TROY, OH, Dayton Daily News — Ohio's new Adam Walsh Act was challenged Friday in a Miami County court by lawyers arguing the law's reclassification of previously convicted sex offenders and new registration requirements for those offenders are unconstitutional.
Troy lawyer Jose Lopez filed injunction requests on behalf of six people in county Common Pleas Court and said he plans to file similar complaints for others Monday in Shelby and Auglaize counties.
The challenges are believed to be the first in Ohio against the law passed this summer by the Ohio General Assembly. ...
Previously, judges determined classification — sexually oriented offender, predator, etc. — after looking at a number of factors.
Lopez said he sees two "chief problems" with the new law. He said making the law retroactive changes the penalty for crimes that occurred years ago. Full Story
Constitutionality of Sex Offender Law Challenged
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