Classification of Offenders:

Tier III Offenders in this tier must register every ninety (90) days and must do do for life. Violators convicted of the following offenses of the Ohio Revised Code must register at this tier: Rape, Sexual Battery, Agg. Murder with sexual motivation, murder with sexual motivation, unlawful death with sexual motivation, kidnapping of a minor to engage in sexual activity, gross sexual imposition with a child under 12, kidnapping of a minor, felonious assault with sexual motivation, sexual offense committed by a Tier II or Tier III offender, attempt, complicity, or conspiracy of any of these offenses.

Tier II Offenders are required to register every six months and must do so for twenty-five (25) years. Tier 2 offenders are those convicted of any of the following: Compelling prostitution, pandering obscenity involving a minor pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor, illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented material or performance, unlawful sexual conduct with a minor offender 4 years older than the victim, gross sexual imposition - victim under 13, child endangering, kidnapping with sexual motivation, kidnapping victim over 18, abduction with sexual motivation, sexual offense committed by Tier I offender, attempt, complicity, or conspiracy of any of these offenses.

Tier I Offenders must register every year and must do so for fifteen years. Offenders convicted of these offenses are categorized as Tier 1: Importuning, unlawful sexual conduct with a minor - offender less than 4 years older than the victim, voyeurism, sexual imposition, gross sexual imposition, child enticement with sexual motivation, pandering obscenity, menacing by stalking with sexual motivation, unlawful restraint with sexual motivation, child victim - offender not in Tier II or III, attempt, complicity, or conspiracy of any of these offenses.

By law all offenders must register and verify their address in person with the sheriff’s office in the county in which they reside.  Sexual Predators must register and verify their address in person with the sheriff’s office every 90 days for life. All other offenders must register and verify their address in person with the sheriff’s office annually. All offenders must report in person, any address change prior to making any residence change.