Sex offender law What’s at issue

The law: Ohio’s new sex offender law, which took effect in January, increases the length of time convicted sex offenders must register with police.

The lawsuit: A woman who works at a Hustler Hollywood store in Cincinnati filed a lawsuit challenging a provision that — for the first time — would require people convicted of pandering obscenity to register as sex offenders.

Possible fallout: The woman’s attorney says the provision is unconstitutional. Any store clerk who sells books, magazines and videos that are later considered obscene is in jeopardy of being forced to register as a sex offender, said attorney Louis Sirkin. A spokesman for the Ohio attorney general’s office says the state is prepared to defend the law.

Associated Press