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H. B. No. 57 As IntroducedAs Introduced
127th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2007-2008 |
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Cosponsors: Representatives McGregor, J., Fessler, Setzer, Jones, Adams, Stewart, D., Collier
A BILL
To amend sections 2950.01, 2950.11, 2950.12, and 2950.13 of the Revised Code to provide notice to a long-term care facility and its residents when a registered sex offender indicates an intent to reside or registers an address within the facility's specified geographical notification area.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 2950.01, 2950.11, 2950.12, and 2950.13 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2950.01. As used in this chapter, unless the context
clearly requires otherwise: (A) "Confinement" includes, but is not limited to, a
community residential sanction imposed pursuant to section 2929.16
or 2929.26
of the Revised Code. (B) "Habitual sex offender" means, except when a juvenile
judge removes this classification pursuant to division (A)(2) of
section 2152.84 or division (C)(2) of section 2152.85 of the
Revised Code, a person
to whom both
of the following apply: (1) The person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a
sexually oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense, or the person is adjudicated a
delinquent
child for committing on or after
January 1, 2002, a
sexually oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense, was
fourteen years of
age or older at
the time of committing the
offense, and is
classified a juvenile
sex offender registrant
based on
that
adjudication. (2) One of the following applies to the person: (a) Regarding a person who is an offender, the person
previously
was convicted of or pleaded
guilty to one or
more
sexually oriented offenses or child-victim oriented offenses
or
previously
was adjudicated a
delinquent
child for
committing one or more
sexually oriented
offenses or child-victim oriented offenses
and was
classified a
juvenile offender registrant or
out-of-state
juvenile
offender registrant based on one or more
of those
adjudications,
regardless of when the offense was
committed and
regardless of the
person's age at the time of
committing the
offense. (b) Regarding a delinquent child, the person previously was
convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or was adjudicated a delinquent
child for committing one or more sexually oriented offenses or child-victim oriented offenses,
regardless of when the offense was committed and regardless of the
person's age at the time of committing the offense. (C) "Prosecutor" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01
of the Revised Code. (D) "Sexually oriented offense" means any
of the following: (1)
Any of
the
following
violations or offenses
committed by
a person
eighteen years of age or older: (a) Regardless of the age of the victim of the offense, a
violation of section 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, or 2907.07 of the Revised
Code; (b) Any of the following offenses involving a minor, in
the
circumstances specified: (i) A violation of division (A)(4) of section 2905.01 or section 2907.04, 2907.06, or 2907.08 of the
Revised Code,
when the victim
of the offense is under eighteen
years of age; (ii) A violation of section 2907.21 of the Revised Code
when
the person who is compelled, induced, procured, encouraged,
solicited, requested, or facilitated to engage in, paid or agreed
to be paid for, or allowed to engage in the sexual activity in
question is under eighteen years of age; (iii) A violation of division (A)(1) or (3) of section
2907.321 or 2907.322 of the Revised Code; (iv) A violation of division (A)(1) or (2) of section
2907.323 of the Revised Code; (v) A violation of division (B)(5) of section 2919.22 of
the
Revised Code when the child who is involved in the offense is
under eighteen years of age; (vi) A violation of division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (5) of section 2905.01, of section 2903.211, 2905.02, 2905.03, or 2905.05, or of former section 2905.04 of the Revised Code, when the victim of the offense is under eighteen years of age and the offense is committed with a sexual motivation. (c) Regardless of the age of the victim of the offense, a
violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.11, or 2905.01 of the
Revised Code, or of division (A) of section 2903.04 of the Revised
Code, that is committed with a sexual motivation; (d) A violent sex offense, or a designated homicide, assault, or kidnapping offense if the offender also was convicted of or pleaded guilty to a sexual motivation specification that was included in the indictment, count in the indictment, or information charging the designated homicide, assault, or kidnapping offense; (e) A violation of section 2907.06 or 2907.08 of the Revised Code when the victim of the offense is eighteen years of age or older, or a violation of section 2903.211 of the Revised Code when the victim of the offense is eighteen years of age or older and the offense is committed with a sexual motivation; (f) A violation of any former law of this state, any
existing or former municipal
ordinance
or law of another state or
the United States,
any existing or former law applicable in a
military court or
in an
Indian tribal court, or any existing or former law of any nation other than the United States, that
is or was
substantially equivalent to any
offense listed in
division
(D)(1)(a),
(b), (c),
(d), or (e) of this
section; (g) An attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or
complicity in committing any offense listed in division (D)(1)(a),
(b), (c), (d),
(e), or (f) of this section. (2) An act committed by a person under eighteen years of age
that is
any of the following: (a)
Subject to
division (D)(2)(i) of this section,
regardless of the age of the
victim of the
violation, a violation
of section 2907.02, 2907.03,
2907.05, or 2907.07 of
the Revised Code; (b) Subject to division (D)(2)(i) of this section, any of
the following acts involving a minor in the circumstances
specified: (i) A violation of division (A)(4) of section 2905.01 or section 2907.06 or 2907.08 of the
Revised
Code,
when the
victim of the violation is under eighteen years of age; (ii) A violation of section 2907.21 of the Revised Code
when
the person who is compelled, induced, procured, encouraged,
solicited, requested, or facilitated to engage in, paid or agreed
to be paid for, or allowed to engage in the sexual activity in
question is under eighteen years of age; (iii) A violation of division (B)(5) of section 2919.22 of
the Revised Code when the child who is involved in the violation
is under eighteen years of age; (iv) A violation of division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (5) of section 2905.01, section 2903.211, or former section 2905.04 of the Revised Code, when the victim of the violation is under eighteen years of age and the offense is committed with a sexual motivation. (c) Subject to division (D)(2)(i) of this section, any
of the following: (i) Any violent sex offense that, if committed by an adult,
would be
a felony of the first, second, third, or fourth degree;
(ii) Any designated homicide, assault, or kidnapping offense if that offense, if committed by an adult, would be a felony of the first, second, third, or fourth degree and if the court determined that, if the child was an adult, the child would be guilty of a sexual motivation specification regarding that offense.
(d) Subject to division (D)(2)(i) of this section, a
violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.11, 2905.01, or
2905.02 of the Revised Code, a violation of division (A) of
section 2903.04 of the Revised Code, or an attempt to violate any
of those sections or that division that is committed with a
sexual motivation;
(e) Subject to division (D)(2)(i) of this section, a
violation of division (A)(1) or (3) of section 2907.321, division
(A)(1) or (3) of section 2907.322, or division (A)(1) or (2) of
section 2907.323 of the Revised Code, or an attempt to violate any
of those divisions, if the person who violates or attempts to
violate the division is four or more years older than the minor
who is the victim of the
violation; (f) Subject to division (D)(2)(i) of this section, a violation of section 2907.06 or 2907.08 of the Revised Code when the victim of the violation is eighteen years of age or older, or a violation of section 2903.211 of the Revised Code when the victim of the violation is eighteen years of age or older and the offense is committed with a sexual motivation; (g) Subject to division (D)(2)(i) of this section, any
violation of any former law of this state, any existing or former
municipal ordinance or law of another state or the United States,
any existing or former law applicable in a military court or in
an Indian tribal court, or any existing or former law of any nation other than the United States, that is or was substantially equivalent to
any offense listed in division (D)(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) of
this section and that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony
of the first, second, third, or fourth degree; (h) Subject to division (D)(2)(i) of this section, any
attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or complicity in
committing any offense listed in division (D)(2)(a), (b), (c),
(d), (e), (f), or (g) of this section; (i) If the child's case has been transferred for criminal
prosecution under section 2152.12 of the Revised Code, the act is
any violation listed in division (D)(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e),
(f), or (g) of this section or would be any offense listed in any
of those
divisions if committed by an adult. (E) "Sexual predator" means a person
to whom either of
the
following applies: (1) The person has been convicted
of or pleaded guilty to
committing a sexually oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense and is likely to engage
in
the future in one or more sexually oriented offenses. (2) The person has been adjudicated a delinquent child for
committing a
sexually oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense, was fourteen years of age
or older at
the time of committing the offense, was classified a
juvenile
offender registrant based on that adjudication, and
is
likely to engage in the future in one or more sexually oriented
offenses. (F) "Supervised release" means a release
of an offender from
a prison term,
a term of imprisonment, or another type of
confinement that
satisfies either of the following conditions: (1) The release is on parole, a conditional pardon,
under a community control sanction, under transitional
control, or under a post-release
control sanction, and it requires
the person to report to or be
supervised by a parole officer,
probation officer, field officer,
or another type of supervising
officer. (2) The release is any type of release that is not described
in division (F)(1) of this section and that requires the person to
report to or be supervised by a probation officer, a parole
officer, a field officer, or another type of supervising officer. (G) An offender
or delinquent child is "adjudicated as being
a sexual predator"
or "adjudicated a sexual predator" if any of
the following applies
and if, regarding a delinquent child, that
status has not been removed
pursuant to section 2152.84, 2152.85,
or 2950.09 of the Revised
Code: (1) The offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to
committing, on or after January 1, 1997, a sexually oriented
offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense, the sexually oriented offense is a violent sex offense or a designated homicide, assault, or kidnapping offense, and the offender is adjudicated a sexually violent predator in relation to that offense. (2) Regardless of when the sexually oriented offense was
committed, on or after January 1, 1997, the offender is sentenced
for a sexually oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense, and the sentencing judge
determines pursuant to division (B) of section 2950.09 of the
Revised Code that the offender is a sexual predator. (3)
The delinquent child is adjudicated a delinquent child
for committing a
sexually oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense, was fourteen years
of
age or older at the time of committing the offense, and has been
classified a juvenile offender registrant based on that
adjudication,
and the adjudicating judge
or
that judge's successor
in office determines pursuant to division
(B) of
section 2950.09
or pursuant
to
section
2152.82, 2152.83,
2152.84,
or
2152.85
of
the
Revised
Code that the
delinquent child
is a
sexual
predator. (4) Prior to January 1, 1997, the offender was convicted
of
or pleaded guilty to, and was sentenced for, a sexually
oriented
offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense, the offender is imprisoned in a state
correctional
institution on or after January 1, 1997, and the
court determines
pursuant to division (C) of section 2950.09 of
the Revised Code
that the offender is a sexual predator. (5) Regardless of when the sexually oriented offense was
committed, the offender
or delinquent child is convicted of or
pleads guilty to,
has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to,
or
is adjudicated a
delinquent child for committing a sexually
oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense in
another state, in a federal court, military
court, or Indian
tribal court, or in a court in any nation other than the United States, as a result of that conviction,
plea of guilty,
or adjudication, the offender
or delinquent
child
is required,
under the law of the jurisdiction in which the
offender was
convicted or pleaded guilty
or the delinquent child
was
adjudicated, to register as a sex offender until the
offender's
or
delinquent child's death, and, on or after July 1, 1997,
for offenders or
January 1, 2002, for
delinquent children, the
offender
or
delinquent
child moves to and
resides in this state or
temporarily
is
domiciled in this state
for more than five days or the offender is required under section 2950.04 of the Revised Code to register a school, institution of higher education, or place of employment address in this state,
unless a
court
of common pleas
or
juvenile court determines that
the
offender
or delinquent
child
is
not a sexual predator pursuant
to
division (F) of section
2950.09
of the Revised Code. (H) "Sexually violent predator specification," "sexually
violent offense," "sexual motivation specification," "designated homicide, assault, or kidnapping offense," and "violent sex offense" have the same meanings as in section 2971.01 of
the Revised Code. (I) "Post-release control sanction" and "transitional
control" have the same meanings as in section 2967.01 of the
Revised Code.
(J) "Juvenile offender registrant" means a person who is
adjudicated a delinquent child for committing on or after
January
1, 2002, a sexually
oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense, who
is fourteen years of age
or older at the
time of committing the
offense, and who a juvenile
court judge,
pursuant to an order
issued under section 2152.82,
2152.83,
2152.84, or 2152.85 of the
Revised Code, classifies
a
juvenile
offender registrant and
specifies has a duty to
comply with sections 2950.04, 2950.05, and 2950.06 of the
Revised Code if the child committed a sexually oriented offense or with sections 2950.041, 2950.05, and 2950.06 of the Revised Code if the child committed a child-victim oriented offense. "Juvenile offender registrant" includes a person who, prior to July 31, 2003, was a "juvenile sex offender registrant" under the former definition of that former term. (K) "Secure facility" means any facility that is designed
and operated to ensure that all of its entrances and exits are
locked and under the exclusive control of its staff and to ensure
that,
because of that exclusive control, no person who is
institutionalized or confined in the facility may leave the
facility without permission or supervision. (L) "Out-of-state juvenile offender registrant" means a
person who is adjudicated a delinquent child in a court in another state, in a federal court,
military court, or Indian tribal court, or in a court in any nation other than the United States for committing a sexually oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense, who on or after
January 1,
2002, moves to and
resides in this
state or temporarily is
domiciled in this state
for more than
five days, and who has a duty under
section 2950.04 of the
Revised Code to register in this
state and the duty to otherwise comply with that section and sections 2950.05 and 2950.06 of the Revised Code if the child committed a sexually oriented offense or has a duty under section 2950.041 of the Revised Code to register in this state and the duty to otherwise comply with that section and sections 2950.05 and 2950.06 of the Revised Code if the child committed a child-victim oriented offense. "Out-of-state juvenile offender registrant" includes a person who, prior to July 31, 2003, was an "out-of-state juvenile sex offender registrant" under the former definition of that former term.
(M) "Juvenile court judge" includes a magistrate to whom the
juvenile court judge confers duties pursuant to division (A)(15)
of section 2151.23 of the Revised Code.
(N) "Adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a sexually
oriented offense" includes a child who receives a serious youthful
offender dispositional sentence under section 2152.13 of the
Revised Code for committing a sexually oriented offense. (O) "Aggravated sexually oriented offense" means a violation
of division (A)(1)(b) of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code committed on or after June 13, 2002, or a violation of division (A)(2) of that section committed on or after July 31, 2003. (P)(1) "Presumptive registration-exempt sexually oriented offense" means any of the following sexually oriented offenses described in division (P)(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of this section, when the offense is committed by a person who previously has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or adjudicated a delinquent child for committing any sexually oriented offense described in division (P)(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of this section, any other sexually oriented offense, or any child-victim oriented offense and when the victim or intended victim of the offense is eighteen years of age or older: (a) Any sexually oriented offense listed in division (D)(1)(e) or (D)(2)(f) of this section committed by a person who is eighteen years of age or older or, subject to division (P)(1)(e) of this section, committed by a person who is under eighteen years of age;
(b) Any violation of any former law of this state, any existing or former municipal ordinance or law of another state or the United States, any existing or former law applicable in a military court or in an Indian tribal court, or any existing or former law of any nation other than the United States that is committed by a person who is eighteen years of age or older and that is or was substantially equivalent to any sexually oriented offense listed in division (P)(1)(a) of this section;
(c) Subject to division (P)(1)(e) of this section, any violation of any former law of this state, any existing or former municipal ordinance or law of another state or the United States, any existing or former law applicable in a military court or in an Indian tribal court, or any existing or former law of any nation other than the United States that is committed by a person who is under eighteen years of age, that is or was substantially equivalent to any sexually oriented offense listed in division (P)(1)(a) of this section, and that would be a felony of the fourth degree if committed by an adult;
(d) Any attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or complicity in committing any offense listed in division (P)(1)(a) or (b) of this section if the person is eighteen years of age or older or, subject to division (P)(1)(e) of this section, listed in division (P)(1)(a) or (c) of this section if the person is under eighteen years of age.
(e) Regarding an act committed by a person under eighteen years of age, if the child's case has been transferred for criminal prosecution under section 2152.12 of the Revised Code, the act is any sexually oriented offense listed in division (P)(1)(a), (b), or (d) of this section.
(2) "Presumptive registration-exempt sexually oriented offense" does not include any sexually oriented offense described in division (P)(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of this section that is committed by a person who previously has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or adjudicated a delinquent child for committing any sexually oriented offense described in division (P)(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of this section or any other sexually oriented offense.
(Q)(1) "Registration-exempt sexually oriented offense" means any presumptive registration-exempt sexually oriented offense, if a court does not issue an order under section 2950.021 of the Revised Code that removes the presumptive exemption and subjects the offender who was convicted of or pleaded guilty to the offense to registration under section 2950.04 of the Revised Code and all other duties and responsibilities generally imposed under this chapter upon persons who are convicted of or plead guilty to any sexually oriented offense other than a presumptive registration-exempt sexually oriented offense or that removes the presumptive exemption and potentially subjects the child who was adjudicated a delinquent child for committing the offense to classification as a juvenile offender registrant under section 2152.82, 2152.83, 2152.84, or 2152.85 of the Revised Code and to registration under section 2950.04 of the Revised Code and all other duties and responsibilities generally imposed under this chapter upon persons who are adjudicated delinquent children for committing a sexually oriented offense other than a presumptive registration-exempt sexually oriented offense.
(2) "Registration-exempt sexually oriented offense" does not include a presumptive registration-exempt sexually oriented offense if a court issues an order under section 2950.021 of the Revised Code that removes the presumptive exemption and subjects the offender or potentially subjects the delinquent child to the duties and responsibilities described in division (Q)(1) of this section. (R)
"School" and "school premises" have the same meanings as in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code. (S)(1) "Child-victim oriented offense" means any of the following:
(a) Subject to division (S)(2) of this section, any of the following violations or offenses committed by a person eighteen years of age or older, when the victim of the violation is under eighteen years of age and is not a child of the person who commits the violation:
(i) A violation of division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (5) of section 2905.01, of section 2905.02, 2905.03, or 2905.05, or of former section 2905.04 of the Revised Code;
(ii) A violation of any former law of this state, any existing or former municipal ordinance or law of another state or the United States, any existing or former law applicable in a military court or in an Indian tribal court, or any existing or former law of any nation other than the United States, that is or was substantially equivalent to any offense listed in division (S)(1)(a)(i) of this section;
(iii) An attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or complicity in committing any offense listed in division (S)(1)(a)(i) or (ii) of this section.
(b) Subject to division (S)(2) of this section, an act committed by a person under eighteen years of age that is any of the following, when the victim of the violation is under eighteen years of age and is not a child of the person who commits the violation:
(i) Subject to division (S)(1)(b)(iv) of this section, a violation of division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (5) of section 2905.01 or of former section 2905.04 of the Revised Code;
(ii) Subject to division (S)(1)(b)(iv) of this section, any violation of any former law of this state, any existing or former municipal ordinance or law of another state or the United States, any existing or former law applicable in a military court or in an Indian tribal court, or any existing or former law of any nation other than the United States, that is or was substantially equivalent to any offense listed in division (S)(1)(b)(i) of this section and that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony of the first, second, third, or fourth degree;
(iii) Subject to division (S)(1)(b)(iv) of this section, any attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or complicity in committing any offense listed in division (S)(1)(b)(i) or (ii) of this section;
(iv) If the child's case has been transferred for criminal prosecution under section 2152.12 of the Revised Code, the act is any violation listed in division (S)(1)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section or would be any offense listed in any of those divisions if committed by an adult.
(2) "Child-victim oriented offense" does not include any offense identified in division (S)(1)(a) or (b) of this section that is a sexually violent offense. An offense identified in division (S)(1)(a) or (b) of this section that is a sexually violent offense is within the definition of a sexually oriented offense.
(T)(1) "Habitual child-victim offender" means, except when a juvenile judge removes this classification pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 2152.84 or division (C)(2) of section 2152.85 of the Revised Code, a person to whom both of the following apply:
(a) The person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a child-victim oriented offense, or the person is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing on or after January 1, 2002, a child-victim oriented offense, was fourteen years of age or older at the time of committing the offense, and is classified a juvenile offender registrant based on that adjudication.
(b) One of the following applies to the person:
(i) Regarding a person who is an offender, the person previously was convicted of or pleaded guilty to one or more child-victim oriented offenses or previously was adjudicated a delinquent child for committing one or more child-victim oriented offenses and was classified a juvenile offender registrant or out-of-state juvenile offender registrant based on one or more of those adjudications, regardless of when the offense was committed and regardless of the person's age at the time of committing the offense.
(ii) Regarding a delinquent child, the person previously was convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or was adjudicated a delinquent child for committing one or more child-victim oriented offenses, regardless of when the offense was committed and regardless of the person's age at the time of committing the offense.
(2) "Habitual child-victim offender" includes a person who has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or adjudicated a delinquent child for committing, a child-victim oriented offense and who, on and after July 31, 2003, is automatically classified a habitual child-victim offender pursuant to division (E) of section 2950.091 of the Revised Code.
(U) "Child-victim predator" means a person to whom either of the following applies:
(1) The person has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to committing a child-victim oriented offense and is likely to engage in the future in one or more child-victim oriented offenses.
(2) The person has been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a child-victim oriented offense, was fourteen years of age or older at the time of committing the offense, was classified a juvenile offender registrant based on that adjudication, and is likely to engage in the future in one or more child-victim oriented offenses.
(V) An offender or delinquent child is "adjudicated as being a child-victim predator" or "adjudicated a child-victim predator" if any of the following applies and if, regarding a delinquent child, that status has not been removed pursuant to section 2152.84, 2152.85, or 2950.09 of the Revised Code:
(1) The offender or delinquent child has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or adjudicated a delinquent child for committing, a child-victim oriented offense and, on and after July 31, 2003, is automatically classified a child-victim predator pursuant to division (A) of section 2950.091 of the Revised Code.
(2) Regardless of when the child-victim oriented offense was committed, on or after July 31, 2003, the offender is sentenced for a child-victim oriented offense, and the sentencing judge determines pursuant to division (B) of section 2950.091 of the Revised Code that the offender is a child-victim predator.
(3) The delinquent child is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a child-victim oriented offense, was fourteen years of age or older at the time of committing the offense, and has been classified a juvenile offender registrant based on that adjudication, and the adjudicating judge or that judge's successor in office determines pursuant to division (B) of section 2950.09 or pursuant to section 2152.82, 2152.83, 2152.84, or 2152.85 of the Revised Code that the delinquent child is a child-victim predator.
(4) Prior to July 31, 2003, the offender was convicted of or pleaded guilty to a child-victim oriented offense, at the time of the conviction or guilty plea, the offense was considered a sexually oriented offense, on or after July 31, 2003, the offender is serving a term of imprisonment in a state correctional institution, and the court determines pursuant to division (C) of section 2950.091 of the Revised Code that the offender is a child-victim predator.
(5) Regardless of when the child-victim oriented offense was committed, the offender or delinquent child is convicted, pleads guilty, has been convicted, pleaded guilty, or adjudicated a delinquent child in a court in another state, in a federal court, military court, or Indian tribal court, or in a court in any nation other than the United States for committing a child-victim oriented offense, as a result of that conviction, plea of guilty, or adjudication, the offender or delinquent child is required under the law of the jurisdiction in which the offender was convicted or pleaded guilty or the delinquent child was adjudicated, to register as a child-victim offender or sex offender until the offender's or delinquent child's death, and, on or after July 1, 1997, for offenders or January 1, 2002, for delinquent children the offender or delinquent child moves to and resides in this state or temporarily is domiciled in this state for more than five days or the offender is required under section 2950.041 of the Revised Code to register a school, institution of higher education, or place of employment address in this state, unless a court of common pleas or juvenile court determines that the offender or delinquent child is not a child-victim predator pursuant to division (F) of section 2950.091 of the Revised Code.
(W) "Residential premises" means the building in which a residential unit is located and the grounds upon which that building stands, extending to the perimeter of the property. "Residential premises" includes any type of structure in which a residential unit is located, including, but not limited to, multi-unit buildings and mobile and manufactured homes.
(X) "Residential unit" means a dwelling unit for residential use and occupancy, and includes the structure or part of a structure that is used as a home, residence, or sleeping place by one person who maintains a household or two or more persons who maintain a common household. "Residential unit" does not include a halfway house or a community-based correctional facility.
(Y) "Multi-unit building" means a building in which is located more than twelve residential units that have entry doors that open directly into the unit from a hallway that is shared with one or more other units. A residential unit is not considered located in a multi-unit building if the unit does not have an entry door that opens directly into the unit from a hallway that is shared with one or more other units or if the unit is in a building that is not a multi-unit building as described in this division. (Z) "Community control sanction" has the same meaning as in
section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.
(AA) "Halfway house" and "community-based correctional facility" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.
(BB) "Adjudicated a sexually violent predator" has the same meaning as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code, and a person is "adjudicated a sexually violent predator" in the same manner and the same circumstances as are described in that section.
(CC) "Long-term care facility" and "sponsor" have the same meanings as in section 173.14 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 2950.11. (A) As used in this section, "specified
geographical notification area" means the geographic area or areas
within
which the attorney general, by rule adopted under section
2950.13 of the Revised Code, requires the notice described in
division (B) of
this section to be given to the persons identified
in divisions
(A)(2) to (8)(9) of this section. If a person is
convicted of or pleads guilty to, or has been convicted of or
pleaded
guilty
to, either a sexually
oriented offense
that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense, or a person is
adjudicated a delinquent child for committing either a sexually oriented
offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense and is classified a juvenile
offender registrant or is
an out-of-state juvenile offender registrant based on that
adjudication, and if the offender
or
delinquent child
is in any
category specified in division (F)(1)(a), (b), or (c) of this
section, the
sheriff
with whom the
offender
or delinquent
child
has
most recently
registered under
section
2950.04, 2950.041, or
2950.05 of
the
Revised Code
and the sheriff to whom the offender or
delinquent child most
recently sent a notice of intent to reside
under section 2950.04
or 2950.041 of the Revised Code,
within the period
of
time
specified
in
division (C)
of this
section, shall provide a
written
notice
containing the
information
set forth in division
(B) of
this
section
to all of
the
persons described in divisions (A)(1) to (9)(10) of this section. If the sheriff has sent a notice to the persons described in those divisions as a result of receiving a notice of intent to reside and if the offender or delinquent child registers a residence address that is the same residence address described in the notice of intent to reside, the sheriff is not required to send an additional notice when the offender or delinquent child registers. The sheriff shall provide the notice to all of the following persons: (1)(a) Any occupant of each residential unit that is located within one
thousand feet of
the offender's
or delinquent
child's residential premises, that
is located within
the county served by the sheriff,
and that is not located in a multi-unit building. Division (D)(3) of this section applies regarding notices required under this division. (b) If the offender or delinquent child resides in a multi-unit building, any occupant of each residential unit that is located in that multi-unit building and that shares a common hallway with the offender or delinquent child. For purposes of this division, an occupant's unit shares a common hallway with the offender or delinquent child if the entrance door into the occupant's unit is located on the same floor and opens into the same hallway as the entrance door to the unit the offender or delinquent child occupies. Division (D)(3) of this section applies regarding notices required under this division.
(c) The building manager, or the person the building owner or condominium unit owners association authorizes to exercise management and control, of each multi-unit building that is located within one thousand feet of the offender's or delinquent child's residential premises, including a multi-unit building in which the offender or delinquent child resides, and that is located within the county served by the sheriff. In addition to notifying the building manager or the person authorized to exercise management and control in the multi-unit building under this division, the sheriff shall post a copy of the notice prominently in each common entryway in the building and any other location in the building the sheriff determines appropriate. The manager or person exercising management and control of the building shall permit the sheriff to post copies of the notice under this division as the sheriff determines appropriate. In lieu of posting copies of the notice as described in this division, a sheriff may provide notice to all occupants of the multi-unit building by mail or personal contact; if the sheriff so notifies all the occupants, the sheriff is not required to post copies of the notice in the common entryways to the building. Division (D)(3) of this section applies regarding notices required under this division.
(d) All additional
persons who are within
any
category
of neighbors of the offender or delinquent child that
the attorney general by rule
adopted under section
2950.13 of the
Revised
Code requires to be
provided the notice and
who reside
within the county
served by the
sheriff; (2) The executive director of the public children services
agency that has
jurisdiction within the specified geographical
notification area and that is located within the county served by
the sheriff; (3)(a) The superintendent of each board of education of a
school
district
that has schools within the specified geographical
notification area and that
is located within the county served by
the sheriff; (b) The principal of the school within the specified
geographical notification area and within the county served by the
sheriff
that the delinquent
child attends; (c) If the delinquent child attends a school outside of the
specified geographical notification area or outside of the school
district
where the delinquent
child resides, the superintendent of
the board of education of a school
district that governs
the
school that the delinquent child attends and the principal of
the
school that the delinquent child attends. (4)(a) The appointing or hiring officer of each chartered
nonpublic
school
located within the specified geographical
notification area and within the
county served by the sheriff or
of each other school
located within the specified geographical
notification area and within the
county served by the sheriff and
that is not
operated by a board of education
described in division
(A)(3) of this section; (b) Regardless of the location of the school, the appointing
or
hiring officer of a chartered nonpublic school that the
delinquent child
attends. (5) The director, head teacher, elementary principal, or
site administrator
of each preschool program governed by Chapter
3301. of
the Revised Code that is located within the specified
geographical notification area and within the county served by the
sheriff; (6) The administrator of each child day-care center or type
A family day-care home that is located
within the specified
geographical notification area and within the county
served by the
sheriff, and the provider of each
certified type B family day-care
home that is located
within the specified geographical
notification area and within the county
served by the sheriff. As
used in this division, "child day-care center,"
"type A family
day-care home," and "certified type B family day-care home"
have
the same meanings as in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code. (7) The president or other chief administrative officer of
each
institution of higher education, as defined in
section
2907.03 of the Revised Code, that is located within
the specified
geographical notification area and within the county served by
the
sheriff, and the chief
law enforcement officer of the state
university law enforcement
agency or campus police department
established under section
3345.04 or 1713.50 of the Revised Code,
if any, that serves
that institution; (8) The sheriff of each county that includes any portion of
the specified
geographical notification area; (9) The manager of a long-term care facility where the offender or delinquent child will reside or that is located within the specified geographical notification area and within the county served by the sheriff. The manager shall provide a copy of the notice to all residents of the long-term care facility and to the sponsor of each of those residents. (10) If the offender
or delinquent child resides within the
county
served by the sheriff, the
chief of police, marshal, or
other chief law enforcement officer of the
municipal corporation
in which the offender
or delinquent child resides
or, if the
offender
or delinquent child
resides in an unincorporated area,
the constable or chief of the
police department or police district
police force of the
township in which the offender
or delinquent
child resides. (B) The notice required under division (A) of this
section
shall include all
of the following information regarding the
subject offender
or delinquent
child: (1) The offender's
or delinquent child's name; (2) The address or addresses of the offender's residence, school, institution of higher education, or place of employment, as applicable, or the delinquent child's residence address or addresses; (3) The sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense of which the offender was
convicted,
to which the offender pleaded guilty,
or for which
the
child was
adjudicated a delinquent child; (4) All of the following statements that are applicable: (a) A statement that the offender
has
been
adjudicated a sexual
predator, a statement that the offender has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an aggravated sexually oriented offense, a statement that the delinquent child has been adjudicated a sexual predator and that, as of the
date of the notice, the court has not entered a
determination that
the delinquent child no longer
is a sexual predator,
or a
statement that the sentencing or reviewing judge has
determined that
the offender
or delinquent child is a
habitual sex
offender
and that, as of the date of the notice, the determination
regarding a delinquent child has not been removed pursuant to section 2152.84 or 2152.85 of the
Revised Code; (b) A statement that the offender has been adjudicated a child-victim predator, a statement that the delinquent child has been adjudicated a child-victim predator and that, as of the date of the notice, the court has not entered a determination that the delinquent child no longer is a child-victim predator, or a statement that the sentencing or reviewing judge has determined that the offender or delinquent child is a habitual child-victim offender and that, as of the date of the notice, the determination regarding a delinquent child has not been removed pursuant to section 2152.84 or 2152.85 of the Revised Code;
(5) The offender's or delinquent child's photograph. (C) If a sheriff with whom an offender
or delinquent child
registers
under section
2950.04, 2950.041, or 2950.05 of the Revised Code
or
to whom the offender or delinquent child most recently sent a
notice of intent to reside under section 2950.04 or 2950.041 of the Revised
Code is
required by
division
(A) of this section to provide
notices
regarding an offender
or delinquent
child and if, pursuant
to that
requirement, the sheriff provides a notice to
a sheriff of
one
or
more other counties in accordance with division (A)(8) of
this
section, the
sheriff of each of the other counties who is
provided
notice
under division (A)(8) of this section shall
provide the
notices described in
divisions
(A)(1) to (7) and
(A)(9) and (10) of this
section to each
person or entity identified within
those divisions
that is
located within the specified geographical
notification area and
within the
county served by the sheriff in
question. (D)(1) A sheriff required by division (A) or (C)
of this
section to provide notices regarding an offender
or delinquent
child shall provide the
notice to the neighbors that
are
described
in division (A)(1) of this
section and the notices to
law
enforcement personnel that are described in
divisions (A)(8)
and
(9)(10) of this section as soon as practicable, but no later than
five days after the
offender sends the notice of intent to reside to the sheriff and
again no later than five days after the
offender
or
delinquent child registers with the sheriff or, if the
sheriff is
required by division
(C) of this section to provide the notices, no
later than
five days after the sheriff
is provided the
notice
described in division (A)(8) of this section. A sheriff required by division (A) or (C) of this
section to
provide notices regarding an offender
or delinquent child
shall
provide the notices to
all other specified persons that are
described in divisions (A)(2) to (7) and (A)(9) of
this section as soon as practicable, but not later
than seven days after the offender
or delinquent
child registers
with the
sheriff or, if the sheriff is required by division
(C) of this section to
provide the notices, no
later than five days after the
sheriff is provided the
notice described in division (A)(8) of
this section. (2) If an offender
or delinquent child in relation to
whom
division (A) of this
section applies verifies the offender's
or
delinquent child's current
residence, school, institution of higher education, or place of employment
address, as applicable, with a sheriff
pursuant to section 2950.06 of the
Revised Code, the sheriff may
provide a
written notice containing the information set forth in
division
(B) of this section to the
persons identified in
divisions
(A)(1) to (9)(10) of this section.
If a sheriff provides a
notice pursuant to this division to the
sheriff of one or more
other counties in accordance with
division (A)(8) of this
section,
the sheriff of each of the other counties who is
provided the
notice under division
(A)(8) of this section may
provide, but is
not required to provide, a written notice
containing the
information set forth in division
(B) of this section to the
persons identified in divisions
(A)(1) to (7) and (A)(9) and (10) of this
section. (3) A sheriff may provide notice under division (A)(1)(a) or (b) of this section, and may provide notice under division (A)(1)(c) of this section to a building manager or person authorized to exercise management and control of a building, by mail, by personal contact, or by leaving the notice at or under the entry door to a residential unit. For purposes of divisions (A)(1)(a) and (b) of this section, and the portion of division (A)(1)(c) of this section relating to the provision of notice to occupants of a multi-unit building by mail or personal contact, the provision of one written notice per unit is deemed as providing notice to all occupants of that unit. (E) All information that a sheriff possesses regarding a
sexual predator, a
habitual sex offender, a child-victim predator, or a habitual child-victim offender that is described in
division
(B) of this section and that must be provided
in a notice
required under division (A) or (C)
of this section or that may be
provided in a notice authorized under
division (D)(2) of this
section is a public record that is open
to inspection under
section 149.43 of the Revised Code. The sheriff shall not cause to be publicly disseminated
by means of the internet any of the information described in this division that is provided by a sexual predator, habitual sex offender, child-victim predator, or habitual child-victim offender who is a juvenile offender registrant, except when the act that is the basis of
the child's classification as a juvenile offender registrant is
a violation of, or an attempt to commit a violation of, section
2903.01, 2903.02, or 2905.01 of the Revised Code that was
committed with a purpose to gratify the sexual needs or desires of
the child, a violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code, or
an attempt to commit a violation of that section. (F)(1) The duties to provide the notices described in
divisions (A) and (C) of this section apply regarding any offender
or delinquent child who is in any of the following categories, if
the other criteria set forth in division (A) or (C) of this
section, whichever is applicable, are satisfied: (a) The offender or delinquent child has been adjudicated a
sexual predator relative to the sexually oriented offense for
which the offender or delinquent child has the duty to register
under section 2950.04 of the Revised Code or has been adjudicated a child-victim predator relative to the child-victim oriented offense for which the offender or child has the duty to register under section 2950.041 of the Revised Code, and the court has not
subsequently determined pursuant to section 2152.84 or 2152.85 of the Revised Code
regarding a delinquent child that the delinquent child no longer is a sexual
predator or no longer is a child-victim predator, whichever is applicable. (b) The offender or delinquent child has been determined
pursuant to division (C)(2) or (E) of section 2950.09 or 2950.091, division
(B) of section 2152.83, section 2152.84, or section 2152.85 of the
Revised Code to be a habitual sex offender or a habitual child-victim offender, the court has imposed
a requirement under that division or section subjecting the
habitual sex offender or habitual child-victim offender to this section, and the determination has
not been removed pursuant to section 2152.84 or 2152.85 of the
Revised Code regarding a delinquent child. (c) The sexually oriented offense for which the offender has
the duty to register under section 2950.04 of the Revised Code is
an aggravated sexually oriented offense, regardless of whether the
offender has been adjudicated a sexual predator relative to the
offense or has been determined to be a habitual sex offender. (2) The notification provisions of this section do not apply
regarding a
person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to,
has
been convicted of or
pleaded guilty to,
or is adjudicated a
delinquent child for committing, a sexually oriented
offense or a child-victim oriented offense, who
is not
in the category specified in either
division (F)(1)(a) or
(c) of this section, and who
is determined
pursuant to
division
(C)(2) or
(E) of section 2950.09 or 2950.091, division
(B) of section
2152.83,
section 2152.84, or section 2152.85 of the
Revised Code
to be a
habitual sex
offender
or habitual child-victim offender unless the sentencing
or reviewing
court
imposes a requirement
in
the offender's
sentence and in the
judgment of conviction that
contains the
sentence
or in the
delinquent child's adjudication,
or
imposes a
requirement as
described in
division (C)(2) of
section 2950.09 or 2950.091 of
the Revised
Code, that subjects the
offender
or
the delinquent
child to the
provisions of this section. (G) The department of job and family services shall compile,
maintain,
and
update in
January and July of each year, a list of
all agencies, centers, or homes of a type described in division
(A)(2) or (6) of this section
that contains the name of each
agency, center, or home of that type, the
county in which it is
located, its address and telephone number,
and the name of an
administrative officer or employee of the
agency, center, or home.
The department of education shall
compile, maintain, and update in
January and July of each year, a list of
all boards of education,
schools, or programs of a type
described in division (A)(3),
(4),
or (5) of this section that contains the name of each
board of
education, school, or program of that type, the county in which it
is located, its address and telephone number, the name of the
superintendent of the board or of an administrative officer or
employee of the school or program, and, in relation to a board
of
education, the county or counties in which each of its
schools is
located and the address of each such school. The
Ohio board of
regents shall compile, maintain, and update in
January and July of
each year, a list of
all institutions of a type described in
division
(A)(7) of this section that
contains the name of each
such institution, the county in which
it is located, its address
and telephone number, and the name of
its president or other chief
administrative officer. The department of aging shall compile, maintain, and update in January and July of each year, a list of all long-term care facilities that contains the name of each long-term care facility, the county in which it is located, its address and telephone number, and the name of the facility's manager. A sheriff
required by division (A) or (C)
of this section, or authorized by
division (D)(2) of this section,
to provide
notices regarding an offender
or delinquent child, or a
designee of a
sheriff of that type,
may request the department of
job and family services, department of
education, department of aging, or Ohio board of
regents, by telephone, in person, or by mail, to provide the
sheriff or designee with the names, addresses, and telephone
numbers of the appropriate persons and entities to whom the
notices described in divisions
(A)(2) to (7) and (A)(9) of this section
are
to be provided. Upon receipt of a request, the
department or
board shall provide the requesting sheriff or
designee with the
names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the
appropriate persons
and entities to whom those notices are to be
provided. (H)(1) Upon the motion of the offender or the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the offender was convicted of or pleaded guilty to the sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense for which the offender is subject to community notification under this section, or upon the motion of the sentencing judge or that judge's successor in office, the judge may schedule a hearing to determine whether the interests of justice would be served by suspending the community notification requirement under this section in relation to the offender. The judge may dismiss the motion without a hearing but may not issue an order suspending the community notification requirement without a hearing. At the hearing, all parties are entitled to be heard, and the judge shall consider all of the factors set forth in division (B)(3) of section 2950.09 of the Revised Code. If, at the conclusion of the hearing, the judge finds that the offender has proven by clear and convincing evidence that the offender is unlikely to commit in the future a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense and if the judge finds that suspending the community notification requirement is in the interests of justice, the judge may suspend the application of this section in relation to the offender. The order shall contain both of these findings. The judge promptly shall serve a copy of the order upon the sheriff with whom the offender most recently registered under section 2950.04, 2950.041, or 2950.05 of the Revised Code and upon the bureau of criminal identification and investigation.
An order suspending the community notification requirement does not suspend or otherwise alter an offender's duties to comply with sections 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, and 2950.06 of the Revised Code and does not suspend the victim notification requirement under section 2950.10 of the Revised Code.
(2) A prosecuting attorney, a sentencing judge or that judge's successor in office, and an offender who is subject to the community notification requirement under this section may initially make a motion under division (H)(1) of this section upon the expiration of twenty years after the offender's duty to comply with sections 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, and 2950.06 of the Revised Code begins in relation to the offense for which the offender is subject to community notification. After the initial making of a motion under division (H)(1) of this section, thereafter, the prosecutor, judge, and offender may make a subsequent motion under that division upon the expiration of five years after the judge has entered an order denying the initial motion or the most recent motion made under that division.
(3) The offender and the prosecuting attorney have the right to appeal an order approving or denying a motion made under division (H)(1) of this section.
(4) Division (H) of this section does not apply to any of the following types of offender:
(a) A person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violent sex offense or designated homicide, assault, or kidnapping offense and who, in relation to that offense, is adjudicated a sexually violent predator;
(b) A habitual sex offender or habitual child-victim oriented offender who is subject to community notification who, subsequent to being subjected to community notification, has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense;
(c) A sexual predator or child-victim predator who is not adjudicated a sexually violent predator who, subsequent to being subjected to community notification, has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of a sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense.
Sec. 2950.12. (A) Except as provided in division (B) of
this section, any of
the following persons shall be immune from
liability in a civil action to
recover damages for injury, death,
or loss to person or property allegedly
caused by an act or
omission in connection with a power, duty, responsibility,
or
authorization under this chapter or under rules adopted under
authority of
this chapter: (1) An officer or employee of the bureau of criminal
identification and
investigation; (2) The attorney general, a chief of police, marshal, or
other chief law
enforcement officer of a municipal corporation, a
sheriff, a constable or
chief of police of a township police
department or police district police
force, and a deputy,
officer,
or employee of the office of the attorney general, the law
enforcement agency served by the marshal or the municipal or
township chief,
the office of the sheriff, or the constable; (3) A prosecutor and an officer or employee of the office of
a
prosecutor; (4) A supervising officer and an officer or employee of the
adult
parole authority of the department of rehabilitation and
correction; (5)
A supervising officer and an officer or employee of the
department of
youth services; (6) A supervisor and a caseworker or employee of a public
children services agency acting pursuant to section 5153.16 of the
Revised Code; (7)
A managing officer of a state correctional institution
and an officer or employee of the department of rehabilitation and
correction; (8) A person identified in division (A)(2), (3), (4), (5),
(6), or
(7), or (9) of
section 2950.11 of the Revised Code or the agent of
that person; (9) A person identified in division (A)(2) of section 2950.111 of the Revised Code, regarding the person's provision of information pursuant to that division to a sheriff or a designee of a sheriff. (B) The immunity described in division (A) of this section
does not apply to
a person described in divisions (A)(1) to
(8)
of
this
section if, in relation to the act or omission in
question,
any of the
following applies: (1) The act or omission was manifestly outside the scope of
the person's
employment or official responsibilities. (2) The act or omission was with malicious purpose, in bad
faith, or in
a wanton or reckless manner. (3) Liability for the act or omission is expressly imposed
by a section
of the Revised Code.
Sec. 2950.13. (A) The attorney general shall do all of the
following: (1) No later than July 1, 1997, establish and maintain a
state registry of sex offenders and child-victim offenders that is housed at the bureau of
criminal
identification and investigation and that contains all of
the registration,
change of residence, school, institution of higher education, or place of employment address, and verification
information the bureau receives
pursuant to sections 2950.04, 2950.041,
2950.05, and 2950.06 of the
Revised Code
regarding a person who is
convicted of or pleads guilty to, or has been
convicted of or
pleaded guilty to, either a sexually oriented
offense
that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense or a person who is
adjudicated a delinquent child for committing either a sexually oriented
offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense and is classified a juvenile
offender registrant or is
an out-of-state juvenile offender registrant based on that
adjudication, and all of the information
the bureau receives
pursuant to section
2950.14 of the Revised
Code. For a person who was convicted of or pleaded guilty to the sexually oriented offense or child-victim related offense, the registry also shall indicate whether the person was convicted of or pleaded guilty to the offense in a criminal prosecution or in a serious youthful offender case. (2) In consultation with local law enforcement
representatives and no
later than July 1, 1997, adopt rules that
contain
guidelines necessary for the implementation of this
chapter; (3) In consultation with local law enforcement
representatives, adopt rules for
the
implementation and administration of the provisions contained
in section
2950.11 of the Revised Code that pertain to the
notification of
neighbors of
an offender or a delinquent
child
who has committed a sexually
oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense and has
been
adjudicated a
sexual predator or
determined to
be a
habitual sex offender, an offender who has committed
an aggravated sexually oriented
offense, or an offender or delinquent child who has committed a child-victim oriented offense and has been adjudicated a child-victim predator or determined to be a habitual child-victim offender, and
rules that prescribe
a manner in
which
victims of either a
sexually
oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense committed
by
an offender
or a
delinquent child who has been
adjudicated a sexual
predator or determined to be a
habitual sex
offender, an offender who has
committed
an
aggravated sexually oriented offense, or an offender or delinquent child who has committed a child-victim oriented offense and has been adjudicated a child-victim predator or determined to be a habitual child-victim offender may make a
request that
specifies that the
victim would
like to be provided
the notices
described in
divisions (A)(1) and
(2) of section
2950.10 of the
Revised Code; (4) In consultation with local law enforcement
representatives and through
the bureau of criminal
identification
and investigation, prescribe the forms to be used by judges and
officials pursuant to section 2950.03 of the Revised Code
to
advise offenders
and delinquent children of their duties of
filing a notice of intent to reside, registration, notification of
a change
of residence, school, institution of higher education, or place of employment address and
registration of the new, school, institution of higher education, or place of employment address, as applicable, and
address
verification under
sections 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, and 2950.06 of
the
Revised Code, and
prescribe the forms to be used by
sheriffs
relative to those
duties of filing a notice of intent to reside, registration,
change of residence, school, institution of higher education, or place of employment
address notification,
and address
verification; (5) Make copies of the forms prescribed under division
(A)(4) of this section
available to judges, officials, and
sheriffs; (6) Through the bureau of criminal identification and
investigation, provide
the notifications, the information,
and the
documents that the bureau is required to provide to appropriate
law
enforcement officials and to the federal bureau of
investigation pursuant to
sections 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, and 2950.06
of the Revised Code; (7) Through the bureau of criminal
identification and
investigation, maintain the verification forms returned
under the
address verification mechanism set forth in section
2950.06 of the Revised Code; (8) In consultation with representatives of the officials,
judges, and
sheriffs, adopt procedures for officials,
judges, and
sheriffs to use to forward information, photographs, and
fingerprints to the bureau of
criminal identification and
investigation
pursuant to the requirements of sections 2950.03,
2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, and
2950.06 of the Revised Code; (9) In consultation with the director of education, the
director of
job and family
services, and the director of
rehabilitation and correction,
adopt rules that contain
guidelines to be followed by boards of
education of a school district,
chartered nonpublic schools or
other schools not operated by a board of
education, preschool
programs, child day-care centers, type
A family day-care homes,
certified type
B family day-care homes, and institutions of
higher
education regarding the proper use and administration of
information
received pursuant to section 2950.11 of the Revised
Code
relative to
an offender or delinquent child who has
been
adjudicated a
sexual predator or child-victim predator or
determined to be a
habitual sex offender or habitual child-victim offender, or an offender who has committed an aggravated sexually oriented offense; (10) In consultation with local law enforcement
representatives and no
later than July 1, 1997, adopt rules
that
designate a geographic area or areas within which the
notice
described in division (B) of section 2950.11 of the
Revised Code
must be given to the persons identified in
divisions (A)(2) to (8)(9)
of that section; (11) Through the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, not later than January 1, 2004, establish and operate on the internet a sex offender and child-victim offender database that contains information for every offender who has committed either a sexually oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense and who registers in any county in this state pursuant to section 2950.04 or 2950.041 of the Revised Code. The bureau shall determine the information to be provided on the database for each offender and shall obtain that information from the information contained in the state registry of sex offenders and child-victim offenders described in division (A)(1) of this section, which information, while in the possession of the sheriff who provided it, is a public record open for inspection as described in section 2950.081 of the Revised Code. The information provided for each offender shall include at least the information set forth in division (B) of section 2950.11 of the Revised Code. The database is a public record open for inspection under section 149.43 of the Revised Code, and it shall be searchable by offender name, by county, by zip code, and by school district. The database shall provide a link to the web site of each sheriff who has established and operates on the internet a sex offender and child-victim offender database that contains information for offenders who register in that county pursuant to section 2950.04 or 2950.041 of the Revised Code, with the link being a direct link to the sex offender and child-victim offender database for the sheriff. (12) Upon the request of any sheriff, provide technical guidance to the requesting sheriff in establishing on the internet a sex offender and child-victim offender database for the public dissemination of some or all of the materials described in division (A) of section 2950.081 of the Revised Code that are public records under that division and that pertain to offenders who register in that county pursuant to section 2950.04 or 2950.041 of the Revised Code; (13) Through the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, not later than January 1, 2004, establish and operate on the internet a database that enables local law enforcement representatives to remotely search by electronic means the state registry of sex offenders and child-victim offenders described in division (A)(1) of this section and any information the bureau receives pursuant to sections 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, 2950.06, and 2950.14 of the Revised Code. The database shall enable local law enforcement representatives to obtain detailed information regarding each offender and delinquent child who is included in the registry, including, but not limited to the offender's or delinquent child's name, residence address, place of employment if applicable, motor vehicle license plate number if applicable, victim preference if available, date of most recent release from confinement if applicable, fingerprints, and other identification parameters the bureau considers appropriate. The database is not a public record open for inspection under section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall be available only to law enforcement representatives as described in this division. Information obtained by local law enforcement representatives through use of this database is not open to inspection by the public or by any person other than a person identified in division (A) of section 2950.08 of the Revised Code. (B) The attorney general in consultation with local law
enforcement representatives, may adopt rules that establish one or
more
categories of
neighbors of an offender
or delinquent child
who, in addition to
the occupants of
residential premises and other persons specified in division (A)(1) of section 2950.11 of the Revised Code, must be
given
the notice described in division (B) of
that section. (C) No person, other than a local law enforcement representative, shall knowingly do any of the following: (1) Gain or attempt to gain access to the database established and operated by the attorney general, through the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, pursuant to division (A)(13) of this section.
(2) Permit any person to inspect any information obtained through use of the database described in division (C)(1) of this section, other than as permitted under that division. (D) As used in this section, "local law enforcement
representatives" means representatives of the sheriffs of this
state,
representatives of the municipal chiefs of police and
marshals of this state,
and representatives of the township
constables and chiefs of police of the
township police departments
or police district police forces of this state.
Section 2. That existing sections 2950.01, 2950.11, 2950.12, and 2950.13 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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