The bill amends the Revised Code to impose stricter residency and loitering restrictions on sex offenders and child-victim offenders, prohibiting them from living within 2,000 feet and loitering within 1,000 feet of their victims' residences. It introduces new legal language that outlines the conditions for eviction of registered offenders residing within these distances and allows property owners and legal authorities to seek injunctive relief against violators without needing to demonstrate irreparable harm. The bill also clarifies that these restrictions do not apply if the victim moves closer to the offender's residence, aiming to enhance victim safety by limiting offenders' access to their victims.

Additionally, the bill establishes regulations that prevent individuals with sexually oriented or child-victim oriented offenses from volunteering in roles that involve extensive contact with minors, detailing the legal consequences for violations, including injunctive relief and criminal penalties. It further amends laws related to landlords and tenants, prohibiting tenants from allowing registered sex offenders to occupy premises near schools or child care facilities and enabling landlords to terminate rental agreements for violations of these restrictions. The bill also introduces new definitions for "children's crisis care facility premises" and "residential infant care center premises," while repealing certain existing sections to streamline the legal framework. Overall, the bill aims to bolster protections for minors and victims of sexual offenses within community settings.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 1923.02, 2950.99, 5321.03, 5321.051, 2950.035, 2950.036