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Ohio Legislature Cannot Increase Sex Offender Registration Requirements Imposed By Court
Loaded on Aug. 15, 2011
by Michael Brodheim
By Michael Brodheim
Filed under:
Sex Offender Registration,
Sex Offenders (Discrimination),
Sex Offender Residence,
Sentencing,
Ex Post Facto.
Location:
Ohio.
A divided Ohio Court of Appeals has held that changes to the state's Sex Offender Registration and Notification (SORN) Act, increasing its registration and notification requirements, violate the constitutional separation of powers doctrine to the extent that they attempt to modify existing final sentencing judgments.
In January …
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