Juvenile Justice Reform Committee
Adopted in House Comm. on Mar 04, 2004
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4566
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4566 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 5-915 as follows:
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6 | (705 ILCS 405/5-915)
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7 | Sec. 5-915. Expungement of juvenile law enforcement and | ||||||
8 | juvenile court records.
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9 | (1) Whenever any person has attained the age of 17 or | ||||||
10 | whenever all juvenile
court proceedings relating to that person | ||||||
11 | have been terminated, whichever is
later, the person may | ||||||
12 | petition the court to expunge law enforcement records
relating | ||||||
13 | to incidents occurring before his or her 17th birthday or his | ||||||
14 | or her
juvenile court
records, or both, but only in the | ||||||
15 | following circumstances:
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16 | (a) the minor was arrested and no petition for | ||||||
17 | delinquency was filed with
the clerk of the circuit court; | ||||||
18 | or
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19 | (b) the minor was charged with an offense and was found | ||||||
20 | not delinquent of
that offense; or
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21 | (c) the minor was placed under supervision pursuant to | ||||||
22 | Section 5-615, and
the order of
supervision has since been | ||||||
23 | successfully terminated; or |
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2 | (d)
the minor was adjudicated for an offense which | ||||||
3 | would be a Class B
misdemeanor , Class C misdemeanor, or a | ||||||
4 | petty or business offense if committed by an adult.
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5 | (2) Any person may petition the court to expunge all law | ||||||
6 | enforcement records
relating to any
incidents occurring before | ||||||
7 | his or her 17th birthday which did not result in
proceedings in | ||||||
8 | criminal court and all juvenile court records with respect to
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9 | any adjudications except those based upon first degree
murder | ||||||
10 | and
sex offenses which would be felonies if committed by an | ||||||
11 | adult, if the person
for whom expungement is sought has had no
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12 | convictions for any crime since his or her 17th birthday and:
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13 | (a) has attained the age of 21 years; or
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14 | (b) 5 years have elapsed since all juvenile court | ||||||
15 | proceedings relating to
him or her have been terminated or | ||||||
16 | his or her commitment to the Department of
Corrections, | ||||||
17 | Juvenile Division
pursuant to this Act has been terminated;
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18 | whichever is later of (a) or (b). | ||||||
19 | (2.5) If a minor is arrested and no petition for | ||||||
20 | delinquency is filed with the clerk of the circuit court as | ||||||
21 | provided in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) at the time the | ||||||
22 | minor is released from custody, the youth officer, if | ||||||
23 | applicable, or other designated person from the arresting | ||||||
24 | agency, shall notify verbally and in writing to the minor or | ||||||
25 | the minor's parents or guardians that if the State's Attorney | ||||||
26 | does not file a petition for delinquency, the minor has a right | ||||||
27 | to petition to have his or her arrest record expunged when the | ||||||
28 | minor attains the age of 17 or when all juvenile court | ||||||
29 | proceedings relating to that minor have been terminated and | ||||||
30 | that unless a petition to expunge is filed, the minor shall | ||||||
31 | have an arrest record and shall provide the minor and the | ||||||
32 | minor's parents or guardians with an expungement information | ||||||
33 | packet, including a petition to expunge juvenile records | ||||||
34 | obtained from the clerk of the circuit court. |
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1 | (2.6) If a minor is charged with an offense and is found | ||||||
2 | not delinquent of that offense; or if a minor is placed under | ||||||
3 | supervision under Section 5-615, and the order of supervision | ||||||
4 | is successfully terminated; or if a minor is adjudicated for an | ||||||
5 | offense that would be a Class B misdemeanor, a Class C | ||||||
6 | misdemeanor, or a business or petty offense if committed by an | ||||||
7 | adult; or if a minor has incidents occurring before his or her | ||||||
8 | 17th birthday that would have not resulted in proceedings in | ||||||
9 | criminal court or resulted in proceedings in juvenile court, | ||||||
10 | and the adjudications were not based upon first degree murder | ||||||
11 | or sex offenses that would be felonies if committed by an | ||||||
12 | adult; then at the time of sentencing or dismissal of the case, | ||||||
13 | the judge shall inform the delinquent minor of his or her right | ||||||
14 | to expungement as provided by law, and the clerk of the circuit | ||||||
15 | court shall provide an expungement information packet to the | ||||||
16 | delinquent minor, written in plain language, including a | ||||||
17 | petition for expungement, a sample of a completed petition, | ||||||
18 | expungement instructions that shall include information | ||||||
19 | informing the minor that (i) once the case is expunged, it | ||||||
20 | shall be treated as if it never occurred, (ii) he or she may | ||||||
21 | apply to have petition fees waived, (iii) once he or she | ||||||
22 | obtains an expungement, he or she may not be required to | ||||||
23 | disclose that he or she had a juvenile record, and (iv) he or | ||||||
24 | she may file the petition on his or her own or with the | ||||||
25 | assistance of an attorney. | ||||||
26 | (2.7) For counties with a population over 3,000,000, the | ||||||
27 | clerk of the circuit court shall send a "Notification of a | ||||||
28 | Possible Right to Expungement" post card to the minor at the | ||||||
29 | address last received by the clerk of the circuit court on the | ||||||
30 | date that the minor attains the age of 17 based on the | ||||||
31 | birthdate provided to the court by the minor or his or her | ||||||
32 | guardian in cases under paragraphs (b), (c), (c-5), and (d) of | ||||||
33 | subsection (1); and when the minor attains the age of 21 based | ||||||
34 | on the birthdate provided to the court by the minor or his or |
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1 | her guardian in cases under subsection (2). | ||||||
2 | (2.8) The petition for expungement for subsection (1) shall | ||||||
3 | be substantially in the following form: | ||||||
4 | IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF......, ILLINOIS
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5 | ........JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
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6 | IN THE INTEREST OF) NO. | ||||||
7 | .................... | ||||||
8 | (Name of Petitioner) | ||||||
9 | PETITION TO EXPUNGE JUVENILE RECORDS | ||||||
10 | (705 ILCS 405/5-915 (SUBSECTION 1)) | ||||||
11 | (Please prepare a separate petition for each offense) | ||||||
12 | Now comes............., petitioner, and respectfully requests
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13 | that this Honorable Court enter an order expunging all juvenile | ||||||
14 | law enforcement and court records of petitioner and in support | ||||||
15 | thereof states that:
Petitioner has attained the age of 17, | ||||||
16 | his/her birth date being, ......, or all
Juvenile Court | ||||||
17 | proceedings terminated as of......, whichever occurred later.
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18 | Petitioner was arrested on..... by the.......Police Department | ||||||
19 | for the offense of ......., and:
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20 | (Check One:)
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21 | ( ) a. no petition was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit | ||||||
22 | Court. | ||||||
23 | ( ) b. was charged with......and was found not delinquent
of | ||||||
24 | the offense. | ||||||
25 | ( ) c. a petition was filed and the petition was dismissed | ||||||
26 | without a finding of delinquency on_.....on...... | ||||||
27 | ( ) d. on.......placed under supervision pursuant to Section | ||||||
28 | 5-615 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and such order of | ||||||
29 | supervision successfully terminated on........ | ||||||
30 | ( ) e. was adjudicated for the offense, which would have been a | ||||||
31 | Class B misdemeanor, a Class C misdemeanor, or a lesser petty | ||||||
32 | offense or business offense if committed by an adult.
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33 | Petitioner ....has .... has not been arrested on charges in |
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1 | this or any county other than the charges listed above. If | ||||||
2 | petitioner has been arrested on additional charges, please list | ||||||
3 | the charges below:
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4 | Charge(s):...... | ||||||
5 | Arresting Agency or Agencies:........... | ||||||
6 | Disposition/Result: (choose from a. through e., above):.....
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7 | WHEREFORE, the petitioner respectfully requests this Honorable | ||||||
8 | Court to (1) order all law enforcement agencies to expunge all | ||||||
9 | records of petitioner to this incident, and (2) to order the | ||||||
10 | Clerk of the Court to expunge all records concerning the | ||||||
11 | petitioner regarding this incident. | ||||||
12 | ......................
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13 | Petitioner (Signature)
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14 | ..........................
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15 | Petitioner's Street Address | ||||||
16 | .....................
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17 | City, State, Zip code
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18 | ............................. | ||||||
19 | Petitioner's Telephone Number | ||||||
20 | Pursuant to the penalties of perjury under the Code of Civil | ||||||
21 | Procedure, 735, ILCS 5/1-109, I hereby certify that the | ||||||
22 | statements in this petition are true and correct, or on | ||||||
23 | information and belief I believe the same to be true. | ||||||
24 | .................Petitioner (Signature) | ||||||
25 | The Petition for Expungement for subsection (2) shall be | ||||||
26 | substantially in the following form: | ||||||
27 | IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ........, ILLINOIS |
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1 | ........JUDICIAL CIRCUIT | ||||||
2 | IN THE INTEREST OF ) NO. | ||||||
3 | ...................
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4 | (Name of Petitioner)
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5 | PETITION TO EXPUNGE JUVENILE RECORDS
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6 | (705 ILCS 405/5-915(SUBSECTION 2))
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7 | (Please prepare a separate petition for each offense)
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8 | Now comes ............, petitioner, and respectfully requests | ||||||
9 | that this Honorable Court enter an order expunging all Juvenile | ||||||
10 | Law Enforcement and Court records of petitioner and in support | ||||||
11 | thereof states that: | ||||||
12 | The incident for which the Petitioner seeks expungement | ||||||
13 | occurred before the Petitioner's 17th birthday and did not | ||||||
14 | result in proceedings in criminal court and the Petitioner has | ||||||
15 | not had any convictions for any crime since his/her 17th | ||||||
16 | birthday; and
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17 | The incident for which the Petitioner seeks expungement | ||||||
18 | occurred before the Petitioner's 17th birthday and the | ||||||
19 | adjudication was not based upon first-degree murder or sex | ||||||
20 | offenses which would be felonies if committed by an adult, and | ||||||
21 | the Petitioner has not had any convictions for any crime since | ||||||
22 | his/her 17th birthday. | ||||||
23 | Petitioner was arrested on ...... by the .......Police | ||||||
24 | Department for the offense of ........, and: | ||||||
25 | (Check whichever one occurred the latest:) | ||||||
26 | ( ) a. The Petitioner has attained the age of 21 years, his/her | ||||||
27 | birthday being .......; or | ||||||
28 | ( ) b. 5 years have elapsed since all juvenile court | ||||||
29 | proceedings relating to the Petitioner have been terminated; or | ||||||
30 | the Petitioner's commitment to the Department of Corrections, | ||||||
31 | Juvenile Division, pursuant to the expungement of juvenile law | ||||||
32 | enforcement and court records provisions of the Juvenile Court | ||||||
33 | Act of 1987 has been terminated.
Petitioner ... has ... has not | ||||||
34 | been arrested on charges in this or any other county other than |
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1 | the charge listed above. If petitioner has been arrested on | ||||||
2 | additional charges, please list the charges below: | ||||||
3 | Charge(s): .......... | ||||||
4 | Arresting Agency or Agencies:....... | ||||||
5 | Disposition/Result: (choose from a or b, above):.......... | ||||||
6 | WHEREFORE, the petitioner respectfully requests this Honorable | ||||||
7 | Court to (1) order all law enforcement agencies to expunge all | ||||||
8 | records of petitioner to this incident, and (2) to order the | ||||||
9 | Clerk of the Court to expunge all records concerning the | ||||||
10 | petitioner regarding this incident. | ||||||
11 | .......................
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12 | Petitioner (Signature) | ||||||
13 | ...................... | ||||||
14 | Petitioner's Street Address
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15 | ..................... | ||||||
16 | City, State, Zip code | ||||||
17 | ............................. | ||||||
18 | Petitioner's Telephone Number
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19 | Pursuant to the penalties of perjury under the Code of Civil | ||||||
20 | Procedure, 735, ILCS 5/1-109, I hereby certify that the | ||||||
21 | statements in this petition are true and correct, or on | ||||||
22 | information and belief I believe the same to be true.
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23 | ...................... | ||||||
24 | Petitioner (Signature)
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25 | (3) The chief judge of the circuit in which an arrest was | ||||||
26 | made or a charge
was brought or any
judge of that circuit | ||||||
27 | designated by the chief judge
may, upon verified petition
of a | ||||||
28 | person who is the subject of an arrest or a juvenile court | ||||||
29 | proceeding
under subsection (1) or (2) of this Section, order | ||||||
30 | the law enforcement
records or official court file, or both, to |
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1 | be expunged from the official
records of the arresting | ||||||
2 | authority, the clerk of the circuit court and the
Department of | ||||||
3 | State Police. The person whose records are to be expunged shall | ||||||
4 | petition the court using the appropriate form containing his or | ||||||
5 | her current address and shall promptly notify the clerk of the | ||||||
6 | circuit court of any change of address. Notice
that the | ||||||
7 | person's records are to be expunged
of the petition shall be | ||||||
8 | served upon the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the | ||||||
9 | duty of prosecuting the offense, the Department of State | ||||||
10 | Police, and the arresting agency or agencies by the clerk of | ||||||
11 | the circuit court. If an objection is filed within 90 days of | ||||||
12 | the notice of the proposed expungement, the clerk of the | ||||||
13 | circuit court shall set a date for hearing after the 90 day | ||||||
14 | objection period. At the hearing the court shall hear evidence | ||||||
15 | on whether the expungement should or should not be granted. | ||||||
16 | Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the Department of | ||||||
17 | State Police, or an arresting agency objects to the expungement | ||||||
18 | within 90 days of the notice, the court shall automatically | ||||||
19 | enter an order granting expungement. The person whose records | ||||||
20 | are to be expunged shall pay the clerk of the circuit court a | ||||||
21 | fee equivalent to the cost associated with expungement of | ||||||
22 | records by the clerk and the Department of State Police. The | ||||||
23 | clerk shall forward the Department of State Police portion of | ||||||
24 | the fee to the Department of State Police and it shall be | ||||||
25 | deposited into the State Police Services Fund. The clerk shall | ||||||
26 | deliver a certified copy of the order to the arresting agency, | ||||||
27 | and when appropriate, the Department of State Police Bureau of | ||||||
28 | Identification
and upon the
arresting authority which is the | ||||||
29 | subject of the petition for expungement . | ||||||
30 | (3.1) The Notice of Expungement shall be in substantially | ||||||
31 | the following form: | ||||||
32 | IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF....., ILLINOIS
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33 | ....JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
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34 | IN THE INTEREST OF) NO.
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1 | ..........
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2 | (Name of Petitioner) | ||||||
3 | NOTICE
TO: State's Attorney | ||||||
4 | TO: Arresting Agency | ||||||
5 | TO:Illinois State Police_
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6 | ATTENTION: Expungement
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7 | You are hereby notified that on....., at....., in courtroom | ||||||
8 | ..., located at..., before the Honorable..., Judge, or any | ||||||
9 | judge sitting in his/her stead, I shall then and there present | ||||||
10 | a Petition to Expunge Juvenile records in the above-entitled | ||||||
11 | matter, at which time and place you may appear. | ||||||
12 | ...................... | ||||||
13 | Petitioner's Signature | ||||||
14 | ...........................
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15 | Petitioner's Street Address | ||||||
16 | .........
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17 | City, State, Zip code | ||||||
18 | ............................. | ||||||
19 | Petitioner's Telephone Number | ||||||
20 | PROOF OF SERVICE
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21 | On the.......day of......, 200..., I on oath state that I | ||||||
22 | served this notice and true and correct copies of the | ||||||
23 | above-checked documents by:
(Check One:)
delivering copies | ||||||
24 | personally to each entity to whom they are directed;
or
by | ||||||
25 | mailing copies to each entity to whom they are directed by | ||||||
26 | depositing the same in the U.S. Mail, proper postage fully | ||||||
27 | prepaid, before the hour of 5:00 p.m., at the United States | ||||||
28 | Postal Depository located at .................
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29 | Signature
Clerk of the Circuit Court or Deputy Clerk | ||||||
30 | Printed Name of Delinquent Minor/Petitioner:.... | ||||||
31 | Address:........... | ||||||
32 | Telephone Number:..... | ||||||
33 | (3.2) The Order of Expungement shall be in substantially | ||||||
34 | the following form: |
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1 | IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF....., ILLINOIS
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2 | JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
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3 | IN THE INTEREST OF
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4 | ..................
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5 | (Name of Petitioner)
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6 | DOB....... | ||||||
7 | Arresting Agency/Agencies...... | ||||||
8 | ORDER OF EXPUNGEMENT
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9 | (705 ILCS 405/5-915 (3))
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10 | This matter having been heard on the petitioner's motion and | ||||||
11 | the court being fully advised in the premises does find that | ||||||
12 | the petitioner in indigent or has presented reasonable cause to | ||||||
13 | waive all costs in this matter, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: | ||||||
14 | ( ) 1. Clerk of Court and Department of State Police costs | ||||||
15 | are hereby waived in this matter. | ||||||
16 | ( ) 2. The Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification | ||||||
17 | and the following law enforcement agencies expunge all records | ||||||
18 | of petitioner relating to an arrest dated......for the offense | ||||||
19 | of...... | ||||||
20 | Law Enforcement Agencies:
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21 | .........................
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22 | .........................
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23 | ( ) 3. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Circuit | ||||||
24 | Court expunge all records regarding the above-captioned case. | ||||||
25 | ENTER:.....
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26 | JUDGE
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27 | DATED:....... | ||||||
28 | Name:
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29 | Attorney for:
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30 | Address:
City/State/Zip:
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31 | Attorney Number:
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32 | (3.3) The Notice of Objection shall be in substantially the | ||||||
33 | following form: | ||||||
34 | IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF....., ILLINOIS
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1 | .......................JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
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2 | IN THE INTEREST OF) NO.
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3 | (Name of Petitioner)) | ||||||
4 | NOTICE OF OBJECTION
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5 | TO:(Attorney, Public Defender, Minor) | ||||||
6 | TO:(Judge)
TO:(Illinois State Police) | ||||||
7 | TO:(Arresting Agency/Agencies) | ||||||
8 | TO:(Clerk of the Court) | ||||||
9 | ATTENTION:
You are hereby notified that an objection has been | ||||||
10 | filed by the following entity regarding the above-named minor's | ||||||
11 | petition for expungement of juvenile records: | ||||||
12 | ( ) State's Attorney' Office
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13 | ( ) Prosecutor (other than State's Attorney's Office) charged | ||||||
14 | with the duty of prosecuting the offense sought to be expunged
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15 | ( ) Department of Illinois State Police
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16 | ( ) Arresting Agency or Agencies
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17 | The agency checked above respectfully requests that this case | ||||||
18 | be continued and set for hearing on whether the expungement | ||||||
19 | should or should not be granted.
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20 | DATED:....... | ||||||
21 | Name: | ||||||
22 | Attorney For:
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23 | Address: | ||||||
24 | City/State/Zip:
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25 | Telephone:
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26 | Attorney No.:
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27 | FOR USE BY CLERK OF THE COURT PERSONNEL ONLY
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28 | This matter has been set for hearing on the foregoing | ||||||
29 | objection, on ......in room...., located at....., before the | ||||||
30 | Honorable ....., Judge, or any judge sitting in his/her stead.
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31 | (Only one hearing shall be set, regardless of the number of | ||||||
32 | Notices of Objection received on the same case).
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33 | A copy of this completed Notice of Objection containing the | ||||||
34 | court date, time, and location, has been sent via regular U.S. |
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1 | Mail to the following entities. (If more than one Notice of | ||||||
2 | Objection is received on the same case, each one must be | ||||||
3 | completed with the court date, time and location and mailed to | ||||||
4 | the following entities):
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5 | ( ) Attorney, Public Defender or Minor;
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6 | ( ) State's Attorney's Office; | ||||||
7 | ( ) Prosecutor (other than State's Attorney's Office) charged | ||||||
8 | with the duty of prosecuting the offense sought to be expunged; | ||||||
9 | ( ) Department of Illinois State Police; and | ||||||
10 | ( ) Arresting agency or agencies.
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11 | Date:...... | ||||||
12 | Initials of Clerk completing this section:.....
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13 | (4) Upon entry of an order expunging records or files, the | ||||||
14 | offense, which
the records or files concern shall be treated as | ||||||
15 | if it never occurred. Law
enforcement officers and other public | ||||||
16 | offices and agencies shall properly reply
on inquiry that no | ||||||
17 | record or file exists with respect to the
person.
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18 | (5) Records which have not been expunged are sealed, and | ||||||
19 | may be obtained
only under the provisions of Sections 5-901, | ||||||
20 | 5-905 and 5-915.
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21 | (6) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit | ||||||
22 | the maintenance
of information relating to an offense after | ||||||
23 | records or files concerning the
offense have been expunged if | ||||||
24 | the information is kept in a manner that does not
enable | ||||||
25 | identification of the offender. This information may only be | ||||||
26 | used for
statistical and bona fide research purposes. | ||||||
27 | (7)(a) The State Appellate Defender shall establish, | ||||||
28 | maintain, and carry out, by December 31, 2004, a juvenile | ||||||
29 | expungement program
to provide information and assistance to | ||||||
30 | minors eligible to have their juvenile records expunged.
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31 | (b) The State Appellate Defender shall develop brochures, | ||||||
32 | pamphlets, and
other
materials in
printed form and through the | ||||||
33 | agency's World Wide Web site. The pamphlets and
other materials | ||||||
34 | shall
include at a minimum the following information:
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1 | (i) An explanation of the State's juvenile expungement | ||||||
2 | process; | ||||||
3 | (ii) The circumstances under which juvenile | ||||||
4 | expungement may occur; | ||||||
5 | (iii) The juvenile offenses that may be expunged; | ||||||
6 | (iv) The steps necessary to initiate and complete the | ||||||
7 | juvenile expungement process;
and | ||||||
8 | (v) Directions on how to contact the State Appellate | ||||||
9 | Defender. | ||||||
10 | (c) The State Appellate Defender shall establish and | ||||||
11 | maintain a statewide
toll-free telephone
number that a person | ||||||
12 | may use to receive information or assistance concerning
the | ||||||
13 | expungement of juvenile records. The State Appellate
Defender | ||||||
14 | shall advertise
the toll-free telephone number statewide. The | ||||||
15 | State Appellate Defender shall
develop an expungement
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16 | information packet that may be sent to eligible persons seeking | ||||||
17 | expungement of
their juvenile records,
which may include, but | ||||||
18 | is not limited to, a pre-printed expungement petition
with | ||||||
19 | instructions on how
to complete the petition and a pamphlet | ||||||
20 | containing information that would
assist individuals through
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21 | the juvenile expungement process. | ||||||
22 | (d) The State Appellate Defender shall compile a statewide | ||||||
23 | list of volunteer
attorneys willing
to assist eligible | ||||||
24 | individuals through the juvenile expungement process. | ||||||
25 | (e) This Section shall be implemented from funds | ||||||
26 | appropriated by the General
Assembly to the State
Appellate | ||||||
27 | Defender
for this purpose. The State Appellate Defender shall | ||||||
28 | employ the necessary staff
and adopt the
necessary rules for | ||||||
29 | implementation of this Section. | ||||||
30 | (8) (a) Except with respect to law enforcement agencies, | ||||||
31 | the Department of Corrections, State's Attorneys, or other | ||||||
32 | prosecutors, an expunged juvenile record may not be considered | ||||||
33 | by any private or public entity in employment matters, | ||||||
34 | certification, licensing, revocation of certification or |
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1 | licensure, or registration. Applications for employment must | ||||||
2 | contain specific language that states that the applicant is not | ||||||
3 | obligated to disclose expunged juvenile records of conviction | ||||||
4 | or arrest. Employers may not ask if an applicant has had a | ||||||
5 | juvenile record expunged. Effective January 1, 2005, the | ||||||
6 | Department of Employment Security shall develop a program to | ||||||
7 | inform employers that employers may not ask if an applicant had | ||||||
8 | a juvenile record expunged and that application for employment | ||||||
9 | must contain specific language that states that the applicant | ||||||
10 | is not obligated to disclose expunged juvenile records of | ||||||
11 | arrest or conviction. | ||||||
12 | (b) A person whose juvenile records have been expunged is | ||||||
13 | not entitled to remission of any fines, costs, or other money | ||||||
14 | paid as a consequence of expungement. This amendatory Act of | ||||||
15 | the 93rd General Assembly does not affect the right of the | ||||||
16 | victim of a crime to prosecute or defend a civil action for | ||||||
17 | damages.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
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19 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
20 | becoming law.".
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