2006 Ohio Revised Code - 2950.04. Duty to register.

§ 2950.04. Duty to register.
 

(A) (1)  Each of the following types of offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to, or has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to, a sexually oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense shall register personally with the sheriff of the county within five days of the offender's coming into a county in which the offender resides or temporarily is domiciled for more than five days, shall register personally with the sheriff 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, shall register personally with the sheriff 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 fourteen days or for an aggregate period of thirty or more days in that calendar year, shall register personally with the sheriff 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 fourteen days or for an aggregate period of thirty or more days in that calendar year, and shall register with the sheriff 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 fourteen days or for an aggregate period of thirty 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: 

(a) Regardless of when the sexually oriented offense was committed, an offender who is sentenced for the sexually oriented offense to a prison term, a term of imprisonment, or any other type of confinement and, on or after July 1, 1997, is released in any manner from the prison term, term of imprisonment, or confinement; 

(b) Regardless of when the sexually oriented offense was committed, an offender who is sentenced for a sexually oriented offense on or after July 1, 1997, and to whom division (A)(1)(a) of this section does not apply; 

(c) If the sexually oriented offense was committed prior to July 1, 1997, and neither division (A)(1)(a) nor division (A)(1)(b) of this section applies, an offender who, immediately prior to July 1, 1997, was a habitual sex offender who was required to register under Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code. 

(2) Each child who is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a sexually oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense and who is classified a juvenile offender registrant based on that adjudication shall register personally with the sheriff of the county within five days of the delinquent child's coming into a county in which the delinquent child resides or temporarily is domiciled for more than five days. If the delinquent child is committed for the sexually oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt 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. The delinquent child does not have a duty to register under this division while the child is in a department of youth services secure facility or in a secure facility that is not operated by the department. 

(3) If divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section do not apply, each following type of offender and each following type of delinquent child shall register personally with the sheriff of the county within five days of the offender's or delinquent child's coming into a county in which the offender or delinquent child resides or temporarily is domiciled for more than five days, and each following type of offender shall register personally with the sheriff 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, shall register personally with the sheriff 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 fourteen days or for an aggregate period of thirty days or more in that calendar year, and shall register personally with the sheriff 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 fourteen days or for an aggregate period of thirty or more days in that calendar year: 

(a) Regardless of when the sexually oriented offense was committed, a person who is convicted, pleads guilty, or 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 that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense, if, on or after July 1, 1997, for offenders, or January 1, 2002, for delinquent children, the offender or delinquent child moves to and resides in this state or temporarily is domiciled in this state for more than five days, the offender enters this state to attend any school or institution of higher education on a full-time or part-time basis, or the offender is employed in this state for more than fourteen days or for an aggregate period of thirty or more days in any calendar year, and 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 five 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 sex offender or child-victim offender under the law of that other jurisdiction as a result of the conviction, guilty plea, or adjudication. 

(b) Regardless of when the sexually oriented offense was committed, a person who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, 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 that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense, if, on or after July 1, 1997, for offenders, or January 1, 2002, for delinquent children, the offender or delinquent child is released from imprisonment, confinement, or detention imposed for that offense, and if, on or after July 1, 1997, for offenders, or January 1, 2002, for delinquent children, the offender or delinquent child moves to and resides in this state or temporarily is domiciled in this state for more than five days, the offender enters this state to attend any school or institution of higher education on a full-time or part-time basis, or the offender is employed in this state for more than fourteen days or for an aggregate period of thirty or more days in any calendar year. The duty to register as described in this division applies to an offender regardless of whether the offender, at the time of moving to and residing in this state or temporarily being domiciled in this state for more than five days, at the time of entering into this state to attend the school or institution of higher education, or at the time of being employed in this state for the specified period of time, has a duty to register as a sex offender or child-victim offender under the law of the jurisdiction in which the conviction or guilty plea occurred. The duty to register as described in this division applies to a delinquent child only if the delinquent child, at the time of moving to and residing in this state or temporarily being domiciled in this state for more than five days, has a duty to register as a sex offender or child-victim offender under the law of the jurisdiction in which the delinquent child adjudication occurred or if, had the delinquent child adjudication occurred in this state, the adjudicating juvenile court judge would have been required to issue an order classifying the delinquent child as a juvenile offender registrant pursuant to section 2152.82 or division (A) of section 2152.83 of the Revised Code. 

(4) If neither division (A)(1), (2), nor (3) of this section applies and if the offender is adjudicated a sexual predator under division (C) of section 2950.09 of the Revised Code, the offender shall register within five days of the adjudication with the sheriff of the county in which the offender resides or temporarily is domiciled for more than five days, shall register with the sheriff of any county in which the offender subsequently resides or temporarily is domiciled for more than five days within five days of coming into that county, shall register within five days of the adjudication with the sheriff of the county in which the offender attends any school or institution of higher education on a full-time or part-time basis or in which the offender is employed if the offender has been employed in that county for more than fourteen days or for an aggregate period of thirty or more days in that calendar year regardless of whether the offender resides or has temporary domicile in this state or another state, and shall register within five days of the adjudication with the sheriff or other appropriate person of 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 in which the offender then is employed if the offender has been employed in that state for more than fourteen days or for an aggregate period of thirty or more days in any calendar year regardless of whether the offender resides or has temporary domicile in this state, the other state, or a different state. 

(5) A person who is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a sexually oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense is not required to register under division (A)(2) of this section unless the delinquent child committed the offense on or after January 1, 2002, is classified a juvenile offender registrant by a juvenile court judge pursuant to an order issued under section 2152.82, 2152.83, 2152.84, or 2152.85 of the Revised Code based on that adjudication, and has a duty to register pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section. 

(6) A person who has been convicted of, is convicted of, has pleaded guilty to, or pleads guilty to a sexually oriented offense that is a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense, and a person who is or has been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a sexually oriented offense that is a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense, does not have any duty to register under this section based on that conviction, guilty plea, or adjudication. The exemption of an offender or delinquent child from registration under this division for a conviction of, plea of guilty to, or delinquent child adjudication for a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense does not limit, affect, or supersede any duties imposed upon the offender or delinquent child under this chapter or sections 2152.82 to 2152.85 of the Revised Code for a conviction of, plea of guilty to, or delinquent child adjudication for any other sexually oriented offense or any child-victim oriented offense. 

(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 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, 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 the photograph of the offender or delinquent child who is registering and shall contain all of the following: 

(1) Regarding an offender or delinquent child who is registering under a duty imposed under division (A)(1), (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 five days, the current residence address of the offender or delinquent child who is registering, 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, the name and address of the offender's school or institution of higher education if the offender attends one at the time of registration or if the offender knows at the time of registration that the offender will be commencing attendance at that school or institution subsequent to registration, and any other information required by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation. 

(2) Regarding an offender who is registering under a duty imposed under division (A)(1), (3), or (4) of this section as a result of the offender 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 fourteen days or for an aggregate of thirty or more days in any calendar year, the current address of the school, institution of higher education, or place of employment of the offender who is registering and any other information required by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation. 

(3) Regarding an offender or delinquent child who is registering under a duty imposed under division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section for any reason, if the offender has been adjudicated a sexual predator relative to the sexually oriented offense in question, if the delinquent child has been adjudicated a sexual predator relative to the sexually oriented offense in question and the court has not subsequently determined pursuant to section 2152.84 or 2152.85 of the Revised Code that the delinquent child no longer is a sexual predator, if the judge determined pursuant to division (C) of section 2950.09 or pursuant to section 2152.82, 2152.83, 2152.84, or 2152.85 of the Revised Code that the offender or delinquent child is a habitual sex offender and the determination has not been removed pursuant to section 2152.84 or 2152.85 of the Revised Code, or if the offender has the duty to register as a result of the conviction of or plea of guilty to an aggravated sexually oriented offense, the offender or delinquent child also shall include on the signed, written registration form all of the following information: 

(a) A specific declaration that the person has been adjudicated a sexual predator, has been determined to be a habitual sex offender, or was convicted of or pleaded guilty to an aggravated sexually oriented offense, whichever is applicable; 

(b) If the offender or delinquent child has been adjudicated a sexual predator, the identification license plate number of each motor vehicle the offender or delinquent child owns and of each motor vehicle registered in the offender's or delinquent child's name. 

(D)  After an offender or delinquent child registers with a sheriff pursuant to this section, the sheriff shall forward the signed, written registration form and photograph 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)(1) 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. 

(G)  If an offender or delinquent child who is required by division (A) of this section to register is adjudicated a sexual predator or a habitual sexual offender subject to community notification under division (C)(2) or (E) of section 2950.09 of the Revised Code, or if an offender who is required by division (A) of this section to register has that duty as a result of a conviction of or plea of guilty to an aggravated sexually oriented offense, the offender or delinquent child also shall send the sheriff 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 address or addresses at which the offender or delinquent child intends to reside; 

(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; 

(4) A statement that the offender has been adjudicated a sexual predator, a statement that the delinquent child has been adjudicated a sexual predator and that, as of the date of the notice, the court has not entered a determination that the delinquent child no longer is a sexual predator, a statement that the sentencing or reviewing judge has determined that the offender or delinquent child is a habitual sex offender and that, as of the date of the notice, the determination has not been removed pursuant to section 2152.84 or 2152.85 of the Revised Code, or a statement that the offender was convicted of or pleaded guilty to an aggravated sexually oriented offense. 

(H)  If, immediately prior to July 31, 2003, an offender or delinquent child who was convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a sexually oriented offense was required by division (A) of this section to register and if, on or after July 31, 2003, that offense no longer is a sexually oriented offense but instead is designated a child-victim oriented offense, division (A)(1)(c) or (2)(b) of section 2950.041 [2950.04.1] of the Revised Code applies regarding the offender or delinquent child and the duty to register that is imposed pursuant to that division 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 prior to July 31, 2003, under this section. 
 

HISTORY: 146 v H 180 (Eff 7-1-97); 147 v H 565 (Eff 3-30-99); 148 v H 502 (Eff 3-15-2001); 149 v S 3 (Eff 1-1-2002); 149 v S 175 (Eff 5-7-2002); 149 v H 485 (Eff 6-13-2002); 149 v H 393. Eff 7-5-2002; 150 v S 5, § 1, eff. 7-31-03; 150 v H 473, § 1, eff. 4-29-05.
 

Not analogous to former RC § 2950.04 (130 v 670), repealed 146 v H 180, § 2, eff 7-1-97.

See provisions, § 3 of HB 485 (149 v  - ) following RC § 2929.13. 

See provisions, § 5 of HB 485 (149 v  - ) following RC § 2950.01. 

 

Effect of Amendments

150 v H 473, effective April 29, 2005, in (A)(4), substituted "neither division (A)(1), (2), nor (3)" for "division (A)(1)(a)", and deleted "subsequent to the offender's release" preceding "the offender is adjudicated; and, in (H), substituted "July 31, 2003" for "the effective date of this amendment" three times. 

S.B. 5, Acts 2003, effective July 31, 2003, rewrote the section. 

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