Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3354:1 - Cuyahoga Community College
Chapter 3354:1-30 - Policies on Student Academics and Behavior
Section 3354:1-30-03.11 - Student Sexual Offense and Child Victim Offense Admission and indent Reporting Policy

(1) The college is committed to providing equal opportunity in its enrollment procedures, while maintaining an atmosphere conducive to student and educational growth, as well as one that encourages civility. The student sexual offense and child victim offense admission and reporting policy is established to promote the safety and well-being of the college community.

(2) All continuing, returning, new credit and non-credit students, who have been convicted of any sexual offense (including any plea bargains) or any crime against a minor, have been designated a sex offender or a child-victim offender under the law of the state of Ohio or from any other state or country, within the past fifteen years, are required to self-report to the college upon application for admission to the college registration for classes (initial or continuing) or reenrollment in the college.

(3) Applicants with violent sexual offense convictions, as designated by the tier status of the offender, and child-victim offenders will not be admitted.

(4) The college reserves the right to deny, defer, or place conditions upon admission and/or registration, based on the nature and circumstances of the crime.

(5) All questions regarding the tier status of an applicant/student will be resolved in accordance with guidelines established by the state of Ohio for registered sex offenders and guidelines set forth by the office of the Ohio attorney general, the Ohio department of rehabilitation and corrections, the Ohio department of public safety and the Cuyahoga county sheriff's office.

(1) Sex offender - is a person who has been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, adjudicated delinquent by reason of committing an offense which is either inherently sexual, or which involved a sexual motivation. Rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition importuning, and a wide array of offenses committed with a sexual motivation, such as kidnapping, are sexually oriented offenses. "Equivalent offenses" from other jurisdictions outside of Ohio, and attempt, conspiracy, or complicity to commit one of these offenses are also sexually oriented offenses.

(2) ChiId-victim offender - is defined as a person convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, adjudicated delinquent by reason of committing a "Child-Victim oriented offense." Child-Victim oriented offenses are specified offenses committed against children under the age of eighteen with no sexual motivation. Specifically they are: kidnapping, abduction, unlawful restraint, criminal child Enticement or child Stealing. This classification also includes attempt, conspiracy, and complicity to commit one of these offenses, and equivalent offenses from other jurisdictions. This classification does not apply to a parent who commits an offense against his or her own child.