533.14 REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS.

   (a)   Upon required notice received from the Hamilton County Sheriff and Butler County Sheriff of any Tier II or Tier III sex offender, as defined by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, residing within the City of Sharonville, the Sharonville Police Department shall prepare a notice which shall be published at the cost of the City of Sharonville in two local newspapers which are regularly circulated within the City. The notice shall contain at least the following information:

 

Name of Individual:                                                                             Address of Registrant:                                                                           Dates on which sex offense(s) took place:                                                  Names of criminal statute(s) for which the individual was convicted:

   (b)   The Notice shall also contain the following statement: “The City of Sharonville does not express any opinion regarding the likelihood of any sex offender to commit any offense in the future. The City of Sharonville hopes that individuals who have served time in the justice system have been rehabilitated and shall lead productive lives in the future”.

   (c)   The Notice required by this section shall be published one time in each of the newspapers as described above.

   (d)   In the event that members of the public shall inquire of the Police Department specifics of the offenses and identity of the victims of any sexual offender referred to in this section, Council hereby determines that such information regarding the sex offender is public information open to public inspection as provided by Ohio law. Names of victims shall remain confidential if otherwise remaining confidential under normal police and criminal record keeping procedures. (Ord. 2008-60. Passed 10-14-08.)