Sex Offender Information Registration Act

Marginal note:Registration of information

8 When a police service or the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police receives a copy of an order sent in accordance with paragraph 490.018(1)(d) of the Criminal Code, either a person who registers information for the police service or one who registers it for the Commissioner shall

• (a) register without delay in the database only the name of the police service and the following information relating to the person who is subject to the order:

  • (i) their given name and surname,

  • (ii) the number that identifies a record of fingerprints collected from them under the Identification of Criminals Act, if such a record exists,

  • (iii) every offence to which the order relates,

  • (iv) when and where the offence or offences were committed,

  • (v) when and where the person was convicted of, or found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for, the offence or offences,

  • (vi) the age and gender of every victim of the offence or offences, and the victim’s relationship to the person,

  • (vi.1) the person’s method of operation in relation to the offence or offences, if that information is available to the person who registers information,

  • (vii) the date and duration of the order, and

  • (viii) the court that made the order; and

• (b) ensure that the registration of the information is done in a manner and in circumstances that ensure its confidentiality.