Ohio § 2950.041
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 2950.041, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2950.041.
(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 child-victim 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 child-victim 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 child-victim 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 child-victim 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 child-victim oriented offense was committed, each offender
who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty
to a child-victim oriented offense shall comply with all of the following registration
requirements: (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 for more than three days or for an aggregate period of fourteen
or more days in that calendar year. (e) The offender shall register personally 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) Regardless of when the child-victim oriented offense was committed, each child who
on or after July 31, 2003, is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a child-victim
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. If the delinquent child is committed for the child-victim 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 child-victim 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 child-victim oriented offense
shall comply with all of 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 enters this state to
attend the school or institution of higher education, or the offender 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 child-victim offender or sex 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 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) Each 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 days or more in that calendar year. (d) Each 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 not 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 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 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 do so in the manner described in division (B) of section 2950.04 of the Revised Code , and the registration is complete as described in that division. (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, any aliases used by the offender or delinquent
child, and a photograph of 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, all of the information described in division (C)(4) of section 2950.04 of the Revised Code ; (5) Regarding an offender who is registering under a duty imposed under division (A)(2)
or (4) of this section as a result of the offender attending a school or institution
of higher education 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, all of the
information described in division (C)(5) of section 2950.04 of the Revised Code ; (6) The identification license plate number issued by this state or any other state 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 child-victim 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 child-victim
oriented offense resulting in the registration duty, and a certified copy of a document
that describes the text of that child-victim oriented offense; (9) Copies of travel and immigration documents; (10) 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; (11) Any email addresses, internet identifiers, or telephone numbers registered to or
used by the offender or delinquent child; (12) Any other information required by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation. (D) Division (D) of section 2950.04 of the Revised Code applies when an offender or delinquent child registers with a sheriff pursuant to
this section. (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 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 all of the following information: (1) The information specified in divisions (G)(1) and (2) of section 2950.04 of the Revised
Code; (2) The 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. (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 child-victim oriented offense or a sexually 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 2950.04 of the Revised Code to register and if, on or after January 1, 2008, that offense is a child-victim 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 2950.04 of the Revised Code .
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