Ohio § 2950.10

§ 2950.10.

(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.