Ohio § 2152.83
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§ 2152.83.
(A)(1) The court that adjudicates a child a delinquent child shall issue as part of the
dispositional order or, if the court commits the child for the delinquent act to the
custody of a secure facility, shall issue at the time of the child's release from
the secure facility an order that classifies the child a juvenile offender registrant
and specifies that the child has a duty to comply with sections 2950.04 , 2950.041 , 2950.05 , and 2950.06 of the Revised Code if all of the following apply: (a) The act for which the child is or was adjudicated a delinquent child is a sexually
oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense that the child committed on or
after January 1, 2002. (b) The child was sixteen or seventeen years of age at the time of committing the offense. (c) The court was not required to classify the child a juvenile offender registrant under section 2152.82 of the Revised Code or as both a juvenile offender registrant and a public registry-qualified juvenile
offender registrant under section 2152.86 of the Revised Code . (2) Prior to issuing the order required by division (A)(2) of this section, the judge
shall conduct a hearing under section 2152.831 of the Revised Code , except as otherwise provided in that section, to determine whether the child is
a tier I sex offender/child-victim offender, a tier II sex offender/child-victim offender,
or a tier III sex offender/child-victim offender. When a judge issues an order under division (A)(1) of this section, the judge shall
include in the order the determinations identified in division (B)(5) of section 2152.82 of the Revised Code . (B)(1) The court that adjudicates a child a delinquent child, on the judge's own motion,
may conduct at the time of disposition of the child or, if the court commits the child
for the delinquent act to the custody of a secure facility, may conduct at the time
of the child's release from the secure facility a hearing for the purposes described
in division (B)(2) of this section if all of the following apply: (a) The act for which the child is adjudicated a delinquent child is a sexually oriented
offense or a child-victim oriented offense that the child committed on or after January
1, 2002. (b) The child was fourteen or fifteen years of age at the time of committing the offense. (c) The court was not required to classify the child a juvenile offender registrant under section 2152.82 of the Revised Code or as both a juvenile offender registrant and a public registry-qualified juvenile
offender registrant under section 2152.86 of the Revised Code . (2) A judge shall conduct a hearing under division (B)(1) of this section to review the
effectiveness of the disposition made of the child and of any treatment provided for
the child placed in a secure setting and to determine whether the child should be
classified a juvenile offender registrant. The judge may conduct the hearing on the judge's own initiative or based upon a
recommendation of an officer or employee of the department of youth services, a probation
officer, an employee of the court, or a prosecutor or law enforcement officer. If the judge conducts the hearing, upon completion of the hearing, the judge, in
the judge's discretion and after consideration of the factors listed in division (E)
of this section, shall do either of the following: (a) Decline to issue an order that classifies the child a juvenile offender registrant
and specifies that the child has a duty to comply with sections 2950.04 , 2950.041 , 2950.05 , and 2950.06 of the Revised Code ; (b) Issue an order that classifies the child a juvenile offender registrant and specifies
that the child has a duty to comply with sections 2950.04 , 2950.041 , 2950.05 , and 2950.06 of the Revised Code and that states the determination that the judge makes at the hearing held pursuant
to section 2152.831 of the Revised Code as to whether the child is a tier I sex offender/child-victim offender, a tier II
sex offender/child-victim offender, or a tier III sex offender/child-victim offender. (C)(1) Prior to issuing an order under division (B)(2)(b) of this section, the judge shall
conduct a hearing under section 2152.831 of the Revised Code to determine whether the child is a tier I sex offender/child-victim offender, a
tier II sex offender/child-victim offender, or a tier III sex offender/child-victim
offender. The judge may hold the hearing at the same time as the hearing under division (B)
of this section. (2) If a judge issues an order under division (A) or (B) of this section and the court
determines that the delinquent child to whom the order applies is a tier III sex offender/child-victim
offender and the child is not a public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant,
the judge may impose a requirement subjecting the child to the victim and community
notification provisions of sections 2950.10 and 2950.11 of the Revised Code . If the judge imposes a requirement subjecting the child to the victim and community
notification provisions of sections 2950.10 and 2950.11 of the Revised Code , the judge shall include the requirement in the order. (3) If a judge issues an order under division (A) or (B) of this section, the judge shall
provide to the delinquent child and to the delinquent child's parent, guardian, or
custodian a copy of the order and a notice containing the information described in
divisions (A) and (B) of section 2950.03 of the Revised Code . The judge shall provide the notice at the time of the issuance of the order and
shall comply with divisions (B) and (C) of that section regarding that notice and
the provision of it. The judge also shall include in the order a statement that, upon completion of the
disposition of the delinquent child that was made for the sexually oriented offense
or child-victim oriented offense upon which the order is based, a hearing will be
conducted and the order is subject to modification or termination pursuant to section 2152.84 of the Revised Code . (D) In making a decision under division (B) of this section as to whether a delinquent
child should be classified a juvenile offender registrant, a judge shall consider
all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (1) The nature of the sexually oriented offense or the child-victim oriented offense
committed by the child; (2) Whether the child has shown any genuine remorse or compunction for the offense; (3) The public interest and safety; (4) The factors set forth in division (K) of section 2950.11 of the Revised Code , provided that references in the factors as set forth in that division to “the offender ” shall be construed for purposes of this division to be references to “the delinquent child; ” (5) The factors set forth in divisions (B) and (C) of section 2929.12 of the Revised Code as those factors apply regarding the delinquent child, the offense, and the victim; (6) The results of any treatment provided to the child and of any follow-up professional
assessment of the child. (E) An order issued under division (A) or (B) of this section and any determinations
included in the order shall remain in effect for the period of time specified in section 2950.07 of the Revised Code , subject to a modification or termination of the order under section 2152.84 of the Revised Code , and section 2152.851 of the Revised Code applies regarding the order and the determinations. The child's attainment of eighteen or twenty-one years of age does not affect or
terminate the order, and the order remains in effect for the period of time described
in this division. (F) If a court issues an order under division (A) or (B) of this section before January
1, 2008, not later than February 1, 2008, the court shall terminate the order and
issue a new order that reclassifies the child as both a juvenile offender registrant
and a public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant pursuant to section 2152.86 of the Revised Code if the court imposed on the child a serious youthful offender dispositional sentence
under section 2152.13 of the Revised Code and if the act that was the basis of the classification of the delinquent child as
a juvenile offender registrant and is the basis of the serious youthful offender dispositional
sentence is any of the following: (1) Committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or complicity in committing
a violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code , division (B) of section 2907.05 of the Revised Code , or section 2907.03 of the Revised Code if the victim of the violation was less than twelve years of age; (2) Committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or complicity in committing
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. (G) As used in this section, “secure facility” has the same meaning as in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code .
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