Difference between revisions of "Criminal Offences: Youth Criminal Justice Act (2:III)"

In April 2004, Parliament enacted the ''Sex Offenders Information Registration Act'', SC 2004, c 10 [“''SOIRA''”], to help police investigate sexual crimes by providing them with up-to-date information from convicted sex offenders. The Act imposes an ongoing reporting process for sex offenders to provide information regarding residence, telephone numbers, employment, education, and physical description.

Section 490.011(2) of the ''Criminal Code'' provides that the ''SOIRA'' applies to young persons only if they are given adult sentences. Section 7 of the ''SOIRA'' allows a sex offender who is under 18 years to choose an adult to be in attendance when they report to a registration centre where information is collected.