Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.23 (2026)

Sentence for sexually oriented misdemeanor committed on or after 1-1-97

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(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 division (D)(1) to (3) of section 2901.07 of the Revised Code, 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 section 2950.03 of the Revised Code, and shall require the offender to submit to a DNA specimen collection procedure pursuant to section 2901.07 of the Revised Code.

(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 sections 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, and 2950.06 of the Revised Code 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 division (A)(2) of section 2950.03 of the Revised Code, the judge shall perform the duties specified in that section or, if required under division (A)(6) of section 2950.03 of the Revised Code, the judge shall perform the duties specified in that division.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 35 cases (14 in the last 5 years), 1991–2026 · leading case: State v. Sipple, 2021 Ohio 1319 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
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State v. Sipple, 2021 Ohio 1319 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 7× “{¶25} R.C. 2929.23 delineates the requirements a trial court must follow when imposing a sex offender classification for a misdemeanor.”
State v. Gapen, 104 Ohio St. 3d 358 (Ohio 2004). · cites it 4× “Former R.C. 2929.23, Am.Sub.H.B. No. 22, 148 Ohio Laws, Part IV, 8353, 8383-8384, in effect on the day of the murders, see Am.”
Cooke v. Montgomery Cnty., 814 N.E.2d 505 (Ohio Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 5× “Cooke argues that this concept is relevant because the state statutorily defined duties for electronic home monitoring in R.C. 2929.23. Once again, we must disagree.”
State v. Long, 611 N.E.2d 504 (Ohio Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 5× “Appellant’s third assignment of error reads: “The EMHA program, as developed and administered by the Miami County Municipal Court, is violative of O.R.C. 2929.23.” The record consists of the stipulations of the parties.”
N. Olmstead v. Rock, 2018 Ohio 1084 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “{¶33} Here, the trial court imposed $650 in fines, 60 days in jail with all but ten days suspended, and four years of community control sanctions.”
State v. Inscho, 2019 Ohio 809 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “21, which governs penalties for misdemeanor offenses, provided: (A) Except as provided in section 2929.23 of the Revised Code, whoever is convicted of or pleads guilty to a misdemeanor other than a minor misdemeanor shall be imprisoned for a definite term or fined, or both,…”
State v. Reed (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 4255 (Ohio 2020). “Former R.C. 2929.23(B)(2), 148 Ohio Laws, Part IV, 8353, 8386, provided as follows: If an eligible offender violates any of the restrictions or requirements imposed upon the eligible offender as part of the eligible offender’s period of electronically monitored house arrest, the…”
State v. Wallace, 2023 Ohio 3014 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “See also R.C. 2929.23(A). In turn, R.C. 2950.03 addresses who is tasked with the responsibility of notifying an offender of the various SORN requirements and when such notification must be given.”
State v. Thadur, 2016 Ohio 417 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). “Unless a specific sanction is required to be imposed or is precluded from being imposed by the section setting forth an offense or the penalty for an offense or by any provision of sections 2929.23 to 2929.28 of the Revised Code, a court that imposes a sentence upon an offender…”
City of Cleveland Heights v. Lewis, 933 N.E.2d 1146 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010). “R.C. 2929.23. All applicants for the Ohio Bar examination must report any misdemeanor convictions; indeed, a misdemeanor conviction could form the basis of a suspension from the practice of law.”
State v. Quisenberry, 634 N.E.2d 1009 (Ohio 1994). · cites it 2× “11(A) provides: “Whoever is convicted of or pleads guilty to a felony other than aggravated murder or murder, except as provided in division (D), (E), or (H) of this section or section 2929.23 of the Revised Code, shall be imprisoned for an indefinite term * * *.”
State v. Osborne, 2011 Ohio 2363 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 4× “Former R.C. 2929.23, Am.Sub.H.B. No. 22, 148 Ohio Laws, Part IV, 8353, 8383-8384, in effect on the day of the murders, see Am.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.23(A) — 2 cases
State v. Wallace, 2023 Ohio 3014 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “See also R.C. 2929.23(A). In turn, R.C. 2950.03 addresses who is tasked with the responsibility of notifying an offender of the various SORN requirements and when such notification must be given.”
State v. Kettering, 2025 Ohio 54 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.23(A)(3) — 3 cases
State v. Gapen, 104 Ohio St. 3d 358 (Ohio 2004). “Former R.C. 2929.23, Am.Sub.H.B. No. 22, 148 Ohio Laws, Part IV, 8353, 8383-8384, in effect on the day of the murders, see Am.”
Cooke v. Montgomery Cnty., 814 N.E.2d 505 (Ohio Ct. App. 2004). “Cooke argues that this concept is relevant because the state statutorily defined duties for electronic home monitoring in R.C. 2929.23. Once again, we must disagree.”
State v. Osborne, 2011 Ohio 2363 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). “Former R.C. 2929.23, Am.Sub.H.B. No. 22, 148 Ohio Laws, Part IV, 8353, 8383-8384, in effect on the day of the murders, see Am.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.23(A)(4) — 3 cases
State v. Gapen, 104 Ohio St. 3d 358 (Ohio 2004). “Former R.C. 2929.23, Am.Sub.H.B. No. 22, 148 Ohio Laws, Part IV, 8353, 8383-8384, in effect on the day of the murders, see Am.”
State v. Long, 611 N.E.2d 504 (Ohio Ct. App. 1992). “Appellant’s third assignment of error reads: “The EMHA program, as developed and administered by the Miami County Municipal Court, is violative of O.R.C. 2929.23.” The record consists of the stipulations of the parties.”
State v. Osborne, 2011 Ohio 2363 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). “Former R.C. 2929.23, Am.Sub.H.B. No. 22, 148 Ohio Laws, Part IV, 8353, 8383-8384, in effect on the day of the murders, see Am.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.23(B) — 3 cases
State v. Sipple, 2021 Ohio 1319 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). “{¶25} R.C. 2929.23 delineates the requirements a trial court must follow when imposing a sex offender classification for a misdemeanor.”
State v. Lipkins, 2024 Ohio 608 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024).
Young v. Swaney (S.D. Ohio 2024).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.23(B)(1) — 2 cases
Cooke v. Montgomery Cnty., 814 N.E.2d 505 (Ohio Ct. App. 2004). “Cooke argues that this concept is relevant because the state statutorily defined duties for electronic home monitoring in R.C. 2929.23. Once again, we must disagree.”
State v. Long, 611 N.E.2d 504 (Ohio Ct. App. 1992). “Appellant’s third assignment of error reads: “The EMHA program, as developed and administered by the Miami County Municipal Court, is violative of O.R.C. 2929.23.” The record consists of the stipulations of the parties.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.23(B)(1)(b) — 1 case
State v. Hughes, 2014 Ohio 1320 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.23(B)(2) — 1 case
State v. Reed (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 4255 (Ohio 2020). “Former R.C. 2929.23(B)(2), 148 Ohio Laws, Part IV, 8353, 8386, provided as follows: If an eligible offender violates any of the restrictions or requirements imposed upon the eligible offender as part of the eligible offender’s period of electronically monitored house arrest, the…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.23(E) — 1 case
State v. Lorton, 2026 Ohio 2243 (Ohio Ct. App. 2026).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2929.23(G)(2) — 1 case
State v. Kennedy, 2011 Ohio 4291 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011).
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