NOTICE
Effective December 29, 2007, the Ottawa County Sheriffs Office will no longer post an independent list of sex offenders living or working in Ottawa County. Persons wanting to search for offenders may use any of the links below offered by the Ottawa County Sheriffs Office, the Ohio Attorney Generals Office or the National Sex Offender Registry.
On January 1, 2008 many changes become effective to the sex offender registration laws in Ohio. By that date Ohio Attorney Generals Office will have assigned each offender to a 'Tier' level. That level has been assigned based on the crime(s) of which the offender was convicted. A document showing the Tier levels and offenses may be seen by clicking on the link below marked 'Tier Levels.' Offenders, if they disagree with the Tier level in which they were assigned, may file documents in their local Common Pleas Court to challenge that assignment.
Under the new Tier system some offenders must now register more often and for longer periods.
- Tier 1 Offenders must register once per year for 15 years. (formerly 10 years)
- Tier 2 Offenders must now register every 180 days for 25 years (formerly one per year for 20 years)
- Tier 3 Offenders must register every 90 days for life.
In addition each offender will now be required to provide the Sheriffs Office with more information about themselves at the times they register. That information will include all vehicles registered to them or which they may operate, all professional licenses, including passports and Visa's, and all internet accounts they may have, including e-mail addresses and any MySpace or similar accounts they may use.
SEARCH FOR OFFENDERS BY USING LINKS BELOW
Search for Ottawa County Offenders / Sign up for E-Mail Alert
Ohio Attorney Generals Sex Offender Site
National Sex Offender Public Registry
At this time the names of sex offenders who are currently incarcerated, either in a county jail or state prison facility, will not appear in the search results used above. The Ohio Attorney Generals Office has informed us that will soon change.
To determine if an offender is in the state prison system you may search by using the link below:
To determine if an offender is in a county jail you must contact that local Sheriffs Office directly.
Tier Levels for Sexually Oriented Offenses
Tier Levels for Child Victim Oriented Offenses
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information about a sex offender living or working in
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Updated, March 18, 2008 (930)