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DNA Identification Act

Version of section 9 from 2002-12-31 to 2007-12-31:


Marginal note:Information to be kept indefinitely

  •  (1) Subject to subsection (2), section 9.1 and the Criminal Records Act, information in the convicted offenders index shall be kept indefinitely.

  • Marginal note:Access to information to be permanently removed

    (2) Access to the following information in the convicted offenders index shall be permanently removed without delay after

    • (a) in the case of information in relation to a person who has been convicted of a designated offence, the conviction is quashed and a final acquittal entered; and

    • (b) in the case of information in relation to a person who has been discharged under section 730 of the Criminal Code of a designated offence,

      • (i) the expiry of one year after the person is discharged absolutely, unless the person is convicted during that year of another offence, or

      • (ii) the expiry of three years after the person is discharged conditionally, unless the person is convicted during those three years of another offence.

    • (c) to (e) [Repealed, 2000, c. 10, s. 8]

  • 1998, c. 37, s. 9
  • 2000, c. 10, s. 8

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