96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0765


 
Introduced 2/9/2009, by Rep. Constance A. Howard
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		








  



20 ILCS 2630/12









    Amends the Criminal Identification Act.  Provides that the record of an arrest or criminal charge which did not result in a conviction may not be considered by any private or
public entity in employment matters, certification, licensing, revocation
of certification or licensure, or registration. Provides that employers may not ask if an applicant has been the subject of an arrest or criminal charge which did not result in a conviction.  Provides that an employer who by means of an inquiry made to the applicant  or an employment application form, which fails to comply with these provisions, obtains from an applicant information that the applicant has had records expunged or sealed or has been the subject of an arrest or criminal charge which did not result in a conviction, is presumed to have based the decision to hire or not hire the applicant  on the applicant's  disclosure of this information. Provides that the presumption may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence.
















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    AN ACT concerning expunged and sealed records.

 
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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 Criminal Identification Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 12 as follows:
 


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    20 ILCS 2630/12)


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    Sec. 12. Entry of order; effect of expungement or sealing 
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records and effect of an arrest or charge that did not result 
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in a conviction. 

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    (a) Except with respect to law enforcement agencies, the 
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Department of
Corrections, State's Attorneys, or other 
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prosecutors, and as provided in Section 13 of this Act, an 
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expunged or sealed
record or the record of an arrest or 
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criminal charge which did not result in a conviction may not be 
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considered by any private or
public entity in employment 
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matters, certification, licensing, revocation
of certification 
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or licensure, or registration. Applications for
employment 
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must contain specific language which states that the
applicant 
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is not obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of

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conviction or arrest. Employers may not ask if an applicant has 
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had
records expunged or sealed or has been the subject of an 
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arrest or criminal charge which did not result in a conviction.

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    (a-5)  An employer who by means of an inquiry made to the 
 


 






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applicant  or an employment application form, which fails to 
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comply with the provisions of this Section, obtains from an 
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applicant information that the applicant has had records 
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expunged or sealed or has been the subject of an arrest or 
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criminal charge which did not result in a conviction, is 
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presumed to have based the decision to hire or not hire the 
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applicant  on the applicant's  disclosure of this information. 
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The presumption may be rebutted by clear and convincing 
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evidence. 
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    (b) A person whose records have been sealed or expunged is 
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not entitled to
remission of any fines, costs, or other money 
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paid as a consequence of
the sealing or expungement. These This 
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amendatory Acts Act of the 93rd and 96th General
Assemblies do 
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Assembly does not affect the right of the victim of a crime to 
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prosecute
or defend a civil action for damages. Persons engaged 
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in civil litigation
involving criminal records that have been 
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sealed may
petition the court to open the records for the 
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limited purpose of using
them in the course of litigation.

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(Source: P.A. 93-211, eff. 1-1-04; 93-1084, eff. 6-1-05.)