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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB5753
Introduced , by Rep. Constance A. Howard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the State Appellate Defender Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State Appellate Defender's Expungement Program.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5753 |
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LRB095 19664 RLC 46011 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The State Appellate Defender Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 10.6 as follows:
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| (725 ILCS 105/10.6)
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| Sec. 10.6. Expungement program.
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| (a) The The State Appellate Defender shall establish, |
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| maintain, and carry out an
Expungement Program
to provide |
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| information to persons eligible to have their arrest
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| criminal history
record information ordered expunged, sealed, |
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| or impounded.
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| (b) The State Appellate Defender shall develop brochures, |
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| pamphlets, and
other
materials in
printed form and through the |
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| agency's World Wide Web site. The pamphlets and
other materials |
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| shall
include at a minimum the following information:
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| (1) An explanation of the State's expungement process;
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| (2) The circumstances under which expungement may |
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| occur;
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| (3) The criminal offenses that may be expunged;
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| (4) The steps necessary to initiate and complete the |
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| expungement process;
and
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| (5) Directions on how to contact the State Appellate |