Bill 42 explained in plain English
Ministry of Correctional Services Amendment Act (Parole), 2018
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 3rd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 42 amends the Ministry of Correctional Services Act to require inmates to sign a parole certificate before release and mandates electronic monitoring for certain parolees convicted of sexual or domestic violence who pose a risk to victims.
This bill makes changes to the Ministry of Correctional Services Act concerning parole. It requires inmates granted parole to sign a certificate outlining the parole conditions before their release. It also introduces a new condition for inmates convicted of sexual or domestic violence: if they pose a safety risk to their victim, their parole will include mandatory electronic monitoring of their location. This electronic monitoring requirement applies only to those granted parole after the new law comes into effect.
- Requires inmates granted parole to sign a certificate setting out the conditions of their parole before they can be released.
- Introduces a condition for parole for inmates convicted of sexual or domestic violence, requiring electronic monitoring of their location if they are considered a safety risk to the victim.
- Amends the Ministry of Correctional Services Act to allow for the imposition of requirements related to electronic monitoring for inmates granted parole.
- Specifies that the electronic monitoring requirement does not apply to inmates granted parole before this new section comes into force.
- Inmates of correctional facilities in Ontario who are granted parole.
- The Parole Board of Ontario.
- Victims of sexual and domestic violence.
- The Ministry of Correctional Services.
- Inmates granted parole must sign a certificate of parole setting out the conditions of their parole. (Section 35.2)
- Inmates granted parole for a sexual or domestic violence offence, who are considered a safety risk to the victim, must comply with electronic monitoring of their location as a condition of parole. (Section 35.1 (1))
- The Parole Board may impose additional conditions related to electronic monitoring. (Section 35.1 (2))
- The Ministry is authorized to impose requirements on inmates regarding electronic monitoring. (Section 3, amending Section 60 (1))
- The Act comes into force three months after it receives Royal Assent. (Section 4)
- The electronic monitoring requirement for specific offenders does not apply to inmates granted parole before this section comes into force. (Section 35.1 (3))
- The bill's text does not specify any direct financial or tax impacts.
- The bill text does not explicitly detail specific penalties for non-compliance beyond the conditions of parole itself.
- The bill does not specify what constitutes a 'safety risk to the victim' or the 'conditions that it considers appropriate' for granting parole, beyond the new electronic monitoring requirement. These details may be prescribed by regulation.
- The bill does not define 'offence of sexual violence' or 'offence of domestic violence'.
- The bill does not detail the specific requirements of electronic monitoring, stating they 'may be prescribed by regulation'.
Changes provisions related to granting parole and adds new conditions for parolees.
Source: Section 1 and Section 2
Modifies the conditions under which parole can be granted.
Source: Section 1
Introduces a new condition for parole related to electronic monitoring for certain offenders.
Source: Section 2
Establishes a requirement for inmates to sign a certificate of parole before release.
Source: Section 2
Authorizes the imposition of requirements for electronic monitoring for inmates granted parole.
Source: Section 3
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