102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB2743

 

Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2630/5.2
730 ILCS 5/3-3-2  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2

    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections relating to certificates of expungement for Class 3 and 4 felonies. Eliminates the requirement that a certificate of expungement may only be issued to a person who has served in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any other state and had received an honorable discharge from the United States Armed Forces or National Guard or who at the time of filing the petition is enlisted in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any other state and served one tour of duty and who meets the requirements of this provision. Expands the offenses ineligible for a certificate of expungement to include offenses involving domestic violence as defined in the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, including aggravated assault, aggravated battery, violation of an order of protection, domestic battery, or aggravated domestic battery. Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that notwithstanding the eligibility requirements of the expungement provisions, upon the issuance of a certificate of expungement by the Prisoner Review Board under the Unified Code of Corrections, the circuit court shall automatically expunge all records of arrests or charges not initiated by arrest and all court records that resulted in the conviction for the Class 3 or Class 4 felony listed in the certificate of expungement.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
5changing Section 5.2 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
7    Sec. 5.2. Expungement, 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
15        by a legally constituted jury or by a court of
16        competent jurisdiction authorized to try the case
17        without a jury. An order of supervision successfully
18        completed by the petitioner is not a conviction. An
19        order of qualified probation (as defined in subsection
20        (a)(1)(J)) successfully completed by the petitioner is
21        not a conviction. An order of supervision or an order
22        of 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
2        considered the "last sentence" regardless of whether
3        they were 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            (G-5) "Minor Cannabis Offense" means a violation
9        of Section 4 or 5 of the Cannabis Control Act
10        concerning not more than 30 grams of any substance
11        containing cannabis, provided the violation did not
12        include a penalty enhancement under Section 7 of the
13        Cannabis Control Act and is not associated with an
14        arrest, conviction or other disposition for a violent
15        crime as defined in subsection (c) of Section 3 of the
16        Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.
17            (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
18        offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
19        is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner
20        was charged or for which the petitioner was arrested
21        and released without charging.
22            (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
23        prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief
24        under this Section.
25            (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
26        probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control

 

 

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1        Act, Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances
2        Act, Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
3        Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4
4        of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
5        12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as
6        those provisions existed before their deletion by
7        Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
8        Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
9        40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10
10        of the Steroid Control Act. For the purpose of this
11        Section, "successful completion" of an order of
12        qualified probation under Section 10-102 of the
13        Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act and
14        Section 40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act means
15        that the probation was terminated satisfactorily and
16        the judgment of conviction was vacated.
17            (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
18        maintain the records, unless the records would
19        otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
20        records unavailable without a court order, subject to
21        the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
22        petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
23        official index required to be kept by the circuit
24        court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
25        Act, but any index issued by the circuit court clerk
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1        affected.
2            (L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor"
3        includes, but is not limited to, the offenses of
4        indecent solicitation of a child or criminal sexual
5        abuse when the victim of such offense is under 18 years
6        of age.
7            (M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or
8        order of supervision or qualified probation includes
9        either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of
10        the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this
11        Section. A sentence is terminated notwithstanding any
12        outstanding financial legal obligation.
13        (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
14    convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
15    petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
16    pursuant to this Section.
17        (2.5) Commencing 180 days after July 29, 2016 (the
18    effective date of Public Act 99-697), the law enforcement
19    agency issuing the citation shall automatically expunge,
20    on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the law
21    enforcement records of a person found to have committed a
22    civil law violation of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the
23    Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of Section 3.5 of
24    the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the law enforcement
25    agency's possession or control and which contains the
26    final satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person

 

 

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1    issued a citation for that offense. The law enforcement
2    agency shall provide by rule the process for access,
3    review, and to confirm the automatic expungement by the
4    law enforcement agency issuing the citation. Commencing
5    180 days after July 29, 2016 (the effective date of Public
6    Act 99-697), the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge,
7    upon order of the court, or in the absence of a court order
8    on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court
9    records of a person found in the circuit court to have
10    committed a civil law violation of subsection (a) of
11    Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of
12    Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the
13    clerk's possession or control and which contains the final
14    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
15    issued a citation for any of those offenses.
16        (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
17    subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)
18    of this Section, the court shall not order:
19            (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
20        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
21        in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
22        any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
23        Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
24        similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
25        Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
26        similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the

 

 

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1        arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
2        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar
3        provision of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to
4        the offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
5        offender has no other conviction for violating Section
6        11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
7        similar provision of a local ordinance.
8            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
9        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
10        unless the petitioner was arrested and released
11        without charging.
12            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
13        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
14        order of supervision or a conviction for the following
15        offenses:
16                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
17            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
18            or a similar provision of a local ordinance,
19            except Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation
20            of Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
21            the Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision
22            of a local ordinance;
23                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
24            26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
25            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
26            local ordinance;

 

 

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1                (iii) Sections 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the
2            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
3            2012, or Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact
4            Order Act, or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact
5            Order Act, or a similar provision of a local
6            ordinance;
7                (iv) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses
8            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
9                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
10            would subject a person to registration under the
11            Sex Offender Registration Act.
12            (D) (blank).
13    (b) Expungement.
14        (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
15    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
16    initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not
17    initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in: (i)
18    acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
19    charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (ii) a
20    conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded
21    by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of supervision and
22    such supervision was successfully completed by the
23    petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or
24    (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of qualified probation (as
25    defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was
26    successfully completed by the petitioner.

 

 

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1        (1.1) Notwithstanding the eligibility requirements of
2    this subsection (b), upon the issuance of a certificate of
3    expungement by the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph
4    (11) of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified
5    Code of Corrections, the circuit court shall automatically
6    expunge all records of arrests or charges not initiated by
7    arrest and all court records that resulted in the
8    conviction for the Class 3 or Class 4 felony listed in the
9    certificate of expungement.
10        (1.5) When a petitioner seeks to have a record of
11    arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has
12    been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney
13    may object to the expungement on the grounds that the
14    records contain specific relevant information aside from
15    the mere fact of the arrest.
16        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
17            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
18        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
19        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
20        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
21        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
22        such records.
23            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
24        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
25        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
26        the following time frames will apply:

 

 

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1                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
2            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
3            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or
4            a similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
5            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
6            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
7            similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
8            be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
9            passed following the satisfactory termination of
10            the supervision.
11                (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
12            in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
13            violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
14            the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision
15            of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
16            offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
17            offender has no other conviction for violating
18            Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
19            Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
20            shall not be eligible for expungement until the
21            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
22                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
23            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
24            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
25            passed following the satisfactory termination of
26            the supervision.

 

 

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

 

 

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1    connection with the proceedings of the trial court
2    concerning the offense available for public inspection.
3        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct
4    review or on collateral attack and the court determines by
5    clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner was
6    factually innocent of the charge, the court that finds the
7    petitioner factually innocent of the charge shall enter an
8    expungement order for the conviction for which the
9    petitioner has been determined to be innocent as provided
10    in subsection (b) of Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of
11    Corrections.
12        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
13    Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
14    any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
15    conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
16    pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act,
17    Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
18    Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
19    Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified
20    Code of Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1)
21    of Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
22    Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
23    Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
24    the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10 of the
25    Steroid Control Act.
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1    of innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
2    Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
3    innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
4    conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
5    be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
6    of the Code of Civil Procedure.
7    (c) Sealing.
8        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
9    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any
10    rights to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
11    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and
12    of minors prosecuted as adults. Subsection (g) of this
13    Section provides for immediate sealing of certain records.
14        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
15    sealed:
16            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
17        charging;
18            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
19        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
20        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
21        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
22            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
23        resulting in orders of supervision, including orders
24        of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,
25        successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
26        excluded by subsection (a)(3);

 

 

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1            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
2        resulting in convictions, including convictions on
3        municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
4        subsection (a)(3);
5            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
6        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
7        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
8        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
9        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
10        Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
11        Corrections; and
12            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
13        resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise
14        excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this
15        Section.
16        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
17    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
18    sealed as follows:
19            (A) Records identified as eligible under
20        subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at
21        any time.
22            (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
23        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
24        eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed 2
25        years after the termination of petitioner's last
26        sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).

 

 

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1            (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
2        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
3        eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and
4        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination
5        of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in
6        subsection (a)(1)(F)). Convictions requiring public
7        registration under the Arsonist Registration Act, the
8        Sex Offender Registration Act, or the Murderer and
9        Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act may
10        not be sealed until the petitioner is no longer
11        required to register under that relevant Act.
12            (D) Records identified in subsection
13        (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
14        reached the age of 25 years.
15            (E) Records identified as eligible under
16        subsections (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), or
17        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination of the
18        petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner earned a
19        high school diploma, associate's degree, career
20        certificate, vocational technical certification, or
21        bachelor's degree, or passed the high school level
22        Test of General Educational Development, during the
23        period of his or her sentence or mandatory supervised
24        release. This subparagraph shall apply only to a
25        petitioner who has not completed the same educational
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1        mandatory supervised release. If a petition for
2        sealing eligible records filed under this subparagraph
3        is denied by the court, the time periods under
4        subparagraph (B) or (C) shall apply to any subsequent
5        petition for sealing filed by the petitioner.
6        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
7    have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
8    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
9    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
10    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
11    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent
12    felony offense, order the unsealing of prior felony
13    conviction records previously ordered sealed by the court.
14        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
15    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
16    (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
17    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for
18    the sealing of the records.
19    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
20expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
21under subsections (c) and (e-5):
22        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
23    petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
24    this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
25    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
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1    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
2    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
3    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
4    shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be
5    required if the petitioner has obtained a court order
6    waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is
7    otherwise waived.
8        (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. From August 9,
9    2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-306) through
10    December 31, 2020, in a county of 3,000,000 or more
11    inhabitants, no fee shall be required to be paid by a
12    petitioner if the records sought to be expunged or sealed
13    were arrests resulting in release without charging or
14    arrests or charges not initiated by arrest resulting in
15    acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the conviction
16    was reversed or vacated, unless excluded by subsection
17    (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this paragraph (1.5), other
18    than this sentence, are inoperative on and after January
19    1, 2022.
20        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
21    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
22    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
23    initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
24    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
25    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
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1    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
2    clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
3    petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
4    sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph
5    (10) of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified
6    Code of Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to
7    the petition.
8        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
9    petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
10    within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
11    the absence within his or her body of all illegal
12    substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled
13    Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
14    Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
15    is petitioning to:
16            (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
17            (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
18        Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
19        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
20        or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
21            (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
22            (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
23        probation under clause (b)(1)(iv).
24        (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
25    promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
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1    the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty
2    of prosecuting the offense, the Department of State
3    Police, the arresting agency and the chief legal officer
4    of the unit of local government effecting the arrest.
5        (5) Objections.
6            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
7        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
8        shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
9        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the
10        basis of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
11        convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
12        Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an
13        objection to the petition may not be filed.
14            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
15        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
16        the petition.
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 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 to expunge or seal within 60 days from the
3        date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
4        an order granting or denying the petition.
5            (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
6        the court shall not deny a petition for sealing under
7        this Section because the petitioner has not satisfied
8        an outstanding legal financial obligation established,
9        imposed, or originated by a court, law enforcement
10        agency, or a municipal, State, county, or other unit
11        of local government, including, but not limited to,
12        any cost, assessment, fine, or fee. An outstanding
13        legal financial obligation does not include any court
14        ordered restitution to a victim under Section 5-5-6 of
15        the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the
16        restitution has been converted to a civil judgment.
17        Nothing in this subparagraph (C) waives, rescinds, or
18        abrogates a legal financial obligation or otherwise
19        eliminates or affects the right of the holder of any
20        financial obligation to pursue collection under
21        applicable federal, State, or local law.
22        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court
23    shall set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner
24    and all parties entitled to notice of the petition of the
25    hearing date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior
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1    the Department as to the appropriateness of the relief
2    sought in the petition to expunge or seal. At the hearing,
3    the court shall hear evidence on whether the petition
4    should or should not be granted, and shall grant or deny
5    the petition to expunge or seal the records based on the
6    evidence presented at the hearing. The court may consider
7    the following:
8            (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
9        defendant's conviction;
10            (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
11        records by the State;
12            (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
13        and employment history;
14            (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
15        arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
16        the filing of the petition under this Section; and
17            (E) the specific adverse consequences the
18        petitioner may be subject to if the petition is
19        denied.
20        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
21    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
22    the order to the Department, in a form and manner
23    prescribed by the Department, to the petitioner, to the
24    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
25    prosecuting the offense, to the arresting agency, to the
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1    effecting the arrest, and to such other criminal justice
2    agencies as may be ordered by the court.
3        (9) Implementation of order.
4            (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
5        pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both:
6                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
7            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
8            the Department, and any other agency as ordered by
9            the court, within 60 days of the date of service of
10            the order, unless a motion to vacate, modify, or
11            reconsider the order is filed pursuant to
12            paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this Section;
13                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
14            shall be impounded until further order of the
15            court upon good cause shown and the name of the
16            petitioner obliterated on the official index
17            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
18            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
19            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
20            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
21            and
22                (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
23            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
24            receiving such inquiry, shall reply as it does in
25            response to inquiries when no records ever
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1            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
2        pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both:
3                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
4            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
5            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
6            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
7            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
8            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
9            subsection (d) of this Section;
10                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
11            shall be impounded until further order of the
12            court upon good cause shown and the name of the
13            petitioner obliterated on the official index
14            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
15            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
16            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
17            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
18                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
19            Department within 60 days of the date of service
20            of the order as ordered by the court, unless a
21            motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order
22            is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection
23            (d) of this Section;
24                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
25            be disseminated by the Department only as required
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1            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for
2            the same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
3            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
4            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
5            offense; and
6                (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
7            from anyone not authorized by law to access such
8            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
9            receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
10            response to inquiries when no records ever
11            existed.
12            (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
13        under subsection (e-6):
14                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
15            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
16            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
17            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
18            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
19            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
20            subsection (d) of this Section;
21                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
22            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                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
4            Department within 60 days of the date of service
5            of the order as ordered by the court, unless a
6            motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order
7            is filed under paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of
8            this Section;
9                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
10            be disseminated by the Department only as required
11            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
12            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for
13            the same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
14            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
15            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
16            offense; and
17                (v) in response to an inquiry for these
18            records from anyone not authorized by law to
19            access the records, the court, the Department, or
20            the agency receiving the inquiry shall reply as it
21            does in response to inquiries when no records ever
22            existed.
23            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
24        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
25        as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
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1        (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such
2        records, from anyone not authorized by law to access
3        such records, the court, the Department, or the agency
4        receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
5        response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
6            (D) The Department shall send written notice to
7        the petitioner of its compliance with each order to
8        expunge or seal records within 60 days of the date of
9        service of that order or, if a motion to vacate,
10        modify, or reconsider is filed, within 60 days of
11        service of the order resolving the motion, if that
12        order requires the Department to expunge or seal
13        records. In the event of an appeal from the circuit
14        court order, the Department shall send written notice
15        to the petitioner of its compliance with an Appellate
16        Court or Supreme Court judgment to expunge or seal
17        records within 60 days of the issuance of the court's
18        mandate. The notice is not required while any motion
19        to vacate, modify, or reconsider, or any appeal or
20        petition for discretionary appellate review, is
21        pending.
22            (E) Upon motion, the court may order that a sealed
23        judgment or other court record necessary to
24        demonstrate the amount of any legal financial
25        obligation due and owing be made available for the
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1        obligations owed by the petitioner that were
2        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
3        proceeding for which those records have been sealed.
4        The records made available under this subparagraph (E)
5        shall not be entered into the official index required
6        to be kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16
7        of the Clerks of Courts Act and shall be immediately
8        re-impounded upon the collection of the outstanding
9        financial obligations.
10            (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
11        Section, a circuit court clerk may access a sealed
12        record for the limited purpose of collecting payment
13        for any legal financial obligations that were
14        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
15        proceedings for which those records have been sealed.
16        (10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a
17    fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to
18    expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any provision of
19    the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit
20    court clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost
21    associated with the sealing or expungement of records by
22    the circuit court clerk. From the total filing fee
23    collected for the petition to seal or expunge, the circuit
24    court clerk shall deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk
25    Operation and Administrative Fund, to be used to offset
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1    performing the additional duties required to serve the
2    petition to seal or expunge on all parties. The circuit
3    court clerk shall collect and forward the Department of
4    State Police portion of the fee to the Department and it
5    shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund. If
6    the record brought under an expungement petition was
7    previously sealed under this Section, the fee for the
8    expungement petition for that same record shall be waived.
9        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
10    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
11    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
12    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
13    entitled to notice of the petition.
14        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
15    Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
16    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
17    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
18    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
19    of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
20    service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
21    reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
22    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
23    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
24    motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
25    entitled to notice of the petition.
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1    under the expungement or sealing provisions of this
2    Section shall not be considered void because it fails to
3    comply with the provisions of this Section or because of
4    any error asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or
5    reconsider. The circuit court retains jurisdiction to
6    determine whether the order is voidable and to vacate,
7    modify, or reconsider its terms based on a motion filed
8    under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d).
9        (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
10    Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
11    granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to
12    notice of the petition must fully comply with the terms of
13    the order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
14    party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
15    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
16    appealing the order.
17        (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
18    Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
19    order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
20    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
21    appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay
22    of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
23    petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records
24    until there is a final order on the motion for relief or,
25    in the case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's
26    mandate.

 

 

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1        (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
2    Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5,
3    2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all
4    orders ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after
5    August 5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).
6    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
7is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
8authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
9to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
10convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
11Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
12presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
13order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
14records of the arresting authority and order that the records
15of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
16further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
17otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
18obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by
19the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
20Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
21the offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
22shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
23before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
24Department may be disseminated by the Department only to the
25arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the court upon
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1purpose of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon
2conviction for any subsequent offense, the Department of
3Corrections shall have access to all sealed records of the
4Department pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the
5order of expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly
6mail a copy of the order to the person who was pardoned.
7    (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
8offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
9the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
10sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
11Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
12judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
13counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
14trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
15entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
16of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
17circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until further
18order of the court upon good cause shown or as otherwise
19provided herein, and the name of the petitioner obliterated
20from the official index requested to be kept by the circuit
21court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in
22connection with the arrest and conviction for the offense for
23which he or she had been granted the certificate but the order
24shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
25before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
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1required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
2enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
3later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
4of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
5any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
6have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
7to that individual. Upon entry of the order of sealing, the
8circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
9the person who was granted the certificate of eligibility for
10sealing.
11    (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
12offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for
13expungement by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically
14authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
15to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
16convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
17Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
18presiding trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court
19order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
20records of the arresting authority and order that the records
21of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
22further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
23otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
24obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by
25the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
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1the offense for which he or she had been granted the
2certificate but the order shall not affect any index issued by
3the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order. All
4records sealed by the Department may be disseminated by the
5Department only as required by this Act or to the arresting
6authority, a law enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and
7the court upon a later arrest for the same or similar offense
8or for the purpose of sentencing for any subsequent felony.
9Upon conviction for any subsequent offense, the Department of
10Corrections shall have access to all expunged records of the
11Department pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the
12order of expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly
13mail a copy of the order to the person who was granted the
14certificate of eligibility for expungement.
15    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
16of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
17especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
18random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
19criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of
20the Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the
21Illinois Department of Employment Security shall be utilized
22as appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
23disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
24identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
25The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
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1    (g) Immediate Sealing.
2        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
3    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any
4    rights to expungement or sealing of criminal records, this
5    subsection authorizes the immediate sealing of criminal
6    records of adults and of minors prosecuted as adults.
7        (2) Eligible Records. Arrests or charges not initiated
8    by arrest resulting in acquittal or dismissal with
9    prejudice, except as excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B),
10    that occur on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
11    of Public Act 100-282), may be sealed immediately if the
12    petition is filed with the circuit court clerk on the same
13    day and during the same hearing in which the case is
14    disposed.
15        (3) When Records are Eligible to be Immediately
16    Sealed. Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this
17    subsection (g) may be sealed immediately after entry of
18    the final disposition of a case, notwithstanding the
19    disposition of other charges in the same case.
20        (4) Notice of Eligibility for Immediate Sealing. Upon
21    entry of a disposition for an eligible record under this
22    subsection (g), the defendant shall be informed by the
23    court of his or her right to have eligible records
24    immediately sealed and the procedure for the immediate
25    sealing of these records.
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1    immediate sealing under this subsection (g).
2            (A) Filing the Petition. Upon entry of the final
3        disposition of the case, the defendant's attorney may
4        immediately petition the court, on behalf of the
5        defendant, for immediate sealing of eligible records
6        under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) that are
7        entered on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective
8        date of Public Act 100-282). The immediate sealing
9        petition may be filed with the circuit court clerk
10        during the hearing in which the final disposition of
11        the case is entered. If the defendant's attorney does
12        not file the petition for immediate sealing during the
13        hearing, the defendant may file a petition for sealing
14        at any time as authorized under subsection (c)(3)(A).
15            (B) Contents of Petition. The immediate sealing
16        petition shall be verified and shall contain the
17        petitioner's name, date of birth, current address, and
18        for each eligible record, the case number, the date of
19        arrest if applicable, the identity of the arresting
20        authority if applicable, and other information as the
21        court may require.
22            (C) Drug Test. The petitioner shall not be
23        required to attach proof that he or she has passed a
24        drug test.
25            (D) Service of Petition. A copy of the petition
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1        The petitioner shall not be required to serve a copy of
2        the petition on any other agency.
3            (E) Entry of Order. The presiding trial judge
4        shall enter an order granting or denying the petition
5        for immediate sealing during the hearing in which it
6        is filed. Petitions for immediate sealing shall be
7        ruled on in the same hearing in which the final
8        disposition of the case is entered.
9            (F) Hearings. The court shall hear the petition
10        for immediate sealing on the same day and during the
11        same hearing in which the disposition is rendered.
12            (G) Service of Order. An order to immediately seal
13        eligible records shall be served in conformance with
14        subsection (d)(8).
15            (H) Implementation of Order. An order to
16        immediately seal records shall be implemented in
17        conformance with subsections (d)(9)(C) and (d)(9)(D).
18            (I) Fees. The fee imposed by the circuit court
19        clerk and the Department of State Police shall comply
20        with paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section.
21            (J) Final Order. No court order issued under this
22        subsection (g) shall become final for purposes of
23        appeal until 30 days after service of the order on the
24        petitioner and all parties entitled to service of the
25        order in conformance with subsection (d)(8).
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1        Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
2        petitioner, State's Attorney, or the Department of
3        State Police may file a motion to vacate, modify, or
4        reconsider the order denying the petition to
5        immediately seal within 60 days of service of the
6        order. If filed more than 60 days after service of the
7        order, a petition to vacate, modify, or reconsider
8        shall comply with subsection (c) of Section 2-1401 of
9        the Code of Civil Procedure.
10            (L) Effect of Order. An order granting an
11        immediate sealing petition shall not be considered
12        void because it fails to comply with the provisions of
13        this Section or because of an error asserted in a
14        motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The circuit
15        court retains jurisdiction to determine whether the
16        order is voidable, and to vacate, modify, or
17        reconsider its terms based on a motion filed under
18        subparagraph (L) of this subsection (g).
19            (M) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
20        Seal Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an
21        order granting a petition to immediately seal, all
22        parties entitled to service of the order must fully
23        comply with the terms of the order within 60 days of
24        service of the order.
25    (h) Sealing; trafficking victims.
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1    of subsection (a) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
2    2012 shall be eligible to petition for immediate sealing
3    of his or her criminal record upon the completion of his or
4    her last sentence if his or her participation in the
5    underlying offense was a direct result of human
6    trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
7    2012 or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
8    Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
9        (2) A petitioner under this subsection (h), in
10    addition to the requirements provided under paragraph (4)
11    of subsection (d) of this Section, shall include in his or
12    her petition a clear and concise statement that: (A) he or
13    she was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the
14    offense; and (B) that his or her participation in the
15    offense was a direct result of human trafficking under
16    Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form
17    of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
18    Protection Act.
19        (3) If an objection is filed alleging that the
20    petitioner is not entitled to immediate sealing under this
21    subsection (h), the court shall conduct a hearing under
22    paragraph (7) of subsection (d) of this Section and the
23    court shall determine whether the petitioner is entitled
24    to immediate sealing under this subsection (h). A
25    petitioner is eligible for immediate relief under this
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1    the evidence, that: (A) he or she was a victim of human
2    trafficking at the time of the offense; and (B) that his or
3    her participation in the offense was a direct result of
4    human trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
5    of 2012 or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
6    Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
7    (i) Minor Cannabis Offenses under the Cannabis Control
8Act.
9        (1) Expungement of Arrest Records of Minor Cannabis
10    Offenses.
11            (A) The Department of State Police and all law
12        enforcement agencies within the State shall
13        automatically expunge all criminal history records of
14        an arrest, charge not initiated by arrest, order of
15        supervision, or order of qualified probation for a
16        Minor Cannabis Offense committed prior to June 25,
17        2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) if:
18                (i) One year or more has elapsed since the
19            date of the arrest or law enforcement interaction
20            documented in the records; and
21                (ii) No criminal charges were filed relating
22            to the arrest or law enforcement interaction or
23            criminal charges were filed and subsequently
24            dismissed or vacated or the arrestee was
25            acquitted.
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1        verify satisfaction of condition (ii) in paragraph
2        (A), records that satisfy condition (i) in paragraph
3        (A) shall be automatically expunged.
4            (C) Records shall be expunged by the law
5        enforcement agency under the following timelines:
6                (i) Records created prior to June 25, 2019
7            (the effective date of Public Act 101-27), but on
8            or after January 1, 2013, shall be automatically
9            expunged prior to January 1, 2021;
10                (ii) Records created prior to January 1, 2013,
11            but on or after January 1, 2000, shall be
12            automatically expunged prior to January 1, 2023;
13                (iii) Records created prior to January 1, 2000
14            shall be automatically expunged prior to January
15            1, 2025.
16            In response to an inquiry for expunged records,
17        the law enforcement agency receiving such inquiry
18        shall reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
19        records ever existed; however, it shall provide a
20        certificate of disposition or confirmation that the
21        record was expunged to the individual whose record was
22        expunged if such a record exists.
23            (D) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
24        restrict or modify an individual's right to have that
25        individual's records expunged except as otherwise may
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1        rights or remedies otherwise available to the
2        individual.
3        (2) Pardons Authorizing Expungement of Minor Cannabis
4    Offenses.
5            (A) Upon June 25, 2019 (the effective date of
6        Public Act 101-27), the Department of State Police
7        shall review all criminal history record information
8        and identify all records that meet all of the
9        following criteria:
10                (i) one or more convictions for a Minor
11            Cannabis Offense;
12                (ii) the conviction identified in paragraph
13            (2)(A)(i) did not include a penalty enhancement
14            under Section 7 of the Cannabis Control Act; and
15                (iii) the conviction identified in paragraph
16            (2)(A)(i) is not associated with a conviction for
17            a violent crime as defined in subsection (c) of
18            Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and
19            Witnesses Act.
20            (B) Within 180 days after June 25, 2019 (the
21        effective date of Public Act 101-27), the Department
22        of State Police shall notify the Prisoner Review Board
23        of all such records that meet the criteria established
24        in paragraph (2)(A).
25                (i) The Prisoner Review Board shall notify the
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1            each record identified by State Police in
2            paragraph (2)(A) that is classified as a Class 4
3            felony. The State's Attorney may provide a written
4            objection to the Prisoner Review Board on the sole
5            basis that the record identified does not meet the
6            criteria established in paragraph (2)(A). Such an
7            objection must be filed within 60 days or by such
8            later date set by the Prisoner Review Board in the
9            notice after the State's Attorney received notice
10            from the Prisoner Review Board.
11                (ii) In response to a written objection from a
12            State's Attorney, the Prisoner Review Board is
13            authorized to conduct a non-public hearing to
14            evaluate the information provided in the
15            objection.
16                (iii) The Prisoner Review Board shall make a
17            confidential and privileged recommendation to the
18            Governor as to whether to grant a pardon
19            authorizing expungement for each of the records
20            identified by the Department of State Police as
21            described in paragraph (2)(A).
22            (C) If an individual has been granted a pardon
23        authorizing expungement as described in this Section,
24        the Prisoner Review Board, through the Attorney
25        General, shall file a petition for expungement with
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1        circuit designated by the Chief Judge where the
2        individual had been convicted. Such petition may
3        include more than one individual. Whenever an
4        individual who has been convicted of an offense is
5        granted a pardon by the Governor that specifically
6        authorizes expungement, an objection to the petition
7        may not be filed. Petitions to expunge under this
8        subsection (i) may include more than one individual.
9        Within 90 days of the filing of such a petition, the
10        court shall enter an order expunging the records of
11        arrest from the official records of the arresting
12        authority and order that the records of the circuit
13        court clerk and the Department of State Police be
14        expunged and the name of the defendant obliterated
15        from the official index requested to be kept by the
16        circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
17        Courts Act in connection with the arrest and
18        conviction for the offense for which the individual
19        had received a pardon but the order shall not affect
20        any index issued by the circuit court clerk before the
21        entry of the order. Upon entry of the order of
22        expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly
23        provide a copy of the order and a certificate of
24        disposition to the individual who was pardoned to the
25        individual's last known address or by electronic means
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1        individual upon request.
2            (D) Nothing in this Section is intended to
3        diminish or abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise
4        available to the individual.
5        (3) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and
6    expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4 felony
7    violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis
8    Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
9    subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
10    Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
11    designated by the Chief Judge. The circuit court clerk
12    shall promptly serve a copy of the motion to vacate and
13    expunge, and any supporting documentation, on the State's
14    Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
15    prosecuting the offense. When considering such a motion to
16    vacate and expunge, a court shall consider the following:
17    the reasons to retain the records provided by law
18    enforcement, the petitioner's age, the petitioner's age at
19    the time of offense, the time since the conviction, and
20    the specific adverse consequences if denied. An individual
21    may file such a petition after the completion of any
22    non-financial sentence or non-financial condition imposed
23    by the conviction. Within 60 days of the filing of such
24    motion, a State's Attorney may file an objection to such a
25    petition along with supporting evidence. If a motion to
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1    expunged in accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and
2    (d)(9)(A) of this Section. An agency providing civil legal
3    aid, as defined by Section 15 of the Public Interest
4    Attorney Assistance Act, assisting individuals seeking to
5    file a motion to vacate and expunge under this subsection
6    may file motions to vacate and expunge with the Chief
7    Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
8    designated by the Chief Judge, and the motion may include
9    more than one individual. Motions filed by an agency
10    providing civil legal aid concerning more than one
11    individual may be prepared, presented, and signed
12    electronically.
13        (4) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate
14    and expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4
15    felony violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis
16    Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
17    subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
18    Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
19    designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more than
20    one individual. Motions filed by a State's Attorney
21    concerning more than one individual may be prepared,
22    presented, and signed electronically. When considering
23    such a motion to vacate and expunge, a court shall
24    consider the following: the reasons to retain the records
25    provided by law enforcement, the individual's age, the
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1    the conviction, and the specific adverse consequences if
2    denied. Upon entry of an order granting a motion to vacate
3    and expunge records pursuant to this Section, the State's
4    Attorney shall notify the Prisoner Review Board within 30
5    days. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the circuit
6    court clerk shall promptly provide a copy of the order and
7    a certificate of disposition to the individual whose
8    records will be expunged to the individual's last known
9    address or by electronic means (if available) or otherwise
10    make available to the individual upon request. If a motion
11    to vacate and expunge is granted, the records shall be
12    expunged in accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and
13    (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
14        (5) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a
15    county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge
16    pursuant to this Section in the circuit court with
17    jurisdiction over the underlying conviction.
18        (6) If a person is arrested for a Minor Cannabis
19    Offense as defined in this Section before June 25, 2019
20    (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) and the person's
21    case is still pending but a sentence has not been imposed,
22    the person may petition the court in which the charges are
23    pending for an order to summarily dismiss those charges
24    against him or her, and expunge all official records of
25    his or her arrest, plea, trial, conviction, incarceration,
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1    review, that: (A) the person was arrested before June 25,
2    2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) for an
3    offense that has been made eligible for expungement; (B)
4    the case is pending at the time; and (C) the person has not
5    been sentenced of the minor cannabis violation eligible
6    for expungement under this subsection, the court shall
7    consider the following: the reasons to retain the records
8    provided by law enforcement, the petitioner's age, the
9    petitioner's age at the time of offense, the time since
10    the conviction, and the specific adverse consequences if
11    denied. If a motion to dismiss and expunge is granted, the
12    records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
13    (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
14        (7) A person imprisoned solely as a result of one or
15    more convictions for Minor Cannabis Offenses under this
16    subsection (i) shall be released from incarceration upon
17    the issuance of an order under this subsection.
18        (8) The Department of State Police shall allow a
19    person to use the access and review process, established
20    in the Department of State Police, for verifying that his
21    or her records relating to Minor Cannabis Offenses of the
22    Cannabis Control Act eligible under this Section have been
23    expunged.
24        (9) No conviction vacated pursuant to this Section
25    shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly
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1        (10) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to
2    expunge an expungeable offense shall not be limited under
3    this Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall
4    be to restore the person to the status he or she occupied
5    before the arrest, charge, or conviction.
6        (11) Information. The Department of State Police shall
7    post general information on its website about the
8    expungement process described in this subsection (i).
9(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-282, eff. 1-1-18;
10100-284, eff. 8-24-17; 100-287, eff. 8-24-17; 100-692, eff.
118-3-18; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19; 100-776, eff. 8-10-18; 100-863,
12eff. 8-14-18; 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
13101-159, eff. 1-1-20; 101-306, eff. 8-9-19; 101-593, eff.
1412-4-19; 101-645, eff. 6-26-20; revised 8-18-20.)
 
15    Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
16changing Section 3-3-2 as follows:
 
17    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2)
18    Sec. 3-3-2. Powers and duties.
19    (a) The Parole and Pardon Board is abolished and the term
20"Parole and Pardon Board" as used in any law of Illinois, shall
21read "Prisoner Review Board." After February 1, 1978 (the
22effective date of Public Act 81-1099) this amendatory Act of
231977, the Prisoner Review Board shall provide by rule for the
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1Parole and Pardon Board and for such other steps as may be
2necessary to effect an orderly transition and shall:
3        (1) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
4    at least 3 members decide, cases of prisoners who were
5    sentenced under the law in effect prior to February 1,
6    1978 (the effective date of Public Act 81-1099) this
7    amendatory Act of 1977, and who are eligible for parole;
8        (2) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
9    at least 3 members decide, the conditions of parole and
10    the time of discharge from parole, impose sanctions for
11    violations of parole, and revoke parole for those
12    sentenced under the law in effect prior to February 1,
13    1978 (the effective date of Public Act 81-1099) this
14    amendatory Act of 1977; provided that the decision to
15    parole and the conditions of parole for all prisoners who
16    were sentenced for first degree murder or who received a
17    minimum sentence of 20 years or more under the law in
18    effect prior to February 1, 1978 shall be determined by a
19    majority vote of the Prisoner Review Board. One
20    representative supporting parole and one representative
21    opposing parole will be allowed to speak. Their comments
22    shall be limited to making corrections and filling in
23    omissions to the Board's presentation and discussion;
24        (3) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
25    at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
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1    mandatory supervised release, impose sanctions for
2    violations of mandatory supervised release, and revoke
3    mandatory supervised release for those sentenced under the
4    law in effect after February 1, 1978 (the effective date
5    of Public Act 81-1099) this amendatory Act of 1977;
6        (3.5) hear by at least one member and through a panel
7    of at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
8    supervised release and the time of discharge from
9    mandatory supervised release, to impose sanctions for
10    violations of mandatory supervised release and revoke
11    mandatory supervised release for those serving extended
12    supervised release terms pursuant to paragraph (4) of
13    subsection (d) of Section 5-8-1;
14        (3.6) hear by at least one member and through a panel
15    of at least 3 members decide whether to revoke aftercare
16    release for those committed to the Department of Juvenile
17    Justice under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987;
18        (4) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
19    at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
20    of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
21    Department for alleged violation of Department rules with
22    respect to sentence credits under Section 3-6-3 of this
23    Code in which the Department seeks to revoke sentence
24    credits, if the amount of time at issue exceeds 30 days or
25    when, during any 12-month 12 month period, the cumulative
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1    infraction is committed or discovered within 60 days of
2    scheduled release. In such cases, the Department of
3    Corrections may revoke up to 30 days of sentence credit.
4    The Board may subsequently approve the revocation of
5    additional sentence credit, if the Department seeks to
6    revoke sentence credit in excess of 30 thirty days.
7    However, the Board shall not be empowered to review the
8    Department's decision with respect to the loss of 30 days
9    of sentence credit for any prisoner or to increase any
10    penalty beyond the length requested by the Department;
11        (5) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
12    at least 3 members decide, the release dates for certain
13    prisoners sentenced under the law in existence prior to
14    February 1, 1978 (the effective date of Public Act
15    81-1099) this amendatory Act of 1977, in accordance with
16    Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
17        (6) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
18    at least 3 members decide, all requests for pardon,
19    reprieve or commutation, and make confidential
20    recommendations to the Governor;
21        (6.5) hear by at least one member who is qualified in
22    the field of juvenile matters and through a panel of at
23    least 3 members, 2 of whom are qualified in the field of
24    juvenile matters, decide parole review cases in accordance
25    with Section 5-4.5-115 of this Code and make release
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1    of the commission of an offense or offenses, other than
2    those persons serving sentences for first degree murder or
3    aggravated criminal sexual assault;
4        (6.6) hear by at least a quorum of the Prisoner Review
5    Board and decide by a majority of members present at the
6    hearing, in accordance with Section 5-4.5-115 of this
7    Code, release determinations of persons under the age of
8    21 at the time of the commission of an offense or offenses
9    of those persons serving sentences for first degree murder
10    or aggravated criminal sexual assault;
11        (7) comply with the requirements of the Open Parole
12    Hearings Act;
13        (8) hear by at least one member and, through a panel of
14    at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
15    of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
16    Department for court dismissal of a frivolous lawsuit
17    pursuant to Section 3-6-3(d) of this Code in which the
18    Department seeks to revoke up to 180 days of sentence
19    credit, and if the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days
20    of sentence credit at the time of the dismissal, then all
21    sentence credit accumulated by the prisoner shall be
22    revoked;
23        (9) hear by at least 3 members, and, through a panel of
24    at least 3 members, decide whether to grant certificates
25    of relief from disabilities or certificates of good
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1        (10) upon a petition by a person who has been
2    convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony and who meets the
3    requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least 3 members
4    and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3 members, issue
5    a certificate of eligibility for sealing recommending that
6    the court order the sealing of all official records of the
7    arresting authority, the circuit court clerk, and the
8    Department of State Police concerning the arrest and
9    conviction for the Class 3 or 4 felony. A person may not
10    apply to the Board for a certificate of eligibility for
11    sealing:
12            (A) until 5 years have elapsed since the
13        expiration of his or her sentence;
14            (B) until 5 years have elapsed since any arrests
15        or detentions by a law enforcement officer for an
16        alleged violation of law, other than a petty offense,
17        traffic offense, conservation offense, or local
18        ordinance offense;
19            (C) if convicted of a violation of the Cannabis
20        Control Act, Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
21        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
22        the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act, or the
23        Methamphetamine Precursor Tracking Act unless the
24        petitioner has completed a drug abuse program for the
25        offense on which sealing is sought and provides proof
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1            (D) if convicted of:
2                (i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
3            Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
4            the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
5            2012;
6                (ii) aggravated assault;
7                (iii) aggravated battery;
8                (iv) domestic battery;
9                (v) aggravated domestic battery;
10                (vi) violation of an order of protection;
11                (vii) an offense under the Criminal Code of
12            1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 involving a
13            firearm;
14                (viii) driving while under the influence of
15            alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating
16            compound or compounds, or any combination thereof;
17                (ix) aggravated driving while under the
18            influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
19            intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
20            combination thereof; or
21                (x) any crime defined as a crime of violence
22            under Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation
23            Act.
24        If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate
25    of eligibility for sealing and the Board denies the
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1    filing again or filing for pardon from the Governor unless
2    the Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.
3        The decision to issue or refrain from issuing a
4    certificate of eligibility for sealing shall be at the
5    Board's sole discretion, and shall not give rise to any
6    cause of action against either the Board or its members.
7        The Board may only authorize the sealing of Class 3
8    and 4 felony convictions of the petitioner from one
9    information or indictment under this paragraph (10). A
10    petitioner may only receive one certificate of eligibility
11    for sealing under this provision for life; and
12        (11) upon a petition by a person who has after having
13    been convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony thereafter
14    served in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard
15    of this or any other state and had received an honorable
16    discharge from the United States Armed Forces or National
17    Guard or who at the time of filing the petition is enlisted
18    in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of
19    this or any other state and served one tour of duty and who
20    meets the requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least
21    3 members and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3
22    members, issue a certificate of eligibility for
23    expungement requiring recommending that the court order
24    the expungement of all official records of the arresting
25    authority, the circuit court clerk, and the Illinois
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1    conviction for the Class 3 or 4 felony. A person may not
2    apply to the Board for a certificate of eligibility for
3    expungement if convicted of:
4            (A) if convicted of:
5                (i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
6            Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
7            the Criminal Code of 1961 or Criminal Code of
8            2012;
9                (ii) an offense under the Criminal Code of
10            1961 or Criminal Code of 2012 involving a firearm;
11            or
12                (iii) a crime of violence as defined in
13            Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act;
14            or
15                (iv) an offense involving domestic violence as
16            defined in Section 112A-3 of the Code of Criminal
17            Procedure of 1963, including aggravated assault,
18            aggravated battery, violation of an order of
19            protection, domestic battery, or aggravated
20            domestic battery.
21            (B) if the person has not served in the United
22        States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any
23        other state or has not received an honorable discharge
24        from the United States Armed Forces or National Guard
25        of this or any other state or who at the time of the
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1        Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any other
2        state and has not completed one tour of duty.
3        If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate
4    of eligibility for expungement and the Board denies the
5    certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before
6    filing again or filing for a pardon with authorization for
7    expungement from the Governor unless the Governor or
8    Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.
9    (a-5) The Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of
10and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the
11Department of Central Management Services, shall implement a
12pilot project in 3 correctional institutions providing for the
13conduct of hearings under paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection
14(a) of this Section through interactive video conferences. The
15project shall be implemented within 6 months after January 1,
161997 (the effective date of Public Act 89-490) this amendatory
17Act of 1996. Within 6 months after the implementation of the
18pilot project, the Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation
19of and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and
20the Department of Central Management Services, shall report to
21the Governor and the General Assembly regarding the use,
22costs, effectiveness, and future viability of interactive
23video conferences for Prisoner Review Board hearings.
24    (b) Upon recommendation of the Department the Board may
25restore sentence credit previously revoked.
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1promoting an effective system of parole and mandatory
2supervised release.
3    (d) The Board shall promulgate rules for the conduct of
4its work, and the Chairman shall file a copy of such rules and
5any amendments thereto with the Director and with the
6Secretary of State.
7    (e) The Board shall keep records of all of its official
8actions and shall make them accessible in accordance with law
9and the rules of the Board.
10    (f) The Board or one who has allegedly violated the
11conditions of his or her parole, aftercare release, or
12mandatory supervised release may require by subpoena the
13attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of
14documentary evidence relating to any matter under
15investigation or hearing. The Chairman of the Board may sign
16subpoenas which shall be served by any agent or public
17official authorized by the Chairman of the Board, or by any
18person lawfully authorized to serve a subpoena under the laws
19of the State of Illinois. The attendance of witnesses, and the
20production of documentary evidence, may be required from any
21place in the State to a hearing location in the State before
22the Chairman of the Board or his or her designated agent or
23agents or any duly constituted Committee or Subcommittee of
24the Board. Witnesses so summoned shall be paid the same fees
25and mileage that are paid witnesses in the circuit courts of
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1persons taking those depositions are each entitled to the same
2fees as are paid for like services in actions in the circuit
3courts of the State. Fees and mileage shall be vouchered for
4payment when the witness is discharged from further
5attendance.
6    In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the Board may
7petition any circuit court of the State for an order requiring
8the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of
9documentary evidence or both. A copy of such petition shall be
10served by personal service or by registered or certified mail
11upon the person who has failed to obey the subpoena, and such
12person shall be advised in writing that a hearing upon the
13petition will be requested in a court room to be designated in
14such notice before the judge hearing motions or extraordinary
15remedies at a specified time, on a specified date, not less
16than 10 nor more than 15 days after the deposit of the copy of
17the written notice and petition in the U.S. mail mails
18addressed to the person at his or her last known address or
19after the personal service of the copy of the notice and
20petition upon such person. The court upon the filing of such a
21petition, may order the person refusing to obey the subpoena
22to appear at an investigation or hearing, or to there produce
23documentary evidence, if so ordered, or to give evidence
24relative to the subject matter of that investigation or
25hearing. Any failure to obey such order of the circuit court
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1    Each member of the Board and any hearing officer
2designated by the Board shall have the power to administer
3oaths and to take the testimony of persons under oath.
4    (g) Except under subsection (a) of this Section, a
5majority of the members then appointed to the Prisoner Review
6Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all
7business of the Board.
8    (h) The Prisoner Review Board shall annually transmit to
9the Director a detailed report of its work for the preceding
10calendar year. The annual report shall also be transmitted to
11the Governor for submission to the Legislature.
12(Source: P.A. 100-1182, eff. 6-1-19; 101-288, eff. 1-1-20;
13revised 8-19-20.)