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Public Act 101-0159 |
HB3701 Enrolled | LRB101 09308 SLF 54403 b |
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AN ACT concerning juveniles.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Personnel Code is amended by changing |
Section 12g as follows: |
(20 ILCS 415/12g) |
Sec. 12g. Department of Juvenile Justice; positions |
teachers . |
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the |
contrary, the Department of Central Management Services is not |
required to verify the license, endorsement, or both, of |
individuals seeking positions within the Department of |
Juvenile Justice requiring licensure by the State Board of |
Education under Article 21B of the School Code the State |
educator license of a teacher employed by the Department of |
Juvenile Justice if the license is verified by the State Board |
of Education . |
(b) This Section shall become inoperative when the consent |
decree entered into on December 6, 2012 (as has been or may be |
corrected, amended, or modified in the action entitled R.J., et |
al. v. Mueller, case no. 12-cv-07289, in the United States |
District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern |
Division) is no longer in force.
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(Source: P.A. 100-953, eff. 8-19-18.) |
Section 10. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by |
changing Section 5.2 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
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Sec. 5.2. Expungement, sealing, and immediate sealing. |
(a) General Provisions. |
(1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
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the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a
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particular context clearly requires a different meaning. |
(A) The following terms shall have the meanings |
ascribed to them in the Unified Code of Corrections, |
730 ILCS 5/5-1-2 through 5/5-1-22: |
(i) Business Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-2), |
(ii) Charge (730 ILCS 5/5-1-3), |
(iii) Court (730 ILCS 5/5-1-6), |
(iv) Defendant (730 ILCS 5/5-1-7), |
(v) Felony (730 ILCS 5/5-1-9), |
(vi) Imprisonment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-10), |
(vii) Judgment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-12), |
(viii) Misdemeanor (730 ILCS 5/5-1-14), |
(ix) Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-15), |
(x) Parole (730 ILCS 5/5-1-16), |
(xi) Petty Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-17), |
(xii) Probation (730 ILCS 5/5-1-18), |
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(xiii) Sentence (730 ILCS 5/5-1-19), |
(xiv) Supervision (730 ILCS 5/5-1-21), and |
(xv) Victim (730 ILCS 5/5-1-22). |
(B) As used in this Section, "charge not initiated |
by arrest" means a charge (as defined by 730 ILCS |
5/5-1-3) brought against a defendant where the |
defendant is not arrested prior to or as a direct |
result of the charge. |
(C) "Conviction" means a judgment of conviction or |
sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a |
verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered by |
a legally constituted jury or by a court of competent |
jurisdiction authorized to try the case without a jury. |
An order of supervision successfully completed by the |
petitioner is not a conviction. An order of qualified |
probation (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)) |
successfully completed by the petitioner is not a |
conviction. An order of supervision or an order of |
qualified probation that is terminated |
unsatisfactorily is a conviction, unless the |
unsatisfactory termination is reversed, vacated, or |
modified and the judgment of conviction, if any, is |
reversed or vacated. |
(D) "Criminal offense" means a petty offense, |
business offense, misdemeanor, felony, or municipal |
ordinance violation (as defined in subsection |
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(a)(1)(H)). As used in this Section, a minor traffic |
offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)) shall not |
be considered a criminal offense. |
(E) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the |
records or return them to the petitioner and to |
obliterate the petitioner's name from any official |
index or public record, or both. Nothing in this Act |
shall require the physical destruction of the circuit |
court file, but such records relating to arrests or |
charges, or both, ordered expunged shall be impounded |
as required by subsections (d)(9)(A)(ii) and |
(d)(9)(B)(ii). |
(F) As used in this Section, "last sentence" means |
the sentence, order of supervision, or order of |
qualified probation (as defined by subsection |
(a)(1)(J)), for a criminal offense (as defined by |
subsection (a)(1)(D)) that terminates last in time in |
any jurisdiction, regardless of whether the petitioner |
has included the criminal offense for which the |
sentence or order of supervision or qualified |
probation was imposed in his or her petition. If |
multiple sentences, orders of supervision, or orders |
of qualified probation terminate on the same day and |
are last in time, they shall be collectively considered |
the "last sentence" regardless of whether they were |
ordered to run concurrently. |
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(G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense, |
business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the |
Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a |
municipal or local ordinance. |
(H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an |
offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that |
is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner was |
charged or for which the petitioner was arrested and |
released without charging. |
(I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor |
prosecuted as an
adult who has applied for relief under |
this Section. |
(J) "Qualified probation" means an order of |
probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, |
Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, |
Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and |
Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 |
of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section |
12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as |
those provisions existed before their deletion by |
Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois |
Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section |
40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10 |
of the Steroid Control Act. For the purpose of this |
Section, "successful completion" of an order of |
qualified probation under Section 10-102 of the |
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Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act and |
Section 40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act means |
that the probation was terminated satisfactorily and |
the judgment of conviction was vacated. |
(K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically |
maintain the records, unless the records would |
otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the |
records unavailable without a court order, subject to |
the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The |
petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the |
official index required to be kept by the circuit court |
clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but |
any index issued by the circuit court clerk before the |
entry of the order to seal shall not be affected. |
(L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor" |
includes but is
not limited to the offenses of indecent |
solicitation of a child
or criminal sexual abuse when |
the victim of such offense is
under 18 years of age. |
(M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or |
order of supervision or qualified probation includes |
either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of |
the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this |
Section. A sentence is terminated notwithstanding any |
outstanding financial legal obligation. |
(2) Minor Traffic Offenses.
Orders of supervision or |
convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a |
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petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records |
pursuant to this Section. |
(2.5) Commencing 180 days after July 29, 2016 (the |
effective date of Public Act 99-697), the law enforcement |
agency issuing the citation shall automatically expunge, |
on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the law |
enforcement records of a person found to have committed a |
civil law violation of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the |
Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of Section 3.5 of |
the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the law enforcement |
agency's possession or control and which contains the final |
satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person |
issued a citation for that offense.
The law enforcement |
agency shall provide by rule the process for access, |
review, and to confirm the automatic expungement by the law |
enforcement agency issuing the citation.
Commencing 180 |
days after July 29, 2016 (the effective date of Public Act |
99-697), the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge, upon |
order of the court, or in the absence of a court order on |
or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court |
records of a person found in the circuit court to have |
committed a civil law violation of subsection (a) of |
Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of |
Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the |
clerk's possession or control and which contains the final |
satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person |
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issued a citation for any of those offenses. |
(3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in |
subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6) |
of this Section, the court shall not order: |
(A) the sealing or expungement of the records of |
arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result |
in an order of supervision for or conviction of:
(i) |
any sexual offense committed against a
minor; (ii) |
Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a |
similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii) |
Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a |
similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the |
arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of |
subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar provision |
of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the |
offender reaching the age of 25 years and the offender |
has no other conviction for violating Section 11-501 or |
11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar |
provision of a local ordinance. |
(B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor |
traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)), |
unless the petitioner was arrested and released |
without charging. |
(C) the sealing of the records of arrests or |
charges not initiated by arrest which result in an |
order of supervision or a conviction for the following |
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offenses: |
(i) offenses included in Article 11 of the |
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 |
or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except |
Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation of |
Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the |
Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a |
local ordinance; |
(ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30, |
26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the |
Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a |
local ordinance; |
(iii) Sections 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the |
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, |
or Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact Order |
Act, or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order |
Act, or a similar provision of a local ordinance; |
(iv) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses |
under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or |
(v) any offense or attempted offense that |
would subject a person to registration under the |
Sex Offender Registration Act. |
(D) (blank). |
(b) Expungement. |
(1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to |
expunge the
records of his or her arrests and charges not |
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initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not |
initiated by arrest
sought to be expunged resulted in:
(i) |
acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without |
charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
(ii) a |
conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded |
by subsection (a)(3)(B);
(iii) an order of supervision and |
such supervision was successfully completed by the |
petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or |
(a)(3)(B); or
(iv) an order of qualified probation (as |
defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was |
successfully completed by the petitioner. |
(1.5) When a petitioner seeks to have a record of |
arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has |
been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney |
may object to the expungement on the grounds that the |
records contain specific relevant information aside from |
the mere fact of the arrest. |
(2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge. |
(A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by |
arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal, |
dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging, |
or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is |
no waiting period to petition for the expungement of |
such records. |
(B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by |
arrest
sought to be expunged resulted in an order of |
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supervision, successfully
completed by the petitioner, |
the following time frames will apply: |
(i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in |
orders of
supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708, |
3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a |
similar provision of a local ordinance, or under |
Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal |
Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a |
similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not |
be eligible for expungement until 5 years have |
passed following the satisfactory termination of |
the supervision. |
(i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted |
in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor |
violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of |
the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of |
a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the |
offender reaching the age of 25 years and the |
offender has no other conviction for violating |
Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle |
Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance |
shall not be eligible for expungement until the |
petitioner has reached the age of 25 years. |
(ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in |
orders
of supervision for any other offenses shall |
not be
eligible for expungement until 2 years have |
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passed
following the satisfactory termination of |
the supervision. |
(C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by |
arrest sought to
be expunged resulted in an order of |
qualified probation, successfully
completed by the |
petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
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expungement until 5 years have passed following the |
satisfactory
termination of the probation. |
(3) Those records maintained by the Department for
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persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
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expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
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Act of 1987. |
(4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or |
convicted of any
offense, in the name of a person whose |
identity he or she has stolen or otherwise
come into |
possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
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was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
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upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
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or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief |
judge of
the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a |
court order
entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to |
correct the
arrest record, conviction record, if any, and |
all official
records of the arresting authority, the |
Department, other
criminal justice agencies, the |
prosecutor, and the trial
court concerning such arrest, if |
any, by removing his or her name
from all such records in |
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connection with the arrest and
conviction, if any, and by |
inserting in the records the
name of the offender, if known |
or ascertainable, in lieu of
the aggrieved's name. The |
records of the circuit court clerk shall be sealed until |
further order of
the court upon good cause shown and the |
name of the
aggrieved person obliterated on the official |
index
required to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
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Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but the order shall
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not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
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before the entry of the order. Nothing in this Section
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shall limit the Department of State Police or other
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criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
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under an offender's name the false names he or she has
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used. |
(5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
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sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
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predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
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sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
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victim of that offense may request that the State's
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Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
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file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
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the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to |
seal
the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
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with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
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offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
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and the Department of State Police concerning the offense
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shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
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shall make the records of the circuit court clerk in
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connection with the proceedings of the trial court
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concerning the offense available for public inspection. |
(6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
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or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
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and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
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innocent of the charge, the court that finds the petitioner |
factually innocent of the charge shall enter an
expungement |
order for the conviction for which the petitioner has been |
determined to be innocent as provided in subsection (b) of |
Section
5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections. |
(7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the |
Department of
State Police from maintaining all records of |
any person who
is admitted to probation upon terms and |
conditions and who
fulfills those terms and conditions |
pursuant to Section 10
of the Cannabis Control Act, Section |
410 of the Illinois
Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 |
of the
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection |
Act,
Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of |
Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of |
Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the |
Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102
of the Illinois |
Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act,
Section 40-10 of |
the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10 of the |
Steroid Control Act. |
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(8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate of |
innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil |
Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of |
innocence shall also enter an order expunging the |
conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to |
be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702 |
of the Code of Civil Procedure. |
(c) Sealing. |
(1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision |
of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights |
to expungement of criminal records, this subsection |
authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of |
minors prosecuted as adults. Subsection (g) of this Section |
provides for immediate sealing of certain records. |
(2) Eligible Records. The following records may be |
sealed: |
(A) All arrests resulting in release without |
charging; |
(B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest |
resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when |
the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as |
excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); |
(C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest |
resulting in orders of supervision, including orders |
of supervision for municipal ordinance violations, |
successfully completed by the petitioner, unless |
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excluded by subsection (a)(3); |
(D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest |
resulting in convictions, including convictions on |
municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by |
subsection (a)(3); |
(E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest |
resulting in orders of first offender probation under |
Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of |
the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of |
the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection |
Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of |
Corrections; and |
(F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest |
resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise |
excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this |
Section. |
(3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records |
identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be |
sealed as follows: |
(A) Records identified as eligible under |
subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any |
time. |
(B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph |
(E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as |
eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed
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years after the termination of petitioner's last |
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sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)). |
(C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph |
(E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as |
eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and |
(c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination |
of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in |
subsection (a)(1)(F)). Convictions requiring public |
registration under the Arsonist Registration Act, the |
Sex Offender Registration Act, or the Murderer and |
Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act may |
not be sealed until the petitioner is no longer |
required to register under that relevant Act. |
(D) Records identified in subsection |
(a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has |
reached the age of 25 years. |
(E) Records identified as eligible under |
subsections (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), or |
(c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination of the |
petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner earned a |
high school diploma, associate's degree, career |
certificate, vocational technical certification, or |
bachelor's degree, or passed the high school level Test |
of General Educational Development, during the period |
of his or her sentence , aftercare release, or mandatory |
supervised release. This subparagraph shall apply only |
to a petitioner who has not completed the same |
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educational goal prior to the period of his or her |
sentence, aftercare release, or mandatory supervised |
release. If a petition for sealing eligible records |
filed under this subparagraph is denied by the court, |
the time periods under subparagraph (B) or (C) shall |
apply to any subsequent petition for sealing filed by |
the petitioner. |
(4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not |
have
subsequent felony conviction records sealed as |
provided in this subsection
(c) if he or she is convicted |
of any felony offense after the date of the
sealing of |
prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection |
(c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony |
offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction |
records previously ordered sealed by the court. |
(5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a |
disposition for an eligible record under this subsection |
(c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the |
right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the |
sealing of the records. |
(d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to |
expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing |
under subsections (c) and (e-5): |
(1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to |
petition for
the expungement or sealing of records under |
this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition |
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requesting the expungement
or sealing of records with the |
clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the |
charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or |
charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition |
must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner |
shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be |
required if the petitioner has obtained a court order |
waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is |
otherwise waived. |
(1.5) County fee waiver pilot program.
In a county of |
3,000,000 or more inhabitants, no fee shall be required to |
be paid by a petitioner if the records sought to be |
expunged or sealed were arrests resulting in release |
without charging or arrests or charges not initiated by |
arrest resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction |
when the conviction was reversed or vacated, unless |
excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this |
paragraph (1.5), other than this sentence, are inoperative |
on and after January 1, 2019. |
(2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
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verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
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birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not |
initiated by
arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the |
case number, the date of
arrest (if any), the identity of |
the arresting authority, and such
other information as the |
court may require. During the pendency
of the proceeding, |
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the petitioner shall promptly notify the
circuit court |
clerk of any change of his or her address. If the |
petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for |
sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph (10) |
of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified Code of |
Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to the |
petition. |
(3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the |
petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken |
within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing |
the absence within his or her body of all illegal |
substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled |
Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community |
Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she |
is petitioning to: |
(A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E); |
(B) seal felony records for a violation of the |
Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the |
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, |
or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F); |
(C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or |
(D) expunge felony records of a qualified |
probation under clause (b)(1)(iv). |
(4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall |
promptly
serve a copy of the petition and documentation to |
support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on the |
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State's Attorney or
prosecutor charged with the duty of |
prosecuting the
offense, the Department of State Police, |
the arresting
agency and the chief legal officer of the |
unit of local
government effecting the arrest. |
(5) Objections. |
(A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition |
may file an objection to the petition. All objections |
shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit |
court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis |
of the objection. Whenever a person who has been |
convicted of an offense is granted
a pardon by the |
Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an |
objection to the petition may not be filed. |
(B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal |
must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of |
the petition. |
(6) Entry of order. |
(A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the |
charge was brought, any judge of that circuit |
designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less |
than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge |
at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the |
petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this |
subsection (d)(6). |
(B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the |
Department of
State Police, the arresting agency, or |
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the chief legal officer
files an objection to the |
petition to expunge or seal within 60 days from the |
date of service of the petition, the court shall enter |
an order granting or denying the petition. |
(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, |
the court shall not deny a petition for sealing under |
this Section because the petitioner has not satisfied |
an outstanding legal financial obligation established, |
imposed, or originated by a court, law enforcement |
agency, or a municipal, State, county, or other unit of |
local government, including, but not limited to, any |
cost, assessment, fine, or fee. An outstanding legal |
financial obligation does not include any court |
ordered restitution to a victim under Section 5-5-6 of |
the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the |
restitution has been converted to a civil judgment. |
Nothing in this subparagraph (C) waives, rescinds, or |
abrogates a legal financial obligation or otherwise |
eliminates or affects the right of the holder of any |
financial obligation to pursue collection under |
applicable federal, State, or local law. |
(7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall |
set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all |
parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing |
date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior to the |
hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with the |
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Department as to the appropriateness of the relief sought |
in the petition to expunge or seal. At the hearing, the |
court shall hear evidence on whether the petition should or |
should not be granted, and shall grant or deny the petition |
to expunge or seal the records based on the evidence |
presented at the hearing. The court may consider the |
following: |
(A) the strength of the evidence supporting the |
defendant's conviction; |
(B) the reasons for retention of the conviction |
records by the State; |
(C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history, |
and employment history; |
(D) the period of time between the petitioner's |
arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and |
the filing of the petition under this Section; and |
(E) the specific adverse consequences the |
petitioner may be subject to if the petition is denied. |
(8) Service of order. After entering an order to |
expunge or
seal records, the court must provide copies of |
the order to the
Department, in a form and manner |
prescribed by the Department,
to the petitioner, to the |
State's Attorney or prosecutor
charged with the duty of |
prosecuting the offense, to the
arresting agency, to the |
chief legal officer of the unit of
local government |
effecting the arrest, and to such other
criminal justice |
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agencies as may be ordered by the court. |
(9) Implementation of order. |
(A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records |
pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both: |
(i) the records shall be expunged (as defined |
in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency, |
the Department, and any other agency as ordered by |
the court, within 60 days of the date of service of |
the order, unless a motion to vacate, modify, or |
reconsider the order is filed pursuant to |
paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this Section; |
(ii) the records of the circuit court clerk |
shall be impounded until further order of the court |
upon good cause shown and the name of the |
petitioner obliterated on the official index |
required to be kept by the circuit court clerk |
under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but |
the order shall not affect any index issued by the |
circuit court clerk before the entry of the order; |
and |
(iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged |
records, the court, the Department, or the agency |
receiving such inquiry, shall reply as it does in |
response to inquiries when no records ever |
existed. |
(B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records |
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pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both: |
(i) the records shall be expunged (as defined |
in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency |
and any other agency as ordered by the court, |
within 60 days of the date of service of the order, |
unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider |
the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of |
subsection (d) of this Section; |
(ii) the records of the circuit court clerk |
shall be impounded until further order of the court |
upon good cause shown and the name of the |
petitioner obliterated on the official index |
required to be kept by the circuit court clerk |
under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but |
the order shall not affect any index issued by the |
circuit court clerk before the entry of the order; |
(iii) the records shall be impounded by the
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Department within 60 days of the date of service of |
the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion |
to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed |
pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of |
this Section; |
(iv) records impounded by the Department may |
be disseminated by the Department only as required |
by law or to the arresting authority, the State's |
Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the |
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same or a similar offense or for the purpose of |
sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the |
Department of Corrections upon conviction for any |
offense; and |
(v) in response to an inquiry for such records |
from anyone not authorized by law to access such |
records, the court, the Department, or the agency |
receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in |
response to inquiries when no records ever |
existed. |
(B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records |
under subsection (e-6): |
(i) the records shall be expunged (as defined |
in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency |
and any other agency as ordered by the court, |
within 60 days of the date of service of the order, |
unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider |
the order is filed under paragraph (12) of |
subsection (d) of this Section; |
(ii) the records of the circuit court clerk |
shall be impounded until further order of the court |
upon good cause shown and the name of the |
petitioner obliterated on the official index |
required to be kept by the circuit court clerk |
under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but |
the order shall not affect any index issued by the |
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circuit court clerk before the entry of the order; |
(iii) the records shall be impounded by the
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Department within 60 days of the date of service of |
the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion |
to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed |
under paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this |
Section; |
(iv) records impounded by the Department may |
be disseminated by the Department only as required |
by law or to the arresting authority, the State's |
Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the |
same or a similar offense or for the purpose of |
sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the |
Department of Corrections upon conviction for any |
offense; and |
(v) in response to an inquiry for these records |
from anyone not authorized by law to access the |
records, the court, the Department, or the agency |
receiving the inquiry shall reply as it does in |
response to inquiries when no records ever |
existed. |
(C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under |
subsection
(c), the arresting agency, any other agency |
as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court |
shall seal the records (as defined in subsection |
(a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records, |
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from anyone not authorized by law to access such |
records, the court, the Department, or the agency |
receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in |
response to inquiries when no records ever existed. |
(D) The Department shall send written notice to the |
petitioner of its compliance with each order to expunge |
or seal records within 60 days of the date of service |
of that order or, if a motion to vacate, modify, or |
reconsider is filed, within 60 days of service of the |
order resolving the motion, if that order requires the |
Department to expunge or seal records. In the event of |
an appeal from the circuit court order, the Department |
shall send written notice to the petitioner of its |
compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court |
judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of |
the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not |
required while any motion to vacate, modify, or |
reconsider, or any appeal or petition for |
discretionary appellate review, is pending. |
(E) Upon motion, the court may order that a sealed |
judgment or other court record necessary to |
demonstrate the amount of any legal financial |
obligation due and owing be made available for the |
limited purpose of collecting any legal financial |
obligations owed by the petitioner that were |
established, imposed, or originated in the criminal |
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proceeding for which those records have been sealed. |
The records made available under this subparagraph (E) |
shall not be entered into the official index required |
to be kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16 |
of the Clerks of Courts Act and shall be immediately |
re-impounded upon the collection of the outstanding |
financial obligations. |
(F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this |
Section, a circuit court clerk may access a sealed |
record for the limited purpose of collecting payment |
for any legal financial obligations that were |
established, imposed, or originated in the criminal |
proceedings for which those records have been sealed. |
(10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a |
fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to |
expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any provision of |
the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit court |
clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost associated |
with the sealing or expungement of records by the circuit |
court clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the |
petition to seal or expunge, the circuit court clerk shall |
deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and |
Administrative Fund, to be used to offset the costs |
incurred by the circuit court clerk in performing the |
additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or |
expunge on all parties. The circuit court clerk shall |
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collect and forward the Department of State Police portion |
of the fee to the Department and it shall be deposited in |
the State Police Services Fund. If the record brought under |
an expungement petition was previously sealed under this |
Section, the fee for the expungement petition for that same |
record shall be waived. |
(11) Final Order. No court order issued under the |
expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall |
become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after |
service of the order on the petitioner and all parties |
entitled to notice of the petition. |
(12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under |
Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the |
petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a |
motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting |
or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days |
of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after |
service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or |
reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section |
2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a |
motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the |
motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties |
entitled to notice of the petition. |
(13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition |
under the expungement or sealing provisions of this Section |
shall not be considered void because it fails to comply |
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with the provisions of this Section or because of any error |
asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The |
circuit court retains jurisdiction to determine whether |
the order is voidable and to vacate, modify, or reconsider |
its terms based on a motion filed under paragraph (12) of |
this subsection (d). |
(14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal |
Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order |
granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to notice |
of the petition must fully comply with the terms of the |
order within 60 days of service of the order even if a |
party is seeking relief from the order through a motion |
filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is |
appealing the order. |
(15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to |
Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the |
order granting the petition to expunge through a motion |
filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is |
appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay |
of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the |
petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records until |
there is a final order on the motion for relief or, in the |
case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's mandate. |
(16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public |
Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5, 2013 |
(the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all orders |
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ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after August |
5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163). |
(e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense |
is granted
a pardon by the Governor which specifically |
authorizes expungement, he or she may,
upon verified petition |
to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had
been |
convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief |
Judge, or in
counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the |
presiding trial judge at the
defendant's trial, have a court |
order entered expunging the record of
arrest from the official |
records of the arresting authority and order that the
records |
of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
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further order of the court upon good cause shown or as |
otherwise provided
herein, and the name of the defendant |
obliterated from the official index
requested to be kept by the |
circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks
of Courts |
Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the |
offense for
which he or she had been pardoned but the order |
shall not affect any index issued by
the circuit court clerk |
before the entry of the order. All records sealed by
the |
Department may be disseminated by the Department only to the |
arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a |
later
arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose |
of sentencing for any
subsequent felony. Upon conviction for |
any subsequent offense, the Department
of Corrections shall |
have access to all sealed records of the Department
pertaining |
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to that individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
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circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to |
the
person who was pardoned. |
(e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an |
offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by |
the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes |
sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief |
Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any |
judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in |
counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding |
trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order |
entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records |
of the arresting authority and order that the records of the |
circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until further |
order of the court upon good cause shown or as otherwise |
provided herein, and the name of the petitioner obliterated |
from the official index requested to be kept by the circuit |
court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in |
connection with the arrest and conviction for the offense for |
which he or she had been granted the certificate but the order |
shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk |
before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the |
Department may be disseminated by the Department only as |
required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law |
enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a |
later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose |
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of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for |
any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall |
have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining |
to that individual. Upon entry of the order of sealing, the |
circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to |
the person who was granted the certificate of eligibility for |
sealing. |
(e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an |
offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for expungement |
by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes |
expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief |
Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any |
judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in |
counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding |
trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order |
entered expunging the record of arrest from the official |
records of the arresting authority and order that the records |
of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until |
further order of the court upon good cause shown or as |
otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner |
obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the |
circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts |
Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the |
offense for which he or she had been granted the certificate |
but the order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit |
court clerk before the entry of the order. All records sealed |
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by the Department may be disseminated by the Department only as |
required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law |
enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a |
later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose |
of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for |
any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall |
have access to all expunged records of the Department |
pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of |
expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy |
of the order to the person who was granted the certificate of |
eligibility for expungement. |
(f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
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of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
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especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
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random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
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criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the
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Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
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Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
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appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
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disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
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identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
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The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
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later than September 1, 2010.
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(g) Immediate Sealing. |
(1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision |
of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights |
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to expungement or sealing of criminal records, this |
subsection authorizes the immediate sealing of criminal |
records of adults and of minors prosecuted as adults. |
(2) Eligible Records. Arrests or charges not initiated |
by arrest resulting in acquittal or dismissal with |
prejudice, except as excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B), |
that occur on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date |
of Public Act 100-282), may be sealed immediately if the |
petition is filed with the circuit court clerk on the same |
day and during the same hearing in which the case is |
disposed. |
(3) When Records are Eligible to be Immediately Sealed. |
Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) |
may be sealed immediately after entry of the final |
disposition of a case, notwithstanding the disposition of |
other charges in the same case. |
(4) Notice of Eligibility for Immediate Sealing. Upon |
entry of a disposition for an eligible record under this |
subsection (g), the defendant shall be informed by the |
court of his or her right to have eligible records |
immediately sealed and the procedure for the immediate |
sealing of these records. |
(5) Procedure. The following procedures apply to |
immediate sealing under this subsection (g). |
(A) Filing the Petition. Upon entry of the final |
disposition of the case, the defendant's attorney may |
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immediately petition the court, on behalf of the |
defendant, for immediate sealing of eligible records |
under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) that are |
entered on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date |
of Public Act 100-282). The immediate sealing petition |
may be filed with the circuit court clerk during the |
hearing in which the final disposition of the case is |
entered. If the defendant's attorney does not file the |
petition for immediate sealing during the hearing, the |
defendant may file a petition for sealing at any time |
as authorized under subsection (c)(3)(A). |
(B) Contents of Petition. The immediate sealing |
petition shall be verified and shall contain the |
petitioner's name, date of birth, current address, and |
for each eligible record, the case number, the date of |
arrest if applicable, the identity of the arresting |
authority if applicable, and other information as the |
court may require. |
(C) Drug Test. The petitioner shall not be required |
to attach proof that he or she has passed a drug test. |
(D) Service of Petition. A copy of the petition |
shall be served on the State's Attorney in open court. |
The petitioner shall not be required to serve a copy of |
the petition on any other agency. |
(E) Entry of Order. The presiding trial judge shall |
enter an order granting or denying the petition for |
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immediate sealing during the hearing in which it is |
filed. Petitions for immediate sealing shall be ruled |
on in the same hearing in which the final disposition |
of the case is entered. |
(F) Hearings. The court shall hear the petition for |
immediate sealing on the same day and during the same |
hearing in which the disposition is rendered. |
(G) Service of Order. An order to immediately seal |
eligible records shall be served in conformance with |
subsection (d)(8). |
(H) Implementation of Order. An order to |
immediately seal records shall be implemented in |
conformance with subsections (d)(9)(C) and (d)(9)(D). |
(I) Fees. The fee imposed by the circuit court |
clerk and the Department of State Police shall comply |
with paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section. |
(J) Final Order. No court order issued under this |
subsection (g) shall become final for purposes of |
appeal until 30 days after service of the order on the |
petitioner and all parties entitled to service of the |
order in conformance with subsection (d)(8). |
(K) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under |
Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the |
petitioner, State's Attorney, or the Department of |
State Police may file a motion to vacate, modify, or |
reconsider the order denying the petition to |
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immediately seal within 60 days of service of the |
order. If filed more than 60 days after service of the |
order, a petition to vacate, modify, or reconsider |
shall comply with subsection (c) of Section 2-1401 of |
the Code of Civil Procedure. |
(L) Effect of Order. An order granting an immediate |
sealing petition shall not be considered void because |
it fails to comply with the provisions of this Section |
or because of an error asserted in a motion to vacate, |
modify, or reconsider. The circuit court retains |
jurisdiction to determine whether the order is |
voidable, and to vacate, modify, or reconsider its |
terms based on a motion filed under subparagraph (L) of |
this subsection (g). |
(M) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to |
Seal Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an |
order granting a petition to immediately seal, all |
parties entitled to service of the order must fully |
comply with the terms of the order within 60 days of |
service of the order. |
(h) Sealing; trafficking victims. |
(1) A trafficking victim as defined by paragraph (10) |
of subsection (a) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of |
2012 shall be eligible to petition for immediate sealing of |
his or her criminal record upon the completion of his or |
her last sentence if his or her participation in the |
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underlying offense was a direct result of human trafficking |
under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe |
form of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims |
Protection Act. |
(2) A petitioner under this subsection (h), in addition |
to the requirements provided under paragraph (4) of |
subsection (d) of this Section, shall include in his or her |
petition a clear and concise statement that: (A) he or she |
was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the |
offense; and (B) that his or her participation in the |
offense was a direct result of human trafficking under |
Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form |
of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims |
Protection Act. |
(3) If an objection is filed alleging that the |
petitioner is not entitled to immediate sealing under this |
subsection (h), the court shall conduct a hearing under |
paragraph (7) of subsection (d) of this Section and the |
court shall determine whether the petitioner is entitled to |
immediate sealing under this subsection (h). A petitioner |
is eligible for immediate relief under this subsection (h) |
if he or she shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, |
that: (A) he or she was a victim of human trafficking at |
the time of the offense; and (B) that his or her |
participation in the offense was a direct result of human |
trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 |
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or a severe form of trafficking under the federal |
Trafficking Victims Protection Act. |
(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-378, eff. 1-1-16; 99-385, |
eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-697, eff. 7-29-16; |
99-881, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-282, eff. |
1-1-18; 100-284, eff. 8-24-17; 100-287, eff. 8-24-17; 100-692, |
eff. 8-3-18; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19; 100-776, eff. 8-10-18; |
100-863, eff. 8-14-18; revised 8-30-18.)
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Section 15. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by |
changing Sections 5-710 and 5-750 as follows:
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(705 ILCS 405/5-710)
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Sec. 5-710. Kinds of sentencing orders.
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(1) The following kinds of sentencing orders may be made in |
respect of
wards of the court:
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(a) Except as provided in Sections 5-805, 5-810, and |
5-815, a minor who is
found
guilty under Section 5-620 may |
be:
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(i) put on probation or conditional discharge and |
released to his or her
parents, guardian or legal |
custodian, provided, however, that any such minor
who |
is not committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice |
under
this subsection and who is found to be a |
delinquent for an offense which is
first degree murder, |
a Class X felony, or a forcible felony shall be placed |
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on
probation;
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(ii) placed in accordance with Section 5-740, with |
or without also being
put on probation or conditional |
discharge;
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(iii) required to undergo a substance abuse |
assessment conducted by a
licensed provider and |
participate in the indicated clinical level of care;
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(iv) on and after the effective date of this |
amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly and before |
January 1, 2017, placed in the guardianship of the |
Department of Children and Family
Services, but only if |
the delinquent minor is under 16 years of age or, |
pursuant to Article II of this Act, a minor for whom an |
independent basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency |
exists. On and after January 1, 2017, placed in the |
guardianship of the Department of Children and Family
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Services, but only if the delinquent minor is under 15 |
years of age or, pursuant to Article II of this Act, a |
minor for whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect, |
or dependency exists. An independent basis exists when |
the allegations or adjudication of abuse, neglect, or |
dependency do not arise from the same facts, incident, |
or circumstances which give rise to a charge or |
adjudication of delinquency;
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(v) placed in detention for a period not to exceed |
30 days, either as
the
exclusive order of disposition |
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or, where appropriate, in conjunction with any
other |
order of disposition issued under this paragraph, |
provided that any such
detention shall be in a juvenile |
detention home and the minor so detained shall
be 10 |
years of age or older. However, the 30-day limitation |
may be extended by
further order of the court for a |
minor under age 15 committed to the Department
of |
Children and Family Services if the court finds that |
the minor is a danger
to himself or others. The minor |
shall be given credit on the sentencing order
of |
detention for time spent in detention under Sections |
5-501, 5-601, 5-710, or
5-720 of this
Article as a |
result of the offense for which the sentencing order |
was imposed.
The court may grant credit on a sentencing |
order of detention entered under a
violation of |
probation or violation of conditional discharge under |
Section
5-720 of this Article for time spent in |
detention before the filing of the
petition
alleging |
the violation. A minor shall not be deprived of credit |
for time spent
in detention before the filing of a |
violation of probation or conditional
discharge |
alleging the same or related act or acts. The |
limitation that the minor shall only be placed in a |
juvenile detention home does not apply as follows: |
Persons 18 years of age and older who have a |
petition of delinquency filed against them may be |
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confined in an adult detention facility. In making a |
determination whether to confine a person 18 years of |
age or older who has a petition of delinquency filed |
against the person, these factors, among other |
matters, shall be considered: |
(A) the age of the person; |
(B) any previous delinquent or criminal |
history of the person; |
(C) any previous abuse or neglect history of |
the person; |
(D) any mental health history of the person; |
and |
(E) any educational history of the person;
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(vi) ordered partially or completely emancipated |
in accordance with the
provisions of the Emancipation |
of Minors Act;
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(vii) subject to having his or her driver's license |
or driving
privileges
suspended for such time as |
determined by the court but only until he or she
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attains 18 years of age;
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(viii) put on probation or conditional discharge |
and placed in detention
under Section 3-6039 of the |
Counties Code for a period not to exceed the period
of |
incarceration permitted by law for adults found guilty |
of the same offense
or offenses for which the minor was |
adjudicated delinquent, and in any event no
longer than |
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upon attainment of age 21; this subdivision (viii) |
notwithstanding
any contrary provision of the law;
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(ix) ordered to undergo a medical or other |
procedure to have a tattoo
symbolizing allegiance to a |
street gang removed from his or her body; or |
(x) placed in electronic monitoring or home |
detention under Part 7A of this Article.
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(b) A minor found to be guilty may be committed to the |
Department of
Juvenile Justice under Section 5-750 if the |
minor is at least 13 years and under 20 years of age,
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provided that the commitment to the Department of Juvenile |
Justice shall be made only if the minor was found guilty of |
a felony offense or first degree murder. The court shall |
include in the sentencing order any pre-custody credits the |
minor is entitled to under Section 5-4.5-100 of the Unified |
Code of Corrections. The time during which a minor is in |
custody before being released
upon the request of a parent, |
guardian or legal custodian shall also be considered
as |
time spent in custody.
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(c) When a minor is found to be guilty for an offense |
which is a violation
of the Illinois Controlled Substances |
Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine |
Control and Community Protection Act and made
a ward of the |
court, the court may enter a disposition order requiring |
the
minor to undergo assessment,
counseling or treatment in |
a substance use disorder treatment program approved by the |
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Department
of Human Services.
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(2) Any sentencing order other than commitment to the |
Department of
Juvenile Justice may provide for protective |
supervision under
Section 5-725 and may include an order of |
protection under Section 5-730.
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(3) Unless the sentencing order expressly so provides, it |
does not operate
to close proceedings on the pending petition, |
but is subject to modification
until final closing and |
discharge of the proceedings under Section 5-750.
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(4) In addition to any other sentence, the court may order |
any
minor
found to be delinquent to make restitution, in |
monetary or non-monetary form,
under the terms and conditions |
of Section 5-5-6 of the Unified Code of
Corrections, except |
that the "presentencing hearing" referred to in that
Section
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shall be
the sentencing hearing for purposes of this Section. |
The parent, guardian or
legal custodian of the minor may be |
ordered by the court to pay some or all of
the restitution on |
the minor's behalf, pursuant to the Parental Responsibility
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Law. The State's Attorney is authorized to act
on behalf of any |
victim in seeking restitution in proceedings under this
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Section, up to the maximum amount allowed in Section 5 of the |
Parental
Responsibility Law.
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(5) Any sentencing order where the minor is committed or |
placed in
accordance
with Section 5-740 shall provide for the |
parents or guardian of the estate of
the minor to pay to the |
legal custodian or guardian of the person of the minor
such |
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sums as are determined by the custodian or guardian of the |
person of the
minor as necessary for the minor's needs. The |
payments may not exceed the
maximum amounts provided for by |
Section 9.1 of the Children and Family Services
Act.
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(6) Whenever the sentencing order requires the minor to |
attend school or
participate in a program of training, the |
truant officer or designated school
official shall regularly |
report to the court if the minor is a chronic or
habitual |
truant under Section 26-2a of the School Code. Notwithstanding |
any other provision of this Act, in instances in which |
educational services are to be provided to a minor in a |
residential facility where the minor has been placed by the |
court, costs incurred in the provision of those educational |
services must be allocated based on the requirements of the |
School Code.
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(7) In no event shall a guilty minor be committed to the |
Department of
Juvenile Justice for a period of time in
excess |
of
that period for which an adult could be committed for the |
same act. The court shall include in the sentencing order a |
limitation on the period of confinement not to exceed the |
maximum period of imprisonment the court could impose under |
Chapter 5 Article V of the Unified Code of Corrections.
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(7.5) In no event shall a guilty minor be committed to the |
Department of Juvenile Justice or placed in detention when the |
act for which the minor was adjudicated delinquent would not be |
illegal if committed by an adult. |
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(7.6) In no event shall a guilty minor be committed to the |
Department of Juvenile Justice for an offense which is a Class |
4 felony under Section 19-4 (criminal trespass to a residence), |
21-1 (criminal damage to property), 21-1.01 (criminal damage to |
government supported property), 21-1.3 (criminal defacement of |
property), 26-1 (disorderly conduct), or 31-4 (obstructing |
justice) of the Criminal Code of 2012. |
(7.75) In no event shall a guilty minor be committed to the |
Department of Juvenile Justice for an offense that is a Class 3 |
or Class 4 felony violation of the Illinois Controlled |
Substances Act unless the commitment occurs upon a third or |
subsequent judicial finding of a violation of probation for |
substantial noncompliance with court-ordered treatment or |
programming. |
(8) A minor found to be guilty for reasons that include a |
violation of
Section 21-1.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the |
Criminal Code of 2012 shall be ordered to perform
community |
service for not less than 30 and not more than 120 hours, if
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community service is available in the jurisdiction. The |
community service
shall include, but need not be limited to, |
the cleanup and repair of the damage
that was caused by the |
violation or similar damage to property located in the
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municipality or county in which the violation occurred. The |
order may be in
addition to any other order authorized by this |
Section.
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(8.5) A minor found to be guilty for reasons that include a |
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violation of
Section
3.02 or Section 3.03 of the Humane Care |
for Animals Act or paragraph (d) of
subsection (1) of
Section |
21-1 of
the Criminal Code
of
1961 or paragraph (4) of |
subsection (a) of Section 21-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012 |
shall be ordered to undergo medical or psychiatric treatment |
rendered by
a
psychiatrist or psychological treatment rendered |
by a clinical psychologist.
The order
may be in addition to any |
other order authorized by this Section.
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(9) In addition to any other sentencing order, the court |
shall order any
minor found
to be guilty for an act which would |
constitute, predatory criminal sexual
assault of a child, |
aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual
assault, |
aggravated criminal sexual abuse, or criminal sexual abuse if
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committed by an
adult to undergo medical testing to determine |
whether the defendant has any
sexually transmissible disease |
including a test for infection with human
immunodeficiency |
virus (HIV) or any other identified causative agency of
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Any medical test |
shall be performed
only by appropriately licensed medical |
practitioners and may include an
analysis of any bodily fluids |
as well as an examination of the minor's person.
Except as |
otherwise provided by law, the results of the test shall be |
kept
strictly confidential by all medical personnel involved in |
the testing and must
be personally delivered in a sealed |
envelope to the judge of the court in which
the sentencing |
order was entered for the judge's inspection in camera. Acting
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in accordance with the best interests of the victim and the |
public, the judge
shall have the discretion to determine to |
whom the results of the testing may
be revealed. The court |
shall notify the minor of the results of the test for
infection |
with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The court shall |
also
notify the victim if requested by the victim, and if the |
victim is under the
age of 15 and if requested by the victim's |
parents or legal guardian, the court
shall notify the victim's |
parents or the legal guardian, of the results of the
test for |
infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The |
court
shall provide information on the availability of HIV |
testing and counseling at
the Department of Public Health |
facilities to all parties to whom the
results of the testing |
are revealed. The court shall order that the cost of
any test |
shall be paid by the county and may be taxed as costs against |
the
minor.
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(10) When a court finds a minor to be guilty the court |
shall, before
entering a sentencing order under this Section, |
make a finding whether the
offense committed either: (a) was |
related to or in furtherance of the criminal
activities of an |
organized gang or was motivated by the minor's membership in
or |
allegiance to an organized gang, or (b) involved a violation of
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subsection (a) of Section 12-7.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 |
or the Criminal Code of 2012, a violation of
any
Section of |
Article 24 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of |
2012, or a violation of any
statute that involved the wrongful |
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use of a firearm. If the court determines
the question in the |
affirmative,
and the court does not commit the minor to the |
Department of Juvenile Justice, the court shall order the minor |
to perform community service
for not less than 30 hours nor |
more than 120 hours, provided that community
service is |
available in the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the
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county board of the county where the offense was committed. The |
community
service shall include, but need not be limited to, |
the cleanup and repair of
any damage caused by a violation of |
Section 21-1.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal |
Code of 2012
and similar damage to property located in the |
municipality or county in which
the violation occurred. When |
possible and reasonable, the community service
shall be |
performed in the minor's neighborhood. This order shall be in
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addition to any other order authorized by this Section
except |
for an order to place the minor in the custody of the |
Department of
Juvenile Justice. For the purposes of this |
Section, "organized
gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in |
Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang
Terrorism Omnibus |
Prevention Act.
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(11) If the court determines that the offense was committed |
in furtherance of the criminal activities of an organized gang, |
as provided in subsection (10), and that the offense involved |
the operation or use of a motor vehicle or the use of a |
driver's license or permit, the court shall notify the |
Secretary of State of that determination and of the period for |
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which the minor shall be denied driving privileges. If, at the |
time of the determination, the minor does not hold a driver's |
license or permit, the court shall provide that the minor shall |
not be issued a driver's license or permit until his or her |
18th birthday. If the minor holds a driver's license or permit |
at the time of the determination, the court shall provide that |
the minor's driver's license or permit shall be revoked until |
his or her 21st birthday, or until a later date or occurrence |
determined by the court. If the minor holds a driver's license |
at the time of the determination, the court may direct the |
Secretary of State to issue the minor a judicial driving |
permit, also known as a JDP. The JDP shall be subject to the |
same terms as a JDP issued under Section 6-206.1 of the |
Illinois Vehicle Code, except that the court may direct that |
the JDP be effective immediately.
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(12) If a minor is found to be guilty of a violation of
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subsection (a-7) of Section 1 of the Prevention of Tobacco Use |
by Minors Act, the
court may, in its discretion, and upon
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recommendation by the State's Attorney, order that minor and |
his or her parents
or legal
guardian to attend a smoker's |
education or youth diversion program as defined
in that Act if |
that
program is available in the jurisdiction where the |
offender resides.
Attendance at a smoker's education or youth |
diversion program
shall be time-credited against any community |
service time imposed for any
first violation of subsection |
(a-7) of Section 1 of that Act. In addition to any
other
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penalty
that the court may impose for a violation of subsection |
(a-7) of Section 1 of
that Act, the
court, upon request by the |
State's Attorney, may in its discretion
require
the offender to |
remit a fee for his or her attendance at a smoker's
education |
or
youth diversion program.
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For purposes of this Section, "smoker's education program" |
or "youth
diversion program" includes, but is not limited to, a |
seminar designed to
educate a person on the physical and |
psychological effects of smoking tobacco
products and the |
health consequences of smoking tobacco products that can be
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conducted with a locality's youth diversion program.
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In addition to any other penalty that the court may impose |
under this
subsection
(12):
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(a) If a minor violates subsection (a-7) of Section 1 |
of the Prevention of
Tobacco Use by Minors Act, the court |
may
impose a sentence of 15 hours of
community service or a |
fine of $25 for a first violation.
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(b) A second violation by a minor of subsection (a-7) |
of Section 1 of that Act
that occurs
within 12 months after |
the first violation is punishable by a fine of $50 and
25
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hours of community service.
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(c) A third or subsequent violation by a minor of |
subsection (a-7) of Section
1 of that Act
that
occurs |
within 12 months after the first violation is punishable by |
a $100
fine
and 30 hours of community service.
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(d) Any second or subsequent violation not within the |
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12-month time period
after the first violation is |
punishable as provided for a first violation.
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(Source: P.A. 99-268, eff. 1-1-16; 99-628, eff. 1-1-17; 99-879, |
eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-431, eff. 8-25-17; |
100-759, eff. 1-1-19 .)
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(705 ILCS 405/5-750)
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Sec. 5-750. Commitment to the Department of Juvenile |
Justice. |
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this Section, |
when any
delinquent has been adjudged a ward of the court under |
this Act, the court may
commit him or her to the Department of |
Juvenile Justice, if it
finds
that (a) his or her parents, |
guardian or legal custodian are unfit or are
unable, for
some |
reason other than financial circumstances alone, to care for, |
protect,
train or discipline the minor, or are unwilling to do |
so,
and the best interests of the minor and
the public will not |
be served by placement under Section 5-740,
or it is
necessary |
to ensure the protection of the public from the consequences of
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criminal activity of the delinquent; and (b)
commitment to the |
Department of Juvenile Justice is the least
restrictive |
alternative based on evidence that efforts were
made to locate |
less restrictive alternatives to secure
confinement and the |
reasons why efforts were unsuccessful in
locating a less |
restrictive alternative to secure confinement. Before the |
court commits a minor to the Department of Juvenile Justice, it |
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shall make a finding that secure confinement is necessary,
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following a review of the following individualized factors: |
(A) Age of the minor. |
(B) Criminal background of the minor. |
(C) Review of results of any assessments of the minor,
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including child centered assessments such as the CANS. |
(D) Educational background of the minor, indicating
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whether the minor has ever been assessed for a learning
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disability, and if so what services were provided as well |
as any disciplinary incidents at school. |
(E) Physical, mental and emotional health of the minor,
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indicating whether the minor has ever been diagnosed with a
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health issue and if so what services were provided and |
whether the minor was compliant with services. |
(F) Community based services that have been provided to
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the minor, and whether the minor was compliant with the |
services, and the reason the services were unsuccessful. |
(G) Services within the Department of Juvenile Justice
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that will meet the individualized needs of the minor.
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(1.5) Before the court commits a minor to the Department of |
Juvenile Justice, the court must find reasonable efforts have |
been made to prevent or eliminate the need for the minor to be |
removed from the home, or reasonable efforts cannot, at this |
time, for good cause, prevent or eliminate the need for |
removal, and removal from home is in the best interests of the |
minor, the minor's family, and the public. |
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(2) When a minor of the age of at least 13 years is |
adjudged delinquent
for the offense of first degree murder, the |
court shall declare the minor a
ward of the court and order the |
minor committed to the Department of
Juvenile Justice until the |
minor's 21st birthday, without the
possibility of aftercare |
release, furlough, or non-emergency authorized absence for a
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period of 5 years from the date the minor was committed to the |
Department of
Juvenile Justice, except that the time that a |
minor spent in custody for the instant
offense before being |
committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be |
considered as time
credited towards that 5 year period. Upon |
release from a Department facility, a minor adjudged delinquent |
for first degree murder shall be placed on aftercare release |
until the age of 21, unless sooner discharged from aftercare |
release or custodianship is otherwise terminated in accordance |
with this Act or as otherwise provided for by law. Nothing in |
this subsection (2) shall
preclude the State's Attorney from |
seeking to prosecute a minor as an adult as
an alternative to |
proceeding under this Act.
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(3) Except as provided in subsection (2), the commitment of |
a
delinquent to the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be for |
an indeterminate term
which shall automatically terminate upon |
the delinquent attaining the age of 21
years or upon completion |
of that period for which an adult could be committed for the |
same act, whichever occurs sooner, unless the delinquent is |
sooner discharged from aftercare release or custodianship
is |
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otherwise terminated in accordance with this Act or as |
otherwise provided
for by law.
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(3.5) Every delinquent minor committed to the Department of |
Juvenile Justice under this Act shall be eligible for aftercare |
release without regard to the length of time the minor has been |
confined or whether the minor has served any minimum term |
imposed. Aftercare release shall be administered by the |
Department of Juvenile Justice, under the direction of the |
Director. Unless sooner discharged, the Department of Juvenile |
Justice shall discharge a minor from aftercare release upon |
completion of the following aftercare release terms: |
(a) One and a half years from the date a minor is |
released from a Department facility, if the minor was |
committed for a Class X felony; |
(b) One year from the date a minor is released from a |
Department facility, if the minor was committed for a Class |
1 or 2 felony; and |
(c) Six months from the date a minor is released from a |
Department facility, if the minor was committed for a Class |
3 felony or lesser offense. |
(4) When the court commits a minor to the Department of |
Juvenile Justice, it
shall order him or her conveyed forthwith |
to the appropriate reception station
or
other place designated |
by the Department of Juvenile Justice, and shall appoint the
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Director of Juvenile Justice legal custodian of the
minor. The |
clerk of the court shall issue to the
Director of Juvenile |
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Justice a certified copy of the order,
which constitutes proof |
of the Director's authority. No other process need
issue to
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warrant the keeping of the minor.
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(5) If a minor is committed to the Department of Juvenile |
Justice, the clerk of the court shall forward to the |
Department:
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(a) the sentencing order and copies of committing |
petition;
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(b) all reports;
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(c) the court's statement of the basis for ordering the |
disposition;
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(d) any sex offender evaluations; |
(e) any risk assessment or substance abuse treatment |
eligibility screening and assessment of the minor by an |
agent designated by the State to provide assessment |
services for the courts; |
(f) the number of days, if any, which the minor has |
been in custody and for which he or she is entitled to |
credit against the sentence, which information shall be |
provided to the clerk by the sheriff; |
(g) any medical or mental health records or summaries |
of the minor; |
(h) the municipality where the arrest of the minor |
occurred, the commission of the offense occurred, and the |
minor resided at the time of commission; |
(h-5) a report detailing the minor's criminal history |
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in a manner and form prescribed by the Department of |
Juvenile Justice; and |
(i) all additional matters which the court directs the |
clerk to transmit.
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(6) Whenever the Department of Juvenile Justice lawfully |
discharges from its
custody and
control a minor committed to |
it, the Director of Juvenile Justice shall petition the court |
for an order terminating his or her
custodianship. The |
custodianship shall terminate automatically 30 days after
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receipt of the petition unless the court orders otherwise.
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(7) If, while on aftercare release, a minor committed to |
the Department of Juvenile Justice who resides in this State is |
charged under the criminal laws of this State , the criminal |
laws of any other state, or federal law with an offense that |
could result in a sentence of imprisonment within the |
Department of Corrections, the penal system of any state, or |
the federal Bureau of Prisons, the commitment to the Department |
of Juvenile Justice and all rights and duties created by that |
commitment are automatically suspended pending final |
disposition of the criminal charge. If the minor is found |
guilty of the criminal charge and sentenced to a term of |
imprisonment in the penitentiary system of the Department of |
Corrections, the penal system of any state, or the federal |
Bureau of Prisons, the commitment to the Department of Juvenile |
Justice shall be automatically terminated. If the criminal |
charge is dismissed, the minor is found not guilty, or the |
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minor completes a criminal sentence other than imprisonment |
within the Department of Corrections, the penal system of any |
state, or the federal Bureau of Prisons, the previously imposed |
commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice and the full |
aftercare release term shall be automatically reinstated |
unless custodianship is sooner terminated. Nothing in this |
subsection (7) shall preclude the court from ordering another |
sentence under Section 5-710 of this Act or from terminating |
the Department's custodianship while the commitment to the |
Department is suspended. |
(Source: P.A. 99-268, eff. 1-1-16; 100-765, eff. 8-10-18.)
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Section 20. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by |
changing Section 3-2.5-61 as follows: |
(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-61) |
Sec. 3-2.5-61. Annual and other reports. |
(a) The Director shall make an annual electronic report to |
the Governor and General Assembly concerning persons committed |
to the Department, its institutions, facilities, and programs, |
of all moneys expended and received, and on what accounts |
expended and received no later than January 1 of each year. The |
report shall include the ethnic and racial background data, not |
identifiable to an individual, of all persons committed to the |
Department, its institutions, facilities, programs, and |
outcome measures established with the Juvenile Advisory Board. |
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(b) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall, by January 1, |
April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each year, electronically |
transmit to the Governor and General Assembly, a report which |
shall include the following information: |
(1) the number of youth in each of the Department's |
facilities and the number of youth on aftercare; |
(2) the demographics of sex, age, race and ethnicity, |
classification of offense, and geographic location where |
the offense occurred; |
(3) the educational and vocational programs provided |
at each facility and the number of residents participating |
in each program; |
(4) the present capacity levels in each facility; |
(5) staff-to-youth ratios in accordance with the the |
ratio of the security staff to residents in each facility |
by federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) definitions; |
(6) the number of reported assaults on staff at each |
facility; |
(7) the number of reported incidents of youth sexual |
aggression towards staff at each facility including sexual |
assault, residents exposing themselves, sexual touching, |
and sexually offensive harassing language such as repeated |
and unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, |
or verbal comments, gestures, or actions of a derogatory or |
offensive sexual nature; and |
(8) the number of staff injuries resulting from youth |
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violence at each facility including descriptions of the |
nature and location of the injuries, the number of staff |
injuries requiring medical treatment at the facility, the |
number of staff injuries requiring outside medical |
treatment and the number of days off work per injury. For |
purposes of this Section, the definition of assault on |
staff includes, but is not limited to, kicking, punching, |
knocking down, harming or threatening to harm with |
improvised weapons, or throwing urine or feces at staff. |
(c) The requirements in subsection (b) do not relieve the |
Department from the recordkeeping requirements of the |
Occupational Safety and Health Act. |
(d) The Department shall: |
(1) establish a reasonable procedure for employees to |
report work-related assaults and injuries. A procedure is |
not reasonable if it would deter or discourage a reasonable |
employee from accurately reporting a workplace assault or |
injury; |
(2) inform each employee: |
(A) of the procedure for reporting work-related |
assaults and injuries; |
(B) of the right to report work-related assaults |
and injuries; and |
(C) that the Department is prohibited from |
discharging or in any manner discriminating against |
employees for reporting work-related assaults and |
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injuries; and |
(3) not discharge, discipline or in any manner |
discriminate against any employee for reporting a |
work-related assault or injury.
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(e) For the purposes of paragraphs (7) and (8) of |
subsection (b) only, reports shall be filed beginning July 1, |
2019 or the implementation of the Department's Offender 360 |
Program, whichever occurs first. |
(Source: P.A. 99-255, eff. 1-1-16; 100-1075, eff. 1-1-19 .)
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