(a) If an offender is being sentenced for a sexually oriented offense that is a misdemeanor committed on or after January 1, 1997, and if the judge imposing sentence for the sexually oriented offense determines pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2950.09(B) that the offender is a sexual predator, the judge shall include in the offender's sentence a statement that the offender has been adjudicated a sexual predator, shall comply with the requirements of Ohio R.C. 2950.03, and shall require the offender to submit to a DNA specimen collection procedure pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2901.07.
(b) (1) Before imposing sentence on an offender who is being sentenced for a sexually oriented offense that is a misdemeanor, that was committed on or after January 1, 1997, and that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense, the judge shall conduct a hearing in accordance with Ohio R.C. 2950.09(B) to determine whether the offender is a sexual predator. Before imposing sentence on an offender who is being sentenced for a sexually oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense, the court also shall comply with Ohio R.C. 2950.09(E).
(2) Before imposing a sentence on or after January 1, 2004, on an offender who is being sentenced for a child-victim oriented offense that is a misdemeanor, regardless of when the offense was committed, the judge shall conduct a hearing in accordance with Ohio R.C. 2950.091(B) to determine whether the offender is a child-victim predator. Before imposing sentence on an offender who is being sentenced for a child-victim offense, the court also shall comply with Ohio R.C. 2950.091(B).
(c) If an offender is being sentenced for a sexually oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense or for a child-victim oriented offense that is a misdemeanor committed on or after January 1, 1997, the judge shall include in the sentence a summary of the offender’s duties imposed under Ohio R.C. 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, and 2950.06, and the duration of the duties. The judge shall inform the offender, at the time of sentencing, of those duties and of their duration and, if required under Ohio R.C. 2950.03(A)(2), shall perform the duties specified in that section.
(ORC 2929.23)