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Registration Requirements Expanded to Non-Sex Crimes and Unconvicted Offenses
by Matthew T. Clarke
Ohio and Illinois have recently expanded the scope of persons required to register with the state as sex offenders to include persons who have never been charged with or convicted of a sex crime.
In Ohio, the law was intended to register persons suspected of having ...
Ohio and Illinois have recently expanded the scope of persons required to register with the state as sex offenders to include persons who have never been charged with or convicted of a sex crime.
In Ohio, the law was intended to register persons suspected of having ...
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