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SB0978ham003 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Arthur Turner

Filed: 5/23/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 978

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 978 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The State Records Act is amended by changing
5Section 3 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 160/3)  (from Ch. 116, par. 43.6)
7    Sec. 3. Records as property of State.
8    (a) All records created or received by or under the
9authority of or coming into the custody, control, or possession
10of public officials of this State in the course of their public
11duties are the property of the State. These records may not be
12mutilated, destroyed, transferred, removed, or otherwise
13damaged or disposed of, in whole or in part, except as provided
14by law. Any person shall have the right of access to any public
15records, unless access to the records is otherwise limited or
16prohibited by law. This subsection (a) does not apply to

 

 

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1records that are subject to expungement under subsections (1.5)
2and (1.6) of Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
3    (b) Reports and records of the obligation, receipt and use
4of public funds of the State are public records available for
5inspection by the public, except as access to such records is
6otherwise limited or prohibited by law or pursuant to law.
7These records shall be kept at the official place of business
8of the State or at a designated place of business of the State.
9These records shall be available for public inspection during
10regular office hours except when in immediate use by persons
11exercising official duties which require the use of those
12records. Nothing in this section shall require the State to
13invade or assist in the invasion of any person's right to
14privacy. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit
15any right given by statute or rule of law with respect to the
16inspection of other types of records.
17    Warrants and vouchers in the keeping of the State
18Comptroller may be destroyed by him as authorized in "An Act in
19relation to the reproduction and destruction of records kept by
20the Comptroller", approved August 1, 1949, as now or hereafter
21amended after obtaining the approval of the State Records
22Commission.
23(Source: P.A. 92-866, eff. 1-3-03.)
 
24    Section 10. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
25changing Section 5.2 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
2    Sec. 5.2. Expungement and sealing.
3    (a) General Provisions.
4        (1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
5    the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a
6    particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
7            (A) The following terms shall have the meanings
8        ascribed to them in the Unified Code of Corrections,
9        730 ILCS 5/5-1-2 through 5/5-1-22:
10                (i) Business Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-2),
11                (ii) Charge (730 ILCS 5/5-1-3),
12                (iii) Court (730 ILCS 5/5-1-6),
13                (iv) Defendant (730 ILCS 5/5-1-7),
14                (v) Felony (730 ILCS 5/5-1-9),
15                (vi) Imprisonment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-10),
16                (vii) Judgment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-12),
17                (viii) Misdemeanor (730 ILCS 5/5-1-14),
18                (ix) Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-15),
19                (x) Parole (730 ILCS 5/5-1-16),
20                (xi) Petty Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-17),
21                (xii) Probation (730 ILCS 5/5-1-18),
22                (xiii) Sentence (730 ILCS 5/5-1-19),
23                (xiv) Supervision (730 ILCS 5/5-1-21), and
24                (xv) Victim (730 ILCS 5/5-1-22).
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1        by arrest" means a charge (as defined by 730 ILCS
2        5/5-1-3) brought against a defendant where the
3        defendant is not arrested prior to or as a direct
4        result of the charge.
5            (C) "Conviction" means a judgment of conviction or
6        sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a
7        verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered by
8        a legally constituted jury or by a court of competent
9        jurisdiction authorized to try the case without a jury.
10        An order of supervision successfully completed by the
11        petitioner is not a conviction. An order of qualified
12        probation (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(J))
13        successfully completed by the petitioner is not a
14        conviction. An order of supervision or an order of
15        qualified probation that is terminated
16        unsatisfactorily is a conviction, unless the
17        unsatisfactory termination is reversed, vacated, or
18        modified and the judgment of conviction, if any, is
19        reversed or vacated.
20            (D) "Criminal offense" means a petty offense,
21        business offense, misdemeanor, felony, or municipal
22        ordinance violation (as defined in subsection
23        (a)(1)(H)). As used in this Section, a minor traffic
24        offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)) shall not
25        be considered a criminal offense.
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1        records or return them to the petitioner and to
2        obliterate the petitioner's name from any official
3        index or public record, or both. Nothing in this Act
4        shall require the physical destruction of the circuit
5        court file, but such records relating to arrests or
6        charges, or both, ordered expunged shall be impounded
7        as required by subsections (d)(9)(A)(ii) and
8        (d)(9)(B)(ii).
9            (F) As used in this Section, "last sentence" means
10        the sentence, order of supervision, or order of
11        qualified probation (as defined by subsection
12        (a)(1)(J)), for a criminal offense (as defined by
13        subsection (a)(1)(D)) that terminates last in time in
14        any jurisdiction, regardless of whether the petitioner
15        has included the criminal offense for which the
16        sentence or order of supervision or qualified
17        probation was imposed in his or her petition. If
18        multiple sentences, orders of supervision, or orders
19        of qualified probation terminate on the same day and
20        are last in time, they shall be collectively considered
21        the "last sentence" regardless of whether they were
22        ordered to run concurrently.
23            (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
24        business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
25        Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
26        municipal or local ordinance.

 

 

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1            (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
2        offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
3        is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner was
4        charged or for which the petitioner was arrested and
5        released without charging.
6            (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
7        prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief under
8        this Section.
9            (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
10        probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act,
11        Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
12        Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
13        Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4
14        of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
15        12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as
16        those provisions existed before their deletion by
17        Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
18        Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
19        40-10 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
20        Dependency Act, or Section 10 of the Steroid Control
21        Act. For the purpose of this Section, "successful
22        completion" of an order of qualified probation under
23        Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other
24        Drug Dependency Act and Section 40-10 of the Alcoholism
25        and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act means that the
26        probation was terminated satisfactorily and the

 

 

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1        judgment of conviction was vacated.
2            (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
3        maintain the records, unless the records would
4        otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
5        records unavailable without a court order, subject to
6        the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
7        petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
8        official index required to be kept by the circuit court
9        clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
10        any index issued by the circuit court clerk before the
11        entry of the order to seal shall not be affected.
12            (L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor"
13        includes but is not limited to the offenses of indecent
14        solicitation of a child or criminal sexual abuse when
15        the victim of such offense is under 18 years of age.
16            (M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or
17        order of supervision or qualified probation includes
18        either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of
19        the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this
20        Section.
21        (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
22    convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
23    petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
24    pursuant to this Section.
25        (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
26    subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)

 

 

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

 

 

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1            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
2            or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except
3            Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
4            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
5            local ordinance;
6                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
7            26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
8            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
9            local ordinance;
10                (iii) offenses defined as "crimes of violence"
11            in Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act
12            or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
13                (iv) offenses which are Class A misdemeanors
14            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
15                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
16            would subject a person to registration under the
17            Sex Offender Registration Act.
18            (D) the sealing of the records of an arrest which
19        results in the petitioner being charged with a felony
20        offense or records of a charge not initiated by arrest
21        for a felony offense unless:
22                (i) the charge is amended to a misdemeanor and
23            is otherwise eligible to be sealed pursuant to
24            subsection (c);
25                (ii) the charge is brought along with another
26            charge as a part of one case and the charge results

 

 

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1            in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the
2            conviction was reversed or vacated, and another
3            charge brought in the same case results in a
4            disposition for a misdemeanor offense that is
5            eligible to be sealed pursuant to subsection (c) or
6            a disposition listed in paragraph (i), (iii), or
7            (iv) of this subsection;
8                (iii) the charge results in first offender
9            probation as set forth in subsection (c)(2)(E);
10                (iv) the charge is for a felony offense listed
11            in subsection (c)(2)(F) or the charge is amended to
12            a felony offense listed in subsection (c)(2)(F);
13                (v) the charge results in acquittal,
14            dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
15            conviction; or
16                (vi) the charge results in a conviction, but
17            the conviction was reversed or vacated.
18    (b) Expungement.
19        (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
20    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
21    initiated by arrest when:
22            (A) He or she has never been convicted of a
23        criminal offense; and
24            (B) Each arrest or charge not initiated by arrest
25        sought to be expunged resulted in: (i) acquittal,
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1        charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
2        (ii) a conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless
3        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of
4        supervision and such supervision was successfully
5        completed by the petitioner, unless excluded by
6        subsection (a)(3)(A) or (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of
7        qualified probation (as defined in subsection
8        (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was successfully
9        completed by the petitioner.
10        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
11            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
12        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
13        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
14        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
15        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
16        such records.
17            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
18        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
19        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
20        the following time frames will apply:
21                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
22            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
23            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
24            similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
25            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
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1            similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
2            be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
3            passed following the satisfactory termination of
4            the supervision.
5                (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
6            in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
7            violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
8            the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
9            a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
10            offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
11            offender has no other conviction for violating
12            Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
13            Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
14            shall not be eligible for expungement until the
15            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
16                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
17            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
18            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
19            passed following the satisfactory termination of
20            the supervision.
21            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
22        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
23        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
24        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
25        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
26        satisfactory termination of the probation.

 

 

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1        (3) Those records maintained by the Department for
2    persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
3    expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
4    Act of 1987.
5        (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
6    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
7    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
8    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
9    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
10    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
11    or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
12    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
13    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
14    correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
15    all official records of the arresting authority, the
16    Department, other criminal justice agencies, the
17    prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such arrest, if
18    any, by removing his or her name from all such records in
19    connection with the arrest and conviction, if any, and by
20    inserting in the records the name of the offender, if known
21    or ascertainable, in lieu of the aggrieved's name. The
22    records of the circuit court clerk shall be sealed until
23    further order of the court upon good cause shown and the
24    name of the aggrieved person obliterated on the official
25    index required to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
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1    not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
2    before the entry of the order. Nothing in this Section
3    shall limit the Department of State Police or other
4    criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
5    under an offender's name the false names he or she has
6    used.
7        (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
8    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
9    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
10    sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
11    victim of that offense may request that the State's
12    Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
13    file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
14    the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
15    seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
16    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
17    offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
18    and the Department of State Police concerning the offense
19    shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
20    shall make the records of the circuit court clerk in
21    connection with the proceedings of the trial court
22    concerning the offense available for public inspection.
23        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
24    or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
25    and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
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1    factually innocent of the charge shall enter an expungement
2    order for the conviction for which the petitioner has been
3    determined to be innocent as provided in subsection (b) of
4    Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
5        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
6    Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
7    any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
8    conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
9    pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
10    410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
11    of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
12    Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
13    Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
14    Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
15    Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
16    Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
17    the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, or
18    Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act.
19        (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate of
20    innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
21    Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
22    innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
23    conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
24    be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
25    of the Code of Civil Procedure.
26    (c) Sealing.

 

 

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1        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
2    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
3    to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
4    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
5    minors prosecuted as adults.
6        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
7    sealed:
8            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
9        charging;
10            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
11        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
12        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
13        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
14            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
15        resulting in orders of supervision successfully
16        completed by the petitioner, unless excluded by
17        subsection (a)(3);
18            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
19        resulting in convictions unless excluded by subsection
20        (a)(3);
21            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
22        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
23        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
24        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
25        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
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1        Corrections; and
2            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
3        resulting in felony convictions for the following
4        offenses:
5                (i) Class 4 felony convictions for:
6                    Prostitution under Section 11-14 of the
7                Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
8                2012.
9                    Possession of cannabis under Section 4 of
10                the Cannabis Control Act.
11                    Possession of a controlled substance under
12                Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled
13                Substances Act.
14                    Offenses under the Methamphetamine
15                Precursor Control Act.
16                    Offenses under the Steroid Control Act.
17                    Theft under Section 16-1 of the Criminal
18                Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
19                    Retail theft under Section 16A-3 or
20                paragraph (a) of 16-25 of the Criminal Code of
21                1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
22                    Deceptive practices under Section 17-1 of
23                the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
24                of 2012.
25                    Forgery under Section 17-3 of the Criminal
26                Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.

 

 

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1                    Possession of burglary tools under Section
2                19-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
3                Criminal Code of 2012.
4            (ii) Class 3 felony convictions for:
5                    Theft under Section 16-1 of the Criminal
6                Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
7                    Retail theft under Section 16A-3 or
8                paragraph (a) of 16-25 of the Criminal Code of
9                1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
10                    Deceptive practices under Section 17-1 of
11                the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
12                of 2012.
13                    Forgery under Section 17-3 of the Criminal
14                Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
15                    Possession with intent to manufacture or
16                deliver a controlled substance under Section
17                401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
18        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
19    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
20    sealed as follows:
21            (A) Records identified as eligible under
22        subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any
23        time.
24            (B) Records identified as eligible under
25        subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed (i) 3 years after
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1        defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)) if the petitioner has
2        never been convicted of a criminal offense (as defined
3        in subsection (a)(1)(D)); or (ii) 4 years after the
4        termination of the petitioner's last sentence (as
5        defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)) if the petitioner has
6        ever been convicted of a criminal offense (as defined
7        in subsection (a)(1)(D)).
8            (C) Records identified as eligible under
9        subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and (c)(2)(F) may be
10        sealed 4 years after the termination of the
11        petitioner's last sentence (as defined in subsection
12        (a)(1)(F)).
13            (D) Records identified in subsection
14        (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
15        reached the age of 25 years.
16        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
17    have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
18    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
19    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
20    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
21    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony
22    offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction
23    records previously ordered sealed by the court.
24        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
25    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
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1    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the
2    sealing of the records.
3    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
4expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
5under subsections (c) and (e-5):
6        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
7    petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
8    this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
9    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
10    clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
11    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
12    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
13    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
14    shall pay the applicable fee, if not waived.
15        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
16    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
17    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
18    initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
19    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
20    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
21    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
22    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
23    clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
24    petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
25    sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph (10)
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1    Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to the
2    petition.
3        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
4    petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
5    within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
6    the absence within his or her body of all illegal
7    substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled
8    Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
9    Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
10    is petitioning to:
11            (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
12            (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
13        Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
14        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
15        or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
16            (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
17            (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
18        probation under clause (b)(1)(B)(iv).
19        (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
20    promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
21    support the petition under subsection (e), (e-5), or (e-6)
22    on the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty
23    of prosecuting the offense, the Department of State Police,
24    the arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the
25    unit of local government effecting the arrest.
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1            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
2        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
3        shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
4        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis
5        of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
6        convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
7        Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an
8        objection to the petition may not be filed.
9            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
10        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
11        the petition.
12        (6) Entry of order.
13            (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
14        charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
15        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
16        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
17        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
18        petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
19        subsection (d)(6).
20            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
21        Department of State Police, the arresting agency, or
22        the chief legal officer files an objection to the
23        petition to expunge or seal within 60 days from the
24        date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
25        an order granting or denying the petition.
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1    set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all
2    parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing
3    date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior to the
4    hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with the
5    Department as to the appropriateness of the relief sought
6    in the petition to expunge or seal. At the hearing, the
7    court shall hear evidence on whether the petition should or
8    should not be granted, and shall grant or deny the petition
9    to expunge or seal the records based on the evidence
10    presented at the hearing. The court may consider the
11    following:
12            (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
13        defendant's conviction;
14            (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
15        records by the State;
16            (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
17        and employment history;
18            (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
19        arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
20        the filing of the petition under this Section; and
21            (E) the specific adverse consequences the
22        petitioner may be subject to if the petition is denied.
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) Implementation 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            (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
16        under subsection (e-6):
17                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
18            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
19            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
20            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
21            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
22            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
23            subsection (d) of this Section;
24                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
25            shall be impounded until further order of the court
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1            petitioner obliterated on the official index
2            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
3            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
4            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
5            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
6                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
7            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
8            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
9            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
10            under paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
11            Section;
12                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
13            be disseminated by the Department only as required
14            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
15            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
16            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
17            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
18            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
19            offense; and
20                (v) in response to an inquiry for these records
21            from anyone not authorized by law to access the
22            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
23            receiving the inquiry shall reply as it does in
24            response to inquiries when no records ever
25            existed.
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1        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
2        as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
3        shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
4        (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records
5        from anyone not authorized by law to access such
6        records, the court, the Department, or the agency
7        receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
8        response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
9            (D) The Department shall send written notice to the
10        petitioner of its compliance with each order to expunge
11        or seal records within 60 days of the date of service
12        of that order or, if a motion to vacate, modify, or
13        reconsider is filed, within 60 days of service of the
14        order resolving the motion, if that order requires the
15        Department to expunge or seal records. In the event of
16        an appeal from the circuit court order, the Department
17        shall send written notice to the petitioner of its
18        compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
19        judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
20        the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
21        required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
22        reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
23        discretionary appellate review, is pending.
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. Under
20    Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
21    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
22    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
23    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
24    of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
25    service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
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1    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
2    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
3    motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
4    entitled to notice of the petition.
5        (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
6    under the expungement or sealing provisions of this Section
7    shall not be considered void because it fails to comply
8    with the provisions of this Section or because of any error
9    asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The
10    circuit court retains jurisdiction to determine whether
11    the order is voidable and to vacate, modify, or reconsider
12    its terms based on a motion filed under paragraph (12) of
13    this subsection (d).
14        (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
15    Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
16    granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to notice
17    of the petition must fully comply with the terms of the
18    order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
19    party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
20    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
21    appealing the order.
22        (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
23    Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
24    order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
25    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
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1    of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
2    petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records until
3    there is a final order on the motion for relief or, in the
4    case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's mandate.
5        (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
6    Act 98-163 this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly
7    apply to all petitions pending on August 5, 2013 (the
8    effective date of Public Act 98-163) this amendatory Act of
9    the 98th General Assembly and to all orders ruling on a
10    petition to expunge or seal on or after August 5, 2013 (the
11    effective date of Public Act 98-163) this amendatory Act of
12    the 98th General Assembly.
13    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
14is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
15authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
16to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
17convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
18Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
19presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
20order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
21records of the arresting authority and order that the records
22of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
23further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
24otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
25obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
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1Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
2offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
3shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
4before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
5Department may be disseminated by the Department only to the
6arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
7later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
8of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
9any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
10have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
11to that individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
12circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
13the person who was pardoned.
14    (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
15offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
16the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
17sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
18Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
19judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
20counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
21trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
22entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
23of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
24circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until further
25order of the court upon good cause shown or as otherwise
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1from the official index requested to be kept by the circuit
2court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in
3connection with the arrest and conviction for the offense for
4which he or she had been granted the certificate but the order
5shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
6before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
7Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
8required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
9enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
10later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
11of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
12any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
13have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
14to that individual. Upon entry of the order of sealing, the
15circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
16the person who was granted the certificate of eligibility for
17sealing.
18    (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
19offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for expungement
20by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
21expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
22Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
23judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
24counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
25trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
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1records of the arresting authority and order that the records
2of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
3further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
4otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
5obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
6circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
7Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
8offense for which he or she had been granted the certificate
9but the order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit
10court clerk before the entry of the order. All records sealed
11by the Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
12required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
13enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
14later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
15of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
16any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
17have access to all expunged records of the Department
18pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
19expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy
20of the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
21eligibility for expungement.
22    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
23of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
24especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
25random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
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1Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
2Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
3appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
4disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
5identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
6The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
7later than September 1, 2010.
8(Source: P.A. 97-443, eff. 8-19-11; 97-698, eff. 1-1-13;
997-1026, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1109, eff.
101-1-13; 97-1118, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1120, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150,
11eff. 1-25-13; 98-133, eff. 1-1-14; 98-142, eff. 1-1-14; 98-163,
12eff. 8-5-13; 98-164, eff. 1-1-14; 98-399, eff. 8-16-13; revised
139-4-13.)
 
14    Section 15. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
15changing Section 5-915 as follows:
 
16    (705 ILCS 405/5-915)
17    Sec. 5-915. Expungement of juvenile law enforcement and
18court records.
19    (0.05) For purposes of this Section and Section 5-622:
20        "Expunge" means to physically destroy the records and
21    to obliterate the minor's name from any official index or
22    public record, or both. Nothing in this Act shall require
23    the physical destruction of the internal office records,
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1    Office or other prosecutor.
2        "Law enforcement record" includes but is not limited to
3    records of arrest, station adjustments, fingerprints,
4    probation adjustments, the issuance of a notice to appear,
5    or any other records maintained by a law enforcement agency
6    relating to a minor suspected of committing an offense.
7    (1) Whenever any person has attained the age of 18 or
8whenever all juvenile court proceedings relating to that person
9have been terminated, whichever is later, the person may
10petition the court to expunge law enforcement records relating
11to incidents occurring before his or her 18th birthday or his
12or her juvenile court records, or both, but only in the
13following circumstances:
14        (a) the minor was arrested and no petition for
15    delinquency was filed with the clerk of the circuit court;
16    or
17        (b) the minor was charged with an offense and was found
18    not delinquent of that offense; or
19        (c) the minor was placed under supervision pursuant to
20    Section 5-615, and the order of supervision has since been
21    successfully terminated; or
22        (d) the minor was adjudicated for an offense which
23    would be a Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, or a
24    petty or business offense if committed by an adult.
25    (1.5) Commencing 180 days after the effective date of this
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1State Police shall automatically expunge, on or before January
21 of each year, a person's law enforcement records relating to
3incidents occurring before his or her 18th birthday in the
4Department's possession or control and which contains the final
5disposition which pertain to the person when arrested as a
6minor if:
7        (a) the minor was arrested for an eligible offense and
8    no petition for delinquency was filed with the clerk of the
9    circuit court; and
10        (b) the person attained the age of 18 years during the
11    last calendar year; and
12        (c) since the date of the minor's most recent arrest,
13    at least 6 months have elapsed without an additional
14    arrest, filing of a petition for delinquency whether
15    related or not to a previous arrest, or filing of charges
16    not initiated by arrest.
17    The Department of State Police shall allow a person to use
18the Access and Review process, established in the Department of
19State Police, for verifying that his or her law enforcement
20records relating to incidents occurring before his or her 18th
21birthday eligible under this subsection have been expunged as
22provided in this subsection.
23    The Department of State Police shall provide by rule the
24process for access, review, and automatic expungement.
25    (1.6) Commencing on the effective date of this amendatory
26Act of the 98th General Assembly, a person whose law

 

 

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1enforcement records are not subject to subsection (1.5) of this
2Section and who has attained the age of 18 years may use the
3Access and Review process, established in the Department of
4State Police, for verifying his or her law enforcement records
5relating to incidents occurring before his or her 18th birthday
6in the Department's possession or control which pertain to the
7person when arrested as a minor, if the incident occurred no
8earlier than 30 years before the effective date of this
9amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly. If the person
10identifies a law enforcement record of an eligible offense that
11meets the requirements of this subsection, paragraphs (a) and
12(c) of subsection (1.5) of this Section, and all juvenile court
13proceedings related to the person have been terminated, the
14person may file a Request for Expungement of Juvenile Law
15Enforcement Records, in the form and manner prescribed by the
16Department of State Police, with the Department and the
17Department shall consider expungement of the record as
18otherwise provided for automatic expungement under subsection
19(1.5) of this Section. The person shall provide notice and a
20copy of the Request for Expungement of Juvenile Law Enforcement
21Records to the arresting agency, prosecutor charged with the
22prosecution of the minor, or the State's Attorney of the county
23that prosecuted the minor. The Department of State Police shall
24provide by rule the process for access, review, and Request for
25Expungement of Juvenile Law Enforcement Records.
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1Section precludes a person from filing a petition under
2subsection (1) for expungement of records subject to automatic
3expungement under subsection (1.5) or (1.6) of this Section.
4    (1.8) For the purposes of subsections (1.5) and (1.6) of
5this Section, "eligible offense" means records relating to an
6arrest or incident occurring before the person's 18th birthday
7that if committed by an adult is not an offense classified as a
8Class 2 felony or higher offense, an offense under Article 11
9of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or
10an offense under Section 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16
11of the Criminal Code of 1961.
12    (2) Any person may petition the court to expunge all law
13enforcement records relating to any incidents occurring before
14his or her 18th birthday which did not result in proceedings in
15criminal court and all juvenile court records with respect to
16any adjudications except those based upon first degree murder
17and sex offenses which would be felonies if committed by an
18adult, if the person for whom expungement is sought has had no
19convictions for any crime since his or her 18th birthday and:
20        (a) has attained the age of 21 years; or
21        (b) 5 years have elapsed since all juvenile court
22    proceedings relating to him or her have been terminated or
23    his or her commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice
24    pursuant to this Act has been terminated;
25whichever is later of (a) or (b). Nothing in this Section 5-915
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15-622.
2    (2.5) If a minor is arrested and no petition for
3delinquency is filed with the clerk of the circuit court as
4provided in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) at the time the
5minor is released from custody, the youth officer, if
6applicable, or other designated person from the arresting
7agency, shall notify verbally and in writing to the minor or
8the minor's parents or guardians that if the State's Attorney
9does not file a petition for delinquency, the minor has a right
10to petition to have his or her arrest record expunged when the
11minor attains the age of 18 or when all juvenile court
12proceedings relating to that minor have been terminated and
13that unless a petition to expunge is filed, the minor shall
14have an arrest record and shall provide the minor and the
15minor's parents or guardians with an expungement information
16packet, including a petition to expunge juvenile records
17obtained from the clerk of the circuit court.
18    (2.6) If a minor is charged with an offense and is found
19not delinquent of that offense; or if a minor is placed under
20supervision under Section 5-615, and the order of supervision
21is successfully terminated; or if a minor is adjudicated for an
22offense that would be a Class B misdemeanor, a Class C
23misdemeanor, or a business or petty offense if committed by an
24adult; or if a minor has incidents occurring before his or her
2518th birthday that have not resulted in proceedings in criminal
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1adjudications were not based upon first degree murder or sex
2offenses that would be felonies if committed by an adult; then
3at the time of sentencing or dismissal of the case, the judge
4shall inform the delinquent minor of his or her right to
5petition for expungement as provided by law, and the clerk of
6the circuit court shall provide an expungement information
7packet to the delinquent minor, written in plain language,
8including a petition for expungement, a sample of a completed
9petition, expungement instructions that shall include
10information informing the minor that (i) once the case is
11expunged, it shall be treated as if it never occurred, (ii) he
12or she may apply to have petition fees waived, (iii) once he or
13she obtains an expungement, he or she may not be required to
14disclose that he or she had a juvenile record, and (iv) he or
15she may file the petition on his or her own or with the
16assistance of an attorney. The failure of the judge to inform
17the delinquent minor of his or her right to petition for
18expungement as provided by law does not create a substantive
19right, nor is that failure grounds for: (i) a reversal of an
20adjudication of delinquency, (ii) a new trial; or (iii) an
21appeal.
22    (2.7) For counties with a population over 3,000,000, the
23clerk of the circuit court shall send a "Notification of a
24Possible Right to Expungement" post card to the minor at the
25address last received by the clerk of the circuit court on the
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1birthdate provided to the court by the minor or his or her
2guardian in cases under paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of
3subsection (1); and when the minor attains the age of 21 based
4on the birthdate provided to the court by the minor or his or
5her guardian in cases under subsection (2).
6    (2.8) The petition for expungement for subsection (1) may
7include multiple offenses on the same petition and shall be
8substantially in the following form:
9
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ......, ILLINOIS
10
........ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 
11IN THE INTEREST OF )    NO.
12                   )
13                   )
14...................)
15(Name of Petitioner)
 
16
PETITION TO EXPUNGE JUVENILE RECORDS
17
(705 ILCS 405/5-915 (SUBSECTION 1))
18
(Please prepare a separate petition for each offense)
19Now comes ............., petitioner, and respectfully requests
20that this Honorable Court enter an order expunging all juvenile
21law enforcement and court records of petitioner and in support
22thereof states that: Petitioner has attained the age of 18,
23his/her birth date being ......, or all Juvenile Court
24proceedings terminated as of ......, whichever occurred later.

 

 

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1Petitioner was arrested on ..... by the ....... Police
2Department for the offense or offenses of ......., and:
3(Check All That Apply One:)
4( ) a. no petition or petitions were was filed with the Clerk
5of the Circuit Court.
6( ) b. was charged with ...... and was found not delinquent of
7the offense or offenses.
8( ) c. a petition or petitions were was filed and the petition
9or petitions were was dismissed without a finding of
10delinquency on .....
11( ) d. on ....... placed under supervision pursuant to Section
125-615 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and such order of
13supervision successfully terminated on ........
14( ) e. was adjudicated for the offense or offenses, which would
15have been a Class B misdemeanor, a Class C misdemeanor, or a
16petty offense or business offense if committed by an adult.
17Petitioner .... has .... has not been arrested on charges in
18this or any county other than the charges listed above. If
19petitioner has been arrested on additional charges, please list
20the charges below:
21Charge(s): ......
22Arresting Agency or Agencies: ...........
23Disposition/Result: (choose from a. through e., above): .....
24WHEREFORE, the petitioner respectfully requests this Honorable
25Court to (1) order all law enforcement agencies to expunge all
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1order the Clerk of the Court to expunge all records concerning
2the petitioner regarding this incident or incidents.
 
3
......................
4
Petitioner (Signature)

 
5
..........................
6
Petitioner's Street Address

 
7
.....................
8
City, State, Zip Code

 
9
.............................
10
Petitioner's Telephone Number

 
11Pursuant to the penalties of perjury under the Code of Civil
12Procedure, 735 ILCS 5/1-109, I hereby certify that the
13statements in this petition are true and correct, or on
14information and belief I believe the same to be true.
 
15
......................
16
Petitioner (Signature)
17The Petition for Expungement for subsection (2) shall be
18substantially in the following form:
 
19
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 2))
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:
14The incident for which the Petitioner seeks expungement
15occurred before the Petitioner's 18th birthday and did not
16result in proceedings in criminal court and the Petitioner has
17not had any convictions for any crime since his/her 18th
18birthday; and
19The incident for which the Petitioner seeks expungement
20occurred before the Petitioner's 18th birthday and the
21adjudication was not based upon first-degree murder or sex
22offenses which would be felonies if committed by an adult, and
23the Petitioner has not had any convictions for any crime since
24his/her 18th birthday.

 

 

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1Petitioner was arrested on ...... by the ....... Police
2Department for the offense of ........, and:
3(Check whichever one occurred the latest:)
4( ) a. The Petitioner has attained the age of 21 years, his/her
5birthday being .......; or
6( ) b. 5 years have elapsed since all juvenile court
7proceedings relating to the Petitioner have been terminated; or
8the Petitioner's commitment to the Department of Juvenile
9Justice pursuant to the expungement of juvenile law enforcement
10and court records provisions of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987
11has been terminated. Petitioner ...has ...has not been arrested
12on charges in this or any other county other than the charge
13listed above. If petitioner has been arrested on additional
14charges, please list the charges below:
15Charge(s): ..........
16Arresting Agency or Agencies: .......
17Disposition/Result: (choose from a or b, above): ..........
18WHEREFORE, the petitioner respectfully requests this Honorable
19Court to (1) order all law enforcement agencies to expunge all
20records of petitioner related to this incident, and (2) to
21order the Clerk of the Court to expunge all records concerning
22the petitioner regarding this incident.
 
23
.......................
24
Petitioner (Signature)

 

 

 

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1
......................
2
Petitioner's Street Address

 
3
.....................
4
City, State, Zip Code
5
.............................
6
Petitioner's Telephone Number

 
7Pursuant to the penalties of perjury under the Code of Civil
8Procedure, 735 ILCS 5/1-109, I hereby certify that the
9statements in this petition are true and correct, or on
10information and belief I believe the same to be true.
11
......................
12
Petitioner (Signature)
13    (3) The chief judge of the circuit in which an arrest was
14made or a charge was brought or any judge of that circuit
15designated by the chief judge may, upon verified petition of a
16person who is the subject of an arrest or a juvenile court
17proceeding under subsection (1) or (2) of this Section, order
18the law enforcement records or official court file, or both, to
19be expunged from the official records of the arresting
20authority, the clerk of the circuit court and the Department of
21State Police. The person whose records are to be expunged shall
22petition the court using the appropriate form containing his or
23her current address and shall promptly notify the clerk of the
24circuit court of any change of address. Notice of the petition

 

 

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1shall be served upon the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged
2with the duty of prosecuting the offense, the Department of
3State Police, and the arresting agency or agencies by the clerk
4of the circuit court. If an objection is filed within 45 days
5of the notice of the petition, the clerk of the circuit court
6shall set a date for hearing after the 45 day objection period.
7At the hearing the court shall hear evidence on whether the
8expungement should or should not be granted. Unless the State's
9Attorney or prosecutor, the Department of State Police, or an
10arresting agency objects to the expungement within 45 days of
11the notice, the court may enter an order granting expungement.
12The person whose records are to be expunged shall pay the clerk
13of the circuit court a fee equivalent to the cost associated
14with expungement of records by the clerk and the Department of
15State Police. The clerk shall forward a certified copy of the
16order to the Department of State Police, the appropriate
17portion of the fee to the Department of State Police for
18processing, and deliver a certified copy of the order to the
19arresting agency.
20    (3.1) The Notice of Expungement shall be in substantially
21the following form:
22
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ....., ILLINOIS
23
.... JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 
24IN THE INTEREST OF )    NO.
25                   )

 

 

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1                   )
2...................)
3(Name of Petitioner)
 
4
NOTICE
5TO:  State's Attorney
6TO:  Arresting Agency
7
8................
9................
10
11................
12................
13TO:  Illinois State Police
14
15.....................
16
17.....................
18ATTENTION: Expungement
19You are hereby notified that on ....., at ....., in courtroom
20..., located at ..., before the Honorable ..., Judge, or any
21judge sitting in his/her stead, I shall then and there present
22a Petition to Expunge Juvenile records in the above-entitled
23matter, at which time and place you may appear.
24
......................
25
Petitioner's Signature

 

 

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1
...........................
2
Petitioner's Street Address
3
.....................
4
City, State, Zip Code
5
.............................
6
Petitioner's Telephone Number
7
PROOF OF SERVICE
8On the ....... day of ......, 20..., I on oath state that I
9served this notice and true and correct copies of the
10above-checked documents by:
11(Check One:)
12delivering copies personally to each entity to whom they are
13directed;
14or
15by mailing copies to each entity to whom they are directed by
16depositing the same in the U.S. Mail, proper postage fully
17prepaid, before the hour of 5:00 p.m., at the United States
18Postal Depository located at .................
19
.........................................
20
21Signature
22
Clerk of the Circuit Court or Deputy Clerk
23Printed Name of Delinquent Minor/Petitioner: ....
24Address: ........................................
25Telephone Number: ...............................
26    (3.2) The Order of Expungement shall be in substantially

 

 

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1the following form:
2
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ....., ILLINOIS
3
.... JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 
4IN THE INTEREST OF )    NO.
5                   )
6                   )
7...................)
8(Name of Petitioner)
 
9DOB ................
10Arresting Agency/Agencies ......
11
ORDER OF EXPUNGEMENT
12
(705 ILCS 405/5-915 (SUBSECTION 3))
13This matter having been heard on the petitioner's motion and
14the court being fully advised in the premises does find that
15the petitioner is indigent or has presented reasonable cause to
16waive all costs in this matter, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
17    ( ) 1. Clerk of Court and Department of State Police costs
18are hereby waived in this matter.
19    ( ) 2. The Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification
20and the following law enforcement agencies expunge all records
21of petitioner relating to an arrest dated ...... for the
22offense of ......
23
Law Enforcement Agencies:
24
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1
.........................
2    ( ) 3. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Circuit
3Court expunge all records regarding the above-captioned case.
4
ENTER: ......................
5
6JUDGE
7DATED: .......
8Name:
9Attorney for:
10Address: City/State/Zip:
11Attorney Number:
12    (3.3) The Notice of Objection shall be in substantially the
13following form:
14
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ....., ILLINOIS
15
....................... JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 
16IN THE INTEREST OF )    NO.
17                   )
18                   )
19...................)
20(Name of Petitioner)
 
21
NOTICE OF OBJECTION
22TO:(Attorney, Public Defender, Minor)
23.................................
24.................................

 

 

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1TO:(Illinois State Police)
2.................................
3.................................
4TO:(Clerk of the Court)
5.................................
6.................................
7TO:(Judge)
8.................................
9.................................
10TO:(Arresting Agency/Agencies)
11.................................
12.................................
13ATTENTION: You are hereby notified that an objection has been
14filed by the following entity regarding the above-named minor's
15petition for expungement of juvenile records:
16( ) State's Attorney's Office;
17( ) Prosecutor (other than State's Attorney's Office) charged
18with the duty of prosecuting the offense sought to be expunged;
19( ) Department of Illinois State Police; or
20( ) Arresting Agency or Agencies.
21The agency checked above respectfully requests that this case
22be continued and set for hearing on whether the expungement
23should or should not be granted.
24DATED: .......
25Name:
26Attorney For:

 

 

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1Address:
2City/State/Zip:
3Telephone:
4Attorney No.:
5
FOR USE BY CLERK OF THE COURT PERSONNEL ONLY
6This matter has been set for hearing on the foregoing
7objection, on ...... in room ...., located at ....., before the
8Honorable ....., Judge, or any judge sitting in his/her stead.
9(Only one hearing shall be set, regardless of the number of
10Notices of Objection received on the same case).
11A copy of this completed Notice of Objection containing the
12court date, time, and location, has been sent via regular U.S.
13Mail to the following entities. (If more than one Notice of
14Objection is received on the same case, each one must be
15completed with the court date, time and location and mailed to
16the following entities):
17( ) Attorney, Public Defender or Minor;
18( ) State's Attorney's Office;
19( ) Prosecutor (other than State's Attorney's Office) charged
20with the duty of prosecuting the offense sought to be expunged;
21( ) Department of Illinois State Police; and
22( ) Arresting agency or agencies.
23Date: ......
24Initials of Clerk completing this section: .....
25    (4) Upon entry of an order expunging records or files, the
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1if it never occurred. Law enforcement officers and other public
2offices and agencies shall properly reply on inquiry that no
3record or file exists with respect to the person.
4    (5) Records which have not been expunged are sealed, and
5may be obtained only under the provisions of Sections 5-901,
65-905 and 5-915.
7    (6) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit
8the maintenance of information relating to an offense after
9records or files concerning the offense have been expunged if
10the information is kept in a manner that does not enable
11identification of the offender. This information may only be
12used for statistical and bona fide research purposes.
13    (6.5) The Department of State Police or any employee of the
14Department shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for
15failure to expunge any records of arrest that are subject to
16expungement under subsection (1.5) or (1.6) of this Section
17because of inability to verify a record. Nothing in subsection
18(1.5) or (1.6) of this Section shall create Department of State
19Police liability or responsibility for the expungement of law
20enforcement records it does not possess.
21    (7)(a) The State Appellate Defender shall establish,
22maintain, and carry out, by December 31, 2004, a juvenile
23expungement program to provide information and assistance to
24minors eligible to have their juvenile records expunged.
25    (b) The State Appellate Defender shall develop brochures,
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1agency's World Wide Web site. The pamphlets and other materials
2shall include at a minimum the following information:
3        (i) An explanation of the State's juvenile expungement
4    process;
5        (ii) The circumstances under which juvenile
6    expungement may occur;
7        (iii) The juvenile offenses that may be expunged;
8        (iv) The steps necessary to initiate and complete the
9    juvenile expungement process; and
10        (v) Directions on how to contact the State Appellate
11    Defender.
12    (c) The State Appellate Defender shall establish and
13maintain a statewide toll-free telephone number that a person
14may use to receive information or assistance concerning the
15expungement of juvenile records. The State Appellate Defender
16shall advertise the toll-free telephone number statewide. The
17State Appellate Defender shall develop an expungement
18information packet that may be sent to eligible persons seeking
19expungement of their juvenile records, which may include, but
20is not limited to, a pre-printed expungement petition with
21instructions on how to complete the petition and a pamphlet
22containing information that would assist individuals through
23the juvenile expungement process.
24    (d) The State Appellate Defender shall compile a statewide
25list of volunteer attorneys willing to assist eligible
26individuals through the juvenile expungement process.

 

 

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1    (e) This Section shall be implemented from funds
2appropriated by the General Assembly to the State Appellate
3Defender for this purpose. The State Appellate Defender shall
4employ the necessary staff and adopt the necessary rules for
5implementation of this Section.
6    (8)(a) Except with respect to law enforcement agencies, the
7Department of Corrections, State's Attorneys, or other
8prosecutors, an expunged juvenile record may not be considered
9by any private or public entity in employment matters,
10certification, licensing, revocation of certification or
11licensure, or registration. Applications for employment must
12contain specific language that states that the applicant is not
13obligated to disclose expunged juvenile records of conviction
14or arrest. Employers may not ask if an applicant has had a
15juvenile record expunged. Effective January 1, 2005, the
16Department of Labor shall develop a link on the Department's
17website to inform employers that employers may not ask if an
18applicant had a juvenile record expunged and that application
19for employment must contain specific language that states that
20the applicant is not obligated to disclose expunged juvenile
21records of arrest or conviction.
22    (b) A person whose juvenile records have been expunged is
23not entitled to remission of any fines, costs, or other money
24paid as a consequence of expungement. This amendatory Act of
25the 93rd General Assembly does not affect the right of the
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1damages.
2    (c) The expungement of juvenile records under Section 5-622
3shall be funded by the additional fine imposed under Section
45-9-1.17 of the Unified Code of Corrections and additional
5appropriations made by the General Assembly for such purpose.
6    (9) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
7this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly apply to law
8enforcement records of a minor who has been arrested or taken
9into custody on or after January 1, 2014 ( the effective date
10of Public Act 98-61) this amendatory Act.
11    (10) The changes made in subsection (1.5) of this Section
12by this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly apply to
13law enforcement records of a minor who has been arrested or
14taken into custody on or after January 1, 2015. The changes
15made in subsection (1.6) of this Section by this amendatory Act
16of the 98th General Assembly apply to law enforcement records
17of a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody before
18January 1, 2015.
19(Source: P.A. 98-61, eff. 1-1-14; revised 3-27-14.)".