State v. Raber

{¶ 1} Kyle Raber appeals from a judgment of the Ninth District Court of Appeals that affirmed his classification as a Tier I sex offender based on his guilty plea to one count of sexual imposition. At issue is whether the trial court retained authority to classify him as a Tier I sex offender more than a year after the entry of a final judgment of conviction for a sexually oriented offense.

{¶ 2} R.C. 2950.03(A)(2) directs a trial court to notify a sex offender of the duty to register as a sex offender at the time of a sentencing for a sexually oriented offense. However, pursuant to R.C.…