Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Policy statement
In accordance with the federal campus sex crimes prevention
act, the university of Toledo will provide a statement directing the campus
community where to register to receive notification of registered sex offenders
residing near the university.
(B) Purpose of policy
To ensure that members of the campus community have information
available concerning the presence of registered sex offenders.
(C) Roles and responsibilities
(1) Any person who is required to register as
a sex offender in Ohio must provide notice as required under state law and
pursuant to section 2950.02 of the Revised Code, "a person who is found to be a
sex offender or a child-victim offender has a reduced expectation of privacy
because of the public's interest in public safety and in the effective
operation of government."
(2) Under
regulations promulgated by the Ohio attorney general, the Lucas county
sheriff's office maintains a list of sexual predators and habitual sex
offenders registered in Lucas county.
(3) The Lucas county sheriff's department
provides registration for automated sexual offender alerts at
www.lucascountysheriff.org.(4) The following individuals and offices charged with
the supervision of or responsibility for students and patients
shall register for automated sexual offender alerts
with the Lucas county sheriff's office: each vice
president, the director of human resources, director of the early learning
center, director of the Kobacker center, the director of the office of
accessibility, the director of the office of residential life, the dean of
students, the director of student conduct and community standards, chief
executive officer for the university of Toledo medical center, and the director
of the counseling center.
(5)
Registered sex offenders may be excluded from employment and enrollment
opportunities.
(6) All registered
sex offenders are required to self report their status to the university campus
police upon employment or enrollment. If designated as registered sex offender,
after employment or enrollment, the self reporting must occur within one day of
the designation. Failure to self-report may result in disciplinary action up to
and including termination of employment or expulsion.
If the presence of any registered sexual predator or habitual
sex offender is observed on university property, such information should be
immediately reported to the university of Toledo police.
(7) Once reported to the university of Toledo
police, information regarding the presence of a sex offender shall be
communicated to persons listed in paragraph (C)(4) of this policy.
