101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5850

 

Introduced 11/10/2020, by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2630/5.2
410 ILCS 705/10-15
720 ILCS 550/4 rep.

    Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police and all law enforcement agencies within the State shall automatically expunge all criminal history records of an arrest, charge not initiated by arrest, order of supervision, or order of qualified probation for any person who, on or after January 1, 1970, has been convicted of, or is serving an order of supervision for, possession of cannabis whether or not the person has served or is serving his or her sentence for that violation on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the clerk of the circuit court shall, on the effective date of the amendatory Act, automatically expunge the court records of a person who, on or after January 1, 1970, has been convicted of, or is serving an order of supervision for, possession of cannabis whether or not the person has served or is serving his or her sentence for that violation on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that a person imprisoned solely as a result of one or more convictions for possession of cannabis shall be released from incarceration on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Cannabis Control Act. Repeals the provision prohibiting the possession of cannabis. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning cannabis.
 
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 indicated Sections of the
14        Unified Code of Corrections, 730 ILCS 5/5-1-2 through
15        5/5-1-22:
16                (i) Business Offense, Section 5-1-2. (730 ILCS
17            5/5-1-2),
18                (ii) Charge, Section 5-1-3. (730 ILCS
19            5/5-1-3),
20                (iii) Court, Section 5-1-6. (730 ILCS
21            5/5-1-6),
22                (iv) Defendant, Section 5-1-7. (730 ILCS
23            5/5-1-7),

 

 

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1                (v) Felony, Section 5-1-9. (730 ILCS 5/5-1-9),
2                (vi) Imprisonment, Section 5-1-10. (730 ILCS
3            5/5-1-10),
4                (vii) Judgment, Section 5-1-12. (730 ILCS
5            5/5-1-12),
6                (viii) Misdemeanor, Section 5-1-2. (730 ILCS
7            5/5-1-14),
8                (ix) Offense, Section 5-1-15. (730 ILCS
9            5/5-1-15),
10                (x) Parole, Section 5-1-16. (730 ILCS
11            5/5-1-16),
12                (xi) Petty Offense, Section 5-1-17. (730 ILCS
13            5/5-1-17),
14                (xii) Probation, Section 5-1-18. (730 ILCS
15            5/5-1-18),
16                (xiii) Sentence, Section 5-1-19. (730 ILCS
17            5/5-1-19),
18                (xiv) Supervision, Section 5-1-21. (730 ILCS
19            5/5-1-21), and
20                (xv) Victim, Section 5-1-2. (730 ILCS
21            5/5-1-22).
22            (B) As used in this Section, "charge not initiated
23        by arrest" means a charge (as defined by Section 5-1-3
24        of the Unified Code of Corrections 730 ILCS 5/5-1-3)
25        brought against a defendant where the defendant is not
26        arrested prior to or as a direct result of the charge.

 

 

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1            (C) "Conviction" means a judgment of conviction or
2        sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a
3        verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered by
4        a legally constituted jury or by a court of competent
5        jurisdiction authorized to try the case without a jury.
6        An order of supervision successfully completed by the
7        petitioner is not a conviction. An order of qualified
8        probation (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(J))
9        successfully completed by the petitioner is not a
10        conviction. An order of supervision or an order of
11        qualified probation that is terminated
12        unsatisfactorily is a conviction, unless the
13        unsatisfactory termination is reversed, vacated, or
14        modified and the judgment of conviction, if any, is
15        reversed or vacated.
16            (D) "Criminal offense" means a petty offense,
17        business offense, misdemeanor, felony, or municipal
18        ordinance violation (as defined in subsection
19        (a)(1)(H)). As used in this Section, a minor traffic
20        offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)) shall not
21        be considered a criminal offense.
22            (E) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the
23        records or return them to the petitioner and to
24        obliterate the petitioner's name from any official
25        index or public record, or both. Nothing in this Act
26        shall require the physical destruction of the circuit

 

 

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1        court file, but such records relating to arrests or
2        charges, or both, ordered expunged shall be impounded
3        as required by subsections (d)(9)(A)(ii) and
4        (d)(9)(B)(ii).
5            (F) As used in this Section, "last sentence" means
6        the sentence, order of supervision, or order of
7        qualified probation (as defined by subsection
8        (a)(1)(J)), for a criminal offense (as defined by
9        subsection (a)(1)(D)) that terminates last in time in
10        any jurisdiction, regardless of whether the petitioner
11        has included the criminal offense for which the
12        sentence or order of supervision or qualified
13        probation was imposed in his or her petition. If
14        multiple sentences, orders of supervision, or orders
15        of qualified probation terminate on the same day and
16        are last in time, they shall be collectively considered
17        the "last sentence" regardless of whether they were
18        ordered to run concurrently.
19            (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
20        business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
21        Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
22        municipal or local ordinance.
23            (G-5) "Minor Cannabis Offense" means a violation
24        of Section 4 or 5 of the Cannabis Control Act
25        concerning not more than 30 grams of any substance
26        containing cannabis, provided the violation did not

 

 

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1        include a penalty enhancement under Section 7 of the
2        Cannabis Control Act and is not associated with an
3        arrest, conviction or other disposition for a violent
4        crime as defined in subsection (c) of Section 3 of the
5        Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.
6            (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
7        offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
8        is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner was
9        charged or for which the petitioner was arrested and
10        released without charging.
11            (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
12        prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief under
13        this Section.
14            (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
15        probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act,
16        Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
17        Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
18        Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4
19        of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
20        12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as
21        those provisions existed before their deletion by
22        Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
23        Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
24        40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10
25        of the Steroid Control Act. For the purpose of this
26        Section, "successful completion" of an order of

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    clerk's possession or control and which contains the final
2    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
3    issued a citation for any of those offenses.
4        (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
5    subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)
6    of this Section, the court shall not order:
7            (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
8        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
9        in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
10        any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
11        Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
12        similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
13        Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
14        similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
15        arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
16        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar provision
17        of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
18        offender reaching the age of 25 years and the offender
19        has no other conviction for violating Section 11-501 or
20        11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
21        provision of a local ordinance.
22            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
23        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
24        unless the petitioner was arrested and released
25        without charging.
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1        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
2        order of supervision or a conviction for the following
3        offenses:
4                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
5            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
6            or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except
7            Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation of
8            Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
9            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
10            local ordinance;
11                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
12            26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
13            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
14            local ordinance;
15                (iii) Sections 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the
16            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
17            or Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact Order
18            Act, or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order
19            Act, or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
20                (iv) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses
21            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
22                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
23            would subject a person to registration under the
24            Sex Offender Registration Act.
25            (D) (blank).
26    (b) Expungement.

 

 

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1        (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
2    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
3    initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not
4    initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in: (i)
5    acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
6    charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (ii) a
7    conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded
8    by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of supervision and
9    such supervision was successfully completed by the
10    petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or
11    (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of qualified probation (as
12    defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was
13    successfully completed by the petitioner.
14        (1.5) When a petitioner seeks to have a record of
15    arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has
16    been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney
17    may object to the expungement on the grounds that the
18    records contain specific relevant information aside from
19    the mere fact of the arrest.
20        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
21            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
22        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
23        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
24        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
25        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
26        such records.

 

 

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1            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
2        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
3        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
4        the following time frames will apply:
5                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
6            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
7            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
8            similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
9            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
10            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
11            similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
12            be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
13            passed following the satisfactory termination of
14            the supervision.
15                (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
16            in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
17            violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
18            the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
19            a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
20            offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
21            offender has no other conviction for violating
22            Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
23            Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
24            shall not be eligible for expungement until the
25            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
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1            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
2            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
3            passed following the satisfactory termination of
4            the supervision.
5            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
6        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
7        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
8        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
9        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
10        satisfactory termination of the probation.
11        (3) Those records maintained by the Department for
12    persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
13    expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
14    Act of 1987.
15        (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
16    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
17    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
18    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
19    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
20    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
21    or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
22    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
23    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
24    correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
25    all official records of the arresting authority, the
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1    prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such arrest, if
2    any, by removing his or her name from all such records in
3    connection with the arrest and conviction, if any, and by
4    inserting in the records the name of the offender, if known
5    or ascertainable, in lieu of the aggrieved's name. The
6    records of the circuit court clerk shall be sealed until
7    further order of the court upon good cause shown and the
8    name of the aggrieved person obliterated on the official
9    index required to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
10    Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but the order shall
11    not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
12    before the entry of the order. Nothing in this Section
13    shall limit the Department of State Police or other
14    criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
15    under an offender's name the false names he or she has
16    used.
17        (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
18    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
19    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
20    sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
21    victim of that offense may request that the State's
22    Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
23    file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
24    the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
25    seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
26    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that

 

 

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1    offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
2    and the Department of State Police concerning the offense
3    shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
4    shall make the records of the circuit court clerk in
5    connection with the proceedings of the trial court
6    concerning the offense available for public inspection.
7        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
8    or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
9    and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
10    innocent of the charge, the court that finds the petitioner
11    factually innocent of the charge shall enter an expungement
12    order for the conviction for which the petitioner has been
13    determined to be innocent as provided in subsection (b) of
14    Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
15        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
16    Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
17    any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
18    conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
19    pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
20    410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
21    of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
22    Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
23    Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
24    Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
25    Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
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1    the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10 of the
2    Steroid Control Act.
3        (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate of
4    innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
5    Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
6    innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
7    conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
8    be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
9    of the Code of Civil Procedure.
10    (c) Sealing.
11        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
12    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
13    to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
14    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
15    minors prosecuted as adults. Subsection (g) of this Section
16    provides for immediate sealing of certain records.
17        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
18    sealed:
19            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
20        charging;
21            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
22        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
23        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
24        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
25            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
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1        of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,
2        successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
3        excluded by subsection (a)(3);
4            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
5        resulting in convictions, including convictions on
6        municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
7        subsection (a)(3);
8            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
9        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
10        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
11        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
12        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
13        Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
14        Corrections; and
15            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
16        resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise
17        excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this
18        Section.
19        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
20    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
21    sealed as follows:
22            (A) Records identified as eligible under
23        subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any
24        time.
25            (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
26        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as

 

 

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1        eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed 2
2        years after the termination of petitioner's last
3        sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).
4            (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
5        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
6        eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and
7        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination
8        of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in
9        subsection (a)(1)(F)). Convictions requiring public
10        registration under the Arsonist Registration Act, the
11        Sex Offender Registration Act, or the Murderer and
12        Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act may
13        not be sealed until the petitioner is no longer
14        required to register under that relevant Act.
15            (D) Records identified in subsection
16        (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
17        reached the age of 25 years.
18            (E) Records identified as eligible under
19        subsections (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), or
20        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination of the
21        petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner earned a
22        high school diploma, associate's degree, career
23        certificate, vocational technical certification, or
24        bachelor's degree, or passed the high school level Test
25        of General Educational Development, during the period
26        of his or her sentence or mandatory supervised release.

 

 

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1        This subparagraph shall apply only to a petitioner who
2        has not completed the same educational goal prior to
3        the period of his or her sentence or mandatory
4        supervised release. If a petition for sealing eligible
5        records filed under this subparagraph is denied by the
6        court, the time periods under subparagraph (B) or (C)
7        shall apply to any subsequent petition for sealing
8        filed by the petitioner.
9        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
10    have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
11    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
12    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
13    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
14    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony
15    offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction
16    records previously ordered sealed by the court.
17        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
18    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
19    (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
20    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the
21    sealing of the records.
22    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
23expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
24under subsections (c) and (e-5):
25        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
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1    this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
2    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
3    clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
4    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
5    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
6    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
7    shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be
8    required if the petitioner has obtained a court order
9    waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is
10    otherwise waived.
11        (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. From August 9,
12    2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-306) through
13    December 31, 2020, in a county of 3,000,000 or more
14    inhabitants, no fee shall be required to be paid by a
15    petitioner if the records sought to be expunged or sealed
16    were arrests resulting in release without charging or
17    arrests or charges not initiated by arrest resulting in
18    acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the conviction
19    was reversed or vacated, unless excluded by subsection
20    (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this paragraph (1.5), other
21    than this sentence, are inoperative on and after January 1,
22    2022.
23        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
24    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
25    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
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1    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
2    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
3    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
4    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
5    clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
6    petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
7    sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph (10)
8    of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified Code of
9    Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to the
10    petition.
11        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
12    petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
13    within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
14    the absence within his or her body of all illegal
15    substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled
16    Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
17    Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
18    is petitioning to:
19            (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
20            (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
21        Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
22        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
23        or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
24            (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
25            (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
26        probation under clause (b)(1)(iv).

 

 

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1        (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
2    promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
3    support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on the
4    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
5    prosecuting the offense, the Department of State Police,
6    the arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the
7    unit of local government effecting the arrest.
8        (5) Objections.
9            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
10        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
11        shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
12        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis
13        of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
14        convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
15        Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an
16        objection to the petition may not be filed.
17            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
18        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
19        the petition.
20        (6) Entry of order.
21            (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
22        charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
23        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
24        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
25        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
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1        subsection (d)(6).
2            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
3        Department of State Police, the arresting agency, or
4        the chief legal officer files an objection to the
5        petition to expunge or seal within 60 days from the
6        date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
7        an order granting or denying the petition.
8            (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
9        the court shall not deny a petition for sealing under
10        this Section because the petitioner has not satisfied
11        an outstanding legal financial obligation established,
12        imposed, or originated by a court, law enforcement
13        agency, or a municipal, State, county, or other unit of
14        local government, including, but not limited to, any
15        cost, assessment, fine, or fee. An outstanding legal
16        financial obligation does not include any court
17        ordered restitution to a victim under Section 5-5-6 of
18        the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the
19        restitution has been converted to a civil judgment.
20        Nothing in this subparagraph (C) waives, rescinds, or
21        abrogates a legal financial obligation or otherwise
22        eliminates or affects the right of the holder of any
23        financial obligation to pursue collection under
24        applicable federal, State, or local law.
25        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall
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1    parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing
2    date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior to the
3    hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with the
4    Department as to the appropriateness of the relief sought
5    in the petition to expunge or seal. At the hearing, the
6    court shall hear evidence on whether the petition should or
7    should not be granted, and shall grant or deny the petition
8    to expunge or seal the records based on the evidence
9    presented at the hearing. The court may consider the
10    following:
11            (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
12        defendant's conviction;
13            (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
14        records by the State;
15            (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
16        and employment history;
17            (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
18        arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
19        the filing of the petition under this Section; and
20            (E) the specific adverse consequences the
21        petitioner may be subject to if the petition is denied.
22        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
23    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
24    the order to the Department, in a form and manner
25    prescribed by the Department, to the petitioner, to the
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1    prosecuting the offense, to the arresting agency, to the
2    chief legal officer of the unit of local government
3    effecting the arrest, and to such other criminal justice
4    agencies as may be ordered by the court.
5        (9) Implementation of order.
6            (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
7        pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both:
8                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
9            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
10            the Department, and any other agency as ordered by
11            the court, within 60 days of the date of service of
12            the order, unless a motion to vacate, modify, or
13            reconsider the order is filed pursuant to
14            paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this Section;
15                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
16            shall be impounded until further order of the court
17            upon good cause shown and the name of the
18            petitioner obliterated on the official index
19            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
20            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
21            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
22            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
23            and
24                (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
25            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
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1            response to inquiries when no records ever
2            existed.
3            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
4        pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both:
5                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
6            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
7            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
8            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
9            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
10            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
11            subsection (d) of this Section;
12                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
13            shall be impounded until further order of the court
14            upon good cause shown and the name of the
15            petitioner obliterated on the official index
16            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
17            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
18            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
19            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
20                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
21            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
22            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
23            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
24            pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of
25            this Section;
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1            be disseminated by the Department only as required
2            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
3            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
4            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
5            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
6            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
7            offense; and
8                (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
9            from anyone not authorized by law to access such
10            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
11            receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
12            response to inquiries when no records ever
13            existed.
14            (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
15        under subsection (e-6):
16                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
17            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
18            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
19            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
20            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
21            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
22            subsection (d) of this Section;
23                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
24            shall be impounded until further order of the court
25            upon good cause shown and the name of the
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1            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
2            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
3            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
4            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
5                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
6            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
7            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
8            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
9            under paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
10            Section;
11                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
12            be disseminated by the Department only as required
13            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
14            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
15            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
16            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
17            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
18            offense; and
19                (v) in response to an inquiry for these records
20            from anyone not authorized by law to access the
21            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
22            receiving the inquiry shall reply as it does in
23            response to inquiries when no records ever
24            existed.
25            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
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1        as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
2        shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
3        (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records,
4        from anyone not authorized by law to access such
5        records, the court, the Department, or the agency
6        receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
7        response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
8            (D) The Department shall send written notice to the
9        petitioner of its compliance with each order to expunge
10        or seal records within 60 days of the date of service
11        of that order or, if a motion to vacate, modify, or
12        reconsider is filed, within 60 days of service of the
13        order resolving the motion, if that order requires the
14        Department to expunge or seal records. In the event of
15        an appeal from the circuit court order, the Department
16        shall send written notice to the petitioner of its
17        compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
18        judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
19        the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
20        required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
21        reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
22        discretionary appellate review, is pending.
23            (E) Upon motion, the court may order that a sealed
24        judgment or other court record necessary to
25        demonstrate the amount of any legal financial
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1        limited purpose of collecting any legal financial
2        obligations owed by the petitioner that were
3        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
4        proceeding for which those records have been sealed.
5        The records made available under this subparagraph (E)
6        shall not be entered into the official index required
7        to be kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16
8        of the Clerks of Courts Act and shall be immediately
9        re-impounded upon the collection of the outstanding
10        financial obligations.
11            (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
12        Section, a circuit court clerk may access a sealed
13        record for the limited purpose of collecting payment
14        for any legal financial obligations that were
15        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
16        proceedings for which those records have been sealed.
17        (10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a
18    fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to
19    expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any provision of
20    the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit court
21    clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost associated
22    with the sealing or expungement of records by the circuit
23    court clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the
24    petition to seal or expunge, the circuit court clerk shall
25    deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
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1    incurred by the circuit court clerk in performing the
2    additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or
3    expunge on all parties. The circuit court clerk shall
4    collect and forward the Department of State Police portion
5    of the fee to the Department and it shall be deposited in
6    the State Police Services Fund. If the record brought under
7    an expungement petition was previously sealed under this
8    Section, the fee for the expungement petition for that same
9    record shall be waived.
10        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
11    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
12    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
13    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
14    entitled to notice of the petition.
15        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
16    Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
17    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
18    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
19    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
20    of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
21    service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
22    reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
23    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
24    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
25    motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
26    entitled to notice of the petition.

 

 

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1        (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
2    under the expungement or sealing provisions of this Section
3    shall not be considered void because it fails to comply
4    with the provisions of this Section or because of any error
5    asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The
6    circuit court retains jurisdiction to determine whether
7    the order is voidable and to vacate, modify, or reconsider
8    its terms based on a motion filed under paragraph (12) of
9    this subsection (d).
10        (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
11    Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
12    granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to notice
13    of the petition must fully comply with the terms of the
14    order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
15    party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
16    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
17    appealing the order.
18        (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
19    Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
20    order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
21    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
22    appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay
23    of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
24    petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records until
25    there is a final order on the motion for relief or, in the
26    case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's mandate.

 

 

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1        (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
2    Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5, 2013
3    (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all orders
4    ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after August
5    5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).
6    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
7is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
8authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
9to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
10convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
11Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
12presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
13order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
14records of the arresting authority and order that the records
15of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
16further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
17otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
18obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
19circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
20Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
21offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
22shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
23before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
24Department may be disseminated by the Department only to the
25arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
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1of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
2any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
3have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
4to that individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
5circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
6the person who was pardoned.
7    (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
8offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
9the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
10sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
11Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
12judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
13counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
14trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
15entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
16of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
17circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until further
18order of the court upon good cause shown or as otherwise
19provided herein, and the name of the petitioner obliterated
20from the official index requested to be kept by the circuit
21court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in
22connection with the arrest and conviction for the offense for
23which he or she had been granted the certificate but the order
24shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
25before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
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1required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
2enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
3later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
4of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
5any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
6have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
7to that individual. Upon entry of the order of sealing, the
8circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
9the person who was granted the certificate of eligibility for
10sealing.
11    (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
12offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for expungement
13by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
14expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
15Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
16judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
17counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
18trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
19entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
20records of the arresting authority and order that the records
21of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
22further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
23otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
24obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
25circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
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1offense for which he or she had been granted the certificate
2but the order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit
3court clerk before the entry of the order. All records sealed
4by the Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
5required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
6enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
7later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
8of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
9any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
10have access to all expunged records of the Department
11pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
12expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy
13of the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
14eligibility for expungement.
15    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
16of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
17especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
18random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
19criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the
20Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
21Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
22appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
23disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
24identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
25The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
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1    (g) Immediate Sealing.
2        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
3    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
4    to expungement or sealing of criminal records, this
5    subsection authorizes the immediate sealing of criminal
6    records of adults and of minors prosecuted as adults.
7        (2) Eligible Records. Arrests or charges not initiated
8    by arrest resulting in acquittal or dismissal with
9    prejudice, except as excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B),
10    that occur on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
11    of Public Act 100-282), may be sealed immediately if the
12    petition is filed with the circuit court clerk on the same
13    day and during the same hearing in which the case is
14    disposed.
15        (3) When Records are Eligible to be Immediately Sealed.
16    Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g)
17    may be sealed immediately after entry of the final
18    disposition of a case, notwithstanding the disposition of
19    other charges in the same case.
20        (4) Notice of Eligibility for Immediate Sealing. Upon
21    entry of a disposition for an eligible record under this
22    subsection (g), the defendant shall be informed by the
23    court of his or her right to have eligible records
24    immediately sealed and the procedure for the immediate
25    sealing of these records.
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1    immediate sealing under this subsection (g).
2            (A) Filing the Petition. Upon entry of the final
3        disposition of the case, the defendant's attorney may
4        immediately petition the court, on behalf of the
5        defendant, for immediate sealing of eligible records
6        under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) that are
7        entered on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
8        of Public Act 100-282). The immediate sealing petition
9        may be filed with the circuit court clerk during the
10        hearing in which the final disposition of the case is
11        entered. If the defendant's attorney does not file the
12        petition for immediate sealing during the hearing, the
13        defendant may file a petition for sealing at any time
14        as authorized under subsection (c)(3)(A).
15            (B) Contents of Petition. The immediate sealing
16        petition shall be verified and shall contain the
17        petitioner's name, date of birth, current address, and
18        for each eligible record, the case number, the date of
19        arrest if applicable, the identity of the arresting
20        authority if applicable, and other information as the
21        court may require.
22            (C) Drug Test. The petitioner shall not be required
23        to attach proof that he or she has passed a drug test.
24            (D) Service of Petition. A copy of the petition
25        shall be served on the State's Attorney in open court.
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1        the petition on any other agency.
2            (E) Entry of Order. The presiding trial judge shall
3        enter an order granting or denying the petition for
4        immediate sealing during the hearing in which it is
5        filed. Petitions for immediate sealing shall be ruled
6        on in the same hearing in which the final disposition
7        of the case is entered.
8            (F) Hearings. The court shall hear the petition for
9        immediate sealing on the same day and during the same
10        hearing in which the disposition is rendered.
11            (G) Service of Order. An order to immediately seal
12        eligible records shall be served in conformance with
13        subsection (d)(8).
14            (H) Implementation of Order. An order to
15        immediately seal records shall be implemented in
16        conformance with subsections (d)(9)(C) and (d)(9)(D).
17            (I) Fees. The fee imposed by the circuit court
18        clerk and the Department of State Police shall comply
19        with paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section.
20            (J) Final Order. No court order issued under this
21        subsection (g) shall become final for purposes of
22        appeal until 30 days after service of the order on the
23        petitioner and all parties entitled to service of the
24        order in conformance with subsection (d)(8).
25            (K) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
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1        petitioner, State's Attorney, or the Department of
2        State Police may file a motion to vacate, modify, or
3        reconsider the order denying the petition to
4        immediately seal within 60 days of service of the
5        order. If filed more than 60 days after service of the
6        order, a petition to vacate, modify, or reconsider
7        shall comply with subsection (c) of Section 2-1401 of
8        the Code of Civil Procedure.
9            (L) Effect of Order. An order granting an immediate
10        sealing petition shall not be considered void because
11        it fails to comply with the provisions of this Section
12        or because of an error asserted in a motion to vacate,
13        modify, or reconsider. The circuit court retains
14        jurisdiction to determine whether the order is
15        voidable, and to vacate, modify, or reconsider its
16        terms based on a motion filed under subparagraph (L) of
17        this subsection (g).
18            (M) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
19        Seal Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an
20        order granting a petition to immediately seal, all
21        parties entitled to service of the order must fully
22        comply with the terms of the order within 60 days of
23        service of the order.
24    (h) Sealing; trafficking victims.
25        (1) A trafficking victim as defined by paragraph (10)
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1    2012 shall be eligible to petition for immediate sealing of
2    his or her criminal record upon the completion of his or
3    her last sentence if his or her participation in the
4    underlying offense was a direct result of human trafficking
5    under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe
6    form of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
7    Protection Act.
8        (2) A petitioner under this subsection (h), in addition
9    to the requirements provided under paragraph (4) of
10    subsection (d) of this Section, shall include in his or her
11    petition a clear and concise statement that: (A) he or she
12    was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the
13    offense; and (B) that his or her participation in the
14    offense was a direct result of human trafficking under
15    Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form
16    of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
17    Protection Act.
18        (3) If an objection is filed alleging that the
19    petitioner is not entitled to immediate sealing under this
20    subsection (h), the court shall conduct a hearing under
21    paragraph (7) of subsection (d) of this Section and the
22    court shall determine whether the petitioner is entitled to
23    immediate sealing under this subsection (h). A petitioner
24    is eligible for immediate relief under this subsection (h)
25    if he or she shows, by a preponderance of the evidence,
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1    the time of the offense; and (B) that his or her
2    participation in the offense was a direct result of human
3    trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012
4    or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
5    Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
6    (i) Minor Cannabis Offenses under the Cannabis Control Act.
7        (1) Expungement of Arrest Records of Minor Cannabis
8    Offenses.
9            (A) The Department of State Police and all law
10        enforcement agencies within the State shall
11        automatically expunge all criminal history records of
12        an arrest, charge not initiated by arrest, order of
13        supervision, or order of qualified probation for a
14        Minor Cannabis Offense committed prior to June 25, 2019
15        (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) if:
16                (i) One year or more has elapsed since the date
17            of the arrest or law enforcement interaction
18            documented in the records; and
19                (ii) No criminal charges were filed relating
20            to the arrest or law enforcement interaction or
21            criminal charges were filed and subsequently
22            dismissed or vacated or the arrestee was
23            acquitted.
24            (B) If the law enforcement agency is unable to
25        verify satisfaction of condition (ii) in paragraph
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1        (A) shall be automatically expunged.
2            (C) Records shall be expunged by the law
3        enforcement agency under the following timelines:
4                (i) Records created prior to June 25, 2019 (the
5            effective date of Public Act 101-27), but on or
6            after January 1, 2013, shall be automatically
7            expunged prior to January 1, 2021;
8                (ii) Records created prior to January 1, 2013,
9            but on or after January 1, 2000, shall be
10            automatically expunged prior to January 1, 2023;
11                (iii) Records created prior to January 1, 2000
12            shall be automatically expunged prior to January
13            1, 2025.
14            In response to an inquiry for expunged records, the
15        law enforcement agency receiving such inquiry shall
16        reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
17        records ever existed; however, it shall provide a
18        certificate of disposition or confirmation that the
19        record was expunged to the individual whose record was
20        expunged if such a record exists.
21            (D) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
22        restrict or modify an individual's right to have that
23        individual's records expunged except as otherwise may
24        be provided in this Act, or diminish or abrogate any
25        rights or remedies otherwise available to the
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1        (2) Pardons Authorizing Expungement of Minor Cannabis
2    Offenses.
3            (A) Upon June 25, 2019 (the effective date of
4        Public Act 101-27), the Department of State Police
5        shall review all criminal history record information
6        and identify all records that meet all of the following
7        criteria:
8                (i) one or more convictions for a Minor
9            Cannabis Offense;
10                (ii) the conviction identified in paragraph
11            (2)(A)(i) did not include a penalty enhancement
12            under Section 7 of the Cannabis Control Act; and
13                (iii) the conviction identified in paragraph
14            (2)(A)(i) is not associated with a conviction for a
15            violent crime as defined in subsection (c) of
16            Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and
17            Witnesses Act.
18            (B) Within 180 days after June 25, 2019 (the
19        effective date of Public Act 101-27), the Department of
20        State Police shall notify the Prisoner Review Board of
21        all such records that meet the criteria established in
22        paragraph (2)(A).
23                (i) The Prisoner Review Board shall notify the
24            State's Attorney of the county of conviction of
25            each record identified by State Police in
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1            felony. The State's Attorney may provide a written
2            objection to the Prisoner Review Board on the sole
3            basis that the record identified does not meet the
4            criteria established in paragraph (2)(A). Such an
5            objection must be filed within 60 days or by such
6            later date set by the Prisoner Review Board in the
7            notice after the State's Attorney received notice
8            from the Prisoner Review Board.
9                (ii) In response to a written objection from a
10            State's Attorney, the Prisoner Review Board is
11            authorized to conduct a non-public hearing to
12            evaluate the information provided in the
13            objection.
14                (iii) The Prisoner Review Board shall make a
15            confidential and privileged recommendation to the
16            Governor as to whether to grant a pardon
17            authorizing expungement for each of the records
18            identified by the Department of State Police as
19            described in paragraph (2)(A).
20            (C) If an individual has been granted a pardon
21        authorizing expungement as described in this Section,
22        the Prisoner Review Board, through the Attorney
23        General, shall file a petition for expungement with the
24        Chief Judge of the circuit or any judge of the circuit
25        designated by the Chief Judge where the individual had
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1        individual. Whenever an individual who has been
2        convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
3        Governor that specifically authorizes expungement, an
4        objection to the petition may not be filed. Petitions
5        to expunge under this subsection (i) may include more
6        than one individual. Within 90 days of the filing of
7        such a petition, the court shall enter an order
8        expunging the records of arrest from the official
9        records of the arresting authority and order that the
10        records of the circuit court clerk and the Department
11        of State Police be expunged and the name of the
12        defendant obliterated from the official index
13        requested to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
14        Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in connection
15        with the arrest and conviction for the offense for
16        which the individual had received a pardon but the
17        order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit
18        court clerk before the entry of the order. Upon entry
19        of the order of expungement, the circuit court clerk
20        shall promptly provide a copy of the order and a
21        certificate of disposition to the individual who was
22        pardoned to the individual's last known address or by
23        electronic means (if available) or otherwise make it
24        available to the individual upon request.
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1        to the individual.
2        (3) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and
3    expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4 felony
4    violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis Control
5    Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this subsection
6    (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief Judge of a
7    judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit designated by
8    the Chief Judge. The circuit court clerk shall promptly
9    serve a copy of the motion to vacate and expunge, and any
10    supporting documentation, on the State's Attorney or
11    prosecutor charged with the duty of prosecuting the
12    offense. When considering such a motion to vacate and
13    expunge, a court shall consider the following: the reasons
14    to retain the records provided by law enforcement, the
15    petitioner's age, the petitioner's age at the time of
16    offense, the time since the conviction, and the specific
17    adverse consequences if denied. An individual may file such
18    a petition after the completion of any non-financial
19    sentence or non-financial condition imposed by the
20    conviction. Within 60 days of the filing of such motion, a
21    State's Attorney may file an objection to such a petition
22    along with supporting evidence. If a motion to vacate and
23    expunge is granted, the records shall be expunged in
24    accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and (d)(9)(A) of this
25    Section. An agency providing civil legal aid, as defined by
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1    assisting individuals seeking to file a motion to vacate
2    and expunge under this subsection may file motions to
3    vacate and expunge with the Chief Judge of a judicial
4    circuit or any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
5    Judge, and the motion may include more than one individual.
6    Motions filed by an agency providing civil legal aid
7    concerning more than one individual may be prepared,
8    presented, and signed electronically.
9        (4) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate
10    and expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4
11    felony violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis
12    Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
13    subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
14    Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
15    designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more than
16    one individual. Motions filed by a State's Attorney
17    concerning more than one individual may be prepared,
18    presented, and signed electronically. When considering
19    such a motion to vacate and expunge, a court shall consider
20    the following: the reasons to retain the records provided
21    by law enforcement, the individual's age, the individual's
22    age at the time of offense, the time since the conviction,
23    and the specific adverse consequences if denied. Upon entry
24    of an order granting a motion to vacate and expunge records
25    pursuant to this Section, the State's Attorney shall notify
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1    order of expungement, the circuit court clerk shall
2    promptly provide a copy of the order and a certificate of
3    disposition to the individual whose records will be
4    expunged to the individual's last known address or by
5    electronic means (if available) or otherwise make
6    available to the individual upon request. If a motion to
7    vacate and expunge is granted, the records shall be
8    expunged in accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and
9    (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
10        (5) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a
11    county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge
12    pursuant to this Section in the circuit court with
13    jurisdiction over the underlying conviction.
14        (6) If a person is arrested for a Minor Cannabis
15    Offense as defined in this Section before June 25, 2019
16    (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) and the person's
17    case is still pending but a sentence has not been imposed,
18    the person may petition the court in which the charges are
19    pending for an order to summarily dismiss those charges
20    against him or her, and expunge all official records of his
21    or her arrest, plea, trial, conviction, incarceration,
22    supervision, or expungement. If the court determines, upon
23    review, that: (A) the person was arrested before June 25,
24    2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) for an
25    offense that has been made eligible for expungement; (B)
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1    been sentenced of the minor cannabis violation eligible for
2    expungement under this subsection, the court shall
3    consider the following: the reasons to retain the records
4    provided by law enforcement, the petitioner's age, the
5    petitioner's age at the time of offense, the time since the
6    conviction, and the specific adverse consequences if
7    denied. If a motion to dismiss and expunge is granted, the
8    records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
9    (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
10        (7) A person imprisoned solely as a result of one or
11    more convictions for Minor Cannabis Offenses under this
12    subsection (i) shall be released from incarceration upon
13    the issuance of an order under this subsection.
14        (8) The Department of State Police shall allow a person
15    to use the access and review process, established in the
16    Department of State Police, for verifying that his or her
17    records relating to Minor Cannabis Offenses of the Cannabis
18    Control Act eligible under this Section have been expunged.
19        (9) No conviction vacated pursuant to this Section
20    shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly
21    served as provided in the Court of Claims Act.
22        (10) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to expunge
23    an expungeable offense shall not be limited under this
24    Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall be to
25    restore the person to the status he or she occupied before
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1        (11) Information. The Department of State Police shall
2    post general information on its website about the
3    expungement process described in this subsection (i).
4    (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to
5the contrary, the Illinois State Police and all law enforcement
6agencies within the State shall automatically expunge all
7criminal history records of an arrest, charge not initiated by
8arrest, order of supervision, or order of qualified probation
9for any person who, on or after January 1, 1970, has been
10convicted of, pled guilty to, or is serving an order of
11supervision for, a violation of Section 4 of the Cannabis
12Control Act or a predecessor law of this State prohibiting the
13possession of cannabis whether or not the person has served or
14is serving his or her sentence for that violation on the
15effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
16Assembly. The clerk of the circuit court shall, on the
17effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
18Assembly, automatically expunge the court records of a person
19who, on or after January 1, 1970, has been convicted of, or is
20serving an order of supervision for, a violation of Section 4
21of the Cannabis Control Act or a predecessor law of this State
22prohibiting the possession of cannabis whether or not the
23person has served or is serving his or her sentence for that
24violation on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
25101st General Assembly. A person imprisoned solely as a result
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1Cannabis Control Act under this subsection (j) shall be
2released from incarceration on the effective date of this
3amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
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; 101-593, eff.
912-4-19; 101-645, eff. 6-26-20; revised 8-18-20.)
 
10    Section 10. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended
11by changing Section 10-15 as follows:
 
12    (410 ILCS 705/10-15)
13    Sec. 10-15. Persons under 21 years of age.
14    (a) Nothing in this Act is intended to permit the transfer
15of cannabis, with or without remuneration, to a person under 21
16years of age, or to allow a person under 21 years of age to
17purchase, possess, use, process, transport, grow, or consume
18cannabis except where authorized by the Compassionate Use of
19Medical Cannabis Program Act or by the Community College
20Cannabis Vocational Pilot Program.
21    (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law
22authorizing the possession of medical cannabis, nothing in this
23Act authorizes a person who is under 21 years of age to possess
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1or her possession is guilty of a civil law violation as
2outlined in paragraph (a) of Section 4 of the Cannabis Control
3Act as it existed on the effective date of this amendatory Act
4of the 101st General Assembly.
5    (c) If the person under the age of 21 was in a motor
6vehicle at the time of the offense, the Secretary of State may
7suspend or revoke the driving privileges of any person for a
8violation of this Section under Section 6-206 of the Illinois
9Vehicle Code and the rules adopted under it.
10    (d) It is unlawful for any parent or guardian to knowingly
11permit his or her residence, any other private property under
12his or her control, or any vehicle, conveyance, or watercraft
13under his or her control to be used by an invitee of the
14parent's child or the guardian's ward, if the invitee is under
15the age of 21, in a manner that constitutes a violation of this
16Section. A parent or guardian is deemed to have knowingly
17permitted his or her residence, any other private property
18under his or her control, or any vehicle, conveyance, or
19watercraft under his or her control to be used in violation of
20this Section if he or she knowingly authorizes or permits
21consumption of cannabis by underage invitees. Any person who
22violates this subsection (d) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor
23and the person's sentence shall include, but shall not be
24limited to, a fine of not less than $500. If a violation of
25this subsection (d) directly or indirectly results in great
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1subsection is guilty of a Class 4 felony. In this subsection
2(d), where the residence or other property has an owner and a
3tenant or lessee, the trier of fact may infer that the
4residence or other property is occupied only by the tenant or
5lessee.
6(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
 
7    (720 ILCS 550/4 rep.)
8    Section 15. The Cannabis Control Act is amended by
9repealing Section 4.
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.