Ohio's AWA/SORNA Information Sharing and Records Management

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (AWA) (Pub. L. 109-248, 42 U.S.C. § 16901, et seq) authorizes the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) to administer sex offender management grants. These grants assist state, local and tribal jurisdictions in developing and/or enhancing sex offender registration and notification programs that support substantial implementation of Title I of the AWA, known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). SORNA was enacted to protect the public from convicted sex offenders and offenders against children by establishing a comprehensive national system for the registration of those offenders.

The State of Ohio has substantially implemented SORNA and now seeks to expand its sex offender monitoring capabilities. The State will (1) expand its capacity to gather, compile, and analyze sex offender data through the implementation of a self-service report module; and (2) assist Sheriffs in recording and sharing sex offender information by purchasing scanners and scanning services. ca/ncf