Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

Filed: 3/7/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1245

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1245 on page 1, by
3inserting immediately below line 3 the following:
 
4    "Section 3. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
5changing Section 5.2 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
7    Sec. 5.2. Expungement and 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),

 

 

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

 

 

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1        successfully completed by the petitioner is not a
2        conviction. An order of supervision or an order of
3        qualified probation that is terminated
4        unsatisfactorily is a conviction, unless the
5        unsatisfactory termination is reversed, vacated, or
6        modified and the judgment of conviction, if any, is
7        reversed or vacated.
8            (D) "Criminal offense" means a petty offense,
9        business offense, misdemeanor, felony, or municipal
10        ordinance violation (as defined in subsection
11        (a)(1)(H)). As used in this Section, a minor traffic
12        offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)) shall not
13        be considered a criminal offense.
14            (E) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the
15        records or return them to the petitioner and to
16        obliterate the petitioner's name from any official
17        index or public record, or both. Nothing in this Act
18        shall require the physical destruction of the circuit
19        court file, but such records relating to arrests or
20        charges, or both, ordered expunged shall be impounded
21        as required by subsections (d)(9)(A)(ii) and
22        (d)(9)(B)(ii).
23            (E-5) "Gang member" and "gang-related" have the
24        meanings ascribed to those terms in Section 10 of the
25        Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
26            (F) As used in this Section, "last sentence" means

 

 

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

 

 

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1        probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act,
2        Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
3        Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
4        Community Protection Act, Section 12-4.3(b)(1) and (2)
5        of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as those provisions
6        existed before their deletion by Public Act 89-313),
7        Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other
8        Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of the Alcoholism
9        and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency 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 Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse
15        and Dependency Act means that the probation was
16        terminated satisfactorily and the judgment of
17        conviction was vacated.
18            (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
19        maintain the records, unless the records would
20        otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
21        records unavailable without a court order, subject to
22        the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
23        petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
24        official index required to be kept by the circuit court
25        clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
26        any index issued by the circuit court clerk before the

 

 

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

 

 

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1        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
2        unless the petitioner was arrested and released
3        without charging.
4            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
5        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
6        order of supervision, an order of qualified probation
7        (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)), or a conviction
8        for the following offenses:
9                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
10            Criminal Code of 1961 or a similar provision of a
11            local ordinance, except Section 11-14 of the
12            Criminal Code of 1961 or a similar provision of a
13            local ordinance;
14                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30, or
15            26-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or a similar
16            provision of a local ordinance;
17                (iii) offenses defined as "crimes of violence"
18            in Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act
19            or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
20                (iv) offenses which are Class A misdemeanors
21            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
22                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
23            would subject a person to registration under the
24            Sex Offender Registration Act.
25            (D) the sealing of the records of an arrest which
26        results in the petitioner being charged with a felony

 

 

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1        offense or records of a charge not initiated by arrest
2        for a felony offense unless:
3                (i) the charge is amended to a misdemeanor and
4            is otherwise eligible to be sealed pursuant to
5            subsection (c);
6                (ii) the charge is brought along with another
7            charge as a part of one case and the charge results
8            in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the
9            conviction was reversed or vacated, and another
10            charge brought in the same case results in a
11            disposition for a misdemeanor offense that is
12            eligible to be sealed pursuant to subsection (c) or
13            a disposition listed in paragraph (i), (iii), or
14            (iv) of this subsection;
15                (iii) the charge results in first offender
16            probation as set forth in subsection (c)(2)(E);
17                (iv) the charge is for a Class 4 felony offense
18            listed in subsection (c)(2)(F) or the charge is
19            amended to a Class 4 felony offense listed in
20            subsection (c)(2)(F). Records of arrests which
21            result in the petitioner being charged with a Class
22            4 felony offense listed in subsection (c)(2)(F),
23            records of charges not initiated by arrest for
24            Class 4 felony offenses listed in subsection
25            (c)(2)(F), and records of charges amended to a
26            Class 4 felony offense listed in (c)(2)(F) may be

 

 

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1            sealed, regardless of the disposition, subject to
2            any waiting periods set forth in subsection
3            (c)(3);
4                (v) the charge results in acquittal,
5            dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
6            conviction; or
7                (vi) the charge results in a conviction, but
8            the conviction was reversed or vacated.
9    (b) Expungement.
10        (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
11    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
12    initiated by arrest when:
13            (A) He or she has never been convicted of a
14        criminal offense; and
15            (B) Each arrest or charge not initiated by arrest
16        sought to be expunged resulted in: (i) acquittal,
17        dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
18        charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
19        (ii) a conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless
20        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of
21        supervision and such supervision was successfully
22        completed by the petitioner, unless excluded by
23        subsection (a)(3)(A) or (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of
24        qualified probation (as defined in subsection
25        (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was successfully
26        completed by the petitioner.

 

 

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1        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
2            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
3        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
4        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
5        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
6        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
7        such records.
8            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
9        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
10        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
11        the following time frames will apply:
12                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
13            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
14            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
15            similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
16            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
17            Code of 1961 or a similar provision of a local
18            ordinance, shall not be eligible for expungement
19            until 5 years have passed following the
20            satisfactory termination of the supervision.
21                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
22            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
23            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
24            passed following the satisfactory termination of
25            the supervision.
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1        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
2        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
3        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
4        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
5        satisfactory termination of the probation.
6        (3) Those records maintained by the Department for
7    persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
8    expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
9    Act of 1987.
10        (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
11    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
12    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
13    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
14    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
15    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
16    or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
17    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
18    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
19    correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
20    all official records of the arresting authority, the
21    Department, other criminal justice agencies, the
22    prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such arrest, if
23    any, by removing his or her name from all such records in
24    connection with the arrest and conviction, if any, and by
25    inserting in the records the name of the offender, if known
26    or ascertainable, in lieu of the aggrieved's name. The

 

 

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

 

 

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1    concerning the offense available for public inspection.
2        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
3    or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
4    and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
5    innocent of the charge, the court shall enter an
6    expungement order as provided in subsection (b) of Section
7    5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
8        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
9    Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
10    any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
11    conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
12    pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
13    410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
14    of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
15    Act, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section
16    12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961, Section 10-102 of the
17    Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
18    40-10 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency
19    Act, or Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act.
20    (c) Sealing.
21        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
22    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
23    to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
24    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
25    minors prosecuted as adults.
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1    sealed:
2            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
3        charging;
4            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
5        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
6        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
7        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
8            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
9        resulting in orders of supervision successfully
10        completed by the petitioner, unless excluded by
11        subsection (a)(3);
12            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
13        resulting in convictions unless excluded by subsection
14        (a)(3);
15            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
16        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
17        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
18        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or Section 70
19        of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
20        Protection Act; and
21            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
22        resulting in Class 4 felony convictions for the
23        following offenses:
24                (i) Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of 1961;
25                (ii) Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act;
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1            Substances Act;
2                (iv) the Methamphetamine Precursor Control
3            Act; and
4                (v) the Steroid Control Act; and .
5            (G) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
6        resulting in convictions or orders of supervision for a
7        gang-related offense of a gang member under 21 years of
8        age who has not been previously convicted of, or placed
9        on supervision for, a gang-related offense and who has
10        complied with: (i) community service determined by the
11        court; (ii) completion of educational courses designed
12        to prepare the gang member to pass the high school
13        level Test of General Educational Development (GED) if
14        the gang member does not have a GED certificate or high
15        school diploma; (iii) a curfew (A) between 11:00 p.m.
16        on Friday and 6:00 a.m. on Saturday; (B) between 11:00
17        p.m. on Saturday and 6:00 a.m. on Sunday; and (C)
18        between 10:00 p.m. on Sunday to Thursday, inclusive,
19        and 6:00 a.m. on the following day; and (iv) attendance
20        at Life Skills classes conducted by a community college
21        or by a non-profit offender re-entry program under
22        paragraph (14) of subsection (c) of Section 5-5-3 of
23        the Unified Code of Corrections.
24        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
25    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
26    sealed as follows:

 

 

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1            (A) Records identified as eligible under
2        subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any
3        time.
4            (B) Records identified as eligible under
5        subsection (c)(2)(C) or (c)(2)(G) may be sealed (i) 3
6        years after the termination of petitioner's last
7        sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)) if the
8        petitioner has never been convicted of a criminal
9        offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(D)); or (ii) 4
10        years after the termination of the petitioner's last
11        sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)) if the
12        petitioner has ever been convicted of a criminal
13        offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(D)).
14            (C) Records identified as eligible under
15        subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and (c)(2)(F) may be
16        sealed 4 years after the termination of the
17        petitioner's last sentence (as defined in subsection
18        (a)(1)(F)).
19        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
20    have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
21    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
22    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
23    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
24    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony
25    offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction
26    records previously ordered sealed by the court.

 

 

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1        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
2    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
3    (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
4    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the
5    sealing of the records.
6    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
7expungement under subsections (b) and (e), and sealing under
8subsection (c):
9        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
10    petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
11    this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
12    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
13    clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
14    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
15    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
16    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
17    shall pay the applicable fee, if not waived.
18        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
19    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
20    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
21    initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
22    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
23    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
24    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
25    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
26    clerk of any change of his or her address.

 

 

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1        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
2    petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
3    within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
4    the absence within his or her body of all illegal
5    substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled
6    Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
7    Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
8    is petitioning to seal felony records pursuant to clause
9    (c)(2)(E) or (c)(2)(F)(ii)-(v) or if he or she is
10    petitioning to expunge felony records of a qualified
11    probation pursuant to clause (b)(1)(B)(iv).
12        (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
13    promptly serve a copy of the petition on the State's
14    Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of prosecuting
15    the offense, the Department of State Police, the arresting
16    agency and the chief legal officer of the unit of local
17    government effecting the arrest.
18        (5) Objections.
19            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
20        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
21        shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
22        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis
23        of the objection.
24            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
25        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
26        the petition.

 

 

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1        (6) Entry of order.
2            (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
3        charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
4        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
5        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
6        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
7        petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
8        subsection (d)(6).
9            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
10        Department of State Police, the arresting agency, or
11        the chief legal officer files an objection to the
12        petition to expunge or seal within 60 days from the
13        date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
14        an order granting or denying the petition.
15        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall
16    set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all
17    parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing
18    date at least 30 days prior to the hearing, and shall hear
19    evidence on whether the petition should or should not be
20    granted, and shall grant or deny the petition to expunge or
21    seal the records based on the evidence presented at the
22    hearing.
23        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
24    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
25    the order to the Department, in a form and manner
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1    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
2    prosecuting the offense, to the arresting agency, to the
3    chief legal officer of the unit of local government
4    effecting the arrest, and to such other criminal justice
5    agencies as may be ordered by the court.
6        (9) Effect of order.
7            (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
8        pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both:
9                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
10            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
11            the Department, and any other agency as ordered by
12            the court, within 60 days of the date of service of
13            the order, unless a motion to vacate, modify, or
14            reconsider the order is filed pursuant to
15            paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this Section;
16                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
17            shall be impounded until further order of the court
18            upon good cause shown and the name of the
19            petitioner obliterated on the official index
20            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
21            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
22            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
23            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
24            and
25                (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
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1            receiving such inquiry, shall reply as it does in
2            response to inquiries when no records ever
3            existed.
4            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
5        pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both:
6                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
7            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
8            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
9            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
10            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
11            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
12            subsection (d) of this Section;
13                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
14            shall be impounded until further order of the court
15            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                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
22            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
23            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
24            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
25            pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of
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1                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
2            be disseminated by the Department only as required
3            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
4            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
5            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
6            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
7            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
8            offense; and
9                (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
10            from anyone not authorized by law to access such
11            records the court, the Department, or the agency
12            receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
13            response to inquiries when no records ever
14            existed.
15            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
16        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
17        as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
18        shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
19        (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records
20        from anyone not authorized by law to access such
21        records the court, the Department, or the agency
22        receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
23        response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
24        (10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a
25    fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to
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1    the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit court
2    clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost associated
3    with the sealing or expungement of records by the circuit
4    court clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the
5    petition to seal or expunge, the circuit court clerk shall
6    deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
7    Administrative Fund, to be used to offset the costs
8    incurred by the circuit court clerk in performing the
9    additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or
10    expunge on all parties. The circuit court clerk shall
11    collect and forward the Department of State Police portion
12    of the fee to the Department and it shall be deposited in
13    the State Police Services Fund.
14        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
15    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
16    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
17    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
18    entitled to notice of the petition.
19        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. The
20    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
21    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
22    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
23    of service of the order.
24    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
25is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
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1to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
2convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
3Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
4presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
5order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
6records of the arresting authority and order that the records
7of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
8further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
9otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
10obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
11circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
12Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
13offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
14shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
15before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
16Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
17required by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
18Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the same or
19similar offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
20subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any subsequent offense,
21the Department of Corrections shall have access to all sealed
22records of the Department pertaining to that individual. Upon
23entry of the order of expungement, the circuit court clerk
24shall promptly mail a copy of the order to the person who was
25pardoned.
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1of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
2especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
3random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
4criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the
5Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
6Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
7appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
8disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
9identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
10The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
11later than September 1, 2010.
12(Source: P.A. 96-409, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1401, eff. 7-29-10;
1396-1532, eff. 1-1-12; 96-1551, Article 1, Section 905, eff.
147-1-11; 96-1551, Article 2, Section 925, eff. 7-1-11; 97-443,
15eff. 8-19-11; revised 9-6-11.)"; and
 
16on page 1, line 5, by replacing "Section 5-710" with "Sections
175-710 and 5-901"; and
 
18on page 13, by inserting immediately below line 5 the
19following:
 
20    "(705 ILCS 405/5-901)
21    Sec. 5-901. Court file.
22    (1) The Court file with respect to proceedings under this
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1impact statements, process, service of process, orders, writs
2and docket entries reflecting hearings held and judgments and
3decrees entered by the court. The court file shall be kept
4separate from other records of the court.
5        (a) The file, including information identifying the
6    victim or alleged victim of any sex offense, shall be
7    disclosed only to the following parties when necessary for
8    discharge of their official duties:
9            (i) A judge of the circuit court and members of the
10        staff of the court designated by the judge;
11            (ii) Parties to the proceedings and their
12        attorneys;
13            (iii) Victims and their attorneys, except in cases
14        of multiple victims of sex offenses in which case the
15        information identifying the nonrequesting victims
16        shall be redacted;
17            (iv) Probation officers, law enforcement officers
18        or prosecutors or their staff;
19            (v) Adult and juvenile Prisoner Review Boards.
20        (b) The Court file redacted to remove any information
21    identifying the victim or alleged victim of any sex offense
22    shall be disclosed only to the following parties when
23    necessary for discharge of their official duties:
24            (i) Authorized military personnel;
25            (ii) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with
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1        the chief executive of the agency that prepared the
2        particular recording: provided that publication of
3        such research results in no disclosure of a minor's
4        identity and protects the confidentiality of the
5        record;
6            (iii) The Secretary of State to whom the Clerk of
7        the Court shall report the disposition of all cases, as
8        required in Section 6-204 or Section 6-205.1 of the
9        Illinois Vehicle Code. However, information reported
10        relative to these offenses shall be privileged and
11        available only to the Secretary of State, courts, and
12        police officers;
13            (iv) The administrator of a bonafide substance
14        abuse student assistance program with the permission
15        of the presiding judge of the juvenile court;
16            (v) Any individual, or any public or private agency
17        or institution, having custody of the juvenile under
18        court order or providing educational, medical or
19        mental health services to the juvenile or a
20        court-approved advocate for the juvenile or any
21        placement provider or potential placement provider as
22        determined by the court.
23    (3) A minor who is the victim or alleged victim in a
24juvenile proceeding shall be provided the same confidentiality
25regarding disclosure of identity as the minor who is the
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1victims of sex offenses, shall not be disclosed or open to
2public inspection under any circumstances. Nothing in this
3Section shall prohibit the victim or alleged victim of any sex
4offense from voluntarily disclosing his or her identity.
5    (4) Relevant information, reports and records shall be made
6available to the Department of Juvenile Justice when a juvenile
7offender has been placed in the custody of the Department of
8Juvenile Justice.
9    (5) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (5),
10juvenile court records shall not be made available to the
11general public but may be inspected by representatives of
12agencies, associations and news media or other properly
13interested persons by general or special order of the court.
14The State's Attorney, the minor, his or her parents, guardian
15and counsel shall at all times have the right to examine court
16files and records.
17        (a) The court shall allow the general public to have
18    access to the name, address, and offense of a minor who is
19    adjudicated a delinquent minor under this Act under either
20    of the following circumstances:
21            (i) The adjudication of delinquency was based upon
22        the minor's commission of first degree murder, attempt
23        to commit first degree murder, aggravated criminal
24        sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault; or
25            (ii) The court has made a finding that the minor
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1        committed and the adjudication of delinquency was
2        based upon the minor's commission of: (A) an act in
3        furtherance of the commission of a felony as a member
4        of or on behalf of a criminal street gang, except that
5        the name, address, and offense of a minor who is
6        adjudicated a delinquent minor under this Act shall not
7        be disclosed if the minor complies with the provisions
8        of clauses (i) through (iv) of subsection (13) of
9        Section 5-710 of this Act, (B) an act involving the use
10        of a firearm in the commission of a felony, (C) an act
11        that would be a Class X felony offense under or the
12        minor's second or subsequent Class 2 or greater felony
13        offense under the Cannabis Control Act if committed by
14        an adult, (D) an act that would be a second or
15        subsequent offense under Section 402 of the Illinois
16        Controlled Substances Act if committed by an adult, (E)
17        an act that would be an offense under Section 401 of
18        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act if committed by
19        an adult, or (F) an act that would be an offense under
20        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
21        Act if committed by an adult.
22        (b) The court shall allow the general public to have
23    access to the name, address, and offense of a minor who is
24    at least 13 years of age at the time the offense is
25    committed and who is convicted, in criminal proceedings
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1    the following circumstances:
2            (i) The minor has been convicted of first degree
3        murder, attempt to commit first degree murder,
4        aggravated criminal sexual assault, or criminal sexual
5        assault,
6            (ii) The court has made a finding that the minor
7        was at least 13 years of age at the time the offense
8        was committed and the conviction was based upon the
9        minor's commission of: (A) an offense in furtherance of
10        the commission of a felony as a member of or on behalf
11        of a criminal street gang, (B) an offense involving the
12        use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, (C) a
13        Class X felony offense under the Cannabis Control Act
14        or a second or subsequent Class 2 or greater felony
15        offense under the Cannabis Control Act, (D) a second or
16        subsequent offense under Section 402 of the Illinois
17        Controlled Substances Act, (E) an offense under
18        Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
19        or (F) an offense under the Methamphetamine Control and
20        Community Protection Act.
21    (6) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the
22use of a adjudication of delinquency as evidence in any
23juvenile or criminal proceeding, where it would otherwise be
24admissible under the rules of evidence, including but not
25limited to, use as impeachment evidence against any witness,
26including the minor if he or she testifies.

 

 

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1    (7) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of a
2Civil Service Commission or appointing authority examining the
3character and fitness of an applicant for a position as a law
4enforcement officer to ascertain whether that applicant was
5ever adjudicated to be a delinquent minor and, if so, to
6examine the records or evidence which were made in proceedings
7under this Act.
8    (8) Following any adjudication of delinquency for a crime
9which would be a felony if committed by an adult, or following
10any adjudication of delinquency for a violation of Section
1124-1, 24-3, 24-3.1, or 24-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961, the
12State's Attorney shall ascertain whether the minor respondent
13is enrolled in school and, if so, shall provide a copy of the
14sentencing order to the principal or chief administrative
15officer of the school. Access to such juvenile records shall be
16limited to the principal or chief administrative officer of the
17school and any guidance counselor designated by him or her.
18    (9) Nothing contained in this Act prevents the sharing or
19disclosure of information or records relating or pertaining to
20juveniles subject to the provisions of the Serious Habitual
21Offender Comprehensive Action Program when that information is
22used to assist in the early identification and treatment of
23habitual juvenile offenders.
24    (11) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall report to the
25Department of State Police, in the form and manner required by
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1minor who has been arrested or taken into custody before his or
2her 17th birthday for those offenses required to be reported
3under Section 5 of the Criminal Identification Act. Information
4reported to the Department under this Section may be maintained
5with records that the Department files under Section 2.1 of the
6Criminal Identification Act.
7    (12) Information or records may be disclosed to the general
8public when the court is conducting hearings under Section
95-805 or 5-810.
10(Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05; 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)".