Sex Offender Information Registration Act

Marginal note:First obligation to report

• 4 (1) A person who is subject to an order shall report to a registration centre referred to in section 7.1 within 15 days after

  • (a) the order is made, if they are convicted of the offence in connection with which the order is made but are not given a custodial sentence;

  • (b) they receive an absolute or conditional discharge under Part XX.1 of the Criminal Code, if they are found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for the offence in connection with which the order is made;

  • (b.1) they receive an absolute or conditional discharge or are released from custody under Division 7 of Part III of the National Defence Act, if they are found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for the offence in connection with which the order is made;

  • (b.2) the imprisonment or detention to which they are sentenced for the offence in connection with which the order is made is suspended under section 215 or 216 of the National Defence Act;

  • (c) they are released from custody pending the determination of an appeal relating to the offence in connection with which the order is made; or

  • (d) they are released from custody after serving the custodial portion of a sentence for the offence in connection with which the order is made.

• Marginal note:First obligation to report

  (2) A person who is subject to an obligation under section 490.019 of the Criminal Code or section 227.06 of the National Defence Act shall report to a registration centre referred to in section 7.1 of this Act

  • (a) if they are not in custody on the day on which they become subject to the obligation, within 15 days after that day; or

  • (b) in any other case, within 15 days after

    • (i) they receive an absolute or conditional discharge under Part XX.1 of the Criminal Code,

    • (i.1) they receive an absolute or conditional discharge or are released from custody under Division 7 of Part III of the National Defence Act,

    • (i.2) an imprisonment or a detention to which they are sentenced is suspended under section 215 or 216 of the National Defence Act,

    • (ii) they are released from custody pending the determination of an appeal, or

    • (iii) they are released from custody after serving the custodial portion of a sentence.

• Marginal note:Means of reporting

  (3) If a sex offender is required to report to a registration centre designated under this Act, they shall report in person. If they are required to report to a registration centre designated under the National Defence Act, they shall report in person unless regulations are made under paragraph 227.2(a) of that Act, in which case they shall report in accordance with those regulations.

• Marginal note:Compliance before leaving Canada

  (4) A sex offender shall not leave Canada before they report under this section.