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1    AN ACT concerning courts.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
5changing Section 5-915 as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 405/5-915)
7    Sec. 5-915. Expungement of juvenile law enforcement and
8court records.
9    (0.05) For purposes of this Section and Section 5-622:
10        "Expunge" means to physically destroy the records and
11    to obliterate the minor's name from any official index or
12    public record, or both. Nothing in this Act shall require
13    the physical destruction of the internal office records,
14    files, or databases maintained by a State's Attorney's
15    Office or other prosecutor.
16        "Law enforcement record" includes but is not limited to
17    records of arrest, station adjustments, fingerprints,
18    probation adjustments, the issuance of a notice to appear,
19    or any other records maintained by a law enforcement agency
20    relating to a minor suspected of committing an offense.
21    (1) Whenever any person has attained the age of 18 or
22whenever all juvenile court proceedings relating to that person
23have been terminated, whichever is later, the person may

 

 

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1petition the court to expunge law enforcement records relating
2to incidents occurring before his or her 18th birthday or his
3or her juvenile court records, or both, but only in the
4following circumstances:
5        (a) the minor was arrested and no petition for
6    delinquency was filed with the clerk of the circuit court;
7    or
8        (b) the minor was charged with an offense and was found
9    not delinquent of that offense; or
10        (c) the minor was placed under supervision pursuant to
11    Section 5-615, and the order of supervision has since been
12    successfully terminated; or
13        (d) the minor was adjudicated for an offense which
14    would be a Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, or a
15    petty or business offense if committed by an adult.
16    (1.5) The Department of State Police shall automatically
17expunge, on an annual basis, law enforcement records pertaining
18to a minor who has been arrested if:
19        (a) the minor has been arrested and no petition for
20    delinquency was filed with the clerk of the circuit court;
21        (b) the minor has attained the age of 18 years; and
22        (c) since the date of the minor's most recent arrest,
23    at least 6 months have elapsed without an additional
24    arrest.
25    The Department of State Police shall establish a process
26for an individual to confirm that all law enforcement records

 

 

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1described in this subsection (1.5) have been expunged on an
2annual basis.
3    (2) Any person may petition the court to expunge all law
4enforcement records relating to any incidents occurring before
5his or her 18th birthday which did not result in proceedings in
6criminal court and all juvenile court records with respect to
7any adjudications except those based upon first degree murder
8and sex offenses which would be felonies if committed by an
9adult, if the person for whom expungement is sought has had no
10convictions for any crime since his or her 18th birthday and:
11        (a) has attained the age of 21 years; or
12        (b) 5 years have elapsed since all juvenile court
13    proceedings relating to him or her have been terminated or
14    his or her commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice
15    pursuant to this Act has been terminated;
16whichever is later of (a) or (b). Nothing in this Section 5-915
17precludes a minor from obtaining expungement under Section
185-622.
19    (2.5) If a minor is arrested and no petition for
20delinquency is filed with the clerk of the circuit court as
21provided in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) at the time the
22minor is released from custody, the youth officer, if
23applicable, or other designated person from the arresting
24agency, shall notify verbally and in writing to the minor or
25the minor's parents or guardians that if the State's Attorney
26does not file a petition for delinquency, the minor has a right

 

 

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1to petition to have his or her arrest record expunged when the
2minor attains the age of 18 or when all juvenile court
3proceedings relating to that minor have been terminated and
4that unless a petition to expunge is filed, the minor shall
5have an arrest record and shall provide the minor and the
6minor's parents or guardians with an expungement information
7packet, including a petition to expunge juvenile records
8obtained from the clerk of the circuit court.
9    (2.6) If a minor is charged with an offense and is found
10not delinquent of that offense; or if a minor is placed under
11supervision under Section 5-615, and the order of supervision
12is successfully terminated; or if a minor is adjudicated for an
13offense that would be a Class B misdemeanor, a Class C
14misdemeanor, or a business or petty offense if committed by an
15adult; or if a minor has incidents occurring before his or her
1618th birthday that have not resulted in proceedings in criminal
17court, or resulted in proceedings in juvenile court, and the
18adjudications were not based upon first degree murder or sex
19offenses that would be felonies if committed by an adult; then
20at the time of sentencing or dismissal of the case, the judge
21shall inform the delinquent minor of his or her right to
22petition for expungement as provided by law, and the clerk of
23the circuit court shall provide an expungement information
24packet to the delinquent minor, written in plain language,
25including a petition for expungement, a sample of a completed
26petition, expungement instructions that shall include

 

 

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1information informing the minor that (i) once the case is
2expunged, it shall be treated as if it never occurred, (ii) he
3or she may apply to have petition fees waived, (iii) once he or
4she obtains an expungement, he or she may not be required to
5disclose that he or she had a juvenile record, and (iv) he or
6she may file the petition on his or her own or with the
7assistance of an attorney. The failure of the judge to inform
8the delinquent minor of his or her right to petition for
9expungement as provided by law does not create a substantive
10right, nor is that failure grounds for: (i) a reversal of an
11adjudication of delinquency, (ii) a new trial; or (iii) an
12appeal.
13    (2.7) For counties with a population over 3,000,000, the
14clerk of the circuit court shall send a "Notification of a
15Possible Right to Expungement" post card to the minor at the
16address last received by the clerk of the circuit court on the
17date that the minor attains the age of 18 based on the
18birthdate provided to the court by the minor or his or her
19guardian in cases under paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of
20subsection (1); and when the minor attains the age of 21 based
21on the birthdate provided to the court by the minor or his or
22her guardian in cases under subsection (2).
23    (2.8) The petition for expungement for subsection (1) may
24include multiple offenses on the same petition and shall be
25substantially in the following form:
26
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ......, ILLINOIS

 

 

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1
........ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 
2IN THE INTEREST OF )    NO.
3                   )
4                   )
5...................)
6(Name of Petitioner)
 
7
PETITION TO EXPUNGE JUVENILE RECORDS
8
(705 ILCS 405/5-915 (SUBSECTION 1))
9
(Please prepare a separate petition for each offense)
10Now comes ............., petitioner, and respectfully requests
11that this Honorable Court enter an order expunging all juvenile
12law enforcement and court records of petitioner and in support
13thereof states that: Petitioner has attained the age of 18,
14his/her birth date being ......, or all Juvenile Court
15proceedings terminated as of ......, whichever occurred later.
16Petitioner was arrested on ..... by the ....... Police
17Department for the offense or offenses of ......., and:
18(Check All That Apply One:)
19( ) a. no petition or petitions were was filed with the Clerk
20of the Circuit Court.
21( ) b. was charged with ...... and was found not delinquent of
22the offense or offenses.
23( ) c. a petition or petitions were was filed and the petition
24or petitions were was dismissed without a finding of

 

 

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1delinquency on .....
2( ) d. on ....... placed under supervision pursuant to Section
35-615 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and such order of
4supervision successfully terminated on ........
5( ) e. was adjudicated for the offense or offenses, which would
6have been a Class B misdemeanor, a Class C misdemeanor, or a
7petty offense or business offense if committed by an adult.
8Petitioner .... has .... has not been arrested on charges in
9this or any county other than the charges listed above. If
10petitioner has been arrested on additional charges, please list
11the charges below:
12Charge(s): ......
13Arresting Agency or Agencies: ...........
14Disposition/Result: (choose from a. through e., above): .....
15WHEREFORE, the petitioner respectfully requests this Honorable
16Court to (1) order all law enforcement agencies to expunge all
17records of petitioner to this incident or incidents, and (2) to
18order the Clerk of the Court to expunge all records concerning
19the petitioner regarding this incident or incidents.
 
20
......................
21
Petitioner (Signature)

 
22
..........................
23
Petitioner's Street Address

 

 

 

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1
.....................
2
City, State, Zip Code

 
3
.............................
4
Petitioner's Telephone Number

 
5Pursuant to the penalties of perjury under the Code of Civil
6Procedure, 735 ILCS 5/1-109, I hereby certify that the
7statements in this petition are true and correct, or on
8information and belief I believe the same to be true.
 
9
......................
10
Petitioner (Signature)
11The Petition for Expungement for subsection (2) shall be
12substantially in the following form:
 
13
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ........, ILLINOIS
14
........ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 
15IN THE INTEREST OF )    NO.
16                   )
17                   )
18...................)
19(Name of Petitioner)
 
20
PETITION TO EXPUNGE JUVENILE RECORDS

 

 

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1
(705 ILCS 405/5-915 (SUBSECTION 2))
2
(Please prepare a separate petition for each offense)
3Now comes ............, petitioner, and respectfully requests
4that this Honorable Court enter an order expunging all Juvenile
5Law Enforcement and Court records of petitioner and in support
6thereof states that:
7The incident for which the Petitioner seeks expungement
8occurred before the Petitioner's 18th birthday and did not
9result in proceedings in criminal court and the Petitioner has
10not had any convictions for any crime since his/her 18th
11birthday; and
12The incident for which the Petitioner seeks expungement
13occurred before the Petitioner's 18th birthday and the
14adjudication was not based upon first-degree murder or sex
15offenses which would be felonies if committed by an adult, and
16the Petitioner has not had any convictions for any crime since
17his/her 18th birthday.
18Petitioner was arrested on ...... by the ....... Police
19Department for the offense of ........, and:
20(Check whichever one occurred the latest:)
21( ) a. The Petitioner has attained the age of 21 years, his/her
22birthday being .......; or
23( ) b. 5 years have elapsed since all juvenile court
24proceedings relating to the Petitioner have been terminated; or
25the Petitioner's commitment to the Department of Juvenile
26Justice pursuant to the expungement of juvenile law enforcement

 

 

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1and court records provisions of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987
2has been terminated. Petitioner ...has ...has not been arrested
3on charges in this or any other county other than the charge
4listed above. If petitioner has been arrested on additional
5charges, please list the charges below:
6Charge(s): ..........
7Arresting Agency or Agencies: .......
8Disposition/Result: (choose from a or b, above): ..........
9WHEREFORE, the petitioner respectfully requests this Honorable
10Court to (1) order all law enforcement agencies to expunge all
11records of petitioner related to this incident, and (2) to
12order the Clerk of the Court to expunge all records concerning
13the petitioner regarding this incident.
 
14
.......................
15
Petitioner (Signature)

 
16
......................
17
Petitioner's Street Address

 
18
.....................
19
City, State, Zip Code
20
.............................
21
Petitioner's Telephone Number

 
22Pursuant to the penalties of perjury under the Code of Civil

 

 

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1Procedure, 735 ILCS 5/1-109, I hereby certify that the
2statements in this petition are true and correct, or on
3information and belief I believe the same to be true.
4
......................
5
Petitioner (Signature)
6    (3) The chief judge of the circuit in which an arrest was
7made or a charge was brought or any judge of that circuit
8designated by the chief judge may, upon verified petition of a
9person who is the subject of an arrest or a juvenile court
10proceeding under subsection (1) or (2) of this Section, order
11the law enforcement records or official court file, or both, to
12be expunged from the official records of the arresting
13authority, the clerk of the circuit court and the Department of
14State Police. The person whose records are to be expunged shall
15petition the court using the appropriate form containing his or
16her current address and shall promptly notify the clerk of the
17circuit court of any change of address. Notice of the petition
18shall be served upon the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged
19with the duty of prosecuting the offense, the Department of
20State Police, and the arresting agency or agencies by the clerk
21of the circuit court. If an objection is filed within 45 days
22of the notice of the petition, the clerk of the circuit court
23shall set a date for hearing after the 45 day objection period.
24At the hearing the court shall hear evidence on whether the
25expungement should or should not be granted. Unless the State's
26Attorney or prosecutor, the Department of State Police, or an

 

 

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1arresting agency objects to the expungement within 45 days of
2the notice, the court may enter an order granting expungement.
3The person whose records are to be expunged shall pay the clerk
4of the circuit court a fee equivalent to the cost associated
5with expungement of records by the clerk and the Department of
6State Police. The clerk shall forward a certified copy of the
7order to the Department of State Police, the appropriate
8portion of the fee to the Department of State Police for
9processing, and deliver a certified copy of the order to the
10arresting agency.
11    (3.1) The Notice of Expungement shall be in substantially
12the following form:
13
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ....., ILLINOIS
14
.... JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 
15IN THE INTEREST OF )    NO.
16                   )
17                   )
18...................)
19(Name of Petitioner)
 
20
NOTICE
21TO:  State's Attorney
22TO:  Arresting Agency
23
24................

 

 

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1................
2
3................
4................
5TO:  Illinois State Police
6
7.....................
8
9.....................
10ATTENTION: Expungement
11You are hereby notified that on ....., at ....., in courtroom
12..., located at ..., before the Honorable ..., Judge, or any
13judge sitting in his/her stead, I shall then and there present
14a Petition to Expunge Juvenile records in the above-entitled
15matter, at which time and place you may appear.
16
......................
17
Petitioner's Signature
18
...........................
19
Petitioner's Street Address
20
.....................
21
City, State, Zip Code
22
.............................
23
Petitioner's Telephone Number
24
PROOF OF SERVICE
25On the ....... day of ......, 20..., I on oath state that I
26served this notice and true and correct copies of the

 

 

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1above-checked documents by:
2(Check One:)
3delivering copies personally to each entity to whom they are
4directed;
5or
6by mailing copies to each entity to whom they are directed by
7depositing the same in the U.S. Mail, proper postage fully
8prepaid, before the hour of 5:00 p.m., at the United States
9Postal Depository located at .................
10
.........................................
11
12Signature
13
Clerk of the Circuit Court or Deputy Clerk
14Printed Name of Delinquent Minor/Petitioner: ....
15Address: ........................................
16Telephone Number: ...............................
17    (3.2) The Order of Expungement shall be in substantially
18the following form:
19
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ....., ILLINOIS
20
.... JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 
21IN THE INTEREST OF )    NO.
22                   )
23                   )
24...................)
25(Name of Petitioner)
 

 

 

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1DOB ................
2Arresting Agency/Agencies ......
3
ORDER OF EXPUNGEMENT
4
(705 ILCS 405/5-915 (SUBSECTION 3))
5This matter having been heard on the petitioner's motion and
6the court being fully advised in the premises does find that
7the petitioner is indigent or has presented reasonable cause to
8waive all costs in this matter, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
9    ( ) 1. Clerk of Court and Department of State Police costs
10are hereby waived in this matter.
11    ( ) 2. The Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification
12and the following law enforcement agencies expunge all records
13of petitioner relating to an arrest dated ...... for the
14offense of ......
15
Law Enforcement Agencies:
16
.........................
17
.........................
18    ( ) 3. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Circuit
19Court expunge all records regarding the above-captioned case.
20
ENTER: ......................
21
22JUDGE
23DATED: .......
24Name:
25Attorney for:

 

 

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1Address: City/State/Zip:
2Attorney Number:
3    (3.3) The Notice of Objection shall be in substantially the
4following form:
5
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ....., ILLINOIS
6
....................... JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 
7IN THE INTEREST OF )    NO.
8                   )
9                   )
10...................)
11(Name of Petitioner)
 
12
NOTICE OF OBJECTION
13TO:(Attorney, Public Defender, Minor)
14.................................
15.................................
16TO:(Illinois State Police)
17.................................
18.................................
19TO:(Clerk of the Court)
20.................................
21.................................
22TO:(Judge)
23.................................
24.................................

 

 

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1TO:(Arresting Agency/Agencies)
2.................................
3.................................
4ATTENTION: You are hereby notified that an objection has been
5filed by the following entity regarding the above-named minor's
6petition for expungement of juvenile records:
7( ) State's Attorney's Office;
8( ) Prosecutor (other than State's Attorney's Office) charged
9with the duty of prosecuting the offense sought to be expunged;
10( ) Department of Illinois State Police; or
11( ) Arresting Agency or Agencies.
12The agency checked above respectfully requests that this case
13be continued and set for hearing on whether the expungement
14should or should not be granted.
15DATED: .......
16Name:
17Attorney For:
18Address:
19City/State/Zip:
20Telephone:
21Attorney No.:
22
FOR USE BY CLERK OF THE COURT PERSONNEL ONLY
23This matter has been set for hearing on the foregoing
24objection, on ...... in room ...., located at ....., before the
25Honorable ....., Judge, or any judge sitting in his/her stead.
26(Only one hearing shall be set, regardless of the number of

 

 

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1Notices of Objection received on the same case).
2A copy of this completed Notice of Objection containing the
3court date, time, and location, has been sent via regular U.S.
4Mail to the following entities. (If more than one Notice of
5Objection is received on the same case, each one must be
6completed with the court date, time and location and mailed to
7the following entities):
8( ) Attorney, Public Defender or Minor;
9( ) State's Attorney's Office;
10( ) Prosecutor (other than State's Attorney's Office) charged
11with the duty of prosecuting the offense sought to be expunged;
12( ) Department of Illinois State Police; and
13( ) Arresting agency or agencies.
14Date: ......
15Initials of Clerk completing this section: .....
16    (4) Upon entry of an order expunging records or files, the
17offense, which the records or files concern shall be treated as
18if it never occurred. Law enforcement officers and other public
19offices and agencies shall properly reply on inquiry that no
20record or file exists with respect to the person.
21    (5) Records which have not been expunged are sealed, and
22may be obtained only under the provisions of Sections 5-901,
235-905 and 5-915.
24    (6) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit
25the maintenance of information relating to an offense after
26records or files concerning the offense have been expunged if

 

 

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1the information is kept in a manner that does not enable
2identification of the offender. This information may only be
3used for statistical and bona fide research purposes.
4    (7)(a) The State Appellate Defender shall establish,
5maintain, and carry out, by December 31, 2004, a juvenile
6expungement program to provide information and assistance to
7minors eligible to have their juvenile records expunged.
8    (b) The State Appellate Defender shall develop brochures,
9pamphlets, and other materials in printed form and through the
10agency's World Wide Web site. The pamphlets and other materials
11shall include at a minimum the following information:
12        (i) An explanation of the State's juvenile expungement
13    process;
14        (ii) The circumstances under which juvenile
15    expungement may occur;
16        (iii) The juvenile offenses that may be expunged;
17        (iv) The steps necessary to initiate and complete the
18    juvenile expungement process; and
19        (v) Directions on how to contact the State Appellate
20    Defender.
21    (c) The State Appellate Defender shall establish and
22maintain a statewide toll-free telephone number that a person
23may use to receive information or assistance concerning the
24expungement of juvenile records. The State Appellate Defender
25shall advertise the toll-free telephone number statewide. The
26State Appellate Defender shall develop an expungement

 

 

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1information packet that may be sent to eligible persons seeking
2expungement of their juvenile records, which may include, but
3is not limited to, a pre-printed expungement petition with
4instructions on how to complete the petition and a pamphlet
5containing information that would assist individuals through
6the juvenile expungement process.
7    (d) The State Appellate Defender shall compile a statewide
8list of volunteer attorneys willing to assist eligible
9individuals through the juvenile expungement process.
10    (e) This Section shall be implemented from funds
11appropriated by the General Assembly to the State Appellate
12Defender for this purpose. The State Appellate Defender shall
13employ the necessary staff and adopt the necessary rules for
14implementation of this Section.
15    (8)(a) Except with respect to law enforcement agencies, the
16Department of Corrections, State's Attorneys, or other
17prosecutors, an expunged juvenile record may not be considered
18by any private or public entity in employment matters,
19certification, licensing, revocation of certification or
20licensure, or registration. Applications for employment must
21contain specific language that states that the applicant is not
22obligated to disclose expunged juvenile records of conviction
23or arrest. Employers may not ask if an applicant has had a
24juvenile record expunged. Effective January 1, 2005, the
25Department of Labor shall develop a link on the Department's
26website to inform employers that employers may not ask if an

 

 

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1applicant had a juvenile record expunged and that application
2for employment must contain specific language that states that
3the applicant is not obligated to disclose expunged juvenile
4records of arrest or conviction.
5    (b) A person whose juvenile records have been expunged is
6not entitled to remission of any fines, costs, or other money
7paid as a consequence of expungement. This amendatory Act of
8the 93rd General Assembly does not affect the right of the
9victim of a crime to prosecute or defend a civil action for
10damages.
11    (c) The expungement of juvenile records under Section 5-622
12shall be funded by the additional fine imposed under Section
135-9-1.17 of the Unified Code of Corrections and additional
14appropriations made by the General Assembly for such purpose.
15    (9) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
16this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly apply to law
17enforcement records of a minor who has been arrested or taken
18into custody on or after January 1, 2014 (the effective date of
19Public Act 98-61) this amendatory Act.
20(Source: P.A. 98-61, eff. 1-1-14; revised 11-22-13.)