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725 ILCS 105/10.6

    (725 ILCS 105/10.6)
    Sec. 10.6. Expungement program.
    (a) The State Appellate Defender shall establish, maintain, and carry out an Expungement Program to provide information to persons eligible to have their arrest or criminal history record information ordered expunged, sealed, or impounded.
    (b) The State Appellate Defender shall develop brochures, pamphlets, and other materials in printed form and through the agency's World Wide Web site. The pamphlets and other materials shall include at a minimum the following information:
        (1) An explanation of the State's expungement process;
        (2) The circumstances under which expungement may
    
occur;
        (3) The criminal offenses that may be expunged;
        (4) The steps necessary to initiate and complete the
    
expungement process; and
        (5) Directions on how to contact the State Appellate
    
Defender.
    (c) The State Appellate Defender shall establish and maintain a statewide toll-free telephone number that a person may use to receive information or assistance concerning the expungement or sealing of arrest or criminal history record information. The State Appellate Defender shall advertise the toll-free telephone number statewide. The State Appellate Defender shall develop an expungement information packet that may be sent to eligible persons seeking expungement of their arrest records, which may include, but is not limited to, a pre-printed expungement petition with instructions on how to complete the petition and a pamphlet containing information that would assist individuals through the expungement process.
    (d) The State Appellate Defender shall compile a statewide list of volunteer attorneys willing to assist eligible individuals through the expungement process.
    (e) This Section shall be implemented from funds appropriated by the General Assembly to the State Appellate Defender for this purpose. The State Appellate Defender shall employ the necessary staff and adopt the necessary rules for implementation of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 93-210, eff. 7-18-03.)