Sub. H. B. No. 289 Summary

• Tolls the registration period for Tier I and Tier II sex offenders/child-victim offenders when they fail to comply with sex offender registry notification (SORN) law duties, with the tolling period equal to the time of non-compliance.

• Requires sex offenders and child-victim offenders to register either a fixed residence address or provide a detailed description of places where they intend to stay for the following thirty days if they lack a fixed address.

• Requires homeless offenders to update their location description every thirty days until obtaining a fixed residence address, with specified timeframes for notifying sheriffs of address changes.

• Amends definitions in the SORN law to define "fixed residence address" as a permanent residential address, explicitly excluding temporary addresses or places where homeless persons stay.

• Modifies sections 2950.01, 2950.04, 2950.05, and 2950.07 of the Revised Code regarding sex offender registration requirements and compliance periods.