Ohio Supreme Court Clarifies Work-Based Registration | Columbus News

Columbus News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 11, 2026 · 1m

Ohio’s top court just ruled that registered sex offenders must register in every county where they physically work—even for short stints—clarifying a key legal gray area. In a case involving Christopher Smith Jr., a Tier Three offender who worked mobile janitorial jobs including at a children’s camp, the court sided with prosecutors, saying “place of employment” means where you show up to work, not your employer’s headquarters. The decision reinforces that temporary, location-based work counts, though Ohio law already allows multi-county registration if you work in a county for more than…