Sex Offenders
The State of Ohio, Richland County Sheriff's Office makes every effort to maintain current information concerning the registration of sex offenders. If offenders move into the county and fail to report changes of address, or otherwise fail to comply with registration laws, information may be inaccurate. Therefore, the Richland County Sheriff's Office makes no expressed or implied guarantee of accuracy of the information provided. Changes may occur at any time and without notice. The Richland County Sheriff's Office assumes no liability for damages, directly or indirectly, as the result of errors, omissions or possible inaccuracies.
Additional information or inaccuracies that you might find about an offender, or the Sexual Offenders Registration Program is available by contacting Connie Hostettler (419) 774-5881, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. In the event of an emergency dealing with a sexual offender, contact your local Police or Sheriff's Office immediately.
Anyone who uses the information contained in this document to commit a criminal act against another person will be subject to criminal prosecution.
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Definitions
Sexual Predator is defined as a person who has been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, committing a sexually oriented offense and who is likely in the future to commit additional sexually oriented offenses.
Offenders can be classified as sexual predators in one of the following ways:
- The offender is convicted of a sexually violent offense with a sexually violent predator specification, or
- The sentencing court, after holding a sexual predator hearing pursuant to O.R.C. 2950.09, determines that the offender is a sexual predator.
Offenders designated as sexual predators are subject to registration/verification requirements for life unless a judge modifies or terminates the sexual predator designation. Sexual predators are subject to the neighbor/community notification provisions and the reporting requirements at 90-day intervals.
Habitual Sex Offender is defined as a person who has been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, committing a sexually oriented offense, and who previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one or more sexually oriented offenses.
Offenders designated as habitual sex offenders are subject to registration/verification requirements annually for a period of 20 years after release. A sentencing judge may determine that a habitual sex offender is subject to neighbor/community notification.
Sexually Oriented Offender is a person who has been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, committing a sexually oriented offense, but who has not been designated as a sexual predator or habitual sex offender.
Sexually oriented offenders are subject to the registration/verification requirements annually for a period of 10 years after release. These offenders are not subject to neighbor/community notification.
