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Attorney General - Registration of Sex Offenders; Notifications - Community notification.


Published: 2010-08-16

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(A) As used in this chapter, and in section 2950.11 of the Revised Code, "Specified Geographical Notification Area" means the school district, as classified and defined in Chapter 3311. of the Revised Code, within which the person who is subject to community notification pursuant to section 2950.11 of the Revised Code, resides, is employed, or attends a school or institution of higher education.

(B) If any registered residence, employment, school, or institution of higher education address of the person subject to community notification pursuant to section 2950.11 of the Revised Code is located within one mile of an adjacent school district, the sheriff with whom the registrant has most recently registered any such address may, in the interest of public safety, provide a written notice within seven days to any persons described in divisions (A)(2) to (A)(8) of section 2950.11 of the Revised Code who are located within such adjacent school district.

(C) Unless otherwise specified, any requirement in section 2950.11 of the Revised Code that a sheriff provide written notice within a specified time period is met if the notice is placed in the mail within the specified time period.

(D) In any county where a registrant does not reside, but does register an address of employment, school, or institution of higher learning, the sheriff of that county, in order to comply with division (A) of section 2950.11 of the Revised Code, is only required to send the notices listed in divisions (A)(2) to (A)(8) of section 2950.11 of the Revised Code.