100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5867

 

Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2630/5.2

    Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that records of charges that result in an acquittal or dismissal with prejudice, except for minor traffic offenses, may be immediately expunged after the final disposition of the case. Provides that upon entry of judgment, the defendant shall be informed of this right and the proper procedures to follow to have records that are eligible be immediately expunged. Provides that the petition may be filed on behalf of the defendant by his or her attorney at the final disposition hearing, or by the defendant at any time. Provides that the State's Attorney may not object to an immediate expungement petition and the presiding trial judge shall enter an order granting or denying the petition during the hearing in which the petition is filed. Provides that no fees shall be charged by the circuit court clerk or the Department of State Police for processing petitions filed under this provision. Makes other changes.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
5changing Section 5.2 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
7    Sec. 5.2. Expungement, sealing, and immediate expungement
8or sealing.
9    (a) General Provisions.
10        (1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
11    the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a
12    particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
13            (A) The following terms shall have the meanings
14        ascribed to them in the Unified Code of Corrections,
15        730 ILCS 5/5-1-2 through 5/5-1-22:
16                (i) Business Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-2),
17                (ii) Charge (730 ILCS 5/5-1-3),
18                (iii) Court (730 ILCS 5/5-1-6),
19                (iv) Defendant (730 ILCS 5/5-1-7),
20                (v) Felony (730 ILCS 5/5-1-9),
21                (vi) Imprisonment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-10),
22                (vii) Judgment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-12),
23                (viii) Misdemeanor (730 ILCS 5/5-1-14),

 

 

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

 

 

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1        reversed or vacated.
2            (D) "Criminal offense" means a petty offense,
3        business offense, misdemeanor, felony, or municipal
4        ordinance violation (as defined in subsection
5        (a)(1)(H)). As used in this Section, a minor traffic
6        offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)) shall not
7        be considered a criminal offense.
8            (E) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the
9        records or return them to the petitioner and to
10        obliterate the petitioner's name from any official
11        index or public record, or both. Nothing in this Act
12        shall require the physical destruction of the circuit
13        court file, but such records relating to arrests or
14        charges, or both, ordered expunged shall be impounded
15        as required by subsections (d)(9)(A)(ii) and
16        (d)(9)(B)(ii).
17            (F) As used in this Section, "last sentence" means
18        the sentence, order of supervision, or order of
19        qualified probation (as defined by subsection
20        (a)(1)(J)), for a criminal offense (as defined by
21        subsection (a)(1)(D)) that terminates last in time in
22        any jurisdiction, regardless of whether the petitioner
23        has included the criminal offense for which the
24        sentence or order of supervision or qualified
25        probation was imposed in his or her petition. If
26        multiple sentences, orders of supervision, or orders

 

 

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1        of qualified probation terminate on the same day and
2        are last in time, they shall be collectively considered
3        the "last sentence" regardless of whether they were
4        ordered to run concurrently.
5            (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
6        business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
7        Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
8        municipal or local ordinance.
9            (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
10        offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
11        is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner was
12        charged or for which the petitioner was arrested and
13        released without charging.
14            (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
15        prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief under
16        this Section.
17            (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
18        probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act,
19        Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
20        Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
21        Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4
22        of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
23        12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as
24        those provisions existed before their deletion by
25        Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
26        Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section

 

 

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1        40-10 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
2        Dependency Act, or Section 10 of the Steroid Control
3        Act. For the purpose of this Section, "successful
4        completion" of an order of qualified probation under
5        Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other
6        Drug Dependency Act and Section 40-10 of the Alcoholism
7        and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act means that the
8        probation was terminated satisfactorily and the
9        judgment of conviction was vacated.
10            (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
11        maintain the records, unless the records would
12        otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
13        records unavailable without a court order, subject to
14        the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
15        petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
16        official index required to be kept by the circuit court
17        clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
18        any index issued by the circuit court clerk before the
19        entry of the order to seal shall not be affected.
20            (L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor"
21        includes but is not limited to the offenses of indecent
22        solicitation of a child or criminal sexual abuse when
23        the victim of such offense is under 18 years of age.
24            (M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or
25        order of supervision or qualified probation includes
26        either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of

 

 

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1        the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this
2        Section.
3        (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
4    convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
5    petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
6    pursuant to this Section.
7        (2.5) Commencing 180 days after July 29, 2016 (the
8    effective date of Public Act 99-697), the law enforcement
9    agency issuing the citation shall automatically expunge,
10    on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the law
11    enforcement records of a person found to have committed a
12    civil law violation of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the
13    Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of Section 3.5 of
14    the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the law enforcement
15    agency's possession or control and which contains the final
16    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
17    issued a citation for that offense. The law enforcement
18    agency shall provide by rule the process for access,
19    review, and to confirm the automatic expungement by the law
20    enforcement agency issuing the citation. Commencing 180
21    days after July 29, 2016 (the effective date of Public Act
22    99-697), the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge, upon
23    order of the court, or in the absence of a court order on
24    or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court
25    records of a person found in the circuit court to have
26    committed a civil law violation of subsection (a) of

 

 

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1    Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of
2    Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the
3    clerk's possession or control and which contains the final
4    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
5    issued a citation for any of those offenses.
6        (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
7    subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)
8    of this Section, the court shall not order:
9            (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
10        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
11        in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
12        any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
13        Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
14        similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
15        Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
16        similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
17        arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
18        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar provision
19        of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
20        offender reaching the age of 25 years and the offender
21        has no other conviction for violating Section 11-501 or
22        11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
23        provision of a local ordinance.
24            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
25        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
26        unless the petitioner was arrested and released

 

 

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1        without charging.
2            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
3        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
4        order of supervision or a conviction for the following
5        offenses:
6                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
7            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
8            or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except
9            Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation of
10            Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
11            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
12            local ordinance;
13                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
14            26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
15            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
16            local ordinance;
17                (iii) Sections 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the
18            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
19            or Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact Order
20            Act, or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order
21            Act, or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
22                (iv) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses
23            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
24                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
25            would subject a person to registration under the
26            Sex Offender Registration Act.

 

 

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1            (D) (blank).
2    (b) Expungement.
3        (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
4    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
5    initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not
6    initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in: (i)
7    acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
8    charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (ii) a
9    conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded
10    by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of supervision and
11    such supervision was successfully completed by the
12    petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or
13    (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of qualified probation (as
14    defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was
15    successfully completed by the petitioner.
16        (1.5) When a petitioner seeks to have a record of
17    arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has
18    been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney
19    may object to the expungement on the grounds that the
20    records contain specific relevant information aside from
21    the mere fact of the arrest.
22        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
23            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
24        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
25        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
26        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is

 

 

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1        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
2        such records. Subsection (g) of this Section provides
3        for immediate expungement of certain records.
4            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
5        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
6        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
7        the following time frames will apply:
8                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
9            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
10            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
11            similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
12            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
13            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
14            similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
15            be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
16            passed following the satisfactory termination of
17            the supervision.
18                (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
19            in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
20            violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
21            the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
22            a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
23            offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
24            offender has no other conviction for violating
25            Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
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1            shall not be eligible for expungement until the
2            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
3                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
4            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
5            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
6            passed following the satisfactory termination of
7            the supervision.
8            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
9        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
10        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
11        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
12        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
13        satisfactory termination of the probation.
14        (3) Those records maintained by the Department for
15    persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
16    expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
17    Act of 1987.
18        (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
19    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
20    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
21    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
22    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
23    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
24    or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
25    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
26    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to

 

 

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1    correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
2    all official records of the arresting authority, the
3    Department, other criminal justice agencies, the
4    prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such arrest, if
5    any, by removing his or her name from all such records in
6    connection with the arrest and conviction, if any, and by
7    inserting in the records the name of the offender, if known
8    or ascertainable, in lieu of the aggrieved's name. The
9    records of the circuit court clerk shall be sealed until
10    further order of the court upon good cause shown and the
11    name of the aggrieved person obliterated on the official
12    index required to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
13    Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but the order shall
14    not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
15    before the entry of the order. Nothing in this Section
16    shall limit the Department of State Police or other
17    criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
18    under an offender's name the false names he or she has
19    used.
20        (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
21    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
22    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
23    sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
24    victim of that offense may request that the State's
25    Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
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1    the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
2    seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
3    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
4    offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
5    and the Department of State Police concerning the offense
6    shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
7    shall make the records of the circuit court clerk in
8    connection with the proceedings of the trial court
9    concerning the offense available for public inspection.
10        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
11    or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
12    and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
13    innocent of the charge, the court that finds the petitioner
14    factually innocent of the charge shall enter an expungement
15    order for the conviction for which the petitioner has been
16    determined to be innocent as provided in subsection (b) of
17    Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
18        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
19    Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
20    any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
21    conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
22    pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
23    410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
24    of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
25    Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
26    Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of

 

 

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1    Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
2    Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
3    Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
4    the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, or
5    Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act.
6        (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate of
7    innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
8    Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
9    innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
10    conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
11    be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
12    of the Code of Civil Procedure.
13    (c) Sealing.
14        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
15    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
16    to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
17    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
18    minors prosecuted as adults. Subsection (g) of this Section
19    provides for immediate sealing of certain records.
20        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
21    sealed:
22            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
23        charging;
24            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
25        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
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1        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
2            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
3        resulting in orders of supervision, including orders
4        of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,
5        successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
6        excluded by subsection (a)(3);
7            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
8        resulting in convictions, including convictions on
9        municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
10        subsection (a)(3);
11            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
12        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
13        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
14        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
15        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
16        Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
17        Corrections; and
18            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
19        resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise
20        excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this
21        Section.
22        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
23    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
24    sealed as follows:
25            (A) Records identified as eligible under
26        subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any

 

 

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1        time.
2            (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
3        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
4        eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed 2
5        years after the termination of petitioner's last
6        sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).
7            (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
8        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
9        eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and
10        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination
11        of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in
12        subsection (a)(1)(F)). Convictions requiring public
13        registration under the Arsonist Registration Act, the
14        Sex Offender Registration Act, or the Murderer and
15        Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act may
16        not be sealed until the petitioner is no longer
17        required to register under that relevant Act.
18            (D) Records identified in subsection
19        (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
20        reached the age of 25 years.
21            (E) Records identified as eligible under
22        subsections (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), or
23        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination of the
24        petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner earned a
25        high school diploma, associate's degree, career
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1        bachelor's degree, or passed the high school level Test
2        of General Educational Development, during the period
3        of his or her sentence, aftercare release, or mandatory
4        supervised release. This subparagraph shall apply only
5        to a petitioner who has not completed the same
6        educational goal prior to the period of his or her
7        sentence, aftercare release, or mandatory supervised
8        release. If a petition for sealing eligible records
9        filed under this subparagraph is denied by the court,
10        the time periods under subparagraph (B) or (C) shall
11        apply to any subsequent petition for sealing filed by
12        the petitioner.
13        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
14    have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
15    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
16    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
17    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
18    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony
19    offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction
20    records previously ordered sealed by the court.
21        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
22    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
23    (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
24    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the
25    sealing of the records.
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1expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
2under subsections (c) and (e-5):
3        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
4    petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
5    this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
6    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
7    clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
8    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
9    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
10    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
11    shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be
12    required if the petitioner has obtained a court order
13    waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is
14    otherwise waived.
15        (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. In a county of
16    3,000,000 or more inhabitants, no fee shall be required to
17    be paid by a petitioner if the records sought to be
18    expunged or sealed were arrests resulting in release
19    without charging or arrests or charges not initiated by
20    arrest resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction
21    when the conviction was reversed or vacated, unless
22    excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this
23    paragraph (1.5), other than this sentence, are inoperative
24    on and after January 1, 2019 or one year after January 1,
25    2017 (the effective date of Public Act 99-881), whichever
26    is later.

 

 

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1        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
2    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
3    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
4    initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
5    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
6    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
7    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
8    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
9    clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
10    petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
11    sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph (10)
12    of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified Code of
13    Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to the
14    petition.
15        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
16    petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
17    within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
18    the absence within his or her body of all illegal
19    substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled
20    Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
21    Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
22    is petitioning to:
23            (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
24            (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
25        Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
26        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,

 

 

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1        or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
2            (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
3            (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
4        probation under clause (b)(1)(iv).
5        (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
6    promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
7    support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on the
8    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
9    prosecuting the offense, the Department of State Police,
10    the arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the
11    unit of local government effecting the arrest.
12        (5) Objections.
13            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
14        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
15        shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
16        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis
17        of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
18        convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
19        Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an
20        objection to the petition may not be filed.
21            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
22        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
23        the petition.
24        (6) Entry of order.
25            (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
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1        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
2        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
3        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
4        petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
5        subsection (d)(6).
6            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
7        Department of State Police, the arresting agency, or
8        the chief legal officer files an objection to the
9        petition to expunge or seal within 60 days from the
10        date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
11        an order granting or denying the petition.
12        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall
13    set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all
14    parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing
15    date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior to the
16    hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with the
17    Department as to the appropriateness of the relief sought
18    in the petition to expunge or seal. At the hearing, the
19    court shall hear evidence on whether the petition should or
20    should not be granted, and shall grant or deny the petition
21    to expunge or seal the records based on the evidence
22    presented at the hearing. The court may consider the
23    following:
24            (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
25        defendant's conviction;
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1        records by the State;
2            (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
3        and employment history;
4            (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
5        arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
6        the filing of the petition under this Section; and
7            (E) the specific adverse consequences the
8        petitioner may be subject to if the petition is denied.
9        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
10    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
11    the order to the Department, in a form and manner
12    prescribed by the Department, to the petitioner, to the
13    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
14    prosecuting the offense, to the arresting agency, to the
15    chief legal officer of the unit of local government
16    effecting the arrest, and to such other criminal justice
17    agencies as may be ordered by the court.
18        (9) Implementation of order.
19            (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
20        pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both:
21                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
22            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
23            the Department, and any other agency as ordered by
24            the court, within 60 days of the date of service of
25            the order, unless a motion to vacate, modify, or
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1            paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this Section;
2                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
3            shall be impounded until further order of the court
4            upon good cause shown and the name of the
5            petitioner obliterated on the official index
6            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
7            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
8            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
9            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
10            and
11                (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
12            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
13            receiving such inquiry, shall reply as it does in
14            response to inquiries when no records ever
15            existed.
16            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
17        pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both:
18                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
19            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
20            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
21            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
22            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
23            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
24            subsection (d) of this Section;
25                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
26            shall be impounded until further order of the court

 

 

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1            upon good cause shown and the name of the
2            petitioner obliterated on the official index
3            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
4            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
5            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
6            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
7                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
8            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
9            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
10            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
11            pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of
12            this Section;
13                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
14            be disseminated by the Department only as required
15            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
16            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
17            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
18            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
19            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
20            offense; and
21                (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
22            from anyone not authorized by law to access such
23            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
24            receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
25            response to inquiries when no records ever
26            existed.

 

 

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1            (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
2        under subsection (e-6):
3                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
4            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
5            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
6            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
7            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
8            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
9            subsection (d) of this Section;
10                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
11            shall be impounded until further order of the court
12            upon good cause shown and the name of the
13            petitioner obliterated on the official index
14            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
15            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
16            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
17            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
18                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
19            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
20            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
21            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
22            under paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
23            Section;
24                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
25            be disseminated by the Department only as required
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1            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
2            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
3            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
4            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
5            offense; and
6                (v) in response to an inquiry for these records
7            from anyone not authorized by law to access the
8            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
9            receiving the inquiry shall reply as it does in
10            response to inquiries when no records ever
11            existed.
12            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
13        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
14        as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
15        shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
16        (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records,
17        from anyone not authorized by law to access such
18        records, the court, the Department, or the agency
19        receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
20        response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
21            (D) The Department shall send written notice to the
22        petitioner of its compliance with each order to expunge
23        or seal records within 60 days of the date of service
24        of that order or, if a motion to vacate, modify, or
25        reconsider is filed, within 60 days of service of the
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1        Department to expunge or seal records. In the event of
2        an appeal from the circuit court order, the Department
3        shall send written notice to the petitioner of its
4        compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
5        judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
6        the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
7        required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
8        reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
9        discretionary appellate review, is pending.
10        (10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a
11    fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to
12    expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any provision of
13    the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit court
14    clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost associated
15    with the sealing or expungement of records by the circuit
16    court clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the
17    petition to seal or expunge, the circuit court clerk shall
18    deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
19    Administrative Fund, to be used to offset the costs
20    incurred by the circuit court clerk in performing the
21    additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or
22    expunge on all parties. The circuit court clerk shall
23    collect and forward the Department of State Police portion
24    of the fee to the Department and it shall be deposited in
25    the State Police Services Fund.
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1    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
2    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
3    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
4    entitled to notice of the petition.
5        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
6    Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
7    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
8    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
9    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
10    of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
11    service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
12    reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
13    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
14    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
15    motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
16    entitled to notice of the petition.
17        (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
18    under the expungement or sealing provisions of this Section
19    shall not be considered void because it fails to comply
20    with the provisions of this Section or because of any error
21    asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The
22    circuit court retains jurisdiction to determine whether
23    the order is voidable and to vacate, modify, or reconsider
24    its terms based on a motion filed under paragraph (12) of
25    this subsection (d).
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1    Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
2    granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to notice
3    of the petition must fully comply with the terms of the
4    order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
5    party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
6    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
7    appealing the order.
8        (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
9    Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
10    order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
11    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
12    appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay
13    of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
14    petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records until
15    there is a final order on the motion for relief or, in the
16    case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's mandate.
17        (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
18    Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5, 2013
19    (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all orders
20    ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after August
21    5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).
22    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
23is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
24authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
25to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
26convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief

 

 

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1Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
2presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
3order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
4records of the arresting authority and order that the records
5of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
6further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
7otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
8obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
9circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
10Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
11offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
12shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
13before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
14Department may be disseminated by the Department only to the
15arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
16later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
17of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
18any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
19have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
20to that individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
21circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
22the person who was pardoned.
23    (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
24offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
25the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
26sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief

 

 

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1Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
2judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
3counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
4trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
5entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
6of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
7circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until further
8order of the court upon good cause shown or as otherwise
9provided herein, and the name of the petitioner obliterated
10from the official index requested to be kept by the circuit
11court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in
12connection with the arrest and conviction for the offense for
13which he or she had been granted the certificate but the order
14shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
15before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
16Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
17required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
18enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
19later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
20of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
21any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
22have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
23to that individual. Upon entry of the order of sealing, the
24circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
25the person who was granted the certificate of eligibility for
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1    (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
2offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for expungement
3by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
4expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
5Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
6judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
7counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
8trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
9entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
10records of the arresting authority and order that the records
11of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
12further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
13otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
14obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
15circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
16Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
17offense for which he or she had been granted the certificate
18but the order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit
19court clerk before the entry of the order. All records sealed
20by the Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
21required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
22enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
23later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
24of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
25any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
26have access to all expunged records of the Department

 

 

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1pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
2expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy
3of the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
4eligibility for expungement.
5    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
6of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
7especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
8random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
9criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the
10Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
11Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
12appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
13disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
14identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
15The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
16later than September 1, 2010.
17    (g) Immediate Expungement and Sealing.
18        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
19    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
20    to expungement or sealing of criminal records, this
21    subsection authorizes the immediate expungement and
22    sealing of criminal records of adults and of minors
23    prosecuted as adults.
24        (2) Eligible Records. Arrests or charges not initiated
25    by arrest resulting in acquittal or dismissal with
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1    that occur on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
2    of Public Act 100-282) this amendatory Act of the 100th
3    General Assembly, may be expunged or sealed immediately if
4    the petition is filed with the circuit court clerk on the
5    same day and during the same hearing in which the case is
6    disposed.
7        (3) When Records are Eligible to be Immediately
8    Expunged or Sealed. Eligible records under paragraph (2) of
9    this subsection (g) may be expunged or sealed immediately
10    after entry of the final disposition of a case,
11    notwithstanding the disposition of other charges in the
12    same case.
13        (4) Notice of Eligibility for Immediate Expungement or
14    Sealing. Upon entry of a disposition for an eligible record
15    under this subsection (g), the defendant shall be informed
16    by the court of his or her right to have eligible records
17    immediately expunged or sealed and the procedure for the
18    immediate expungement or sealing of these records.
19        (5) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
20    immediate expungement and sealing under this subsection
21    (g).
22            (A) Filing the Petition. Upon entry of the final
23        disposition of the case, the defendant's attorney may
24        immediately petition the court, on behalf of the
25        defendant, for immediate expungement or sealing of
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1        subsection (g) that are entered on or after January 1,
2        2018 (the effective date of Public Act 100-282) this
3        amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly. The
4        immediate expungement or sealing petition may be filed
5        with the circuit court clerk during the hearing in
6        which the final disposition of the case is entered. If
7        the defendant's attorney does not file the petition for
8        immediate expungement or sealing during the hearing,
9        the defendant may file a petition for expungement or
10        sealing at any time as authorized under item (b)(2)(A)
11        or subsection (c)(3)(A).
12            (B) Contents of Petition. The immediate
13        expungement or sealing petition shall be verified and
14        shall contain the petitioner's name, date of birth,
15        current address, and for each eligible record, the case
16        number, the date of arrest if applicable, the identity
17        of the arresting authority if applicable, and other
18        information as the court may require.
19            (C) Drug Test. The petitioner shall not be required
20        to attach proof that he or she has passed a drug test.
21            (D) Service of Petition. A copy of the petition
22        shall be served on the State's Attorney in open court.
23        The petitioner shall not be required to serve a copy of
24        the petition on any other agency.
25            (E) Entry of Order. The presiding trial judge shall
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1        immediate expungement or sealing during the hearing in
2        which it is filed. Petitions for immediate expungement
3        or sealing shall be ruled on in the same hearing in
4        which the final disposition of the case is entered.
5            (F) Hearings. The court shall hear the petition for
6        immediate expungement or sealing on the same day and
7        during the same hearing in which the disposition is
8        rendered.
9            (G) Service of Order. An order to immediately
10        expunge or seal eligible records shall be served in
11        conformance with paragraph (8) of subsection (d) of
12        this Section subsection (d)(8).
13            (H) Implementation of Order. An order to
14        immediately expunge or seal records shall be
15        implemented in conformance with item (d)(6)(B),
16        (d)(9)(A)(i), (d)(9)(ii), (d)(9)(A)(iii), subsections
17        (d)(9)(C), and (d)(9)(D).
18            (I) Fees. The fee imposed by the circuit court
19        clerk and the Department of State Police shall comply
20        with paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section.
21            (J) Final Order. No court order issued under this
22        subsection (g) shall become final for purposes of
23        appeal until 30 days after service of the order on the
24        petitioner and all parties entitled to service of the
25        order in conformance with paragraph (8) of subsection
26        (d) of this Section subsection (d)(8).

 

 

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1            (K) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
2        Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
3        petitioner, State's Attorney, or the Department of
4        State Police may file a motion to vacate, modify, or
5        reconsider the order denying the petition to
6        immediately expunge or seal within 60 days of service
7        of the order. If filed more than 60 days after service
8        of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
9        reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
10        2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
11            (L) Effect of Order. An order granting an immediate
12        expungement or sealing petition shall not be
13        considered void because it fails to comply with the
14        provisions of this Section or because of an error
15        asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider.
16        The circuit court retains jurisdiction to determine
17        whether the order is voidable, and to vacate, modify,
18        or reconsider its terms based on a motion filed under
19        subparagraph (L) of this subsection (g).
20            (M) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
21        Expunge or Seal Records. Unless a court has entered a
22        stay of an order granting a petition to immediately
23        expunge or seal, all parties entitled to service of the
24        order must fully comply with the terms of the order
25        within 60 days of service of the order.
26(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-378, eff. 1-1-16; 99-385,

 

 

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1eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-697, eff. 7-29-16;
299-881, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-282, eff.
31-1-18; 100-284, eff. 8-24-17; 100-287, eff. 8-24-17; revised
410-13-17.)