitual Sex
Offender (defined at O.R.C. 2950.01(B))
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Offender
previously guilty of or pleaded to a sexually oriented , or child-victim
oriented offense.
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Must register
for 20 years (unless a judge removes this classification for juvenile
offender).
Sexual Predator
(defined at O.R.C. 2950.01(E))
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Offender who is
adult, or juvenile age 14 or older, and who is adjudicated as likely to
engage in future sexually oriented offenses.
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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.
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Sexually
Violent Predators adhere to same law as Sexual Predators.
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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))
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Victim is under
age of 18 and is not the child of the offender.
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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.
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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))
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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.
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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))
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Adult, or
juvenile age 14 or older, Offender, who is additionally adjudicated as
likely to engage in future child-victim oriented offenses.
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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))
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Only applies to
Offender with no previous conviction or adjudication for sexually
oriented or child-victim oriented offense.
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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.
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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:
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Offender must
now register residence information with county sheriff within five
(previously seven) days of arrival, if staying for more than five days.
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Offender must
now register personally with the county sheriff immediately upon
entering the county to attend school.
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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.
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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.
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Required
registration information changes:
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Offender
must now provide name and address of his/her school.
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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.
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The labels
of Sexual Predator and Habitual Sex Offender cannot be removed
(unless Offender is a delinquent child, and juvenile judge orders
label removed).
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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)
Sheriffs:
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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).
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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.
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Must provide
notice to the following (timing varies between 5-7 days depending on
case):
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Residence
and property owners/managers within 1000 feet of Offender's
residence.
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Executive
Director of the county public children services agency.
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Superintendent
of each board of education of a school district.
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Principal
and superintendent of school that delinquent child Offender attends.
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Appointing
or hiring officer of each chartered nonpublic school in sheriff's
county.
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Appointing
or hiring officer of each chartered nonpublic school that delinquent
child Offender attends, regardless of location of school.
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Chief
administrator or each preschool and day-care in county.
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President
of chief administrative officer of a university and chief law
enforcement officer of state university within sheriff's county.
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All county
sheriffs within specified geographical notification area and each
constable, chief of police, or police district force of township,
where Offender resides.
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