100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2373

 

Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2630/5.2

    Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that the court may order the sealing of the records of arrests or charges not initiated by arrest which result in an order of supervision or a conviction for a misdemeanor violation of public indecency. Provides that the court may not order the sealing of the records of arrests or charges not initiated by arrest which result in an order of supervision or a conviction for offenses under the Humane Care for Animals Act (rather than Class A misdemeanors under the Act). Eliminates multiple offenses and circumstances of the charge where records may currently be sealed. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
5changing Section 5.2 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
7    Sec. 5.2. Expungement and sealing.
8    (a) General Provisions.
9        (1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
10    the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a
11    particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
12            (A) The following terms shall have the meanings
13        ascribed to them in the Unified Code of Corrections,
14        730 ILCS 5/5-1-2 through 5/5-1-22:
15                (i) Business Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-2),
16                (ii) Charge (730 ILCS 5/5-1-3),
17                (iii) Court (730 ILCS 5/5-1-6),
18                (iv) Defendant (730 ILCS 5/5-1-7),
19                (v) Felony (730 ILCS 5/5-1-9),
20                (vi) Imprisonment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-10),
21                (vii) Judgment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-12),
22                (viii) Misdemeanor (730 ILCS 5/5-1-14),
23                (ix) Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-15),

 

 

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1                (x) Parole (730 ILCS 5/5-1-16),
2                (xi) Petty Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-17),
3                (xii) Probation (730 ILCS 5/5-1-18),
4                (xiii) Sentence (730 ILCS 5/5-1-19),
5                (xiv) Supervision (730 ILCS 5/5-1-21), and
6                (xv) Victim (730 ILCS 5/5-1-22).
7            (B) As used in this Section, "charge not initiated
8        by arrest" means a charge (as defined by 730 ILCS
9        5/5-1-3) brought against a defendant where the
10        defendant is not arrested prior to or as a direct
11        result of the charge.
12            (C) "Conviction" means a judgment of conviction or
13        sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a
14        verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered by
15        a legally constituted jury or by a court of competent
16        jurisdiction authorized to try the case without a jury.
17        An order of supervision successfully completed by the
18        petitioner is not a conviction. An order of qualified
19        probation (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(J))
20        successfully completed by the petitioner is not a
21        conviction. An order of supervision or an order of
22        qualified probation that is terminated
23        unsatisfactorily is a conviction, unless the
24        unsatisfactory termination is reversed, vacated, or
25        modified and the judgment of conviction, if any, is
26        reversed or vacated.

 

 

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1            (D) "Criminal offense" means a petty offense,
2        business offense, misdemeanor, felony, or municipal
3        ordinance violation (as defined in subsection
4        (a)(1)(H)). As used in this Section, a minor traffic
5        offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)) shall not
6        be considered a criminal offense.
7            (E) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the
8        records or return them to the petitioner and to
9        obliterate the petitioner's name from any official
10        index or public record, or both. Nothing in this Act
11        shall require the physical destruction of the circuit
12        court file, but such records relating to arrests or
13        charges, or both, ordered expunged shall be impounded
14        as required by subsections (d)(9)(A)(ii) and
15        (d)(9)(B)(ii).
16            (F) As used in this Section, "last sentence" means
17        the sentence, order of supervision, or order of
18        qualified probation (as defined by subsection
19        (a)(1)(J)), for a criminal offense (as defined by
20        subsection (a)(1)(D)) that terminates last in time in
21        any jurisdiction, regardless of whether the petitioner
22        has included the criminal offense for which the
23        sentence or order of supervision or qualified
24        probation was imposed in his or her petition. If
25        multiple sentences, orders of supervision, or orders
26        of qualified probation terminate on the same day and

 

 

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1        are last in time, they shall be collectively considered
2        the "last sentence" regardless of whether they were
3        ordered to run concurrently.
4            (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
5        business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
6        Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
7        municipal or local ordinance.
8            (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
9        offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
10        is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner was
11        charged or for which the petitioner was arrested and
12        released without charging.
13            (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
14        prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief under
15        this Section.
16            (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
17        probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act,
18        Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
19        Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
20        Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4
21        of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
22        12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as
23        those provisions existed before their deletion by
24        Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
25        Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
26        40-10 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and

 

 

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1        Dependency Act, or Section 10 of the Steroid Control
2        Act. For the purpose of this Section, "successful
3        completion" of an order of qualified probation under
4        Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other
5        Drug Dependency Act and Section 40-10 of the Alcoholism
6        and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act means that the
7        probation was terminated satisfactorily and the
8        judgment of conviction was vacated.
9            (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
10        maintain the records, unless the records would
11        otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
12        records unavailable without a court order, subject to
13        the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
14        petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
15        official index required to be kept by the circuit court
16        clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
17        any index issued by the circuit court clerk before the
18        entry of the order to seal shall not be affected.
19            (L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor"
20        includes but is not limited to the offenses of indecent
21        solicitation of a child or criminal sexual abuse when
22        the victim of such offense is under 18 years of age.
23            (M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or
24        order of supervision or qualified probation includes
25        either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of
26        the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this

 

 

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1        Section.
2        (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
3    convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
4    petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
5    pursuant to this Section.
6        (2.5) Commencing 180 days after July 29, 2016 (the
7    effective date of Public Act 99-697) this amendatory Act of
8    the 99th General Assembly, the law enforcement agency
9    issuing the citation shall automatically expunge, on or
10    before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the law
11    enforcement records of a person found to have committed a
12    civil law violation of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the
13    Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of Section 3.5 of
14    the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the law enforcement
15    agency's possession or control and which contains the final
16    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
17    issued a citation for that offense. The law enforcement
18    agency shall provide by rule the process for access,
19    review, and to confirm the automatic expungement by the law
20    enforcement agency issuing the citation. Commencing 180
21    days after July 29, 2016 (the effective date of Public Act
22    99-697) this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly,
23    the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge, upon order of
24    the court, or in the absence of a court order on or before
25    January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court records of a
26    person found in the circuit court to have committed a civil

 

 

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1    law violation of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the
2    Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of Section 3.5 of
3    the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the clerk's
4    possession or control and which contains the final
5    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
6    issued a citation for any of those offenses.
7        (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
8    subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)
9    of this Section, the court shall not order:
10            (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
11        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
12        in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
13        any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
14        Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
15        similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
16        Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
17        similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
18        arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
19        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar provision
20        of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
21        offender reaching the age of 25 years and the offender
22        has no other conviction for violating Section 11-501 or
23        11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
24        provision of a local ordinance.
25            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
26        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),

 

 

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1        unless the petitioner was arrested and released
2        without charging.
3            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
4        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
5        order of supervision or a conviction for the following
6        offenses:
7                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
8            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
9            or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except
10            Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation of
11            Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
12            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
13            local ordinance;
14                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
15            26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
16            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
17            local ordinance;
18                (iii) Sections 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the
19            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
20            or Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact Order
21            Act, or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order
22            Act, or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
23                (iv) offenses which are Class A misdemeanors
24            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
25                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
26            would subject a person to registration under the

 

 

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1            Sex Offender Registration Act.
2            (D) (blank). the sealing of the records of an
3        arrest which results in the petitioner being charged
4        with a felony offense or records of a charge not
5        initiated by arrest for a felony offense unless:
6                (i) the charge is amended to a misdemeanor and
7            is otherwise eligible to be sealed pursuant to
8            subsection (c);
9                (ii) the charge is brought along with another
10            charge as a part of one case and the charge results
11            in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the
12            conviction was reversed or vacated, and another
13            charge brought in the same case results in a
14            disposition for a misdemeanor offense that is
15            eligible to be sealed pursuant to subsection (c) or
16            a disposition listed in paragraph (i), (iii), or
17            (iv) of this subsection;
18                (iii) the charge results in first offender
19            probation as set forth in subsection (c)(2)(E);
20                (iv) the charge is for a felony offense listed
21            in subsection (c)(2)(F) or the charge is amended to
22            a felony offense listed in subsection (c)(2)(F);
23                (v) the charge results in acquittal,
24            dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
25            conviction; or
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1            the conviction was reversed or vacated.
2    (b) Expungement.
3        (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
4    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
5    initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not
6    initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in: (i)
7    acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
8    charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (ii) a
9    conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded
10    by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of supervision and
11    such supervision was successfully completed by the
12    petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or
13    (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of qualified probation (as
14    defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was
15    successfully completed by the petitioner.
16        (1.5) When a petitioner seeks to have a record of
17    arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has
18    been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney
19    may object to the expungement on the grounds that the
20    records contain specific relevant information aside from
21    the mere fact of the arrest.
22        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
23            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
24        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
25        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
26        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is

 

 

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1        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
2        such records.
3            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
4        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
5        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
6        the following time frames will apply:
7                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
8            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
9            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
10            similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
11            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
12            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
13            similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
14            be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
15            passed following the satisfactory termination of
16            the supervision.
17                (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
18            in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
19            violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
20            the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
21            a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
22            offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
23            offender has no other conviction for violating
24            Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
25            Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
26            shall not be eligible for expungement until the

 

 

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1            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
2                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
3            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
4            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
5            passed following the satisfactory termination of
6            the supervision.
7            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
8        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
9        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
10        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
11        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
12        satisfactory termination of the probation.
13        (3) Those records maintained by the Department for
14    persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
15    expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
16    Act of 1987.
17        (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
18    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
19    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
20    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
21    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
22    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
23    or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
24    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
25    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
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1    all official records of the arresting authority, the
2    Department, other criminal justice agencies, the
3    prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such arrest, if
4    any, by removing his or her name from all such records in
5    connection with the arrest and conviction, if any, and by
6    inserting in the records the name of the offender, if known
7    or ascertainable, in lieu of the aggrieved's name. The
8    records of the circuit court clerk shall be sealed until
9    further order of the court upon good cause shown and the
10    name of the aggrieved person obliterated on the official
11    index required to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
12    Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but the order shall
13    not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
14    before the entry of the order. Nothing in this Section
15    shall limit the Department of State Police or other
16    criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
17    under an offender's name the false names he or she has
18    used.
19        (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
20    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
21    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
22    sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
23    victim of that offense may request that the State's
24    Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
25    file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
26    the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to

 

 

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1    seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
2    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
3    offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
4    and the Department of State Police concerning the offense
5    shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
6    shall make the records of the circuit court clerk in
7    connection with the proceedings of the trial court
8    concerning the offense available for public inspection.
9        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
10    or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
11    and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
12    innocent of the charge, the court that finds the petitioner
13    factually innocent of the charge shall enter an expungement
14    order for the conviction for which the petitioner has been
15    determined to be innocent as provided in subsection (b) of
16    Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
17        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
18    Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
19    any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
20    conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
21    pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
22    410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
23    of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
24    Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
25    Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
26    Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the

 

 

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1    Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
2    Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
3    the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, or
4    Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act.
5        (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate of
6    innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
7    Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
8    innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
9    conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
10    be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
11    of the Code of Civil Procedure.
12    (c) Sealing.
13        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
14    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
15    to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
16    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
17    minors prosecuted as adults.
18        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
19    sealed:
20            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
21        charging;
22            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
23        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
24        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
25        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
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1        resulting in orders of supervision, including orders
2        of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,
3        successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
4        excluded by subsection (a)(3);
5            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
6        resulting in convictions, including convictions on
7        municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
8        subsection (a)(3);
9            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
10        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
11        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
12        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
13        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
14        Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
15        Corrections; and
16            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
17        resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise
18        excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this
19        Section. for the following offenses:
20                (i) Class 4 felony convictions for:
21                    Prostitution under Section 11-14 of the
22                Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
23                2012.
24                    Possession of cannabis under Section 4 of
25                the Cannabis Control Act.
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1                Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled
2                Substances Act.
3                    Offenses under the Methamphetamine
4                Precursor Control Act.
5                    Offenses under the Steroid Control Act.
6                    Theft under Section 16-1 of the Criminal
7                Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
8                    Retail theft under Section 16A-3 or
9                paragraph (a) of 16-25 of the Criminal Code of
10                1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
11                    Deceptive practices under Section 17-1 of
12                the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
13                of 2012.
14                    Forgery under Section 17-3 of the Criminal
15                Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
16                    Possession of burglary tools under Section
17                19-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
18                Criminal Code of 2012.
19            (ii) Class 3 felony convictions for:
20                    Theft under Section 16-1 of the Criminal
21                Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
22                    Retail theft under Section 16A-3 or
23                paragraph (a) of 16-25 of the Criminal Code of
24                1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
25                    Deceptive practices under Section 17-1 of
26                the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code

 

 

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1                of 2012.
2                    Forgery under Section 17-3 of the Criminal
3                Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
4                    Possession with intent to manufacture or
5                deliver a controlled substance under Section
6                401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
7        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
8    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
9    sealed as follows:
10            (A) Records identified as eligible under
11        subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any
12        time.
13            (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
14        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
15        eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed 2
16        years after the termination of petitioner's last
17        sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).
18            (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
19        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
20        eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and
21        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination
22        of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in
23        subsection (a)(1)(F)).
24            (D) Records identified in subsection
25        (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
26        reached the age of 25 years.

 

 

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1            (E) Records identified as eligible under
2        subsections (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), or
3        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination of the
4        petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner earned a
5        high school diploma, associate's degree, career
6        certificate, vocational technical certification, or
7        bachelor's degree, or passed the high school level Test
8        of General Educational Development, during the period
9        of his or her sentence, aftercare release, or mandatory
10        supervised release. This subparagraph shall apply only
11        to a petitioner who has not completed the same
12        educational goal prior to the period of his or her
13        sentence, aftercare release, or mandatory supervised
14        release. If a petition for sealing eligible records
15        filed under this subparagraph is denied by the court,
16        the time periods under subparagraph (B) or (C) shall
17        apply to any subsequent petition for sealing filed by
18        the petitioner.
19        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
20    have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
21    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
22    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
23    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
24    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony
25    offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction
26    records previously ordered sealed by the court.

 

 

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1        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
2    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
3    (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
4    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the
5    sealing of the records.
6    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
7expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
8under subsections (c) and (e-5):
9        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
10    petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
11    this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
12    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
13    clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
14    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
15    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
16    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
17    shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be
18    required if the petitioner has obtained a court order
19    waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is
20    otherwise waived.
21        (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. In a county of
22    3,000,000 or more inhabitants, no fee shall be required to
23    be paid by a petitioner if the records sought to be
24    expunged or sealed were arrests resulting in release
25    without charging or arrests or charges not initiated by
26    arrest resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction

 

 

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1    when the conviction was reversed or vacated, unless
2    excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this
3    paragraph (1.5), other than this sentence, are inoperative
4    on and after January 1, 2018 or one year after January 1,
5    2017 (the effective date of Public Act 99-881) this
6    amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, whichever is
7    later.
8        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
9    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
10    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
11    initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
12    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
13    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
14    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
15    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
16    clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
17    petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
18    sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph (10)
19    of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified Code of
20    Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to the
21    petition.
22        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
23    petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
24    within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
25    the absence within his or her body of all illegal
26    substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled

 

 

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1    Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
2    Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
3    is petitioning to:
4            (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
5            (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
6        Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
7        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
8        or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
9            (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
10            (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
11        probation under clause (b)(1)(iv).
12        (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
13    promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
14    support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on the
15    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
16    prosecuting the offense, the Department of State Police,
17    the arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the
18    unit of local government effecting the arrest.
19        (5) Objections.
20            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
21        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
22        shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
23        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis
24        of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
25        convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
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1        objection to the petition may not be filed.
2            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
3        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
4        the petition.
5        (6) Entry of order.
6            (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
7        charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
8        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
9        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
10        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
11        petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
12        subsection (d)(6).
13            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
14        Department of State Police, the arresting agency, or
15        the chief legal officer files an objection to the
16        petition to expunge or seal within 60 days from the
17        date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
18        an order granting or denying the petition.
19        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall
20    set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all
21    parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing
22    date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior to the
23    hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with the
24    Department as to the appropriateness of the relief sought
25    in the petition to expunge or seal. At the hearing, the
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1    should not be granted, and shall grant or deny the petition
2    to expunge or seal the records based on the evidence
3    presented at the hearing. The court may consider the
4    following:
5            (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
6        defendant's conviction;
7            (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
8        records by the State;
9            (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
10        and employment history;
11            (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
12        arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
13        the filing of the petition under this Section; and
14            (E) the specific adverse consequences the
15        petitioner may be subject to if the petition is denied.
16        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
17    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
18    the order to the Department, in a form and manner
19    prescribed by the Department, to the petitioner, to the
20    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
21    prosecuting the offense, to the arresting agency, to the
22    chief legal officer of the unit of local government
23    effecting the arrest, and to such other criminal justice
24    agencies as may be ordered by the court.
25        (9) Implementation of order.
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1        pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both:
2                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
3            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
4            the Department, and any other agency as ordered by
5            the court, within 60 days of the date of service of
6            the order, unless a motion to vacate, modify, or
7            reconsider the order is filed pursuant to
8            paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this Section;
9                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
10            shall be impounded until further order of the court
11            upon good cause shown and the name of the
12            petitioner obliterated on the official index
13            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
14            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
15            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
16            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
17            and
18                (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
19            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
20            receiving such inquiry, shall reply as it does in
21            response to inquiries when no records ever
22            existed.
23            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
24        pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both:
25                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
26            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency

 

 

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1            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
2            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
3            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
4            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
5            subsection (d) of this Section;
6                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
7            shall be impounded until further order of the court
8            upon good cause shown and the name of the
9            petitioner obliterated on the official index
10            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
11            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
12            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
13            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
14                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
15            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
16            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
17            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
18            pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of
19            this Section;
20                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
21            be disseminated by the Department only as required
22            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
23            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
24            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
25            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
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1            offense; and
2                (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
3            from anyone not authorized by law to access such
4            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
5            receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
6            response to inquiries when no records ever
7            existed.
8            (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
9        under subsection (e-6):
10                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
11            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
12            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
13            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
14            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
15            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
16            subsection (d) of this Section;
17                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
18            shall be impounded until further order of the court
19            upon good cause shown and the name of the
20            petitioner obliterated on the official index
21            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
22            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
23            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
24            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
25                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
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1            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
2            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
3            under paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
4            Section;
5                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
6            be disseminated by the Department only as required
7            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
8            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
9            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
10            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
11            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
12            offense; and
13                (v) in response to an inquiry for these records
14            from anyone not authorized by law to access the
15            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
16            receiving the inquiry shall reply as it does in
17            response to inquiries when no records ever
18            existed.
19            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
20        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
21        as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
22        shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
23        (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records,
24        from anyone not authorized by law to access such
25        records, the court, the Department, or the agency
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1        response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
2            (D) The Department shall send written notice to the
3        petitioner of its compliance with each order to expunge
4        or seal records within 60 days of the date of service
5        of that order or, if a motion to vacate, modify, or
6        reconsider is filed, within 60 days of service of the
7        order resolving the motion, if that order requires the
8        Department to expunge or seal records. In the event of
9        an appeal from the circuit court order, the Department
10        shall send written notice to the petitioner of its
11        compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
12        judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
13        the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
14        required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
15        reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
16        discretionary appellate review, is pending.
17        (10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a
18    fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to
19    expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any provision of
20    the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit court
21    clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost associated
22    with the sealing or expungement of records by the circuit
23    court clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the
24    petition to seal or expunge, the circuit court clerk shall
25    deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
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1    incurred by the circuit court clerk in performing the
2    additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or
3    expunge on all parties. The circuit court clerk shall
4    collect and forward the Department of State Police portion
5    of the fee to the Department and it shall be deposited in
6    the State Police Services Fund.
7        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
8    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
9    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
10    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
11    entitled to notice of the petition.
12        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
13    Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
14    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
15    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
16    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
17    of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
18    service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
19    reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
20    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
21    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
22    motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
23    entitled to notice of the petition.
24        (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
25    under the expungement or sealing provisions of this Section
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1    with the provisions of this Section or because of any error
2    asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The
3    circuit court retains jurisdiction to determine whether
4    the order is voidable and to vacate, modify, or reconsider
5    its terms based on a motion filed under paragraph (12) of
6    this subsection (d).
7        (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
8    Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
9    granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to notice
10    of the petition must fully comply with the terms of the
11    order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
12    party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
13    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
14    appealing the order.
15        (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
16    Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
17    order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
18    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
19    appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay
20    of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
21    petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records until
22    there is a final order on the motion for relief or, in the
23    case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's mandate.
24        (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
25    Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5, 2013
26    (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all orders

 

 

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1    ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after August
2    5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).
3    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
4is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
5authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
6to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
7convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
8Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
9presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
10order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
11records of the arresting authority and order that the records
12of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
13further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
14otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
15obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
16circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
17Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
18offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
19shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
20before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
21Department may be disseminated by the Department only to the
22arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
23later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
24of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
25any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
26have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining

 

 

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1to that individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
2circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
3the person who was pardoned.
4    (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
5offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
6the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
7sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
8Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
9judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
10counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
11trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
12entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
13of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
14circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until further
15order of the court upon good cause shown or as otherwise
16provided herein, and the name of the petitioner obliterated
17from the official index requested to be kept by the circuit
18court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in
19connection with the arrest and conviction for the offense for
20which he or she had been granted the certificate but the order
21shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
22before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
23Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
24required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
25enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
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1of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
2any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
3have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
4to that individual. Upon entry of the order of sealing, the
5circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
6the person who was granted the certificate of eligibility for
7sealing.
8    (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
9offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for expungement
10by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
11expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
12Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
13judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
14counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
15trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
16entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
17records of the arresting authority and order that the records
18of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
19further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
20otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
21obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
22circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
23Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
24offense for which he or she had been granted the certificate
25but the order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit
26court clerk before the entry of the order. All records sealed

 

 

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1by the Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
2required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
3enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
4later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
5of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
6any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
7have access to all expunged records of the Department
8pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
9expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy
10of the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
11eligibility for expungement.
12    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
13of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
14especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
15random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
16criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the
17Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
18Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
19appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
20disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
21identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
22The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
23later than September 1, 2010.
24(Source: P.A. 98-133, eff. 1-1-14; 98-142, eff. 1-1-14; 98-163,
25eff. 8-5-13; 98-164, eff. 1-1-14; 98-399, eff. 8-16-13; 98-635,
26eff. 1-1-15; 98-637, eff. 1-1-15; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14;

 

 

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198-1009, eff. 1-1-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-378, eff. 1-1-16;
299-385, eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-697, eff.
37-29-16; 99-881, eff. 1-1-17; revised 9-2-16.)
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5becoming law.