Police Records Checks by Non-profit Agencies Act, 1999 Kormos, Peter — Bill 9 (37th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 9, 37-1

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Bill 9, Police Records Checks by Non-profit Agencies Act, 1999

Kormos, Peter

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Bill 9

Bill 91999

An Act respecting the cost of checking the police records of

individuals who may work for certain non-profit service agencies

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Definitions

1. In this Act, "

police force" has the same meaning as in the Police Services

Act\; ("corps de police") "

police records check" includes every part of the process by which a police

force receives a request from an agency with respect to an individual,

searches records and provides a report to the agency regarding the criminal

history of the individual, including,

(a)any criminal offence of which the individual has been convicted,

(b)any criminal offence of which the individual has been found guilty and

has been discharged,

(c)any criminal offence of which the individual has been found guilty

under the Young Offenders Act (Canada),

(d)any outstanding law enforcement order against the individual, including

a warrant, prohibition order, restraining order, probation order and parole

order, or

(e)every pending criminal charge, including every pending criminal charge

under the Young Offenders Act (Canada), against the individual;

("vrification des dossiers de police") "

qualified agency" means a non-profit corporation or association whose main

object is to provide services to one or more of the following client

groups:

1.Individuals under age 18.

2.Individuals age 60 or older.

3.Individuals who have a disability which significantly affects their

ability to carry out activities of daily living. ("agence qualifie")

No amount charged

2. A police force shall not charge any amount to a

qualified agency in respect of a request by the agency for a police records

check of an individual who has applied to be an employee of, or a volunteer

for, the agency, or is already working or volunteering for the agency, if the

individual's responsibilities include, or would include, contact with a

client of the agency or responsibility for a client's property.

Authority for checks

3. This Act does not authorize a police records check

that is not otherwise authorized by law.

Commencement

4.This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal

Assent.

Short title

5.The

short title of this Act is the Police Records Checks by

Non-profit Agencies Act, 1999 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill applies to non-profit agencies serving certain client groups. The

Bill prohibits a police force from charging any amount to provide a police

records check to an agency in respect of an individual who is working or

volunteering for the agency, or who has applied to do so.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

December 7, 1999

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy

December 6, 1999

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy

November 23, 1999

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy

November 4, 1999

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy

November 4, 1999

Second Reading

Carried

November 2, 1999

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

November 02, 1999

Second Reading

November 4, 1999

Mr Kormos, Mr Mazzilli, Mr Bradley, Mr Bisson, Mr Wood,

Mr Peters, Mr Tascona, Mr Parsons, Mr Ouellette, Mr Gerretsen, Mr

Sergio

Declared Carried and referred to the Standing Committee on

Justice and Social Policy.

Committee

Justice

November

23, 1999

December 6, 1999

December

7, 1999

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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Document details

Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 9, 37-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s1 bill 9 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	28cafdde5fd7a0c146557c29f1c73787620f6d16

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