Generally speaking, the law looks at the age of the offender and whether the offender has any prior sex offense convictions. Ohio’s Juvenile Sex Offender Registration and Notification law is contained in Ohio Revised Code 2152.82 and 2152.83.  Juveniles 13 years old or younger are not required to register.  When sentencing juveniles, judges have more discretion to decide whether to imposes sex offender registration as part of a sentence.