Bill C-336, or 'Noah's Law', would in some cases extend the period of time someone convicted of a sex offence must remain on the registry. It also requires offenders to undergo mandatory therapy if they want to get off the registry.
Right now, a person convicted of a sexual offence can be added to the sex offenders' registry for a period of 10 years if the maximum prison sentence for that crime is two to five years.
Noah's law would allow convicted offenders to be added to the list for 30 years in cases where the prosecutor can convince the court that an offender is likely to re-offend.The legislation would allow someone who has been on the sex offenders' registry for 20 years to apply to be removed from the list, but only if they have completed a sex offender treatment program approved by the province and under supervision of the courts.
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