Reporting period
7 (1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), an offender shall comply with section 3,  (a)  for 10 years after he or she first reports under section 3, if the maximum sentence for the sex offence of which he or she was convicted or found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder is not more than 10 years; (b)  for the rest of his or her life, if the maximum sentence for the sex offence of which he or she was convicted or found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder is more than 10 years; (c)  for the rest of his or her life, if, on or after the day section 3 comes into force, he or she is serving a sentence for, or is convicted or found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder of, more than one sex offence.  2000, c. 1, s. 7 (1). Reporting requirement in abeyance while in custody (2) An offender who is resident in Ontario is not required to comply with section 3 while he or she is serving the custodial portion of a sentence for any offence or is detained in custody in hospital as part of a disposition under Part XX.1 of the Criminal Code
(Canada), but must present himself or herself at a designated bureau, police station or detachment of the police force that provides police services where he or she resides or at another place in the area where the police force provides police services designated by that police force and comply with subsection 3 (2), Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 7 (2) of the Act is amended by striking out the portion before clause (a) and substituting the following: (See: 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 6 (13)) Reporting requirement in abeyance while in custody (2) An offender who is resident in Ontario is not required to comply with section 3 while he or she is serving the custodial portion of a sentence for any offence or is detained in custody in hospital as part of a disposition under Part XX.1 of the Criminal Code (Canada), but must present himself or herself at a designated bureau, police station or detachment of the police service that provides policing where he or she resides or at another place in the area where the police service provides policing designated by that police service and comply with subsection 3 (2), (a)  within the prescribed period after his or her release from custody on an offence other than a sex offence; (b)  within the prescribed period after he or she receives an absolute or conditional discharge, if he or she was found not criminally responsible of an offence other than a sex offence on account of mental disorder.  2000, c. 1, s. 7 (2); 2011, c. 8, s. 3 (1). Transition (2.1) Clauses (2) (a) and (b) apply only if the event referred to in them occurs on or after the day this subsection came into force.  2011, c. 8, s. 3 (2). Same (2.2) Clauses (2) (a) and (b), as they read before the day this subsection came into force, continue to apply if the event referred to in them occurred before the day this subsection came into force.  2011, c. 8, s. 3 (2). Reporting requirement in abeyance while residing outside Ontario (3) An offender who is not resident in Ontario is not required to comply with section 3 but shall comply with section 3 or resume complying with section 3, as the case may be, as provided in clause 3 (1) (d), upon becoming or again becoming resident in Ontario.  2000, c. 1, s. 7 (3). Reporting requirement ceases to apply on pardon (4) An offender is no longer required to comply with section 3 if he or she receives a pardon for every sex offence for which this Act would be made applicable to him or her under section 8 and if he or she provides proof of the pardon or pardons under section 9.  2000, c. 1, s. 7 (4). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2011, c. 8, s. 3 (1, 2)
- 20/06/2011 2018, c. 3, Sched. 5, s. 7 (13) - no effect - see 2019, c. 1, Sched. 3, s. 5 - 26/03/2019 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 6 (13) - 26/03/2019