| As a result of House Bill 180 (Megan's Law), sex
offenders are required to register with the county in which they reside.
Any person who is found to be a sexual predator, habitual sex offender,
or sexual oriented offender, and resides in Clark County must register
with the Clark County Sheriff's Office.
Registered Sex Offenders are classified as
follows:
SEXUAL ORIENTED OFFENDER
Any person convicted of or pleads guilty to committing
a sexually oriented offense as defined in Ohio Revised Code number
2950.01, which includes rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition,
regardless of the age the victim. Some other offenses include kidnapping,
abduction, unlawful restraint, criminal child enticement, corruption
of a minor, compelling prostitution, endangering children (victim
under 18 years of age), pandering obscenity, minor pandering sexually
oriented material, illegal use of minor in nudity-oriented material/perform.
Sexual Oriented Offenders must register with
this office once a year for ten years.
HABITUAL SEXUAL OFFENDER
Any person who is convicted of or pleads guilty
to a sexually oriented offense and who previously has been convicted
of or pleaded guilty to one or more sexually oriented offenses.
Habitual Sex Offenders must register with this
office once a year for 20 years. If a judge rules, community notification
may occur. The offender must return to our office in one year
to verify his/her address.
SEXUAL PREDATOR
Any person who has been convicted of or pleaded
guilty to committing a sexually oriented offense and is likely to
engage in the future in one or more sexually oriented offenses.
Sexual Predators must register with this office
every 90 days for life. The Sheriff's Office will also require
a vehicle license plate number, and also verify the home address
of an offender within seven days of registering with this office.
Community notification will occur with every sexual predator.
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