96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB3961

 

Introduced 2/26/2009, by Rep. Constance A. Howard

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2630/5   from Ch. 38, par. 206-5
20 ILCS 2630/5.2 new
20 ILCS 2630/13
730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.1   from Ch. 38, par. 1005-6-3.1
775 ILCS 5/2-103   from Ch. 68, par. 2-103

    Amends the Criminal Identification Act relating to expungement. Changes the procedures relating to the expungement of adult criminal records and the records of minors prosecuted as adults. Establishes time limits and procedures for filing petitions to expunge. Excludes certain enumerated offenses from expungement. Provides for the sealing of certain arrest and court records. Provides that the court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction records previously ordered sealed by the court. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections and the Illinois Human Rights Act by changing cross-references.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
5 changing Sections 5 and 13 and by adding Section 5.2 as
6 follows:
 
7     (20 ILCS 2630/5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 206-5)
8     Sec. 5. Arrest reports; expungement.
9     (a) All policing bodies of this State shall furnish to the
10 Department, daily, in the form and detail the Department
11 requires, fingerprints and descriptions of all persons who are
12 arrested on charges of violating any penal statute of this
13 State for offenses that are classified as felonies and Class A
14 or B misdemeanors and of all minors of the age of 10 and over
15 who have been arrested for an offense which would be a felony
16 if committed by an adult, and may forward such fingerprints and
17 descriptions for minors arrested for Class A or B misdemeanors.
18 Moving or nonmoving traffic violations under the Illinois
19 Vehicle Code shall not be reported except for violations of
20 Chapter 4, Section 11-204.1, or Section 11-501 of that Code. In
21 addition, conservation offenses, as defined in the Supreme
22 Court Rule 501(c), that are classified as Class B misdemeanors
23 shall not be reported.

 

 

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1     Whenever an adult or minor prosecuted as an adult, not
2 having previously been convicted of any criminal offense or
3 municipal ordinance violation, charged with a violation of a
4 municipal ordinance or a felony or misdemeanor, is acquitted or
5 released without being convicted, whether the acquittal or
6 release occurred before, on, or after the effective date of
7 this amendatory Act of 1991, the Chief Judge of the circuit
8 wherein the charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
9 designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less than
10 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge at the
11 defendant's trial may upon verified petition of the defendant
12 order the record of arrest expunged from the official records
13 of the arresting authority and the Department and order that
14 the records of the clerk of the circuit court be sealed until
15 further order of the court upon good cause shown and the name
16 of the defendant obliterated on the official index required to
17 be kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the
18 Clerks of Courts Act, but the order shall not affect any index
19 issued by the circuit court clerk before the entry of the
20 order. The Department may charge the petitioner a fee
21 equivalent to the cost of processing any order to expunge or
22 seal the records, and the fee shall be deposited into the State
23 Police Services Fund. The records of those arrests, however,
24 that result in a disposition of supervision for any offense
25 shall not be expunged from the records of the arresting
26 authority or the Department nor impounded by the court until 2

 

 

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1 years after discharge and dismissal of supervision. Those
2 records that result from a supervision for a violation of
3 Section 3-707, 3-708, 3-710, 5-401.3, or 11-503 of the Illinois
4 Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance, or
5 for a violation of Section 12-3.2, 12-15 or 16A-3 of the
6 Criminal Code of 1961, or probation under Section 10 of the
7 Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled
8 Substances Act, Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
9 Community Protection Act, Section 12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the
10 Criminal Code of 1961 (as those provisions existed before their
11 deletion by Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
12 Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act when the judgment of
13 conviction has been vacated, Section 40-10 of the Alcoholism
14 and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act when the judgment of
15 conviction has been vacated, or Section 10 of the Steroid
16 Control Act shall not be expunged from the records of the
17 arresting authority nor impounded by the court until 5 years
18 after termination of probation or supervision. Those records
19 that result from a supervision for a violation of Section
20 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
21 local ordinance, shall not be expunged. All records set out
22 above may be ordered by the court to be expunged from the
23 records of the arresting authority and impounded by the court
24 after 5 years, but shall not be expunged by the Department, but
25 shall, on court order be sealed by the Department and may be
26 disseminated by the Department only as required by law or to

 

 

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1 the arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the court
2 upon a later arrest for the same or a similar offense or for
3 the purpose of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon
4 conviction for any offense, the Department of Corrections shall
5 have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
6 to that individual.
7     (a-5) Those records maintained by the Department for
8 persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be expunged
9 as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
10     (b) Whenever a person has been convicted of a crime or of
11 the violation of a municipal ordinance, in the name of a person
12 whose identity he has stolen or otherwise come into possession
13 of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity was stolen or
14 otherwise obtained without authorization, upon learning of the
15 person having been arrested using his identity, may, upon
16 verified petition to the chief judge of the circuit wherein the
17 arrest was made, have a court order entered nunc pro tunc by
18 the chief judge to correct the arrest record, conviction
19 record, if any, and all official records of the arresting
20 authority, the Department, other criminal justice agencies,
21 the prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such arrest, if
22 any, by removing his name from all such records in connection
23 with the arrest and conviction, if any, and by inserting in the
24 records the name of the offender, if known or ascertainable, in
25 lieu of the aggrieved's name. The records of the clerk of the
26 circuit court clerk shall be sealed until further order of the

 

 

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1 court upon good cause shown and the name of the aggrieved
2 person obliterated on the official index required to be kept by
3 the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
4 Courts Act, but the order shall not affect any index issued by
5 the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order. Nothing
6 in this Section shall limit the Department of State Police or
7 other criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
8 under an offender's name the false names he or she has used.
9 For purposes of this Section, convictions for moving and
10 nonmoving traffic violations other than convictions for
11 violations of Chapter 4, Section 11-204.1 or Section 11-501 of
12 the Illinois Vehicle Code shall not be a bar to expunging the
13 record of arrest and court records for violation of a
14 misdemeanor or municipal ordinance.
15     (c) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
16 is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
17 authorizes expungement, he may, upon verified petition to the
18 chief judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted,
19 any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
20 counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
21 trial judge at the defendant's trial, may have a court order
22 entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
23 records of the arresting authority and order that the records
24 of the clerk of the circuit court and the Department be sealed
25 until further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
26 otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant

 

 

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1 obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
2 circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
3 Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
4 offense for which he had been pardoned but the order shall not
5 affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk before the
6 entry of the order. All records sealed by the Department may be
7 disseminated by the Department only as required by law or to
8 the arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the court
9 upon a later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the
10 purpose of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon
11 conviction for any subsequent offense, the Department of
12 Corrections shall have access to all sealed records of the
13 Department pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the
14 order of expungement, the clerk of the circuit court shall
15 promptly mail a copy of the order to the person who was
16 pardoned.
17     (c-5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
18 sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory
19 criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, or
20 aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the victim of that offense
21 may request that the State's Attorney of the county in which
22 the conviction occurred file a verified petition with the
23 presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial to have a court
24 order entered to seal the records of the clerk of the circuit
25 court in connection with the proceedings of the trial court
26 concerning that offense. However, the records of the arresting

 

 

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1 authority and the Department of State Police concerning the
2 offense shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
3 shall make the records of the clerk of the circuit court in
4 connection with the proceedings of the trial court concerning
5 the offense available for public inspection.
6     (c-6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
7 or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear and
8 convincing evidence that the defendant was factually innocent
9 of the charge, the court shall enter an expungement order as
10 provided in subsection (b) of Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code
11 of Corrections.
12     (d) Notice of the petition for subsections (a), (b), and
13 (c) shall be served by the clerk upon the State's Attorney or
14 prosecutor charged with the duty of prosecuting the offense,
15 the Department of State Police, the arresting agency and the
16 chief legal officer of the unit of local government affecting
17 the arrest. Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
18 Department of State Police, the arresting agency or such chief
19 legal officer objects to the petition within 30 days from the
20 date of the notice, the court shall enter an order granting or
21 denying the petition. The clerk of the court shall promptly
22 mail a copy of the order to the person, the arresting agency,
23 the prosecutor, the Department of State Police and such other
24 criminal justice agencies as may be ordered by the judge.
25     (e) Nothing herein shall prevent the Department of State
26 Police from maintaining all records of any person who is

 

 

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1 admitted to probation upon terms and conditions and who
2 fulfills those terms and conditions pursuant to Section 10 of
3 the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the Illinois
4 Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the Methamphetamine
5 Control and Community Protection Act, Section 12-4.3 of the
6 Criminal Code of 1961, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
7 Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of the
8 Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, or Section
9 10 of the Steroid Control Act.
10     (f) No court order issued under the expungement provisions
11 of this Section shall become final for purposes of appeal until
12 30 days after notice is received by the Department. Any court
13 order contrary to the provisions of this Section is void.
14     (g) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c-5) of
15 this Section, the court shall not order the sealing or
16 expungement of the arrest records and records of the circuit
17 court clerk of any person granted supervision for or convicted
18 of any sexual offense committed against a minor under 18 years
19 of age. For the purposes of this Section, "sexual offense
20 committed against a minor" includes but is not limited to the
21 offenses of indecent solicitation of a child or criminal sexual
22 abuse when the victim of such offense is under 18 years of age.
23     (h) (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
24 of this Act to the contrary and cumulative with any rights to
25 expungement of criminal records, this subsection authorizes
26 the sealing of criminal records of adults and of minors

 

 

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1 prosecuted as adults.
2     (2) Sealable offenses. The following offenses may be
3 sealed:
4         (A) All municipal ordinance violations and
5     misdemeanors, with the exception of the following:
6             (i) violations of Section 11-501 of the Illinois
7         Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local
8         ordinance;
9             (ii) violations of Article 11 of the Criminal Code
10         of 1961 or a similar provision of a local ordinance,
11         except Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of 1961 as
12         provided in clause B(i) of this subsection (h);
13             (iii) violations of Section 12-15, 12-30, or 26-5
14         of the Criminal Code of 1961 or a similar provision of
15         a local ordinance;
16             (iv) violations that are a crime of violence as
17         defined in Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation
18         Act or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
19             (v) Class A misdemeanor violations of the Humane
20         Care for Animals Act; and
21             (vi) any offense or attempted offense that would
22         subject a person to registration under the Sex Offender
23         Registration Act.
24         (B) Misdemeanor and Class 4 felony violations of:
25             (i) Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of 1961;
26             (ii) Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act;

 

 

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1             (iii) Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled
2         Substances Act; and
3             (iv) Section 60 of the Methamphetamine Control and
4         Community Protection Act.
5         However, for purposes of this subsection (h), a
6     sentence of first offender probation under Section 10 of
7     the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the Illinois
8     Controlled Substances Act, or Section 70 of the
9     Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall
10     be treated as a Class 4 felony conviction.
11     (3) Requirements for sealing. Records identified as
12 sealable under clause (h) (2) may be sealed when the individual
13 was:
14         (A) Acquitted of the offense or offenses or released
15     without being convicted.
16         (B) Convicted of the offense or offenses and the
17     conviction or convictions were reversed.
18         (C) Placed on misdemeanor supervision for an offense or
19     offenses; and
20             (i) at least 3 years have elapsed since the
21         completion of the term of supervision, or terms of
22         supervision, if more than one term has been ordered;
23         and
24             (ii) the individual has not been convicted of a
25         felony or misdemeanor or placed on supervision for a
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1         clause (i).
2         (D) Convicted of an offense or offenses; and
3             (i) at least 4 years have elapsed since the last
4         such conviction or term of any sentence, probation,
5         parole, or supervision, if any, whichever is last in
6         time; and
7             (ii) the individual has not been convicted of a
8         felony or misdemeanor or placed on supervision for a
9         misdemeanor or felony during the period specified in
10         clause (i).
11     (4) Requirements for sealing of records when more than one
12 charge and disposition have been filed. When multiple offenses
13 are petitioned to be sealed under this subsection (h), the
14 requirements of the relevant provisions of clauses (h)(3)(A)
15 through (D) each apply. In instances in which more than one
16 waiting period is applicable under clauses (h)(C)(i) and (ii)
17 and (h)(D)(i) and (ii), the longer applicable period applies,
18 and the requirements of clause (h) (3) shall be considered met
19 when the petition is filed after the passage of the longer
20 applicable waiting period. That period commences on the date of
21 the completion of the last sentence or the end of supervision,
22 probation, or parole, whichever is last in time.
23     (5) Subsequent convictions. A person may not have
24 subsequent felony conviction records sealed as provided in this
25 subsection (h) if he or she is convicted of any felony offense
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1 provided in this subsection (h).
2     (6) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon acquittal,
3 release without conviction, or being placed on supervision for
4 a sealable offense, or upon conviction of a sealable offense,
5 the person shall be informed by the court of the right to have
6 the records sealed and the procedures for the sealing of the
7 records.
8     (7) Procedure. Upon becoming eligible for the sealing of
9 records under this subsection (h), the person who seeks the
10 sealing of his or her records shall file a petition requesting
11 the sealing of records with the clerk of the court where the
12 charge or charges were brought. The records may be sealed by
13 the Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the charge was brought,
14 any judge of that circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
15 counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
16 trial judge at the defendant's trial, if any. If charges were
17 brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition must be filed in
18 each such jurisdiction. The petitioner shall pay the applicable
19 fee, if not waived.
20         (A) Contents of petition. The petition shall contain
21     the petitioner's name, date of birth, current address, each
22     charge, each case number, the date of each charge, the
23     identity of the arresting authority, and such other
24     information as the court may require. During the pendency
25     of the proceeding, the petitioner shall promptly notify the
26     clerk of the court of any change of address.

 

 

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1         (B) Drug test. A person filing a petition to have his
2     or her records sealed for a Class 4 felony violation of
3     Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act or for a Class 4
4     felony violation of Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled
5     Substances Act must attach to the petition proof that the
6     petitioner has passed a test taken within the previous 30
7     days before the filing of the petition showing the absence
8     within his or her body of all illegal substances in
9     violation of either the Illinois Controlled Substances Act
10     or the Cannabis Control Act.
11         (C) Service of petition. The clerk shall promptly serve
12     a copy of the petition on the State's Attorney or
13     prosecutor charged with the duty of prosecuting the
14     offense, the Department of State Police, the arresting
15     agency and the chief legal officer of the unit of local
16     government effecting the arrest.
17         (D) Entry of order. Unless the State's Attorney or
18     prosecutor, the Department of State Police, the arresting
19     agency or such chief legal officer objects to sealing of
20     the records within 90 days of notice the court shall enter
21     an order sealing the defendant's records.
22         (E) Hearing upon objection. If an objection is filed,
23     the court shall set a date for a hearing and notify the
24     petitioner and the parties on whom the petition had been
25     served, and shall hear evidence on whether the sealing of
26     the records should or should not be granted, and shall make

 

 

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1     a determination on whether to issue an order to seal the
2     records based on the evidence presented at the hearing.
3         (F) Service of order. After entering the order to seal
4     records, the court must provide copies of the order to the
5     Department, in a form and manner prescribed by the
6     Department, to the petitioner, to the State's Attorney or
7     prosecutor charged with the duty of prosecuting the
8     offense, to the arresting agency, to the chief legal
9     officer of the unit of local government effecting the
10     arrest, and to such other criminal justice agencies as may
11     be ordered by the court.
12     (8) Fees. Notwithstanding any provision of the Clerk of the
13 Courts Act to the contrary, and subject to the approval of the
14 county board, the clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost
15 associated with the sealing of records by the clerk and the
16 Department of State Police. The clerk shall forward the
17 Department of State Police portion of the fee to the Department
18 and it shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund.
19     (i) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
20 of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
21 especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
22 random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
23 criminal records under Public Act 93-211, in accordance to
24 rules adopted by the Department. At the request of the Illinois
25 Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois Department
26 of Employment Security shall be utilized as appropriate to

 

 

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1 assist in the study. The study shall not disclose any data in a
2 manner that would allow the identification of any particular
3 individual or employing unit. The study shall be made available
4 to the General Assembly no later than September 1, 2006.
5     (j) Notwithstanding any provision of the Clerks of Courts
6 Act to the contrary, the clerk may charge a fee equivalent to
7 the cost associated with the sealing or expungement of records
8 by the clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the
9 Petition to seal or expunge, the clerk shall deposit $10 into
10 the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund, to
11 be used to offset the costs incurred by the Circuit Court Clerk
12 in performing the additional duties required to serve the
13 Petition to Seal or Expunge on all parties. The clerk shall
14 also charge a filing fee equivalent to the cost of sealing or
15 expunging the record by the Department of State Police. The
16 clerk shall collect and forward the Department of State Police
17 portion of the fee to the Department and it shall be deposited
18 in the State Police Services Fund.
19 (Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05; 95-955, eff. 1-1-09;
20 revised 10-28-08.)
 
21     (20 ILCS 2630/5.2 new)
22     Sec. 5.2. Expungement and sealing.
23     (a) General Provisions.
24         (1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
25     the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a

 

 

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1     particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
2             (A) The following terms shall have the meanings
3         ascribed to them in the Unified Code of Corrections,
4         730 ILCS 5/5-1-2 thru 5/5-1-22:
5                 (i) Business Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-2),
6                 (ii) Charge (730 ILCS 5/5-1-3),
7                 (iii) Court (730 ILCS 5/5-1-6),
8                 (iv) Defendant (730 ILCS 5/5-1-7),
9                 (v) Felony (730 ILCS 5/5-1-9),
10                 (vi) Imprisonment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-10),
11                 (vii) Judgment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-12),
12                 (viii) Misdemeanor (730 ILCS 5/5-1-14),
13                 (ix) Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-15),
14                 (x) Parole (730 ILCS 5/5-1-16),
15                 (xi) Petty Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-17),
16                 (xii) Probation (730 ILCS 5/5-1-18),
17                 (xiii) Sentence (730 ILCS 5/5-1-19),
18                 (xiv) Supervision (730 ILCS 5/5-1-21), and
19                 (xv) Victim (730 ILCS 5/5-1-22).
20             (B) As used in this Section, "charge not initiated
21         by arrest" means a charge (as defined by 730 ILCS
22         5/5-1-3) brought against a defendant where the
23         defendant is not arrested prior to or as a direct
24         result of the charge.
25             (C) "Conviction" means a judgment of conviction or
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1         verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered by
2         a legally constituted jury or by a court of competent
3         jurisdiction authorized to try the case without a jury.
4         An order of supervision successfully completed by the
5         petitioner is not a conviction. An order of qualified
6         probation (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(J))
7         successfully completed by the petitioner is not a
8         conviction. An order of supervision or an order of
9         qualified probation that is terminated
10         unsatisfactorily is a conviction, unless the
11         unsatisfactory termination is reversed, vacated, or
12         modified and the judgment of conviction, if any, is
13         reversed or vacated.
14             (D) "Criminal offense" means a petty offense,
15         business offense, misdemeanor, felony, or municipal
16         ordinance violation (as defined in (a)(1)(H)). As used
17         in this Section, a minor traffic offense (as defined in
18         subsection (a)(1)(G)) shall not be considered a
19         criminal offense.
20             (E) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the
21         records or return them to the petitioner and to
22         obliterate the petitioner's name from any official
23         index or public record, or both. Nothing in this Act
24         shall require the physical destruction of the Circuit
25         Court file, but such records relating to arrests or
26         charges, or both, ordered expunged shall be impounded

 

 

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1         as required by subsections (d)(9)(A)(ii) and
2         (d)(9)(B)(ii).
3             (F) As used in this Section, "last sentence" means
4         the sentence, order of supervision, or order of
5         qualified probation (as defined by subsection
6         (a)(1)(J)), for a criminal offense (as defined by
7         (a)(1)(D)) that terminates last in time in any
8         jurisdiction, regardless of whether the petitioner has
9         included the criminal offense for which the sentence or
10         order of supervision or qualified probation was
11         imposed in his or her petition or petitions. If
12         multiple sentences, orders of supervision, or orders
13         of qualified probation terminate on the same day and
14         are last in time, they shall be collectively considered
15         the "last sentence" regardless of whether they were
16         ordered to run concurrently.
17             (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
18         business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
19         Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
20         municipal or local ordinance.
21             (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
22         offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
23         is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner was
24         charged or for which the petitioner was arrested and
25         released without charging.
26             (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor

 

 

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1         prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief under
2         this Section.
3             (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
4         probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act,
5         Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
6         Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
7         Community Protection Act, Section 12-4.3(b)(1) and (2)
8         of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as those provisions
9         existed before their deletion by Public Act 89-313),
10         Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other
11         Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of the Alcoholism
12         and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, or Section 10
13         of the Steroid Control Act. For the purpose of this
14         Section, "successful completion" of an order of
15         qualified probation under Section 10-102 of the
16         Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act and
17         Section 40-10 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse
18         and Dependency Act means that the probation was
19         terminated satisfactorily and the judgment of
20         conviction was vacated.
21             (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
22         maintain the records, unless the records would
23         otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
24         records unavailable without a court order, subject to
25         the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
26         petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the

 

 

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1         official index required to be kept by the circuit court
2         clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
3         any index issued by the circuit court clerk before the
4         entry of the order to seal shall not be affected.
5             (L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor"
6         includes but is not limited to the offenses of indecent
7         solicitation of a child or criminal sexual abuse when
8         the victim of such offense is under 18 years of age.
9             (M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or
10         order of supervision or qualified probation includes
11         either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of
12         the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this
13         Section.
14         (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
15     convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
16     petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
17     pursuant to this Section.
18         (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
19     subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), and subsection (e) of this
20     Section, the court shall not order:
21             (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
22     arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result in
23     an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i) any
24     sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii) Section
25     11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision
26     of a local ordinance; or (iii) Section 11-503 of the

 

 

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1     Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local
2     ordinance.
3             (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
4         traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
5         unless the petitioner was arrested and released
6         without charging.
7             (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
8         charges not initiated by arrest that result in a
9         conviction for the following offenses:
10                 (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
11             Criminal Code of 1961 or a similar provision of a
12             local ordinance, except Sections 11-14, 11-14.1,
13             and 11-15 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or a similar
14             provision of a local ordinance;
15                 (ii) Section 12-15, 12-30, or 26-5 of the
16             Criminal Code of 1961 or a similar provision of a
17             local ordinance;
18                 (iv) offenses defined as "crimes of violence"
19             in Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act
20             or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except
21             Sections 12-1 and 12-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961
22             or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
23                 (v) offenses under the Humane Care for Animals
24             Act;
25                 (vi) any offense or attempted offense that
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1             Sex Offender Registration Act;
2                 (vii) any Class 3 felony;
3                 (viii) any Class 2 felony;
4                 (ix) any Class 1 felony;
5                 (x) any Class X felony; or
6                 (xi) first degree murder.
7     (b) Expungement.
8         (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
9     expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
10     initiated by arrest when:
11             (A) He or she has never been convicted of a
12         criminal offense; and
13             (B) Each arrest or charge not initiated by arrest
14         sought to be expunged resulted in: (i) acquittal,
15         dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
16         charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
17         (ii) a conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless
18         excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of
19         supervision and such supervision was successfully
20         completed by the petitioner, unless excluded by
21         subsection (a)(3)(A) or (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of
22         qualified probation (as defined in subsection
23         (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was successfully
24         completed by the petitioner.
25         (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
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1         arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
2         dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
3         or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
4         no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
5         such records.
6             (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
7         arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
8         supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
9         the following time frames will apply:
10                 (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
11             orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
12             3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
13             similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
14             Section 12-3.2, 12-15 or 16A-3 of the Criminal Code
15             of 1961, shall not be eligible for expungement
16             until 5 years have passed following the
17             satisfactory termination of the supervision.
18                 (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
19             orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
20             not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
21             passed following the satisfactory termination of
22             the supervision.
23             (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
24         arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
25         qualified probation, successfully completed by the
26         petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for

 

 

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1         expungement until 5 years have passed following the
2         satisfactory termination of the probation.
3         (3) Those records maintained by the Department for
4     persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
5     expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
6     Act of 1987.
7         (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
8     convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
9     identity he has stolen or otherwise come into possession
10     of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity was stolen
11     or otherwise obtained without authorization, upon learning
12     of the person having been arrested using his identity, may,
13     upon verified petition to the chief judge of the circuit
14     wherein the arrest was made, have a court order entered
15     nunc pro tunc by the chief judge to correct the arrest
16     record, conviction record, if any, and all official records
17     of the arresting authority, the Department, other criminal
18     justice agencies, the prosecutor, and the trial court
19     concerning such arrest, if any, by removing his name from
20     all such records in connection with the arrest and
21     conviction, if any, and by inserting in the records the
22     name of the offender, if known or ascertainable, in lieu of
23     the aggrieved's name. The records of the clerk of the
24     circuit court clerk shall be sealed until further order of
25     the court upon good cause shown and the name of the
26     aggrieved person obliterated on the official index

 

 

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1     required to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
2     Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but the order shall
3     not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
4     before the entry of the order. Nothing in this Section
5     shall limit the Department of State Police or other
6     criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
7     under an offender's name the false names he or she has
8     used.
9         (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
10     sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
11     predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
12     sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
13     victim of that offense may request that the State's
14     Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
15     file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
16     the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
17     seal the records of the clerk of the circuit court in
18     connection with the proceedings of the trial court
19     concerning that offense. However, the records of the
20     arresting authority and the Department of State Police
21     concerning the offense shall not be sealed. The court, upon
22     good cause shown, shall make the records of the clerk of
23     the circuit court in connection with the proceedings of the
24     trial court concerning the offense available for public
25     inspection.
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1     or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
2     and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
3     innocent of the charge, the court shall enter an
4     expungement order as provided in subsection (b) of Section
5     5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
6         (7) Nothing herein shall prevent the Department of
7     State Police from maintaining all records of any person who
8     is admitted to probation upon terms and conditions and who
9     fulfills those terms and conditions pursuant to Section 10
10     of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the Illinois
11     Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the
12     Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
13     Section 12-4.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, Section 10-102
14     of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act,
15     Section 40-10 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
16     Dependency Act, or Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act.
17     (c) Sealing.
18         (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
19     of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
20     to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
21     authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
22     minors prosecuted as adults.
23         (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
24     sealed:
25             (A) All arrests resulting in release without
26         charging;

 

 

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1             (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
2         resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
3         the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
4         excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
5             (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
6         resulting in orders of supervision successfully
7         completed by the petitioner, unless excluded by
8         subsection (a)(3);
9             (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
10         resulting in convictions unless excluded by subsection
11         (a)(3); and
12             (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
13         resulting in orders of qualified probation (as defined
14         in subsection (a)(1)(J).
15         (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
16     identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
17     sealed as follows:
18             (A) Records identified as eligible under
19         subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any
20         time.
21             (B) Records identified as eligible under
22         subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed (i) 3 years after
23         the termination of petitioner's last sentence (as
24         defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)) if the petitioner has
25         never been convicted of a criminal offense (as defined
26         in subsection (a)(1)(D)); or (ii) 4 years after the

 

 

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1         termination of the petitioner's last sentence (as
2         defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)) if the petitioner has
3         ever been convicted of a criminal offense (as defined
4         in subsection (a)(1)(D)).
5             (C) Records identified as eligible under
6         subsections (c)(2)(D) and (c)(2)(E) may be sealed 4
7         years after the termination of the petitioner's last
8         sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).
9         (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
10     have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
11     provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
12     of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
13     prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
14     (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony
15     offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction
16     records previously ordered sealed by the court.
17         (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
18     disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
19     (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
20     right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the
21     sealing of the records.
22     (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
23 expungement under subsections (b) and (e), and sealing under
24 subsection (c):
25         (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
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1     this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
2     requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
3     clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
4     charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
5     charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
6     must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
7     shall pay the applicable fee, if not waived.
8         (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
9     verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
10     birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
11     initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
12     case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
13     the arresting authority, and such other information as the
14     court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
15     the petitioner shall promptly notify the clerk of the court
16     of any change of his or her address.
17         (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
18     petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
19     within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
20     the absence within his or her body of all illegal
21     substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled
22     Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
23     Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
24     is petitioning to seal felony records pursuant to clause
25     (c)(2)(E) or a felony drug conviction pursuant to (c)(2)(D)
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1     a qualified probation pursuant to clause (b)(1)(B)(iv).
2         (4) Service of petition. The clerk of the court shall
3     promptly serve a copy of the petition on the State's
4     Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of prosecuting
5     the offense, the Department of State Police, the arresting
6     agency and the chief legal officer of the unit of local
7     government effecting the arrest.
8         (5) Objections.
9             (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
10         may file an objection to the petition. All objections
11         shall be in writing, shall be filed with the Clerk of
12         Court, and shall state with specificity the basis of
13         the objection.
14             (B) Objections to petitions to expunge or seal must
15         be filed within 60 days of the date of service of the
16         petition(s).
17         (6) Entry of order.
18             (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
19         charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
20         designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
21         than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
22         at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
23         petition(s) to expunge or seal as set forth in this
24         subsection (d)(6).
25             (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
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1         the chief legal officer files an objection to the
2         petition(s) to expunge or seal within 60 days from the
3         date of service of the petition(s), the court shall
4         enter an order granting or denying the petition(s).
5         (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall
6     set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all
7     parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing
8     date at least 30 days prior to the hearing, and shall hear
9     evidence on whether the petition(s) should or should not be
10     granted, and shall grant or deny the petition(s) to expunge
11     or seal the records based on the evidence presented at the
12     hearing.
13         (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
14     expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
15     the order to the Department, in a form and manner
16     prescribed by the Department, to the petitioner, to the
17     State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
18     prosecuting the offense, to the arresting agency, to the
19     chief legal officer of the unit of local government
20     effecting the arrest, and to such other criminal justice
21     agencies as may be ordered by the court.
22         (9) Effect of order.
23             (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
24         pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both,
25                 (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
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1             the Department, and any other agency as ordered by
2             the court; and
3                 (ii) the records of the clerk of the circuit
4             court shall be impounded until further order of the
5             court upon good cause shown and the name of the
6             petitioner obliterated on the official index
7             required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
8             under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
9             the order shall not affect any index issued by the
10             circuit court clerk before the entry of the order.
11                 (iii) In response to an inquiry for expunged
12             records, the court, the Department, or the agency
13             receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
14             response to inquiries when no records ever
15             existed.
16             (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
17         pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both,
18                 (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
19             in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
20             and any other agency as ordered by the court;
21                 (ii) the records of the clerk of the circuit
22             court shall be impounded until further order of the
23             court upon good cause shown and the name of the
24             petitioner obliterated on the official index
25             required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
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1             the order shall not affect any index issued by the
2             circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
3             and
4                 (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
5             Department.
6                 (iv) Records impounded by the Department may
7             be disseminated by the Department only to the
8             arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the
9             court upon a later arrest for the same or a similar
10             offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
11             subsequent felony, and to the Department of
12             Corrections upon conviction for any offense.
13                 (v) In response to an inquiry for such records
14             from anyone not authorized by law to access such
15             records the court, the Department, or the agency
16             receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
17             response to inquiries when no records ever
18             existed.
19             (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
20         subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
21         as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
22         shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
23         (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records
24         from anyone not authorized by law to access such
25         records the court, the Department, or the agency
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1         response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
2         (10) Fees. Notwithstanding any provision of the Clerks
3     of Courts Act to the contrary, the clerk may charge a fee
4     equivalent to the cost associated with the sealing or
5     expungement of records by the clerk. From the total filing
6     fee collected for the petition to seal or expunge, the
7     clerk shall deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk
8     Operation and Administrative Fund, to be used to offset the
9     costs incurred by the Circuit Court Clerk in performing the
10     additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or
11     expunge on all parties. The clerk shall also charge a
12     filing fee equivalent to the cost of sealing or expunging
13     the record by the Department of State Police. The clerk
14     shall collect and forward the Department of State Police
15     portion of the fee to the Department and it shall be
16     deposited in the State Police Services Fund.
17         (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
18     expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
19     become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
20     service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
21     entitled to notice of the petition.
22         (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. The
23     petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
24     motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order(s)
25     granting or denying the petition(s) to expunge or seal
26     within 60 days of service of the order(s).

 

 

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1     (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
2 is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
3 authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
4 to the chief judge of the circuit where the person had been
5 convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
6 Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
7 presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, may have a
8 court order entered expunging the record of arrest from the
9 official records of the arresting authority and order that the
10 records of the clerk of the circuit court and the Department be
11 sealed until further order of the court upon good cause shown
12 or as otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
13 obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
14 circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
15 Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
16 offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
17 shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
18 before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
19 Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
20 required by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
21 Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the same or
22 similar offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
23 subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any subsequent offense,
24 the Department of Corrections shall have access to all sealed
25 records of the Department pertaining to that individual. Upon
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1 court shall promptly mail a copy of the order to the person who
2 was pardoned.
3     (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
4 of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
5 especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
6 random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
7 criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the
8 Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
9 Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
10 appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
11 disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
12 identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
13 The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
14 later than September 1, 2010.
 
15     (20 ILCS 2630/13)
16     Sec. 13. Retention and release of sealed records.
17     (a) The Department of State Police shall retain records
18 sealed under subsection (c) (h) of Section 5.2 5 and shall
19 release them only as authorized by this Act. Felony records
20 sealed under subsection (c) (h) of Section 5.2 5 shall be used
21 and disseminated by the Department only as otherwise
22 specifically required or authorized by a federal or State law,
23 rule, or regulation that requires inquiry into and release of
24 criminal records, including, but not limited to, subsection (A)
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1 that have been expunged, sealed, and impounded and the use of
2 those records are subject to the provisions of Section 2-103 of
3 the Illinois Human Rights Act. Upon conviction for any offense,
4 the Department of Corrections shall have access to all sealed
5 records of the Department pertaining to that individual.
6     (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, all sealed records are
7 subject to inspection and use by the court and inspection and
8 use by law enforcement agencies and State's Attorneys or other
9 prosecutors in carrying out the duties of their offices.
10     (c) The sealed records maintained under subsection (a) are
11 exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
12     (d) The Department of State Police shall commence the
13 sealing of records of felony arrests and felony convictions
14 pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) (h) of Section 5.2
15 5 of this Act no later than one year from the date that funds
16 have been made available for purposes of establishing the
17 technologies necessary to implement the changes made by this
18 amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.
19 (Source: P.A. 93-211, eff. 1-1-04; 93-1084, eff. 6-1-05.)
 
20     Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
21 changing Section 5-6-3.1 as follows:
 
22     (730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-6-3.1)
23     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 95-983)
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1     (a) When a defendant is placed on supervision, the court
2 shall enter an order for supervision specifying the period of
3 such supervision, and shall defer further proceedings in the
4 case until the conclusion of the period.
5     (b) The period of supervision shall be reasonable under all
6 of the circumstances of the case, but may not be longer than 2
7 years, unless the defendant has failed to pay the assessment
8 required by Section 10.3 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
9 411.2 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or Section 80
10 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, in
11 which case the court may extend supervision beyond 2 years.
12 Additionally, the court shall order the defendant to perform no
13 less than 30 hours of community service and not more than 120
14 hours of community service, if community service is available
15 in the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county
16 board where the offense was committed, when the offense (1) was
17 related to or in furtherance of the criminal activities of an
18 organized gang or was motivated by the defendant's membership
19 in or allegiance to an organized gang; or (2) is a violation of
20 any Section of Article 24 of the Criminal Code of 1961 where a
21 disposition of supervision is not prohibited by Section 5-6-1
22 of this Code. The community service shall include, but not be
23 limited to, the cleanup and repair of any damage caused by
24 violation of Section 21-1.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 and
25 similar damages to property located within the municipality or
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1 reasonable, the community service should be performed in the
2 offender's neighborhood.
3     For the purposes of this Section, "organized gang" has the
4 meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang
5 Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
6     (c) The court may in addition to other reasonable
7 conditions relating to the nature of the offense or the
8 rehabilitation of the defendant as determined for each
9 defendant in the proper discretion of the court require that
10 the person:
11         (1) make a report to and appear in person before or
12     participate with the court or such courts, person, or
13     social service agency as directed by the court in the order
14     of supervision;
15         (2) pay a fine and costs;
16         (3) work or pursue a course of study or vocational
17     training;
18         (4) undergo medical, psychological or psychiatric
19     treatment; or treatment for drug addiction or alcoholism;
20         (5) attend or reside in a facility established for the
21     instruction or residence of defendants on probation;
22         (6) support his dependents;
23         (7) refrain from possessing a firearm or other
24     dangerous weapon;
25         (8) and in addition, if a minor:
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1             (ii) attend school;
2             (iii) attend a non-residential program for youth;
3             (iv) contribute to his own support at home or in a
4         foster home; or
5             (v) with the consent of the superintendent of the
6         facility, attend an educational program at a facility
7         other than the school in which the offense was
8         committed if he or she is placed on supervision for a
9         crime of violence as defined in Section 2 of the Crime
10         Victims Compensation Act committed in a school, on the
11         real property comprising a school, or within 1,000 feet
12         of the real property comprising a school;
13         (9) make restitution or reparation in an amount not to
14     exceed actual loss or damage to property and pecuniary loss
15     or make restitution under Section 5-5-6 to a domestic
16     violence shelter. The court shall determine the amount and
17     conditions of payment;
18         (10) perform some reasonable public or community
19     service;
20         (11) comply with the terms and conditions of an order
21     of protection issued by the court pursuant to the Illinois
22     Domestic Violence Act of 1986 or an order of protection
23     issued by the court of another state, tribe, or United
24     States territory. If the court has ordered the defendant to
25     make a report and appear in person under paragraph (1) of
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1     transmitted to the person or agency so designated by the
2     court;
3         (12) reimburse any "local anti-crime program" as
4     defined in Section 7 of the Anti-Crime Advisory Council Act
5     for any reasonable expenses incurred by the program on the
6     offender's case, not to exceed the maximum amount of the
7     fine authorized for the offense for which the defendant was
8     sentenced;
9         (13) contribute a reasonable sum of money, not to
10     exceed the maximum amount of the fine authorized for the
11     offense for which the defendant was sentenced, (i) to a
12     "local anti-crime program", as defined in Section 7 of the
13     Anti-Crime Advisory Council Act, or (ii) for offenses under
14     the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources, to
15     the fund established by the Department of Natural Resources
16     for the purchase of evidence for investigation purposes and
17     to conduct investigations as outlined in Section 805-105 of
18     the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law;
19         (14) refrain from entering into a designated
20     geographic area except upon such terms as the court finds
21     appropriate. Such terms may include consideration of the
22     purpose of the entry, the time of day, other persons
23     accompanying the defendant, and advance approval by a
24     probation officer;
25         (15) refrain from having any contact, directly or
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1     types of person, including but not limited to members of
2     street gangs and drug users or dealers;
3         (16) refrain from having in his or her body the
4     presence of any illicit drug prohibited by the Cannabis
5     Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the
6     Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
7     unless prescribed by a physician, and submit samples of his
8     or her blood or urine or both for tests to determine the
9     presence of any illicit drug;
10         (17) refrain from operating any motor vehicle not
11     equipped with an ignition interlock device as defined in
12     Section 1-129.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; under this
13     condition the court may allow a defendant who is not
14     self-employed to operate a vehicle owned by the defendant's
15     employer that is not equipped with an ignition interlock
16     device in the course and scope of the defendant's
17     employment; and
18         (18) if placed on supervision for a sex offense as
19     defined in subsection (a-5) of Section 3-1-2 of this Code,
20     unless the offender is a parent or guardian of the person
21     under 18 years of age present in the home and no
22     non-familial minors are present, not participate in a
23     holiday event involving children under 18 years of age,
24     such as distributing candy or other items to children on
25     Halloween, wearing a Santa Claus costume on or preceding
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1     Claus, or wearing an Easter Bunny costume on or preceding
2     Easter.
3     (d) The court shall defer entering any judgment on the
4 charges until the conclusion of the supervision.
5     (e) At the conclusion of the period of supervision, if the
6 court determines that the defendant has successfully complied
7 with all of the conditions of supervision, the court shall
8 discharge the defendant and enter a judgment dismissing the
9 charges.
10     (f) Discharge and dismissal upon a successful conclusion of
11 a disposition of supervision shall be deemed without
12 adjudication of guilt and shall not be termed a conviction for
13 purposes of disqualification or disabilities imposed by law
14 upon conviction of a crime. Two years after the discharge and
15 dismissal under this Section, unless the disposition of
16 supervision was for a violation of Sections 3-707, 3-708,
17 3-710, 5-401.3, or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
18 similar provision of a local ordinance, or for a violation of
19 Sections 12-3.2 or 16A-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, in which
20 case it shall be 5 years after discharge and dismissal, a
21 person may have his record of arrest sealed or expunged as may
22 be provided by law. However, any defendant placed on
23 supervision before January 1, 1980, may move for sealing or
24 expungement of his arrest record, as provided by law, at any
25 time after discharge and dismissal under this Section. A person
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1 minor as defined in clause (a)(1)(L) subsection (g) of Section
2 5.2 5 of the Criminal Identification Act or for a violation of
3 Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
4 provision of a local ordinance shall not have his or her record
5 of arrest sealed or expunged.
6     (g) A defendant placed on supervision and who during the
7 period of supervision undergoes mandatory drug or alcohol
8 testing, or both, or is assigned to be placed on an approved
9 electronic monitoring device, shall be ordered to pay the costs
10 incidental to such mandatory drug or alcohol testing, or both,
11 and costs incidental to such approved electronic monitoring in
12 accordance with the defendant's ability to pay those costs. The
13 county board with the concurrence of the Chief Judge of the
14 judicial circuit in which the county is located shall establish
15 reasonable fees for the cost of maintenance, testing, and
16 incidental expenses related to the mandatory drug or alcohol
17 testing, or both, and all costs incidental to approved
18 electronic monitoring, of all defendants placed on
19 supervision. The concurrence of the Chief Judge shall be in the
20 form of an administrative order. The fees shall be collected by
21 the clerk of the circuit court. The clerk of the circuit court
22 shall pay all moneys collected from these fees to the county
23 treasurer who shall use the moneys collected to defray the
24 costs of drug testing, alcohol testing, and electronic
25 monitoring. The county treasurer shall deposit the fees
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1 or Section 6-29002 of the Counties Code, as the case may be.
2     (h) A disposition of supervision is a final order for the
3 purposes of appeal.
4     (i) The court shall impose upon a defendant placed on
5 supervision after January 1, 1992 or to community service under
6 the supervision of a probation or court services department
7 after January 1, 2004, as a condition of supervision or
8 supervised community service, a fee of $50 for each month of
9 supervision or supervised community service ordered by the
10 court, unless after determining the inability of the person
11 placed on supervision or supervised community service to pay
12 the fee, the court assesses a lesser fee. The court may not
13 impose the fee on a minor who is made a ward of the State under
14 the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 while the minor is in placement.
15 The fee shall be imposed only upon a defendant who is actively
16 supervised by the probation and court services department. The
17 fee shall be collected by the clerk of the circuit court. The
18 clerk of the circuit court shall pay all monies collected from
19 this fee to the county treasurer for deposit in the probation
20 and court services fund pursuant to Section 15.1 of the
21 Probation and Probation Officers Act.
22     A circuit court may not impose a probation fee in excess of
23 $25 per month unless: (1) the circuit court has adopted, by
24 administrative order issued by the chief judge, a standard
25 probation fee guide determining an offender's ability to pay,
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1 Illinois Courts; and (2) the circuit court has authorized, by
2 administrative order issued by the chief judge, the creation of
3 a Crime Victim's Services Fund, to be administered by the Chief
4 Judge or his or her designee, for services to crime victims and
5 their families. Of the amount collected as a probation fee, not
6 to exceed $5 of that fee collected per month may be used to
7 provide services to crime victims and their families.
8     (j) All fines and costs imposed under this Section for any
9 violation of Chapters 3, 4, 6, and 11 of the Illinois Vehicle
10 Code, or a similar provision of a local ordinance, and any
11 violation of the Child Passenger Protection Act, or a similar
12 provision of a local ordinance, shall be collected and
13 disbursed by the circuit clerk as provided under Section 27.5
14 of the Clerks of Courts Act.
15     (k) A defendant at least 17 years of age who is placed on
16 supervision for a misdemeanor in a county of 3,000,000 or more
17 inhabitants and who has not been previously convicted of a
18 misdemeanor or felony may as a condition of his or her
19 supervision be required by the court to attend educational
20 courses designed to prepare the defendant for a high school
21 diploma and to work toward a high school diploma or to work
22 toward passing the high school level Test of General
23 Educational Development (GED) or to work toward completing a
24 vocational training program approved by the court. The
25 defendant placed on supervision must attend a public
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1 vocational training required by this subsection (k). The
2 defendant placed on supervision shall be required to pay for
3 the cost of the educational courses or GED test, if a fee is
4 charged for those courses or test. The court shall revoke the
5 supervision of a person who wilfully fails to comply with this
6 subsection (k). The court shall resentence the defendant upon
7 revocation of supervision as provided in Section 5-6-4. This
8 subsection (k) does not apply to a defendant who has a high
9 school diploma or has successfully passed the GED test. This
10 subsection (k) does not apply to a defendant who is determined
11 by the court to be developmentally disabled or otherwise
12 mentally incapable of completing the educational or vocational
13 program.
14     (l) The court shall require a defendant placed on
15 supervision for possession of a substance prohibited by the
16 Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
17 or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act
18 after a previous conviction or disposition of supervision for
19 possession of a substance prohibited by the Cannabis Control
20 Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the
21 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act or a
22 sentence of probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control
23 Act or Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act
24 and after a finding by the court that the person is addicted,
25 to undergo treatment at a substance abuse program approved by
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1     (m) The Secretary of State shall require anyone placed on
2 court supervision for a violation of Section 3-707 of the
3 Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local
4 ordinance to give proof of his or her financial responsibility
5 as defined in Section 7-315 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The
6 proof shall be maintained by the individual in a manner
7 satisfactory to the Secretary of State for a minimum period of
8 3 years after the date the proof is first filed. The proof
9 shall be limited to a single action per arrest and may not be
10 affected by any post-sentence disposition. The Secretary of
11 State shall suspend the driver's license of any person
12 determined by the Secretary to be in violation of this
13 subsection.
14     (n) Any offender placed on supervision for any offense that
15 the court or probation department has determined to be sexually
16 motivated as defined in the Sex Offender Management Board Act
17 shall be required to refrain from any contact, directly or
18 indirectly, with any persons specified by the court and shall
19 be available for all evaluations and treatment programs
20 required by the court or the probation department.
21     (o) An offender placed on supervision for a sex offense as
22 defined in the Sex Offender Management Board Act shall refrain
23 from residing at the same address or in the same condominium
24 unit or apartment unit or in the same condominium complex or
25 apartment complex with another person he or she knows or
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1 placed on supervision for a sex offense. The provisions of this
2 subsection (o) do not apply to a person convicted of a sex
3 offense who is placed in a Department of Corrections licensed
4 transitional housing facility for sex offenders.
5     (p) An offender placed on supervision for an offense
6 committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of
7 Public Act 95-464) that would qualify the accused as a child
8 sex offender as defined in Section 11-9.3 or 11-9.4 of the
9 Criminal Code of 1961 shall refrain from communicating with or
10 contacting, by means of the Internet, a person who is not
11 related to the accused and whom the accused reasonably believes
12 to be under 18 years of age. For purposes of this subsection
13 (p), "Internet" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 16J-5
14 of the Criminal Code of 1961; and a person is not related to
15 the accused if the person is not: (i) the spouse, brother, or
16 sister of the accused; (ii) a descendant of the accused; (iii)
17 a first or second cousin of the accused; or (iv) a step-child
18 or adopted child of the accused.
19     (q) An offender placed on supervision for an offense
20 committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of
21 Public Act 95-464) that would qualify the accused as a child
22 sex offender as defined in Section 11-9.3 or 11-9.4 of the
23 Criminal Code of 1961 shall, if so ordered by the court,
24 refrain from communicating with or contacting, by means of the
25 Internet, a person who is related to the accused and whom the
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1 purposes of this subsection (q), "Internet" has the meaning
2 ascribed to it in Section 16J-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961;
3 and a person is related to the accused if the person is: (i)
4 the spouse, brother, or sister of the accused; (ii) a
5 descendant of the accused; (iii) a first or second cousin of
6 the accused; or (iv) a step-child or adopted child of the
7 accused.
8     (r) An offender placed on supervision for an offense under
9 Section 11-6, 11-9.1, 11-15.1, 11-20.1, 11-20.3, or 11-21 of
10 the Criminal Code of 1961, or any attempt to commit any of
11 these offenses, committed on or after the effective date of
12 this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall:
13         (i) not access or use a computer or any other device
14     with Internet capability without the prior written
15     approval of the court, except in connection with the
16     offender's employment or search for employment with the
17     prior approval of the court;
18         (ii) submit to periodic unannounced examinations of
19     the offender's computer or any other device with Internet
20     capability by the offender's probation officer, a law
21     enforcement officer, or assigned computer or information
22     technology specialist, including the retrieval and copying
23     of all data from the computer or device and any internal or
24     external peripherals and removal of such information,
25     equipment, or device to conduct a more thorough inspection;
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1     computer or device with Internet capability, at the
2     offender's expense, of one or more hardware or software
3     systems to monitor the Internet use; and
4         (iv) submit to any other appropriate restrictions
5     concerning the offender's use of or access to a computer or
6     any other device with Internet capability imposed by the
7     court.
8 (Source: P.A. 94-159, eff. 7-11-05; 94-161, eff. 7-11-05;
9 94-556, eff. 9-11-05; 95-211, eff. 1-1-08; 95-331, eff.
10 8-21-07; 95-464, eff. 6-1-08; 95-696, eff. 6-1-08; 95-876, eff.
11 8-21-08; 95-983, eff. 6-1-09.)
 
12     Section 15. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
13 changing Section 2-103 as follows:
 
14     (775 ILCS 5/2-103)  (from Ch. 68, par. 2-103)
15     Sec. 2-103. Arrest Record.
16     (A) Unless otherwise authorized by law, it is a civil
17 rights violation for any employer, employment agency or labor
18 organization to inquire into or to use the fact of an arrest or
19 criminal history record information ordered expunged, sealed
20 or impounded under Section 5.2 5 of the Criminal Identification
21 Act as a basis to refuse to hire, to segregate, or to act with
22 respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of
23 employment, selection for training or apprenticeship,
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1 conditions of employment. This Section does not prohibit a
2 State agency, unit of local government or school district, or
3 private organization from requesting or utilizing sealed
4 felony conviction information obtained from the Department of
5 State Police under the provisions of Section 3 of the Criminal
6 Identification Act or under other State or federal laws or
7 regulations that require criminal background checks in
8 evaluating the qualifications and character of an employee or a
9 prospective employee.
10     (B) The prohibition against the use of the fact of an
11 arrest contained in this Section shall not be construed to
12 prohibit an employer, employment agency, or labor organization
13 from obtaining or using other information which indicates that
14 a person actually engaged in the conduct for which he or she
15 was arrested.
16 (Source: P.A. 93-1084, eff. 6-1-05.)