In State v. Williams (2000), 88 Ohio St.3d 513, 2000 Ohio 428, 728 N.E.2d 342, the court held that legislation providing for sex offender classification and registration did not provide a punishment without a judicial trial. Williams, at 528-529. The court noted that the legislation was not punitive, and before a defendant could be classified, the trial court was required to conduct a hearing either at the time of sentencing or separately to determine the appropriate classification. Id. Finally, the court held that legislation may target an individual or group of individuals without automatically running afoul of the constitution so long as the legislation does not create a punishment, which sex offender classification and registration acts do not. Id. at 529. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether the registration and notification provisions of former R.C. Chapter 2950 amounted to double jeopardy. The Supreme Court held that because former R.C. Chapter 2950 was "neither 'criminal,' nor a statute that inflicts punishment," former R.C. Chapter 2950 did not violate the Double Jeopardy Clauses of the United States and Ohio Constitutions. Id. at 528.