(A) Registration by persons convicted of certain crimes. Every person coming into the city, whether in transit through, or otherwise, who has been convicted in federal or state courts of any offense which is a felony under the laws of the United States or of the state in which committed, or which would be classed as a felony, if committed in the State of Ohio, if the conviction shall have been within the period of five years prior thereto, shall report to the police department, within 24 hours after his arrival within the city, and shall furnish to the department, in a written statement signed by him, his true name and every other name or alias by which he has been known, a full and complete description of himself, and the name of each offense as hereinabove defined of which he has been convicted, together with the names of the places where each such offense was committed, the name under which he was convicted, the date of conviction, and the name, if any, and location of each penal institution in which he has been confined by way of punishment for each such offense, together with the location or address used by him, as a residence, stopping place, or living quarters in the city, with a description of the character of each such place, whether a hotel, apartment house, dwelling house, or otherwise, giving the street number thereof, if any, or any description of the same as will so identify it as to make it possible of location; also the length of time he expects to remain within the city.
(B) Photograph and fingerprints. Every person registering in accordance with division (A) shall be photographed and fingerprinted by the police department, and his photograph and fingerprints shall be made a part of its permanent records.
(C) Convicted persons residing in the city. Every person residing within the city who has been convicted, within the immediately prior period of 5 years, of any offense, as described in division (A), shall have on file with the police department a written statement signed by himself, containing all the information required to be furnished in accordance with said division, together with his photograph and his fingerprints, as provided by division (B). Such statement shall also set forth the occupation or employment in which he is engaged, the name of his employer, the business in which the employer is engaged, and the nature and character of the business.
(D) Change of address. In the event that any person required to register in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall change his place of residence, stopping place, or living quarters to a new or different place within the city, he shall, within 24 hours after leaving the registered location, notify the police department of the changed address in a signed statement, which statement shall set forth his new address. Similar notification shall be made in the case of further changes of address.
(E) False information. No person who is subject to the provisions of this section shall furnish in any report a false or fictitious address, or furnish any false, untrue, or misleading information or statement relating to information required by the provisions of this section to be made or furnished.
(F) Violation of any provision of this section shall be a misdemeanor of the first degree, with a maximum penalty of 6 months in jail and a fine of $1,000.
(Ord. 931, passed 12-18-73; Am. Ord. 01-14, passed 6-5-01)