Term: The Sex Offender Information Registration Act (SOIRA)

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Last Updated: 2024-07-08

Definition:

concept/Social Determinants of Health-SDOH-Digital Library-Image.jpg The Sex Offender Information Registration Act (SOIRA) establishes a database, accessible to Canadian police services, that provides information regarding persons convicted of sexual offences. A SOIRA order requires a convicted offender to report to a police station and place themselves on a national database of individuals who have been convicted of the same select offences.

(Source: Anthony De Marco website - Toronto Criminal Defence Lawyer - SOIRA - Accessed April 9, 2024)

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