Opinion
No. 23366.
Rendered on the September 10, 2010.
Criminal Appeal from Dayton Municipal Court, Trial Court Case No. 09-CRB-2655.
John J. Danish, Atty. Reg. #0046639, and Stephanie L. Cook, Atty. Reg. #0067101, by Garrett P. Baker, Atty. Reg. #0084416, Attorney for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Susan R. Bridgman, Atty. Reg. #0047368, Attorney for Defendant-Appellant.
OPINION
{¶ 1} Michael Bowlin appeals from his conviction in the Dayton Municipal Court of sexual imposition. As a Tier I offender Bowlin was ordered to register with the Montgomery County Sheriff as required by R.C. 2950.07. Bowlin is also subject to the residency restrictions set forth in R.C. 2950.034.
{¶ 2} In his first assignment of error, appellant contends the registration requirements of R.C. Chapter 2950 constitute punishment as applied to Tier I sex offenders and offend the ex post facto provisions of the United States and Ohio Constitution. It, of course, makes no difference whether the registration requirement is punitive or remedial, if the law is being applied prospectively. The prohibition against ex post facto and retroactive legislation only involves laws sought to be applied by the State retroactively. S.B. 10 (the Adam Walsh Act) was enacted effective January 1, 2008. Bowlin was convicted in 2009 and ordered to register under the provisions of the 2008 legislation. The appellant's first assignment of error is Overruled.
{¶ 3} Bowlin also argues that the residency restriction that he not live within 1,000 feet of a school violates his fundamental liberty right to live where he wishes as well as his right to privacy. This court and several Ohio appellate courts have rejected these claims. See State v. Mark Hall (June 19, 2009), Montgomery App. No. 22969. The appellant's second assignment of error is likewise Overruled. The judgment of the trial court is Affirmed.
DONOVAN, P.J., and GRADY, J., concur.
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John J. Danish Stephanie L. Cook Garrett P. Baker Susan R. Bridgman Hon. Deirdre E. Logan