(A)(1) Regardless of when the sexually oriented offense or child-victim
oriented offense was committed, if a person is convicted of, pleads guilty to,
has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to a sexually oriented offense or
a child-victim oriented offense or a person is or has been adjudicated a
delinquent child for committing a 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, if the
offender or delinquent child is in any category specified in division
(B)(1)(a), (b), or (c) of this section, if the offender or delinquent child
registers with a sheriff pursuant to section 2950.04,
2950.041, or 2950.05 of the
Revised Code, and if the victim of the sexually oriented offense or
child-victim oriented offense has made a request in accordance with rules
adopted by the attorney general that specifies that the victim would like to
be provided the notices described in this section, the sheriff shall notify
the victim of the sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense,
in writing, that the offender or delinquent child has registered and shall
include in the notice the offender’s name and photograph, and 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
name, photograph, and residence address or addresses. The sheriff shall
provide the notice required by this division to the victim at the most recent
residence address available for that victim and not later than five days after
the offender or delinquent child registers with the sheriff.
(2) Regardless of when the sexually oriented offense or child-victim
oriented offense was committed, if a person is convicted of, pleads guilty to,
has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to a sexually oriented offense or
a child-victim oriented offense or a person is or has been adjudicated a
delinquent child for committing a 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, if the
offender or delinquent child is in any category specified in division
(B)(1)(a), (b), or (c) of this section, if the offender or delinquent child
registers with a sheriff pursuant to section 2950.04,
2950.041, or 2950.05 of the
Revised Code, if the victim of the sexually oriented offense or child-victim
oriented offense has made a request in accordance with rules adopted by the
attorney general that specifies that the victim would like to be provided the
notices described in this section, and if the offender notifies the sheriff of
a change of residence, school, institution of higher education, or place of
employment address or the delinquent child notifies the sheriff of a change of
residence address pursuant to section 2950.05
of the Revised Code, the sheriff shall notify the victim of the sexually
oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense, in writing, that the
offender’s or delinquent child’s address has changed and shall include in
the notice the offender’s name and photograph, and the new address or
addresses of the offender’s residence, school, institution of higher
education, or place of employment, as applicable, or the delinquent child’s
name, photograph, and new residence address or addresses. The sheriff shall
provide the notice required by this division to the victim at the most recent
residence address available for that victim and no later than five days after
the offender or delinquent child notifies the sheriff of the change in the
offender’s or delinquent child’s residence, school, institution of higher
education, or place of employment address.
(3) Regardless of when the sexually oriented offense or child-victim
oriented offense was committed, if a person is convicted of, pleads guilty to,
has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to a sexually oriented offense or
a child-victim oriented offense or a person is or has been adjudicated a
delinquent child for committing a 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
(B)(1)(a), (b), or (c) of this section, the victim of the offense may make a
request in accordance with rules adopted by the attorney general pursuant to
section 2950.13
of the Revised Code that specifies that the victim would like to be provided
the notices described in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section. If the
victim makes a request in accordance with those rules, the sheriff described
in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section shall provide the victim with the
notices described in those divisions.
(4) If a victim makes a request as described in division (A)(3) of this
section that specifies that the victim would like to be provided the notices
described in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section, all information a
sheriff obtains regarding the victim from or as a result of the request is
confidential, and the information is not a public record open for inspection
under section 149.43
of the Revised Code.
(5) The notices described in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section are
in addition to any notices regarding the offender or delinquent child that the
victim is entitled to receive under Chapter 2930 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) The duties to provide the notices described in divisions (A)(1) and
(2) of this section apply regarding any offender or delinquent child who is in
any of the following categories:
(a) The offender is a tier III sex
offender/child-victim offender relative to the offense described in division
(A) of this section for which a victim requested to be provided notice under
that division, or the delinquent child is a public registry-qualified juvenile
offender registrant, and a juvenile court has not removed pursuant to section 2950.15
of the Revised Code the delinquent child’s duty to comply with sections 2950.04,
2950.041, 2950.05,
and 2950.06 of
the Revised Code.
(b) The delinquent child is a tier III sex
offender/child-victim offender who is not a public-registry qualified juvenile
offender registrant, the delinquent child was subjected to this section prior
to the effective date of this amendment as a sexual predator, habitual sex
offender, child-victim predator, or habitual child-victim offender, as those
terms were defined in section 2950.01
of the Revised Code as it existed prior to the effective date of this
amendment, and a juvenile court has not removed pursuant to section 2152.84
or 2152.85 of
the Revised Code the delinquent child’s duty to comply with sections 2950.04,
2950.041, 2950.05,
and 2950.06 of
the Revised Code.
(c) The delinquent child is a tier III sex
offender/child-victim offender who is not a public registry-qualified juvenile
offender registrant, the delinquent child was classified a juvenile offender
registrant on or after the effective date of this amendment, the court has
imposed a requirement under section 2152.82,
2152.83, or 2152.84
of the Revised Code subjecting the delinquent child to this section, and a
juvenile court has not removed pursuant to section 2152.84
or 2152.85 of
the Revised Code the delinquent child’s duty to comply with sections 2950.04,
2950.041, 2950.05,
and 2950.06 of
the Revised Code.
(2) A victim of a sexually oriented offense or of a child-victim oriented
offense is not entitled to be provided any notice described in division (A)(1)
or (2) of this section unless the offender or delinquent child is in a
category specified in division (B)(1)(a), (b), or (c) of this section. A
victim of a sexually oriented offense or of a child-victim oriented offense is
not entitled to any notice described in division (A)(1) or (2) of this section
unless the victim makes a request in accordance with rules adopted by the
attorney general pursuant to section 2950.13
of the Revised Code that specifies that the victim would like to be provided
the notices described in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section. This
division does not affect any rights of a victim of a sexually oriented offense
or child-victim oriented offense to be provided notice regarding an offender
or delinquent child that are described in Chapter 2930 of the Revised Code.
HISTORY: H 180
7-1-97; H 565 3-30-99; S 3 1-1-2002; H 485 6-13-2002; S 5 7-31-03; H 15
11-23-05; SB10 01-01-2008.
