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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the
2    clerk's possession or control and which contains the final
3    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
4    issued a citation for any of those offenses.
5        (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
6    subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)
7    of this Section, the court shall not order:
8            (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
9        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
10        in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
11        any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
12        (blank) Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or
13        a similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
14        Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
15        similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
16        arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
17        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar provision
18        of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
19        offender reaching the age of 25 years and the offender
20        has no other conviction for violating Section 11-501 or
21        11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
22        provision of a local ordinance.
23            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
24        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
25        unless the petitioner was arrested and released
26        without charging.

 

 

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1            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
2        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
3        order of supervision or a conviction for the following
4        offenses:
5                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
6            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
7            or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except
8            Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation of
9            Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
10            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
11            local ordinance;
12                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
13            26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
14            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
15            local ordinance;
16                (iii) Sections 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the
17            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
18            or Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact Order
19            Act, or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order
20            Act, or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
21                (iv) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses
22            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
23                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
24            would subject a person to registration under the
25            Sex Offender Registration Act.
26            (D) (blank).

 

 

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1            (E) the sealing or expungement of records of
2        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
3        in an order of supervision for or conviction of Section
4        11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
5        provision of a local ordinance; except that the court
6        may order the sealing of one misdemeanor record of
7        arrest or charge not initiated by arrest that results
8        in an order of supervision for or conviction of Section
9        11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
10        provision of a local ordinance per petitioner if each
11        of the following conditions have been met: (i) the
12        petitioner has not previously been convicted of or
13        placed on supervision for a violation of Section 11-501
14        of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
15        a local ordinance; (ii) 10 or more years have passed
16        since the termination of the petitioner's sentence;
17        (iii) during the commission of the violation, the
18        petitioner did not proximately cause death or personal
19        injury to any other person or damage the property of
20        any other person and was not arrested for a violation
21        of Section 31-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012; (iv)
22        during the arrest or stop of the petitioner by a law
23        enforcement officer for commission of the violation,
24        the petitioner submitted to any test under Section
25        11-501.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code when requested by
26        a law enforcement officer; (v) the petitioner has no

 

 

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1        other misdemeanor or felony driving charge on his or
2        her driving abstract; and (vi) the judge examined the
3        driving abstract of the petitioner petitioning to have
4        his or her record sealed under this subparagraph (E)
5        and made a finding entered on the record that the
6        petitioner did not enter into a plea agreement on a
7        lesser charge other than a violation of Section 11-501
8        of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
9        a local ordinance, and the facts did not support that
10        the petitioner had previously committed a violation of
11        Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
12        similar provision of a local ordinance. A felony
13        conviction of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle
14        Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance may
15        not be sealed or expunged under this subparagraph (E).
16    (b) Expungement.
17        (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
18    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
19    initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not
20    initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in: (i)
21    acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
22    charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (ii) a
23    conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded
24    by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of supervision and
25    such supervision was successfully completed by the
26    petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or

 

 

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1    (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of qualified probation (as
2    defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was
3    successfully completed by the petitioner.
4        (1.5) When a petitioner seeks to have a record of
5    arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has
6    been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney
7    may object to the expungement on the grounds that the
8    records contain specific relevant information aside from
9    the mere fact of the arrest.
10        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
11            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
12        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
13        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
14        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
15        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
16        such records.
17            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
18        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
19        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
20        the following time frames will apply:
21                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
22            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
23            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
24            similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
25            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
26            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a

 

 

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1            similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
2            be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
3            passed following the satisfactory termination of
4            the supervision.
5                (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
6            in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
7            violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
8            the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
9            a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
10            offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
11            offender has no other conviction for violating
12            Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
13            Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
14            shall not be eligible for expungement until the
15            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
16                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
17            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
18            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
19            passed following the satisfactory termination of
20            the supervision.
21            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
22        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
23        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
24        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
25        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
26        satisfactory termination of the probation.

 

 

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

 

 

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1    not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
2    before the entry of the order. Nothing in this Section
3    shall limit the Department of State Police or other
4    criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
5    under an offender's name the false names he or she has
6    used.
7        (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
8    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
9    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
10    sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
11    victim of that offense may request that the State's
12    Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
13    file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
14    the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
15    seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
16    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
17    offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
18    and the Department of State Police concerning the offense
19    shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
20    shall make the records of the circuit court clerk in
21    connection with the proceedings of the trial court
22    concerning the offense available for public inspection.
23        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
24    or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
25    and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
26    innocent of the charge, the court that finds the petitioner

 

 

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1    factually innocent of the charge shall enter an expungement
2    order for the conviction for which the petitioner has been
3    determined to be innocent as provided in subsection (b) of
4    Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
5        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
6    Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
7    any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
8    conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
9    pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
10    410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
11    of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
12    Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
13    Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
14    Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
15    Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
16    Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
17    the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10 of the
18    Steroid Control Act.
19        (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate of
20    innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
21    Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
22    innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
23    conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
24    be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
25    of the Code of Civil Procedure.
26    (c) Sealing.

 

 

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1        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
2    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
3    to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
4    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
5    minors prosecuted as adults. Subsection (g) of this Section
6    provides for immediate sealing of certain records.
7        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
8    sealed:
9            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
10        charging;
11            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
12        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
13        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
14        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
15            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
16        resulting in orders of supervision, including orders
17        of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,
18        successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
19        excluded by subsection (a)(3);
20            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
21        resulting in convictions, including convictions on
22        municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
23        subsection (a)(3);
24            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
25        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
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1        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
2        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
3        Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
4        Corrections; and
5            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
6        resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise
7        excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this
8        Section.
9        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
10    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
11    sealed as follows:
12            (A) Records identified as eligible under
13        subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any
14        time.
15            (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
16        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
17        eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed 2
18        years after the termination of petitioner's last
19        sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).
20            (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
21        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
22        eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and
23        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination
24        of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in
25        subsection (a)(1)(F)). Convictions requiring public
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1        Sex Offender Registration Act, or the Murderer and
2        Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act may
3        not be sealed until the petitioner is no longer
4        required to register under that relevant Act.
5            (D) Records identified in subsection
6        (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
7        reached the age of 25 years.
8            (E) Records identified as eligible under
9        subsections (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), or
10        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination of the
11        petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner earned a
12        high school diploma, associate's degree, career
13        certificate, vocational technical certification, or
14        bachelor's degree, or passed the high school level Test
15        of General Educational Development, during the period
16        of his or her sentence, aftercare release, or mandatory
17        supervised release. This subparagraph shall apply only
18        to a petitioner who has not completed the same
19        educational goal prior to the period of his or her
20        sentence, aftercare release, or mandatory supervised
21        release. If a petition for sealing eligible records
22        filed under this subparagraph is denied by the court,
23        the time periods under subparagraph (B) or (C) shall
24        apply to any subsequent petition for sealing filed by
25        the petitioner.
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1    have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
2    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
3    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
4    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
5    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony
6    offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction
7    records previously ordered sealed by the court.
8        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
9    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
10    (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
11    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the
12    sealing of the records.
13    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
14expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
15under subsections (c) and (e-5):
16        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
17    petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
18    this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
19    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
20    clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
21    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
22    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
23    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
24    shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be
25    required if the petitioner has obtained a court order
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1    otherwise waived.
2        (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. In a county of
3    3,000,000 or more inhabitants, no fee shall be required to
4    be paid by a petitioner if the records sought to be
5    expunged or sealed were arrests resulting in release
6    without charging or arrests or charges not initiated by
7    arrest resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction
8    when the conviction was reversed or vacated, unless
9    excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this
10    paragraph (1.5), other than this sentence, are inoperative
11    on and after January 1, 2019.
12        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
13    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
14    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
15    initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
16    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
17    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
18    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
19    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
20    clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
21    petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
22    sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph (10)
23    of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified Code of
24    Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to the
25    petition.
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1    petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
2    within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
3    the absence within his or her body of all illegal
4    substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled
5    Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
6    Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
7    is petitioning to:
8            (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
9            (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
10        Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
11        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
12        or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
13            (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
14            (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
15        probation under clause (b)(1)(iv).
16        (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
17    promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
18    support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on the
19    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
20    prosecuting the offense, the Department of State Police,
21    the arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the
22    unit of local government effecting the arrest.
23        (5) Objections.
24            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
25        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
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1        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis
2        of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
3        convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
4        Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an
5        objection to the petition may not be filed.
6            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
7        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
8        the petition.
9        (6) Entry of order.
10            (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
11        charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
12        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
13        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
14        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
15        petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
16        subsection (d)(6).
17            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
18        Department of State Police, the arresting agency, or
19        the chief legal officer files an objection to the
20        petition to expunge or seal within 60 days from the
21        date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
22        an order granting or denying the petition.
23            (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
24        the court shall not deny a petition for sealing under
25        this Section because the petitioner has not satisfied
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1        imposed, or originated by a court, law enforcement
2        agency, or a municipal, State, county, or other unit of
3        local government, including, but not limited to, any
4        cost, assessment, fine, or fee. An outstanding legal
5        financial obligation does not include any court
6        ordered restitution to a victim under Section 5-5-6 of
7        the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the
8        restitution has been converted to a civil judgment.
9        Nothing in this subparagraph (C) waives, rescinds, or
10        abrogates a legal financial obligation or otherwise
11        eliminates or affects the right of the holder of any
12        financial obligation to pursue collection under
13        applicable federal, State, or local law.
14        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall
15    set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all
16    parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing
17    date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior to the
18    hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with the
19    Department as to the appropriateness of the relief sought
20    in the petition to expunge or seal. At the hearing, the
21    court shall hear evidence on whether the petition should or
22    should not be granted, and shall grant or deny the petition
23    to expunge or seal the records based on the evidence
24    presented at the hearing. The court may consider the
25    following:
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1        defendant's conviction;
2            (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
3        records by the State;
4            (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
5        and employment history;
6            (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
7        arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
8        the filing of the petition under this Section; and
9            (E) the specific adverse consequences the
10        petitioner may be subject to if the petition is denied.
11        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
12    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
13    the order to the Department, in a form and manner
14    prescribed by the Department, to the petitioner, to the
15    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
16    prosecuting the offense, to the arresting agency, to the
17    chief legal officer of the unit of local government
18    effecting the arrest, and to such other criminal justice
19    agencies as may be ordered by the court.
20        (9) Implementation of order.
21            (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
22        pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both:
23                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
24            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
25            the Department, and any other agency as ordered by
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1            the order, unless a motion to vacate, modify, or
2            reconsider the order is filed pursuant to
3            paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this Section;
4                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
5            shall be impounded until further order of the court
6            upon good cause shown and the name of the
7            petitioner obliterated on the official index
8            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
9            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
10            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
11            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
12            and
13                (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
14            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
15            receiving such inquiry, shall reply as it does in
16            response to inquiries when no records ever
17            existed.
18            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
19        pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both:
20                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
21            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
22            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
23            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
24            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
25            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
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1                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
2            shall be impounded until further order of the court
3            upon good cause shown and the name of the
4            petitioner obliterated on the official index
5            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
6            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
7            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
8            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
9                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
10            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
11            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
12            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
13            pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of
14            this Section;
15                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
16            be disseminated by the Department only as required
17            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
18            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
19            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
20            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
21            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
22            offense; and
23                (v) 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
2            existed.
3            (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
4        under subsection (e-6):
5                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
6            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
7            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
8            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
9            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
10            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
11            subsection (d) of this Section;
12                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
13            shall be impounded until further order of the court
14            upon good cause shown and the name of the
15            petitioner obliterated on the official index
16            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
17            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
18            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
19            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
20                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
21            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
22            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
23            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
24            under paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
25            Section;
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1            be disseminated by the Department only as required
2            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
3            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
4            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
5            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
6            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
7            offense; and
8                (v) in response to an inquiry for these records
9            from anyone not authorized by law to access the
10            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
11            receiving the inquiry shall reply as it does in
12            response to inquiries when no records ever
13            existed.
14            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
15        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
16        as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
17        shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
18        (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records,
19        from anyone not authorized by law to access such
20        records, the court, the Department, or the agency
21        receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
22        response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
23            (D) The Department shall send written notice to the
24        petitioner of its compliance with each order to expunge
25        or seal records within 60 days of the date of service
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1        reconsider is filed, within 60 days of service of the
2        order resolving the motion, if that order requires the
3        Department to expunge or seal records. In the event of
4        an appeal from the circuit court order, the Department
5        shall send written notice to the petitioner of its
6        compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
7        judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
8        the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
9        required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
10        reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
11        discretionary appellate review, is pending.
12            (E) Upon motion, the court may order that a sealed
13        judgment or other court record necessary to
14        demonstrate the amount of any legal financial
15        obligation due and owing be made available for the
16        limited purpose of collecting any legal financial
17        obligations owed by the petitioner that were
18        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
19        proceeding for which those records have been sealed.
20        The records made available under this subparagraph (E)
21        shall not be entered into the official index required
22        to be kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16
23        of the Clerks of Courts Act and shall be immediately
24        re-impounded upon the collection of the outstanding
25        financial obligations.
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1        Section, a circuit court clerk may access a sealed
2        record for the limited purpose of collecting payment
3        for any legal financial obligations that were
4        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
5        proceedings for which those records have been sealed.
6        (10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a
7    fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to
8    expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any provision of
9    the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit court
10    clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost associated
11    with the sealing or expungement of records by the circuit
12    court clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the
13    petition to seal or expunge, the circuit court clerk shall
14    deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
15    Administrative Fund, to be used to offset the costs
16    incurred by the circuit court clerk in performing the
17    additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or
18    expunge on all parties. The circuit court clerk shall
19    collect and forward the Department of State Police portion
20    of the fee to the Department and it shall be deposited in
21    the State Police Services Fund. If the record brought under
22    an expungement petition was previously sealed under this
23    Section, the fee for the expungement petition for that same
24    record shall be waived.
25        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
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1    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
2    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
3    entitled to notice of the petition.
4        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
5    Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
6    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
7    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
8    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
9    of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
10    service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
11    reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
12    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
13    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
14    motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
15    entitled to notice of the petition.
16        (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
17    under the expungement or sealing provisions of this Section
18    shall not be considered void because it fails to comply
19    with the provisions of this Section or because of any error
20    asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The
21    circuit court retains jurisdiction to determine whether
22    the order is voidable and to vacate, modify, or reconsider
23    its terms based on a motion filed under paragraph (12) of
24    this subsection (d).
25        (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
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1    granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to notice
2    of the petition must fully comply with the terms of the
3    order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
4    party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
5    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
6    appealing the order.
7        (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
8    Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
9    order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
10    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
11    appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay
12    of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
13    petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records until
14    there is a final order on the motion for relief or, in the
15    case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's mandate.
16        (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
17    Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5, 2013
18    (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all orders
19    ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after August
20    5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).
21    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
22is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
23authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
24to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
25convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
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1presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
2order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
3records of the arresting authority and order that the records
4of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
5further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
6otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
7obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
8circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
9Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
10offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
11shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
12before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
13Department may be disseminated by the Department only to the
14arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
15later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
16of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
17any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
18have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
19to that individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
20circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
21the person who was pardoned.
22    (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
23offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
24the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
25sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
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1judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
2counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
3trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
4entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
5of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
6circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until further
7order of the court upon good cause shown or as otherwise
8provided herein, and the name of the petitioner obliterated
9from the official index requested to be kept by the circuit
10court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in
11connection with the arrest and conviction for the offense for
12which he or she had been granted the certificate but the order
13shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
14before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
15Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
16required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
17enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
18later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
19of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
20any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
21have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
22to that individual. Upon entry of the order of sealing, the
23circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
24the person who was granted the certificate of eligibility for
25sealing.
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1offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for expungement
2by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
3expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
4Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
5judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
6counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
7trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
8entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
9records of the arresting authority and order that the records
10of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
11further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
12otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
13obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
14circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
15Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
16offense for which he or she had been granted the certificate
17but the order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit
18court clerk before the entry of the order. All records sealed
19by the Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
20required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
21enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
22later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
23of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
24any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
25have access to all expunged records of the Department
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1expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy
2of the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
3eligibility for expungement.
4    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
5of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
6especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
7random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
8criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the
9Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
10Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
11appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
12disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
13identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
14The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
15later than September 1, 2010.
16    (g) Immediate Sealing.
17        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
18    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
19    to expungement or sealing of criminal records, this
20    subsection authorizes the immediate sealing of criminal
21    records of adults and of minors prosecuted as adults.
22        (2) Eligible Records. Arrests or charges not initiated
23    by arrest resulting in acquittal or dismissal with
24    prejudice, except as excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B),
25    that occur on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
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1    petition is filed with the circuit court clerk on the same
2    day and during the same hearing in which the case is
3    disposed.
4        (3) When Records are Eligible to be Immediately Sealed.
5    Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g)
6    may be sealed immediately after entry of the final
7    disposition of a case, notwithstanding the disposition of
8    other charges in the same case.
9        (4) Notice of Eligibility for Immediate Sealing. Upon
10    entry of a disposition for an eligible record under this
11    subsection (g), the defendant shall be informed by the
12    court of his or her right to have eligible records
13    immediately sealed and the procedure for the immediate
14    sealing of these records.
15        (5) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
16    immediate sealing under this subsection (g).
17            (A) Filing the Petition. Upon entry of the final
18        disposition of the case, the defendant's attorney may
19        immediately petition the court, on behalf of the
20        defendant, for immediate sealing of eligible records
21        under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) that are
22        entered on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
23        of Public Act 100-282). The immediate sealing petition
24        may be filed with the circuit court clerk during the
25        hearing in which the final disposition of the case is
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1        petition for immediate sealing during the hearing, the
2        defendant may file a petition for sealing at any time
3        as authorized under subsection (c)(3)(A).
4            (B) Contents of Petition. The immediate sealing
5        petition shall be verified and shall contain the
6        petitioner's name, date of birth, current address, and
7        for each eligible record, the case number, the date of
8        arrest if applicable, the identity of the arresting
9        authority if applicable, and other information as the
10        court may require.
11            (C) Drug Test. The petitioner shall not be required
12        to attach proof that he or she has passed a drug test.
13            (D) Service of Petition. A copy of the petition
14        shall be served on the State's Attorney in open court.
15        The petitioner shall not be required to serve a copy of
16        the petition on any other agency.
17            (E) Entry of Order. The presiding trial judge shall
18        enter an order granting or denying the petition for
19        immediate sealing during the hearing in which it is
20        filed. Petitions for immediate sealing shall be ruled
21        on in the same hearing in which the final disposition
22        of the case is entered.
23            (F) Hearings. The court shall hear the petition for
24        immediate sealing on the same day and during the same
25        hearing in which the disposition is rendered.
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1        eligible records shall be served in conformance with
2        subsection (d)(8).
3            (H) Implementation of Order. An order to
4        immediately seal records shall be implemented in
5        conformance with subsections (d)(9)(C) and (d)(9)(D).
6            (I) Fees. The fee imposed by the circuit court
7        clerk and the Department of State Police shall comply
8        with paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section.
9            (J) Final Order. No court order issued under this
10        subsection (g) shall become final for purposes of
11        appeal until 30 days after service of the order on the
12        petitioner and all parties entitled to service of the
13        order in conformance with subsection (d)(8).
14            (K) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
15        Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
16        petitioner, State's Attorney, or the Department of
17        State Police may file a motion to vacate, modify, or
18        reconsider the order denying the petition to
19        immediately seal within 60 days of service of the
20        order. If filed more than 60 days after service of the
21        order, a petition to vacate, modify, or reconsider
22        shall comply with subsection (c) of Section 2-1401 of
23        the Code of Civil Procedure.
24            (L) Effect of Order. An order granting an immediate
25        sealing petition shall not be considered void because
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1        or because of an error asserted in a motion to vacate,
2        modify, or reconsider. The circuit court retains
3        jurisdiction to determine whether the order is
4        voidable, and to vacate, modify, or reconsider its
5        terms based on a motion filed under subparagraph (L) of
6        this subsection (g).
7            (M) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
8        Seal Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an
9        order granting a petition to immediately seal, all
10        parties entitled to service of the order must fully
11        comply with the terms of the order within 60 days of
12        service of the order.
13    (h) Sealing; trafficking victims.
14        (1) A trafficking victim as defined by paragraph (10)
15    of subsection (a) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
16    2012 shall be eligible to petition for immediate sealing of
17    his or her criminal record upon the completion of his or
18    her last sentence if his or her participation in the
19    underlying offense was a direct result of human trafficking
20    under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe
21    form of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
22    Protection Act.
23        (2) A petitioner under this subsection (h), in addition
24    to the requirements provided under paragraph (4) of
25    subsection (d) of this Section, shall include in his or her
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1    was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the
2    offense; and (B) that his or her participation in the
3    offense was a direct result of human trafficking under
4    Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form
5    of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
6    Protection Act.
7        (3) If an objection is filed alleging that the
8    petitioner is not entitled to immediate sealing under this
9    subsection (h), the court shall conduct a hearing under
10    paragraph (7) of subsection (d) of this Section and the
11    court shall determine whether the petitioner is entitled to
12    immediate sealing under this subsection (h). A petitioner
13    is eligible for immediate relief under this subsection (h)
14    if he or she shows, by a preponderance of the evidence,
15    that: (A) he or she was a victim of human trafficking at
16    the time of the offense; and (B) that his or her
17    participation in the offense was a direct result of human
18    trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012
19    or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
20    Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
21(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-378, eff. 1-1-16; 99-385,
22eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-697, eff. 7-29-16;
2399-881, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-282, eff.
241-1-18; 100-284, eff. 8-24-17; 100-287, eff. 8-24-17; 100-692,
25eff. 8-3-18; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19; 100-776, eff. 8-10-18;
26100-863, eff. 8-14-18; revised 8-30-18.)