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(a) Without limitation on the persons otherwise entitled to bring an action for a declaratory judgment pursuant to ORC Chapter 2721, involving the same issue, the following persons have standing to bring a declaratory judgment action to determine whether particular materials or performances are obscene or harmful to juveniles:
(1) The chief legal officer of the City if and when there is reasonable cause to believe that ORC 2907.31 or 2907.32, or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, is being or is about to be violated; and
(2) Any person who, pursuant to ORC 2907.35(B) or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, has received notice in writing from the chief legal officer stating that particular materials or performances are obscene or harmful to juveniles.
(b) Any party to an action for a declaratory judgment pursuant to division (a) of this section is entitled, upon the party's request, to trial on the merits within five (5) days after joinder of the issues, and the court shall render judgment within five (5) days after trial is concluded.
(c) An action for a declaratory judgement pursuant to division (a) of this section shall not be brought during the pendency of any civil action or criminal prosecution when the character of the particular materials or performances involved is at issue in the pending case, and either of the following applies:
(1) Either of the parties to the action for a declaratory judgment is a party to the pending case; or
(2) A judgment in the pending case will necessarily constitute res judicata as to the character of the materials or performances involved.
(d) A civil action or criminal prosecution in which the character of particular materials or performances is at issue, brought during the pendency of an action for a declaratory judgment involving the same issue, shall be stayed during the pendency of the action for a declaratory judgment.
(e) The fact that a violation of ORC 2907.31 or 2907.32, or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, occurs prior to a judicial determination of the character of the material or performance involved in the violation does not relieve the offender of criminal liability for the violation, even though prosecution may be stayed pending the judicial determination.
(ORC 2907.36)
(a) Where it appears that ORC. 2907.31 or 2907.32, or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, is being or is about to be violated, the chief legal officer of the City may bring an action to enjoin the violation. The defendant, upon his or her request, is entitled to trial on the merits within five (5) days after the joinder of the issues, and the court shall render judgment within five (5) days after the trial is concluded.
(b) Premises used or occupied for repeated violations of ORC 2907.31 or ORC 2907.32, or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, constitute a nuisance subject to abatement pursuant to Ohio R.C. Chapter 3767.
(ORC 2907.37)
(a) If an offender is being sentenced for a sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense that is a misdemeanor committed on or after January 1, 1997, and the offender is a tier III sex offender/child-victim offender relative to the offense or the offense is any offense listed in ORC 2901.07(D)(1) to (D)(3), the judge shall include in the offender's sentence a statement that the offender is a tier III sex offender/child-victim offender, shall comply with the requirements of ORC 2950.03, and shall require the offender to submit to a DNA specimen collection procedure pursuant to ORC 2901.07.
(b) If an offender is being sentenced for a sexually oriented offense or 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 ORC 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. If required under ORC 2950.03(A)(2), the judge shall perform the duties specified in that section or, if required under ORC 2950.03(A)(6), the judge shall perform the duties specified in that division.
(ORC 2929.23)