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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that records of conviction for a non-violent offense or a criminal offense that did not result in bodily harm or death to another person may be sealed 10 years after the termination of the petitioner's last sentence. Provides that the new provisions apply only to a petitioner who has not had one or more criminal convictions between the conviction eligible for sealing and the filing of the petition for relief. Defines "non-violent offense".
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that convictions for a non-violent offense that did not result in bodily harm or death to another person may be sealed 10 years after the termination of the petitioner's last sentence (in the introduced bill, records of conviction for any non-violent offense or any criminal offense that did not result in bodily harm or death to another person).
House Floor Amendment No. 7 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision relating to expungement of conviction records, a petitioner may petition the circuit court to expunge records of a conviction or plea of guilty for possession of not more than 10 grams of any substance containing cannabis or possession of drug paraphernalia seized in relation to possession of not more than 10 grams of any substance containing cannabis before July 29, 2016, (the effective date of Public Act 99-697) if 3 years or more have passed since the petitioner has completed his or her sentence.
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