Ohio Revised Code|Section 2950.04 | Duty to register - form.

                                                
(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 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, 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, and 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 childvictim  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 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.
(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.