Ohio § 2950.04

§ 2950.04.

(A)(1)(a) Immediately after a sentencing hearing is held on or after January 1, 2008, for an

offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a sexually oriented offense and is

sentenced to a prison term, a term of imprisonment, or any other type of confinement

and before the offender is transferred to the custody of the department of rehabilitation

and correction or to the official in charge of the jail, workhouse, state correctional

institution, or other institution where the offender will be confined, the offender

shall register personally with the sheriff, or the sheriff's designee, of the county

in which the offender was convicted of or pleaded guilty to the sexually oriented

offense. (b) Immediately after a dispositional hearing is held on or after January 1, 2008, for

a child who is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a sexually oriented offense,

is classified a juvenile offender registrant based on that adjudication, and is committed

to the custody of the department of youth services or to a secure facility that is

not operated by the department and before the child is transferred to the custody

of the department of youth services or the secure facility to which the delinquent

child is committed, the delinquent child shall register personally with the sheriff,

or the sheriff's designee, of the county in which the delinquent child was classified

a juvenile offender registrant based on that sexually oriented offense. (c) A law enforcement officer shall be present at the sentencing hearing or dispositional

hearing described in division (A)(1)(a) or (b) of this section to immediately transport

the offender or delinquent child who is the subject of the hearing to the sheriff,

or the sheriff's designee, of the county in which the offender or delinquent child

is convicted, pleads guilty, or is adjudicated a delinquent child. (d) After an offender who has registered pursuant to division (A)(1)(a) of this section

is released from a prison term, a term of imprisonment, or any other type of confinement,

the offender shall register as provided in division (A)(2) of this section.  After a delinquent child who has registered pursuant to division (A)(1)(b) of this

section is released from the custody of the department of youth services or from a

secure facility that is not operated by the department, the delinquent child shall

register as provided in division (A)(3) of this section. (2) Regardless of when the sexually oriented offense was committed, each offender who

is convicted of, pleads guilty to, has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to

a sexually oriented offense shall comply with the following registration requirements

described in divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section: (a) The offender shall register personally with the sheriff, or the sheriff's designee,

of the county within three days of the offender's coming into a county in which the

offender resides or temporarily is domiciled for more than three days. (b) The offender shall register personally with the sheriff, or the sheriff's designee,

of the county immediately upon coming into a county in which the offender attends

a school or institution of higher education on a full-time or part-time basis regardless

of whether the offender resides or has a temporary domicile in this state or another

state. (c) The offender shall register personally with the sheriff, or the sheriff's designee,

of the county in which the offender is employed if the offender resides or has a temporary

domicile in this state and has been employed in that county for more than three days

or for an aggregate period of fourteen or more days in that calendar year. (d) The offender shall register personally with the sheriff, or the sheriff's designee,

of the county in which the offender then is employed if the offender does not reside

or have a temporary domicile in this state and has been employed at any location or

locations in this state more than three days or for an aggregate period of fourteen

or more days in that calendar year. (e) The offender shall register with the sheriff, or the sheriff's designee, or other

appropriate person of the other state immediately upon entering into any state other

than this state in which the offender attends a school or institution of higher education

on a full-time or part-time basis or upon being employed in any state other than this

state for more than three days or for an aggregate period of fourteen or more days

in that calendar year regardless of whether the offender resides or has a temporary

domicile in this state, the other state, or a different state. (3)(a) Each child who is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a sexually oriented

offense and who is classified a juvenile offender registrant based on that adjudication

shall register personally with the sheriff, or the sheriff's designee, of the county

within three days of the delinquent child's coming into a county in which the delinquent

child resides or temporarily is domiciled for more than three days. (b) In addition to the registration duty imposed under division (A)(3)(a) of this section,

each public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant shall comply with the

following additional registration requirements: (i) The public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant shall register personally

with the sheriff, or the sheriff's designee, of the county immediately upon coming

into a county in which the registrant attends a school or institution of higher education

on a full-time or part-time basis regardless of whether the registrant resides or

has a temporary domicile in this state or another state. (ii) The public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant shall register personally

with the sheriff, or the sheriff's designee, of the county in which the registrant

is employed if the registrant resides or has a temporary domicile in this state and

has been employed in that county for more than three days or for an aggregate period

of fourteen or more days in that calendar year. (iii) The public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant shall register personally

with the sheriff, or the sheriff's designee, of the county in which the registrant

then is employed if the registrant does not reside or have a temporary domicile in

this state and has been employed at any location or locations in this state more than

three days or for an aggregate period of fourteen or more days in that calendar year. (iv) The public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant shall register with the

sheriff, or the sheriff's designee, or other appropriate person of the other state

immediately upon entering into any state other than this state in which the registrant

attends a school or institution of higher education on a full-time or part-time basis

or upon being employed in any state other than this state for more than three days

or for an aggregate period of fourteen or more days in that calendar year regardless

of whether the registrant resides or has a temporary domicile in this state, the other

state, or a different state. (c) If the delinquent child is committed for the sexually oriented offense to the department

of youth services or to a secure facility that is not operated by the department,

this duty begins when the delinquent child is discharged or released in any manner

from custody in a department of youth services secure facility or from the secure

facility that is not operated by the department if pursuant to the discharge or release

the delinquent child is not committed to any other secure facility of the department

or any other secure facility. (4) Regardless of when the sexually oriented offense was committed, each person who is

convicted, pleads guilty, or 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

shall comply with the following registration requirements if, at the time the offender

or delinquent child moves to and resides in this state or temporarily is domiciled

in this state for more than three days, the offender or public registry-qualified

juvenile offender registrant enters this state to attend a school or institution of

higher education, or the offender or public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant

is employed in this state for more than the specified period of time, the offender

or delinquent child has a duty to register as a sex offender or child-victim offender

under the law of that other jurisdiction as a result of the conviction, guilty plea,

or adjudication: (a) Each offender and delinquent child shall register personally with the sheriff, or

the sheriff's designee, of the county within three days of the offender's or delinquent

child's coming into the county in which the offender or delinquent child resides or

temporarily is domiciled for more than three days. (b) Each offender or public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant shall register

personally with the sheriff, or the sheriff's designee, of the county immediately

upon coming into a county in which the offender or public registry-qualified juvenile

offender registrant attends a school or institution of higher education on a full-time

or part-time basis regardless of whether the offender or public registry-qualified

juvenile offender registrant resides or has a temporary domicile in this state or

another state. (c) Each offender or public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant shall register

personally with the sheriff, or the sheriff's designee, of the county in which the

offender or public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant is employed if

the offender resides or has a temporary domicile in this state and has been employed

in that county for more than three days or for an aggregate period of fourteen days

or more in that calendar year. (d) Each offender or public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant shall register

personally with the sheriff, or the sheriff's designee, of the county in which the

offender or public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant then is employed

if the offender or public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant does not

reside or have a temporary domicile in this state and has been employed at any location

or locations in this state for more than three days or for an aggregate period of

fourteen or more days in that calendar year. (5) An offender or a delinquent child who is a public registry-qualified juvenile offender

registrant is not required to register under division (A)(2), (3), or (4) of this

section if a court issues an order terminating the offender's or delinquent child's

duty to comply with sections 2950.04 , 2950.041 , 2950.05 , and 2950.06 of the Revised Code pursuant to section 2950.15 of the Revised Code .  A delinquent child who is a juvenile offender registrant but is not a public registry-qualified

juvenile offender registrant is not required to register under any of those divisions

if a juvenile court issues an order declassifying the delinquent child as a juvenile

offender registrant pursuant to section 2152.84 or 2152.85 of the Revised Code . (B) An offender or delinquent child who is required by division (A) of this section to

register in this state personally shall obtain from the sheriff or from a designee

of the sheriff a registration form that conforms to division (C) of this section,

shall complete and sign the form, and shall return the completed form together with

the offender's or delinquent child's photograph, copies of travel and immigration

documents, and any other required material to the sheriff or the designee.  The sheriff or designee shall sign the form and indicate on the form the date on

which it is so returned.  The registration required under this division is complete when the offender or delinquent

child returns the form, containing the requisite information, photograph, other required

material, signatures, and date, to the sheriff or designee. (C) The registration form to be used under divisions (A) and (B) of this section shall

include or contain all of the following for the offender or delinquent child who is

registering: (1) The offender's or delinquent child's name and any aliases used by the offender or

delinquent child; (2) The offender's or delinquent child's social security number and date of birth, including

any alternate social security numbers or dates of birth that the offender or delinquent

child has used or uses; (3) Regarding an offender or delinquent child who is registering under a duty imposed

under division (A)(1) of this section, a statement that the offender is serving a

prison term, term of imprisonment, or any other type of confinement or a statement

that the delinquent child is in the custody of the department of youth services or

is confined in a secure facility that is not operated by the department; (4) Regarding an offender or delinquent child who is registering under a duty imposed

under division (A)(2), (3), or (4) of this section as a result of the offender or

delinquent child residing in this state or temporarily being domiciled in this state

for more than three days, the following: (a) The current fixed residence address of the offender or delinquent child who is registering.  If a residence address is not to a fixed residence address, the offender or delinquent

child shall include in the registration a detailed description of the place or places

at which the offender or delinquent child intends to stay for the following thirty

days.  Until the offender or delinquent child has a fixed residence address, the offender

or delinquent child is subject to the change of address requirements in section 2950.05 of the Revised Code ; (b) The name and address of the offender's or delinquent child's employer if the offender

or delinquent child is employed at the time of registration or if the offender or

delinquent child knows at the time of registration that the offender or delinquent

child will be commencing employment with that employer subsequent to registration; (c) Any other employment information, such as the general area where the offender or

delinquent child is employed, if the offender or delinquent child is employed in many

locations; (d) The name and address of the offender's or public registry-qualified juvenile offender

registrant's school or institution of higher education if the offender or public registry-qualified

juvenile offender registrant attends one at the time of registration or if the offender

or public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant knows at the time of registration

that the offender or public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant will be

commencing attendance at that school or institution subsequent to registration; (5) Regarding an offender or public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant who

is registering under a duty imposed under division (A)(2), (3), or (4) of this section

as a result of the offender or public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant

attending a school or institution of higher education in this state on a full-time

or part-time basis or being employed in this state or in a particular county in this

state, whichever is applicable, for more than three days or for an aggregate of fourteen

or more days in any calendar year, the name and current address of the school, institution

of higher education, or place of employment of the offender or public registry-qualified

juvenile offender registrant who is registering, including any other employment information,

such as the general area where the offender or public registry-qualified juvenile

offender registrant is employed, if the offender or public registry-qualified juvenile

offender registrant is employed in many locations; (6) The identification license plate number of each vehicle the offender or delinquent

child owns, of each vehicle registered in the offender's or delinquent child's name,

of each vehicle the offender or delinquent child operates as a part of employment,

and of each other vehicle that is regularly available to be operated by the offender

or delinquent child;  a description of where each vehicle is habitually parked, stored,

docked, or otherwise kept;  and, if required by the bureau of criminal identification

and investigation, a photograph of each of those vehicles; (7) If the offender or delinquent child has a driver's or commercial driver's license

or permit issued by this state or any other state or a state identification card issued

under section 4507.50 or 4507.51 of the Revised Code or a comparable identification card issued by another state, the driver's license

number, commercial driver's license number, or state identification card number; (8) If the offender or delinquent child was convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or was adjudicated

a delinquent child for committing the sexually oriented offense resulting in the registration

duty 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, a DNA specimen, as

defined in section 109.573 of the Revised Code , from the offender or delinquent child, a citation for, and the name of, the sexually

oriented offense resulting in the registration duty, and a certified copy of a document

that describes the text of that sexually oriented offense; (9) A description of each professional and occupational license, permit, or registration,

including those licenses, permits, and registrations issued under Title XLVII of the

Revised Code, held by the offender or delinquent child; (10) Any email addresses, internet identifiers, or telephone numbers registered to or

used by the offender or delinquent child; (11) Any other information required by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation. (D) After an offender or delinquent child registers with a sheriff, or the sheriff's

designee, pursuant to this section, the sheriff, or the sheriff's designee, shall

forward the signed, written registration form, photograph, and other material to the

bureau of criminal identification and investigation in accordance with the forwarding

procedures adopted pursuant to section 2950.13 of the Revised Code .  If an offender registers a school, institution of higher education, or place of

employment address, or provides a school or institution of higher education address

under division (C)(4) of this section, the sheriff also shall provide notice to the

law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the premises of the school, institution

of higher education, or place of employment of the offender's name and that the offender

has registered that address as a place at which the offender attends school or an

institution of higher education or at which the offender is employed.  The bureau shall include the information and materials forwarded to it under this

division in the state registry of sex offenders and child-victim offenders established

and maintained under section 2950.13 of the Revised Code . (E) No person who is required to register pursuant to divisions (A) and (B) of this section,

and no person who is required to send a notice of intent to reside pursuant to division

(G) of this section, shall fail to register or send the notice of intent as required

in accordance with those divisions or that division. (F) An offender or delinquent child who is required to register pursuant to divisions

(A) and (B) of this section shall register pursuant to this section for the period

of time specified in section 2950.07 of the Revised Code , with the duty commencing on the date specified in division (A) of that section. (G) If an offender or delinquent child who is required by division (A) of this section

to register is a tier III sex offender/child-victim offender, the offender or delinquent

child also shall send the sheriff, or the sheriff's designee, of the county in which

the offender or delinquent child intends to reside written notice of the offender's

or delinquent child's intent to reside in the county.  The offender or delinquent child shall send the notice of intent to reside at least

twenty days prior to the date the offender or delinquent child begins to reside in

the county.  The notice of intent to reside shall contain the following information: (1) The offender's or delinquent child's name; (2) The fixed residence address or fixed residence addresses at which the offender or

delinquent child intends to reside.  If a residence address change is not to a fixed residence address, the offender

or delinquent child shall include in the notice a detailed description of the place

or places at which the offender or delinquent child intends to stay for the following

thirty days.  Until the offender or delinquent child has a fixed residence address, the offender

or delinquent child is subject to the change of address requirements in in section 2950.05 of the Revised Code ; (3) The sexually oriented offense of which the offender was convicted, to which the offender

pleaded guilty, or for which the child was adjudicated a delinquent child. (H) If, immediately prior to January 1, 2008, an offender or delinquent child who was

convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or was adjudicated a delinquent child for committing

a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense as those terms were

defined in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code prior to January 1, 2008, was required by division (A) of this section or section 2950.041 of the Revised Code to register and if, on or after January 1, 2008, that offense is a sexually oriented

offense as that term is defined in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code on and after January 1, 2008, the duty to register that is imposed pursuant to this

section on and after January 1, 2008, shall be considered, for purposes of section 2950.07 of the Revised Code and for all other purposes, to be a continuation of the duty imposed upon the offender

or delinquent child prior to January 1, 2008, under this section or section 2950.041 of the Revised Code .