101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3974

 

Introduced 1/8/2020, by Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2630/5.2

    Amends the expungement, sealing, and immediate sealing provisions of the Criminal Identification Act. Adds a subsection concerning automatic sealing of certain criminal records. Provides that the purpose of the subsection is to create the Clean Slate Act to provide for automatic sealing of certain criminal records.


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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 sealing.
8    (a) General Provisions.
9        (1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
10    the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a
11    particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
12            (A) The following terms shall have the meanings
13        ascribed to them in the Unified Code of Corrections,
14        730 ILCS 5/5-1-2 through 5/5-1-22:
15                (i) Business Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-2),
16                (ii) Charge (730 ILCS 5/5-1-3),
17                (iii) Court (730 ILCS 5/5-1-6),
18                (iv) Defendant (730 ILCS 5/5-1-7),
19                (v) Felony (730 ILCS 5/5-1-9),
20                (vi) Imprisonment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-10),
21                (vii) Judgment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-12),
22                (viii) Misdemeanor (730 ILCS 5/5-1-14),
23                (ix) Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-15),

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1        are last in time, they shall be collectively considered
2        the "last sentence" regardless of whether they were
3        ordered to run concurrently.
4            (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
5        business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
6        Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
7        municipal or local ordinance.
8            (G-5) "Minor Cannabis Offense" means a violation
9        of Section 4 or 5 of the Cannabis Control Act
10        concerning not more than 30 grams of any substance
11        containing cannabis, provided the violation did not
12        include a penalty enhancement under Section 7 of the
13        Cannabis Control Act and is not associated with an
14        arrest, conviction or other disposition for a violent
15        crime as defined in subsection (c) of Section 3 of the
16        Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.
17            (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
18        offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
19        is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner was
20        charged or for which the petitioner was arrested and
21        released without charging.
22            (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
23        prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief under
24        this Section.
25            (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
26        probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act,

 

 

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1        Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
2        Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
3        Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4
4        of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
5        12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as
6        those provisions existed before their deletion by
7        Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
8        Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
9        40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10
10        of the Steroid Control Act. For the purpose of this
11        Section, "successful completion" of an order of
12        qualified probation under Section 10-102 of the
13        Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act and
14        Section 40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act means
15        that the probation was terminated satisfactorily and
16        the judgment of conviction was vacated.
17            (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
18        maintain the records, unless the records would
19        otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
20        records unavailable without a court order, subject to
21        the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
22        petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
23        official index required to be kept by the circuit court
24        clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
25        any index issued by the circuit court clerk before the
26        entry of the order to seal shall not be affected.

 

 

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1            (L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor"
2        includes, but is not limited to, the offenses of
3        indecent solicitation of a child or criminal sexual
4        abuse when the victim of such offense is under 18 years
5        of age.
6            (M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or
7        order of supervision or qualified probation includes
8        either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of
9        the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this
10        Section. A sentence is terminated notwithstanding any
11        outstanding financial legal obligation.
12        (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
13    convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
14    petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
15    pursuant to this Section.
16        (2.5) Commencing 180 days after July 29, 2016 (the
17    effective date of Public Act 99-697), the law enforcement
18    agency issuing the citation shall automatically expunge,
19    on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the law
20    enforcement records of a person found to have committed a
21    civil law violation of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the
22    Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of Section 3.5 of
23    the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the law enforcement
24    agency's possession or control and which contains the final
25    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
26    issued a citation for that offense. The law enforcement

 

 

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1    agency shall provide by rule the process for access,
2    review, and to confirm the automatic expungement by the law
3    enforcement agency issuing the citation. Commencing 180
4    days after July 29, 2016 (the effective date of Public Act
5    99-697), the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge, upon
6    order of the court, or in the absence of a court order on
7    or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court
8    records of a person found in the circuit court to have
9    committed a civil law violation of subsection (a) of
10    Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of
11    Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the
12    clerk's possession or control and which contains the final
13    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
14    issued a citation for any of those offenses.
15        (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
16    subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)
17    of this Section, the court shall not order:
18            (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
19        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
20        in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
21        any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
22        Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
23        similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
24        Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
25        similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
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1        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar provision
2        of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
3        offender reaching the age of 25 years and the offender
4        has no other conviction for violating Section 11-501 or
5        11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
6        provision of a local ordinance.
7            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
8        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
9        unless the petitioner was arrested and released
10        without charging.
11            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
12        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
13        order of supervision or a conviction for the following
14        offenses:
15                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
16            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
17            or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except
18            Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation of
19            Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
20            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
21            local ordinance;
22                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
23            26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
24            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
25            local ordinance;
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1            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
2            or Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact Order
3            Act, or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order
4            Act, or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
5                (iv) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses
6            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
7                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
8            would subject a person to registration under the
9            Sex Offender Registration Act.
10            (D) (blank).
11    (b) Expungement.
12        (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
13    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
14    initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not
15    initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in: (i)
16    acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
17    charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (ii) a
18    conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded
19    by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of supervision and
20    such supervision was successfully completed by the
21    petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or
22    (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of qualified probation (as
23    defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was
24    successfully completed by the petitioner.
25        (1.5) When a petitioner seeks to have a record of
26    arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has

 

 

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1    been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney
2    may object to the expungement on the grounds that the
3    records contain specific relevant information aside from
4    the mere fact of the arrest.
5        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
6            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
7        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
8        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
9        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
10        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
11        such records.
12            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
13        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
14        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
15        the following time frames will apply:
16                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
17            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
18            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
19            similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
20            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
21            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
22            similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
23            be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
24            passed following the satisfactory termination of
25            the supervision.
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1            in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
2            violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
3            the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
4            a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
5            offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
6            offender has no other conviction for violating
7            Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
8            Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
9            shall not be eligible for expungement until the
10            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
11                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
12            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
13            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
14            passed following the satisfactory termination of
15            the supervision.
16            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
17        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
18        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
19        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
20        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
21        satisfactory termination of the probation.
22        (3) Those records maintained by the Department for
23    persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
24    expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
25    Act of 1987.
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1    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
2    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
3    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
4    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
5    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
6    or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
7    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
8    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
9    correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
10    all official records of the arresting authority, the
11    Department, other criminal justice agencies, the
12    prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such arrest, if
13    any, by removing his or her name from all such records in
14    connection with the arrest and conviction, if any, and by
15    inserting in the records the name of the offender, if known
16    or ascertainable, in lieu of the aggrieved's name. The
17    records of the circuit court clerk shall be sealed until
18    further order of the court upon good cause shown and the
19    name of the aggrieved person obliterated on the official
20    index required to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
21    Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but the order shall
22    not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
23    before the entry of the order. Nothing in this Section
24    shall limit the Department of State Police or other
25    criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
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1    used.
2        (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
3    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
4    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
5    sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
6    victim of that offense may request that the State's
7    Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
8    file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
9    the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
10    seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
11    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
12    offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
13    and the Department of State Police concerning the offense
14    shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
15    shall make the records of the circuit court clerk in
16    connection with the proceedings of the trial court
17    concerning the offense available for public inspection.
18        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
19    or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
20    and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
21    innocent of the charge, the court that finds the petitioner
22    factually innocent of the charge shall enter an expungement
23    order for the conviction for which the petitioner has been
24    determined to be innocent as provided in subsection (b) of
25    Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
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1    Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
2    any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
3    conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
4    pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
5    410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
6    of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
7    Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
8    Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
9    Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
10    Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
11    Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
12    the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10 of the
13    Steroid Control Act.
14        (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate of
15    innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
16    Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
17    innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
18    conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
19    be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
20    of the Code of Civil Procedure.
21    (c) Sealing.
22        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
23    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
24    to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
25    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
26    minors prosecuted as adults. Subsection (g) of this Section

 

 

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1    provides for immediate sealing of certain records.
2        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
3    sealed:
4            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
5        charging;
6            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
7        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
8        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
9        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
10            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
11        resulting in orders of supervision, including orders
12        of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,
13        successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
14        excluded by subsection (a)(3);
15            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
16        resulting in convictions, including convictions on
17        municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
18        subsection (a)(3);
19            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
20        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
21        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
22        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
23        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
24        Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
25        Corrections; and
26            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest

 

 

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1        resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise
2        excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this
3        Section.
4        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
5    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
6    sealed as follows:
7            (A) Records identified as eligible under
8        subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any
9        time.
10            (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
11        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
12        eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed 2
13        years after the termination of petitioner's last
14        sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).
15            (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
16        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
17        eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and
18        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination
19        of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in
20        subsection (a)(1)(F)). Convictions requiring public
21        registration under the Arsonist Registration Act, the
22        Sex Offender Registration Act, or the Murderer and
23        Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act may
24        not be sealed until the petitioner is no longer
25        required to register under that relevant Act.
26            (D) Records identified in subsection

 

 

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1        (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
2        reached the age of 25 years.
3            (E) Records identified as eligible under
4        subsections (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), or
5        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination of the
6        petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner earned a
7        high school diploma, associate's degree, career
8        certificate, vocational technical certification, or
9        bachelor's degree, or passed the high school level Test
10        of General Educational Development, during the period
11        of his or her sentence or mandatory supervised release.
12        This subparagraph shall apply only to a petitioner who
13        has not completed the same educational goal prior to
14        the period of his or her sentence or mandatory
15        supervised release. If a petition for sealing eligible
16        records filed under this subparagraph is denied by the
17        court, the time periods under subparagraph (B) or (C)
18        shall apply to any subsequent petition for sealing
19        filed by the petitioner.
20        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
21    have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
22    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
23    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
24    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
25    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony
26    offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction

 

 

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1    records previously ordered sealed by the court.
2        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
3    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
4    (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
5    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the
6    sealing of the records.
7    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
8expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
9under subsections (c) and (e-5):
10        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
11    petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
12    this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
13    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
14    clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
15    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
16    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
17    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
18    shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be
19    required if the petitioner has obtained a court order
20    waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is
21    otherwise waived.
22        (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. From August 9,
23    2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-306) this
24    amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly through
25    December 31, 2020, in a county of 3,000,000 or more
26    inhabitants, no fee shall be required to be paid by a

 

 

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1    petitioner if the records sought to be expunged or sealed
2    were arrests resulting in release without charging or
3    arrests or charges not initiated by arrest resulting in
4    acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the conviction
5    was reversed or vacated, unless excluded by subsection
6    (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this paragraph (1.5), other
7    than this sentence, are inoperative on and after January 1,
8    2021.
9        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
10    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
11    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
12    initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
13    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
14    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
15    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
16    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
17    clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
18    petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
19    sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph (10)
20    of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified Code of
21    Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to the
22    petition.
23        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
24    petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
25    within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
26    the absence within his or her body of all illegal

 

 

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1    substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled
2    Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
3    Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
4    is petitioning to:
5            (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
6            (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
7        Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
8        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
9        or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
10            (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
11            (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
12        probation under clause (b)(1)(iv).
13        (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
14    promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
15    support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on the
16    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
17    prosecuting the offense, the Department of State Police,
18    the arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the
19    unit of local government effecting the arrest.
20        (5) Objections.
21            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
22        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
23        shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
24        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis
25        of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
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1        Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an
2        objection to the petition may not be filed.
3            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
4        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
5        the petition.
6        (6) Entry of order.
7            (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
8        charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
9        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
10        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
11        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
12        petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
13        subsection (d)(6).
14            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
15        Department of State Police, the arresting agency, or
16        the chief legal officer files an objection to the
17        petition to expunge or seal within 60 days from the
18        date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
19        an order granting or denying the petition.
20            (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
21        the court shall not deny a petition for sealing under
22        this Section because the petitioner has not satisfied
23        an outstanding legal financial obligation established,
24        imposed, or originated by a court, law enforcement
25        agency, or a municipal, State, county, or other unit of
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1        cost, assessment, fine, or fee. An outstanding legal
2        financial obligation does not include any court
3        ordered restitution to a victim under Section 5-5-6 of
4        the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the
5        restitution has been converted to a civil judgment.
6        Nothing in this subparagraph (C) waives, rescinds, or
7        abrogates a legal financial obligation or otherwise
8        eliminates or affects the right of the holder of any
9        financial obligation to pursue collection under
10        applicable federal, State, or local law.
11        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall
12    set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all
13    parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing
14    date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior to the
15    hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with the
16    Department as to the appropriateness of the relief sought
17    in the petition to expunge or seal. At the hearing, the
18    court shall hear evidence on whether the petition should or
19    should not be granted, and shall grant or deny the petition
20    to expunge or seal the records based on the evidence
21    presented at the hearing. The court may consider the
22    following:
23            (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
24        defendant's conviction;
25            (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
26        records by the State;

 

 

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1            (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
2        and employment history;
3            (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
4        arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
5        the filing of the petition under this Section; and
6            (E) the specific adverse consequences the
7        petitioner may be subject to if the petition is denied.
8        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
9    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
10    the order to the Department, in a form and manner
11    prescribed by the Department, to the petitioner, to the
12    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
13    prosecuting the offense, to the arresting agency, to the
14    chief legal officer of the unit of local government
15    effecting the arrest, and to such other criminal justice
16    agencies as may be ordered by the court.
17        (9) Implementation of order.
18            (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
19        pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both:
20                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
21            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
22            the Department, and any other agency as ordered by
23            the court, within 60 days of the date of service of
24            the order, unless a motion to vacate, modify, or
25            reconsider the order is filed pursuant to
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1                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
2            shall be impounded until further order of the court
3            upon good cause shown and the name of the
4            petitioner obliterated on the official index
5            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
6            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
7            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
8            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
9            and
10                (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
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) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
16        pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both:
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 pursuant to 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            pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of
11            this 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 such records
21            from anyone not authorized by law to access such
22            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
23            receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
24            response to inquiries when no records ever
25            existed.
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1        under subsection (e-6):
2                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
3            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
4            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
5            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
6            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
7            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
8            subsection (d) of this Section;
9                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
10            shall be impounded until further order of the court
11            upon good cause shown and the name of the
12            petitioner obliterated on the official index
13            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
14            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
15            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
16            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
17                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
18            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
19            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
20            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
21            under paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
22            Section;
23                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
24            be disseminated by the Department only as required
25            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
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1            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
2            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
3            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
4            offense; and
5                (v) in response to an inquiry for these records
6            from anyone not authorized by law to access the
7            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
8            receiving the inquiry shall reply as it does in
9            response to inquiries when no records ever
10            existed.
11            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
12        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
13        as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
14        shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
15        (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records,
16        from anyone not authorized by law to access such
17        records, the court, the Department, or the agency
18        receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
19        response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
20            (D) The Department shall send written notice to the
21        petitioner of its compliance with each order to expunge
22        or seal records within 60 days of the date of service
23        of that order or, if a motion to vacate, modify, or
24        reconsider is filed, within 60 days of service of the
25        order resolving the motion, if that order requires the
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1        an appeal from the circuit court order, the Department
2        shall send written notice to the petitioner of its
3        compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
4        judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
5        the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
6        required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
7        reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
8        discretionary appellate review, is pending.
9            (E) Upon motion, the court may order that a sealed
10        judgment or other court record necessary to
11        demonstrate the amount of any legal financial
12        obligation due and owing be made available for the
13        limited purpose of collecting any legal financial
14        obligations owed by the petitioner that were
15        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
16        proceeding for which those records have been sealed.
17        The records made available under this subparagraph (E)
18        shall not be entered into the official index required
19        to be kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16
20        of the Clerks of Courts Act and shall be immediately
21        re-impounded upon the collection of the outstanding
22        financial obligations.
23            (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
24        Section, a circuit court clerk may access a sealed
25        record for the limited purpose of collecting payment
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1        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
2        proceedings for which those records have been sealed.
3        (10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a
4    fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to
5    expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any provision of
6    the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit court
7    clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost associated
8    with the sealing or expungement of records by the circuit
9    court clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the
10    petition to seal or expunge, the circuit court clerk shall
11    deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
12    Administrative Fund, to be used to offset the costs
13    incurred by the circuit court clerk in performing the
14    additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or
15    expunge on all parties. The circuit court clerk shall
16    collect and forward the Department of State Police portion
17    of the fee to the Department and it shall be deposited in
18    the State Police Services Fund. If the record brought under
19    an expungement petition was previously sealed under this
20    Section, the fee for the expungement petition for that same
21    record shall be waived.
22        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
23    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
24    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
25    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
26    entitled to notice of the petition.

 

 

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1        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
2    Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
3    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
4    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
5    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
6    of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
7    service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
8    reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
9    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
10    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
11    motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
12    entitled to notice of the petition.
13        (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
14    under the expungement or sealing provisions of this Section
15    shall not be considered void because it fails to comply
16    with the provisions of this Section or because of any error
17    asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The
18    circuit court retains jurisdiction to determine whether
19    the order is voidable and to vacate, modify, or reconsider
20    its terms based on a motion filed under paragraph (12) of
21    this subsection (d).
22        (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
23    Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
24    granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to notice
25    of the petition must fully comply with the terms of the
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1    party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
2    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
3    appealing the order.
4        (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
5    Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
6    order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
7    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
8    appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay
9    of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
10    petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records until
11    there is a final order on the motion for relief or, in the
12    case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's mandate.
13        (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
14    Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5, 2013
15    (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all orders
16    ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after August
17    5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).
18    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
19is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
20authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
21to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
22convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
23Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
24presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
25order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
26records of the arresting authority and order that the records

 

 

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

 

 

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1    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
2of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
3especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
4random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
5criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the
6Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
7Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
8appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
9disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
10identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
11The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
12later than September 1, 2010.
13    (g) Immediate Sealing.
14        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
15    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
16    to expungement or sealing of criminal records, this
17    subsection authorizes the immediate sealing of criminal
18    records of adults and of minors prosecuted as adults.
19        (2) Eligible Records. Arrests or charges not initiated
20    by arrest resulting in acquittal or dismissal with
21    prejudice, except as excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B),
22    that occur on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
23    of Public Act 100-282), may be sealed immediately if the
24    petition is filed with the circuit court clerk on the same
25    day and during the same hearing in which the case is
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1        (3) When Records are Eligible to be Immediately Sealed.
2    Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g)
3    may be sealed immediately after entry of the final
4    disposition of a case, notwithstanding the disposition of
5    other charges in the same case.
6        (4) Notice of Eligibility for Immediate Sealing. Upon
7    entry of a disposition for an eligible record under this
8    subsection (g), the defendant shall be informed by the
9    court of his or her right to have eligible records
10    immediately sealed and the procedure for the immediate
11    sealing of these records.
12        (5) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
13    immediate sealing under this subsection (g).
14            (A) Filing the Petition. Upon entry of the final
15        disposition of the case, the defendant's attorney may
16        immediately petition the court, on behalf of the
17        defendant, for immediate sealing of eligible records
18        under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) that are
19        entered on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
20        of Public Act 100-282). The immediate sealing petition
21        may be filed with the circuit court clerk during the
22        hearing in which the final disposition of the case is
23        entered. If the defendant's attorney does not file the
24        petition for immediate sealing during the hearing, the
25        defendant may file a petition for sealing at any time
26        as authorized under subsection (c)(3)(A).

 

 

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1            (B) Contents of Petition. The immediate sealing
2        petition shall be verified and shall contain the
3        petitioner's name, date of birth, current address, and
4        for each eligible record, the case number, the date of
5        arrest if applicable, the identity of the arresting
6        authority if applicable, and other information as the
7        court may require.
8            (C) Drug Test. The petitioner shall not be required
9        to attach proof that he or she has passed a drug test.
10            (D) Service of Petition. A copy of the petition
11        shall be served on the State's Attorney in open court.
12        The petitioner shall not be required to serve a copy of
13        the petition on any other agency.
14            (E) Entry of Order. The presiding trial judge shall
15        enter an order granting or denying the petition for
16        immediate sealing during the hearing in which it is
17        filed. Petitions for immediate sealing shall be ruled
18        on in the same hearing in which the final disposition
19        of the case is entered.
20            (F) Hearings. The court shall hear the petition for
21        immediate sealing on the same day and during the same
22        hearing in which the disposition is rendered.
23            (G) Service of Order. An order to immediately seal
24        eligible records shall be served in conformance with
25        subsection (d)(8).
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1        immediately seal records shall be implemented in
2        conformance with subsections (d)(9)(C) and (d)(9)(D).
3            (I) Fees. The fee imposed by the circuit court
4        clerk and the Department of State Police shall comply
5        with paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section.
6            (J) Final Order. No court order issued under this
7        subsection (g) shall become final for purposes of
8        appeal until 30 days after service of the order on the
9        petitioner and all parties entitled to service of the
10        order in conformance with subsection (d)(8).
11            (K) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
12        Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
13        petitioner, State's Attorney, or the Department of
14        State Police may file a motion to vacate, modify, or
15        reconsider the order denying the petition to
16        immediately seal within 60 days of service of the
17        order. If filed more than 60 days after service of the
18        order, a petition to vacate, modify, or reconsider
19        shall comply with subsection (c) of Section 2-1401 of
20        the Code of Civil Procedure.
21            (L) Effect of Order. An order granting an immediate
22        sealing petition shall not be considered void because
23        it fails to comply with the provisions of this Section
24        or because of an error asserted in a motion to vacate,
25        modify, or reconsider. The circuit court retains
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1        voidable, and to vacate, modify, or reconsider its
2        terms based on a motion filed under subparagraph (L) of
3        this subsection (g).
4            (M) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
5        Seal Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an
6        order granting a petition to immediately seal, all
7        parties entitled to service of the order must fully
8        comply with the terms of the order within 60 days of
9        service of the order.
10    (h) Sealing; trafficking victims.
11        (1) A trafficking victim as defined by paragraph (10)
12    of subsection (a) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
13    2012 shall be eligible to petition for immediate sealing of
14    his or her criminal record upon the completion of his or
15    her last sentence if his or her participation in the
16    underlying offense was a direct result of human trafficking
17    under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe
18    form of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
19    Protection Act.
20        (2) A petitioner under this subsection (h), in addition
21    to the requirements provided under paragraph (4) of
22    subsection (d) of this Section, shall include in his or her
23    petition a clear and concise statement that: (A) he or she
24    was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the
25    offense; and (B) that his or her participation in the
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1    Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form
2    of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
3    Protection Act.
4        (3) If an objection is filed alleging that the
5    petitioner is not entitled to immediate sealing under this
6    subsection (h), the court shall conduct a hearing under
7    paragraph (7) of subsection (d) of this Section and the
8    court shall determine whether the petitioner is entitled to
9    immediate sealing under this subsection (h). A petitioner
10    is eligible for immediate relief under this subsection (h)
11    if he or she shows, by a preponderance of the evidence,
12    that: (A) he or she was a victim of human trafficking at
13    the time of the offense; and (B) that his or her
14    participation in the offense was a direct result of human
15    trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012
16    or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
17    Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
18    (i) Minor Cannabis Offenses under the Cannabis Control Act.
19        (1) Expungement of Arrest Records of Minor Cannabis
20    Offenses.
21            (A) The Department of State Police and all law
22        enforcement agencies within the State shall
23        automatically expunge all criminal history records of
24        an arrest, charge not initiated by arrest, order of
25        supervision, or order of qualified probation for a
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1        (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) this
2        amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly if:
3                (i) One year or more has elapsed since the date
4            of the arrest or law enforcement interaction
5            documented in the records; and
6                (ii) No criminal charges were filed relating
7            to the arrest or law enforcement interaction or
8            criminal charges were filed and subsequently
9            dismissed or vacated or the arrestee was
10            acquitted.
11            (B) If the law enforcement agency is unable to
12        verify satisfaction of condition (ii) in paragraph
13        (A), records that satisfy condition (i) in paragraph
14        (A) shall be automatically expunged.
15            (C) Records shall be expunged pursuant to the
16        procedures set forth in subdivision (d)(9)(A) under
17        the following timelines:
18                (i) Records created prior to June 25, 2019 (the
19            effective date of Public Act 101-27) this
20            amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, but
21            on or after January 1, 2013, shall be automatically
22            expunged prior to January 1, 2021;
23                (ii) Records created prior to January 1, 2013,
24            but on or after January 1, 2000, shall be
25            automatically expunged prior to January 1, 2023;
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1            shall be automatically expunged prior to January
2            1, 2025.
3            (D) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
4        restrict or modify an individual's right to have that
5        individual's records expunged except as otherwise may
6        be provided in this Act, or diminish or abrogate any
7        rights or remedies otherwise available to the
8        individual.
9        (2) Pardons Authorizing Expungement of Minor Cannabis
10    Offenses.
11            (A) Upon June 25, 2019 (the effective date of
12        Public Act 101-27) this amendatory Act of the 101st
13        General Assembly, the Department of State Police shall
14        review all criminal history record information and
15        identify all records that meet all of the following
16        criteria:
17                (i) one or more convictions for a Minor
18            Cannabis Offense;
19                (ii) the conviction identified in paragraph
20            (2)(A)(i) did not include a penalty enhancement
21            under Section 7 of the Cannabis Control Act; and
22                (iii) the conviction identified in paragraph
23            (2)(A)(i) is not associated with an arrest,
24            conviction or other disposition for a violent
25            crime as defined in subsection (c) of Section 3 of
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1            (B) Within 180 days after June 25, 2019 (the
2        effective date of Public Act 101-27) this amendatory
3        Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Department of
4        State Police shall notify the Prisoner Review Board of
5        all such records that meet the criteria established in
6        paragraph (2)(A).
7                (i) The Prisoner Review Board shall notify the
8            State's Attorney of the county of conviction of
9            each record identified by State Police in
10            paragraph (2)(A) that is classified as a Class 4
11            felony. The State's Attorney may provide a written
12            objection to the Prisoner Review Board on the sole
13            basis that the record identified does not meet the
14            criteria established in paragraph (2)(A). Such an
15            objection must be filed within 60 days or by such
16            later date set by Prisoner Review Board in the
17            notice after the State's Attorney received notice
18            from the Prisoner Review Board.
19                (ii) In response to a written objection from a
20            State's Attorney, the Prisoner Review Board is
21            authorized to conduct a non-public hearing to
22            evaluate the information provided in the
23            objection.
24                (iii) The Prisoner Review Board shall make a
25            confidential and privileged recommendation to the
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1            authorizing expungement for each of the records
2            identified by the Department of State Police as
3            described in paragraph (2)(A).
4            (C) If an individual has been granted a pardon
5        authorizing expungement as described in this Section,
6        the Prisoner Review Board, through the Attorney
7        General, shall file a petition for expungement with the
8        Chief Judge of the circuit or any judge of the circuit
9        designated by the Chief Judge where the individual had
10        been convicted. Such petition may include more than one
11        individual. Whenever an individual who has been
12        convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
13        Governor that specifically authorizes expungement, an
14        objection to the petition may not be filed. Petitions
15        to expunge under this subsection (i) may include more
16        than one individual. Within 90 days of the filing of
17        such a petition, the court shall enter an order
18        expunging the records of arrest from the official
19        records of the arresting authority and order that the
20        records of the circuit court clerk and the Department
21        of State Police be expunged and the name of the
22        defendant obliterated from the official index
23        requested to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
24        Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in connection
25        with the arrest and conviction for the offense for
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1        order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit
2        court clerk before the entry of the order. Upon entry
3        of the order of expungement, the circuit court clerk
4        shall promptly provide a copy of the order to the
5        individual who was pardoned to the individual's last
6        known address or otherwise make available to the
7        individual upon request.
8            (D) Nothing in this Section is intended to diminish
9        or abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise available
10        to the individual.
11        (3) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and
12    expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4 felony
13    violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis Control
14    Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this subsection
15    (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief Judge of a
16    judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit designated by
17    the Chief Judge. When considering such a motion to vacate
18    and expunge, a court shall consider the following: the
19    reasons to retain the records provided by law enforcement,
20    the petitioner's age, the petitioner's age at the time of
21    offense, the time since the conviction, and the specific
22    adverse consequences if denied. An individual may file such
23    a petition after the completion of any sentence or
24    condition imposed by the conviction. Within 60 days of the
25    filing of such motion, a State's Attorney may file an
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1    evidence. If a motion to vacate and expunge is granted, the
2    records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
3    (d)(9)(A) of this Section. An agency providing civil legal
4    aid, as defined by Section 15 of the Public Interest
5    Attorney Assistance Act, assisting individuals seeking to
6    file a motion to vacate and expunge under this subsection
7    may file motions to vacate and expunge with the Chief Judge
8    of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
9    designated by the Chief Judge, and the motion may include
10    more than one individual.
11        (4) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate
12    and expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4
13    felony violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis
14    Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
15    subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
16    Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
17    designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more than
18    one individual. When considering such a motion to vacate
19    and expunge, a court shall consider the following: the
20    reasons to retain the records provided by law enforcement,
21    the individual's age, the individual's age at the time of
22    offense, the time since the conviction, and the specific
23    adverse consequences if denied. If the State's Attorney
24    files a motion to vacate and expunge records for Minor
25    Cannabis Offenses pursuant to this Section, the State's
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1    days of such filing. If a motion to vacate and expunge is
2    granted, the records shall be expunged in accordance with
3    subparagraph (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
4        (5) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a
5    county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge
6    pursuant to this Section in the circuit court with
7    jurisdiction over the underlying conviction.
8        (6) If a person is arrested for a Minor Cannabis
9    Offense as defined in this Section before June 25, 2019
10    (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) this amendatory
11    Act of the 101st General Assembly and the person's case is
12    still pending but a sentence has not been imposed, the
13    person may petition the court in which the charges are
14    pending for an order to summarily dismiss those charges
15    against him or her, and expunge all official records of his
16    or her arrest, plea, trial, conviction, incarceration,
17    supervision, or expungement. If the court determines, upon
18    review, that: (A) the person was arrested before June 25,
19    2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) this
20    amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly for an offense
21    that has been made eligible for expungement; (B) the case
22    is pending at the time; and (C) the person has not been
23    sentenced of the minor cannabis violation eligible for
24    expungement under this subsection, the court shall
25    consider the following: the reasons to retain the records
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1    petitioner's age at the time of offense, the time since the
2    conviction, and the specific adverse consequences if
3    denied. If a motion to dismiss and expunge is granted, the
4    records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
5    (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
6        (7) A person imprisoned solely as a result of one or
7    more convictions for Minor Cannabis Offenses under this
8    subsection (i) shall be released from incarceration upon
9    the issuance of an order under this subsection.
10        (8) The Department of State Police shall allow a person
11    to use the access and review process, established in the
12    Department of State Police, for verifying that his or her
13    records relating to Minor Cannabis Offenses of the Cannabis
14    Control Act eligible under this Section have been expunged.
15        (9) No conviction vacated pursuant to this Section
16    shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly
17    served as provided in the Court of Claims Act.
18        (10) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to expunge
19    an expungeable offense shall not be limited under this
20    Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall be to
21    restore the person to the status he or she occupied before
22    the arrest, charge, or conviction.
23        (11) Information. The Department of State Police shall
24    post general information on its website about the
25    expungement process described in this subsection (i).
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1records. The purpose of this subsection (j) is to create the
2Clean Slate Act to provide for automatic sealing of certain
3criminal records.
4(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-282, eff. 1-1-18;
5100-284, eff. 8-24-17; 100-287, eff. 8-24-17; 100-692, eff.
68-3-18; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19; 100-776, eff. 8-10-18; 100-863,
7eff. 8-14-18; 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
8101-159, eff. 1-1-20; 101-306, eff. 8-9-19; revised 9-25-19.)