Megan’s Law for Ohio
updated 2/2/2023
| Contact Person: | OHLEG (Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway) helpdesk at 1 (866) 406-4534 Email ohlegsupport@ohioattorneygeneral.gov |
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| Offenders Required to Register: | Offenders convicted of sexually oriented or child-victim oriented offenses as defined in Ohio Revised Code §2950.01 |
| Information Collected: | Fingerprints, photo, DNA and criminal history, vehicle registration information, residential, work, school, and volunteer addresses. |
| Administrating Agency: | State Bureau of Criminal Investigations, local Sheriff Offices. |
| Timeframe for Registration: | Within 3 days of entering any county; 20 days prior to changing residence, school or employment address. |
| Applies to Out of State Offenders: | Yes |
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| Verification of Address: | Yes |
| Penalties for Non-Compliance: | If convicted of a misdemeanor, the charge for failure to register is a misdemeanor. If convicted of a felony, the charge for failure to register is a felony. |
| Access to Information: | Written notice of a ‘Predator’, ‘Habitual Offender Subject to Notification’, or a ‘Tier 3 Sex Offender w/Notification’ is provided to the following persons within the specified geographic notification area (defined in administrative rule as the entire school district in which an offender resides): local law enforcement, all occupants of residences within 1000′ of the offender’s place of residence; the executive director of the public children services agency; the superintendent of each board of education of a school district; the appointing or hiring officer of each nonpublic school; the director, head teacher, or elementary principal of each preschool program; the administrator of each child day care center; and, the president or other chief administrative officer of each institution of higher education. |
| Confidentiality Provision: | No |
| Number Registered: | 20,566 as of 2/2/2023 |
| Percent Compliance: | 97.6% compliance |
| Internet Access: | Ohio Sex Offender Registry |