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CAN-2010-L-89043
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Title_of_text
Protecting Victims From Sex Offenders Act [2010, c. 17].
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Canada
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2010-12-15
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This enactment amends the Criminal Code, the Sex Offender Information Registration Act and the National Defence Act to enhance police investigation of crimes of a sexual nature and allow police services to use the national database proactively to prevent crimes of a sexual nature.
It also amends the Criminal Code and the International Transfer of Offenders Act to require sex offenders arriving in Canada to comply with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act.
It also amends the Criminal Code to provide that sex offenders who are subject to a mandatory requirement to comply with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act are also subject to a mandatory requirement to provide a sample for forensic DNA analysis.
It also amends the National Defence Act to reflect the amendments to the Criminal Code relating to the registration of sex offenders.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1985 (CAN-1992-L-31465)
Criminal Code [C-46].
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line in French and English
Author
Department of Justice
Country
Canada
URL
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/
File
CAN89043.pdf (PDF)