Rep. Justin Slaughter

Filed: 3/22/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2621

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2621 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
5changing Section 5.2 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
7    Sec. 5.2. Expungement, sealing, and immediate sealing.
8    (a) General Provisions.
9        (1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
10    the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a
11    particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
12            (A) The following terms shall have the meanings
13        ascribed to them in the Unified Code of Corrections,
14        730 ILCS 5/5-1-2 through 5/5-1-22:
15                (i) Business Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-2),
16                (ii) Charge (730 ILCS 5/5-1-3),

 

 

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

 

 

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1        successfully completed by the petitioner is not a
2        conviction. An order of supervision or an order of
3        qualified probation that is terminated
4        unsatisfactorily is a conviction, unless the
5        unsatisfactory termination is reversed, vacated, or
6        modified and the judgment of conviction, if any, is
7        reversed or vacated.
8            (D) "Criminal offense" means a petty offense,
9        business offense, misdemeanor, felony, or municipal
10        ordinance violation (as defined in subsection
11        (a)(1)(H)). As used in this Section, a minor traffic
12        offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)) shall not
13        be considered a criminal offense.
14            (E) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the
15        records or return them to the petitioner and to
16        obliterate the petitioner's name from any official
17        index or public record, or both. Nothing in this Act
18        shall require the physical destruction of the circuit
19        court file, but such records relating to arrests or
20        charges, or both, ordered expunged shall be impounded
21        as required by subsections (d)(9)(A)(ii) and
22        (d)(9)(B)(ii).
23            (F) As used in this Section, "last sentence" means
24        the sentence, order of supervision, or order of
25        qualified probation (as defined by subsection
26        (a)(1)(J)), for a criminal offense (as defined by

 

 

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1        subsection (a)(1)(D)) that terminates last in time in
2        any jurisdiction, regardless of whether the petitioner
3        has included the criminal offense for which the
4        sentence or order of supervision or qualified
5        probation was imposed in his or her petition. If
6        multiple sentences, orders of supervision, or orders
7        of qualified probation terminate on the same day and
8        are last in time, they shall be collectively considered
9        the "last sentence" regardless of whether they were
10        ordered to run concurrently.
11            (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
12        business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
13        Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
14        municipal or local ordinance.
15            (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
16        offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
17        is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner was
18        charged or for which the petitioner was arrested and
19        released without charging.
20            (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
21        prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief under
22        this Section.
23            (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
24        probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act,
25        Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
26        Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and

 

 

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

 

 

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1        solicitation of a child or criminal sexual abuse when
2        the victim of such offense is under 18 years of age.
3            (M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or
4        order of supervision or qualified probation includes
5        either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of
6        the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this
7        Section. A sentence is terminated notwithstanding any
8        outstanding financial legal obligation.
9            (N) "Underlying conduct being later
10        decriminalized" means conduct previously classified as
11        a felony, misdemeanor, or petty offense that has
12        subsequently been reduced to a petty offense, reduced
13        to a civil law violation, or is no longer an offense or
14        violation under the laws of this State, unless the
15        expungement or sealing of that offense is otherwise
16        prohibited under State law.
17        (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
18    convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
19    petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
20    pursuant to this Section.
21        (2.5) Commencing 180 days after July 29, 2016 (the
22    effective date of Public Act 99-697), the law enforcement
23    agency issuing the citation shall automatically expunge,
24    on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the law
25    enforcement records of a person found to have committed a
26    civil law violation of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the

 

 

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1    Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of Section 3.5 of
2    the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the law enforcement
3    agency's possession or control and which contains the final
4    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
5    issued a citation for that offense. The law enforcement
6    agency shall provide by rule the process for access,
7    review, and to confirm the automatic expungement by the law
8    enforcement agency issuing the citation. Commencing 180
9    days after July 29, 2016 (the effective date of Public Act
10    99-697), the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge, upon
11    order of the court, or in the absence of a court order on
12    or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court
13    records of a person found in the circuit court to have
14    committed a civil law violation of subsection (a) of
15    Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of
16    Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the
17    clerk's possession or control and which contains the final
18    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
19    issued a citation for any of those offenses.
20        (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
21    subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)
22    of this Section, the court shall not order:
23            (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
24        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
25        in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
26        any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)

 

 

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1        Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
2        similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
3        Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
4        similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
5        arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
6        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar provision
7        of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
8        offender reaching the age of 25 years and the offender
9        has no other conviction for violating Section 11-501 or
10        11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
11        provision of a local ordinance.
12            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
13        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
14        unless the petitioner was arrested and released
15        without charging.
16            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
17        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
18        order of supervision or a conviction for the following
19        offenses:
20                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
21            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
22            or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except
23            Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation of
24            Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
25            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
26            local ordinance;

 

 

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1                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
2            26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
3            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
4            local ordinance;
5                (iii) Sections 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the
6            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
7            or Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact Order
8            Act, or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order
9            Act, or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
10                (iv) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses
11            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
12                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
13            would subject a person to registration under the
14            Sex Offender Registration Act.
15            (D) (blank).
16    (b) Expungement.
17        (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
18    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
19    initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not
20    initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in: (i)
21    acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
22    charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (ii) a
23    conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded
24    by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of supervision and
25    such supervision was successfully completed by the
26    petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or

 

 

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1    (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of qualified probation (as
2    defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was
3    successfully completed by the petitioner; or (v) the
4    underlying conduct being later decriminalized.
5        (1.5) When a petitioner seeks to have a record of
6    arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has
7    been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney
8    may object to the expungement on the grounds that the
9    records contain specific relevant information aside from
10    the mere fact of the arrest.
11        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
12            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
13        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
14        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
15        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
16        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
17        such records.
18            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
19        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
20        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
21        the following time frames will apply:
22                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
23            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
24            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
25            similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
26            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal

 

 

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1            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
2            similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
3            be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
4            passed following the satisfactory termination of
5            the supervision.
6                (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
7            in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
8            violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
9            the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
10            a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
11            offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
12            offender has no other conviction for violating
13            Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
14            Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
15            shall not be eligible for expungement until the
16            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
17                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
18            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
19            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
20            passed following the satisfactory termination of
21            the supervision.
22            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
23        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
24        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
25        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
26        expungement until 5 years have passed following the

 

 

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1        satisfactory termination of the probation.
2            (D) When the arrest, charge not initiated by
3        arrest, or conviction sought to be expunged resulted in
4        the underlying conduct being later decriminalized,
5        there is no waiting period to petition for the
6        expungement of such records.
7        (3) Those records maintained by the Department for
8    persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
9    expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
10    Act of 1987.
11        (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
12    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
13    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
14    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
15    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
16    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
17    or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
18    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
19    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
20    correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
21    all official records of the arresting authority, the
22    Department, other criminal justice agencies, the
23    prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such arrest, if
24    any, by removing his or her name from all such records in
25    connection with the arrest and conviction, if any, and by
26    inserting in the records the name of the offender, if known

 

 

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1    or ascertainable, in lieu of the aggrieved's name. The
2    records of the circuit court clerk shall be sealed until
3    further order of the court upon good cause shown and the
4    name of the aggrieved person obliterated on the official
5    index required to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
6    Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but the order shall
7    not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
8    before the entry of the order. Nothing in this Section
9    shall limit the Department of State Police or other
10    criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
11    under an offender's name the false names he or she has
12    used.
13        (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
14    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
15    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
16    sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
17    victim of that offense may request that the State's
18    Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
19    file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
20    the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
21    seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
22    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
23    offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
24    and the Department of State Police concerning the offense
25    shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
26    shall make the records of the circuit court clerk in

 

 

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1    connection with the proceedings of the trial court
2    concerning the offense available for public inspection.
3        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
4    or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
5    and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
6    innocent of the charge, the court that finds the petitioner
7    factually innocent of the charge shall enter an expungement
8    order for the conviction for which the petitioner has been
9    determined to be innocent as provided in subsection (b) of
10    Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
11        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
12    Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
13    any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
14    conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
15    pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
16    410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
17    of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
18    Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
19    Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
20    Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
21    Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
22    Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
23    the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10 of the
24    Steroid Control Act.
25        (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate of
26    innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1        release. If a petition for sealing eligible records
2        filed under this subparagraph is denied by the court,
3        the time periods under subparagraph (B) or (C) shall
4        apply to any subsequent petition for sealing filed by
5        the petitioner.
6        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
7    have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
8    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
9    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
10    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
11    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony
12    offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction
13    records previously ordered sealed by the court.
14        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
15    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
16    (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
17    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the
18    sealing of the records.
19    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
20expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
21under subsections (c) and (e-5):
22        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
23    petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
24    this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
25    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
26    clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the

 

 

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1    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
2    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
3    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
4    shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be
5    required if the petitioner has obtained a court order
6    waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is
7    otherwise waived.
8        (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. In a county of
9    3,000,000 or more inhabitants, no fee shall be required to
10    be paid by a petitioner if the records sought to be
11    expunged or sealed were arrests resulting in release
12    without charging or arrests or charges not initiated by
13    arrest resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction
14    when the conviction was reversed or vacated, unless
15    excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this
16    paragraph (1.5), other than this sentence, are inoperative
17    on and after January 1, 2019.
18        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
19    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
20    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
21    initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
22    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
23    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
24    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
25    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
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1    petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
2    sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph (10)
3    of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified Code of
4    Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to the
5    petition.
6        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
7    petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
8    within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
9    the absence within his or her body of all illegal
10    substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled
11    Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
12    Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
13    is petitioning to:
14            (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
15            (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
16        Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
17        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
18        or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
19            (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
20            (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
21        probation under clause (b)(1)(iv).
22        (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
23    promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
24    support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on the
25    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
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1    the arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the
2    unit of local government effecting the arrest.
3        (5) Objections.
4            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
5        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
6        shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
7        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis
8        of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
9        convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
10        Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an
11        objection to the petition may not be filed.
12            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
13        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
14        the petition.
15        (6) Entry of order.
16            (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
17        charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
18        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
19        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
20        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
21        petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
22        subsection (d)(6).
23            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
24        Department of State Police, the arresting agency, or
25        the chief legal officer files an objection to the
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1        date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
2        an order granting or denying the petition.
3            (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
4        the court shall not deny a petition for sealing under
5        this Section because the petitioner has not satisfied
6        an outstanding legal financial obligation established,
7        imposed, or originated by a court, law enforcement
8        agency, or a municipal, State, county, or other unit of
9        local government, including, but not limited to, any
10        cost, assessment, fine, or fee. An outstanding legal
11        financial obligation does not include any court
12        ordered restitution to a victim under Section 5-5-6 of
13        the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the
14        restitution has been converted to a civil judgment.
15        Nothing in this subparagraph (C) waives, rescinds, or
16        abrogates a legal financial obligation or otherwise
17        eliminates or affects the right of the holder of any
18        financial obligation to pursue collection under
19        applicable federal, State, or local law.
20        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall
21    set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all
22    parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing
23    date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior to the
24    hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with the
25    Department as to the appropriateness of the relief sought
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1    court shall hear evidence on whether the petition should or
2    should not be granted, and shall grant or deny the petition
3    to expunge or seal the records based on the evidence
4    presented at the hearing. The court may consider the
5    following:
6            (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
7        defendant's conviction;
8            (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
9        records by the State;
10            (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
11        and employment history;
12            (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
13        arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
14        the filing of the petition under this Section; and
15            (E) the specific adverse consequences the
16        petitioner may be subject to if the petition is denied.
17        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
18    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
19    the order to the Department, in a form and manner
20    prescribed by the Department, to the petitioner, to the
21    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
22    prosecuting the offense, to the arresting agency, to the
23    chief legal officer of the unit of local government
24    effecting the arrest, and to such other criminal justice
25    agencies as may be ordered by the court.
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1            (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
2        pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both:
3                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
4            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
5            the Department, and any other agency as ordered by
6            the court, within 60 days of the date of service of
7            the order, unless a motion to vacate, modify, or
8            reconsider the order is filed pursuant to
9            paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this Section;
10                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
11            shall be impounded until further order of the court
12            upon good cause shown and the name of the
13            petitioner obliterated on the official index
14            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
15            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
16            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
17            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
18            and
19                (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
20            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
21            receiving such inquiry, shall reply as it does in
22            response to inquiries when no records ever
23            existed.
24            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
25        pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both:
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1            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
2            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
3            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
4            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
5            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
6            subsection (d) of this Section;
7                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
8            shall be impounded until further order of the court
9            upon good cause shown and the name of the
10            petitioner obliterated on the official index
11            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
12            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
13            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
14            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
15                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
16            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
17            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
18            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
19            pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of
20            this Section;
21                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
22            be disseminated by the Department only as required
23            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
24            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
25            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
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1            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
2            offense; and
3                (v) 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
8            existed.
9            (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
10        under subsection (e-6):
11                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
12            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
13            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
14            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
15            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
16            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
17            subsection (d) of this Section;
18                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
19            shall be impounded until further order of the court
20            upon good cause shown and the name of the
21            petitioner obliterated on the official index
22            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
23            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
24            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
25            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
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1            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
2            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
3            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
4            under paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
5            Section;
6                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
7            be disseminated by the Department only as required
8            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
9            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
10            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
11            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
12            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
13            offense; and
14                (v) in response to an inquiry for these records
15            from anyone not authorized by law to access the
16            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
17            receiving the inquiry shall reply as it does in
18            response to inquiries when no records ever
19            existed.
20            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
21        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
22        as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
23        shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
24        (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records,
25        from anyone not authorized by law to access such
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1        receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
2        response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
3            (D) The Department shall send written notice to the
4        petitioner of its compliance with each order to expunge
5        or seal records within 60 days of the date of service
6        of that order or, if a motion to vacate, modify, or
7        reconsider is filed, within 60 days of service of the
8        order resolving the motion, if that order requires the
9        Department to expunge or seal records. In the event of
10        an appeal from the circuit court order, the Department
11        shall send written notice to the petitioner of its
12        compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
13        judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
14        the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
15        required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
16        reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
17        discretionary appellate review, is pending.
18            (E) Upon motion, the court may order that a sealed
19        judgment or other court record necessary to
20        demonstrate the amount of any legal financial
21        obligation due and owing be made available for the
22        limited purpose of collecting any legal financial
23        obligations owed by the petitioner that were
24        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
25        proceeding for which those records have been sealed.
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1        shall not be entered into the official index required
2        to be kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16
3        of the Clerks of Courts Act and shall be immediately
4        re-impounded upon the collection of the outstanding
5        financial obligations.
6            (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
7        Section, a circuit court clerk may access a sealed
8        record for the limited purpose of collecting payment
9        for any legal financial obligations that were
10        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
11        proceedings for which those records have been sealed.
12        (10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a
13    fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to
14    expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any provision of
15    the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit court
16    clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost associated
17    with the sealing or expungement of records by the circuit
18    court clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the
19    petition to seal or expunge, the circuit court clerk shall
20    deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
21    Administrative Fund, to be used to offset the costs
22    incurred by the circuit court clerk in performing the
23    additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or
24    expunge on all parties. The circuit court clerk shall
25    collect and forward the Department of State Police portion
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1    the State Police Services Fund. If the record brought under
2    an expungement petition was previously sealed under this
3    Section, the fee for the expungement petition for that same
4    record shall be waived.
5        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
6    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
7    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
8    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
9    entitled to notice of the petition.
10        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
11    Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
12    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
13    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
14    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
15    of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
16    service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
17    reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
18    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
19    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
20    motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
21    entitled to notice of the petition.
22        (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
23    under the expungement or sealing provisions of this Section
24    shall not be considered void because it fails to comply
25    with the provisions of this Section or because of any error
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1    circuit court retains jurisdiction to determine whether
2    the order is voidable and to vacate, modify, or reconsider
3    its terms based on a motion filed under paragraph (12) of
4    this subsection (d).
5        (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
6    Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
7    granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to notice
8    of the petition must fully comply with the terms of the
9    order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
10    party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
11    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
12    appealing the order.
13        (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
14    Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
15    order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
16    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
17    appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay
18    of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
19    petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records until
20    there is a final order on the motion for relief or, in the
21    case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's mandate.
22        (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
23    Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5, 2013
24    (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all orders
25    ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after August
26    5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).

 

 

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1    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
2is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
3authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
4to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
5convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
6Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
7presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
8order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
9records of the arresting authority and order that the records
10of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
11further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
12otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
13obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
14circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
15Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
16offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
17shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
18before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
19Department may be disseminated by the Department only to the
20arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
21later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
22of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
23any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
24have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
25to that individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
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1the person who was pardoned.
2    (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
3offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
4the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
5sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
6Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
7judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
8counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
9trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
10entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
11of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
12circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until further
13order of the court upon good cause shown or as otherwise
14provided herein, and the name of the petitioner obliterated
15from the official index requested to be kept by the circuit
16court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in
17connection with the arrest and conviction for the offense for
18which he or she had been granted the certificate but the order
19shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
20before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
21Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
22required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
23enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
24later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
25of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
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1have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
2to that individual. Upon entry of the order of sealing, the
3circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
4the person who was granted the certificate of eligibility for
5sealing.
6    (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
7offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for expungement
8by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
9expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
10Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
11judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
12counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
13trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
14entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
15records of the arresting authority and order that the records
16of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
17further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
18otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
19obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
20circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
21Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
22offense for which he or she had been granted the certificate
23but the order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit
24court clerk before the entry of the order. All records sealed
25by the Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
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1enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
2later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
3of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
4any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
5have access to all expunged records of the Department
6pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
7expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy
8of the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
9eligibility for expungement.
10    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
11of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
12especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
13random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
14criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the
15Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
16Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
17appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
18disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
19identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
20The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
21later than September 1, 2010.
22    (g) Immediate Sealing.
23        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
24    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
25    to expungement or sealing of criminal records, this
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1    records of adults and of minors prosecuted as adults.
2        (2) Eligible Records. Arrests or charges not initiated
3    by arrest resulting in acquittal or dismissal with
4    prejudice, except as excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B),
5    that occur on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
6    of Public Act 100-282), may be sealed immediately if the
7    petition is filed with the circuit court clerk on the same
8    day and during the same hearing in which the case is
9    disposed.
10        (3) When Records are Eligible to be Immediately Sealed.
11    Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g)
12    may be sealed immediately after entry of the final
13    disposition of a case, notwithstanding the disposition of
14    other charges in the same case.
15        (4) Notice of Eligibility for Immediate Sealing. Upon
16    entry of a disposition for an eligible record under this
17    subsection (g), the defendant shall be informed by the
18    court of his or her right to have eligible records
19    immediately sealed and the procedure for the immediate
20    sealing of these records.
21        (5) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
22    immediate sealing under this subsection (g).
23            (A) Filing the Petition. Upon entry of the final
24        disposition of the case, the defendant's attorney may
25        immediately petition the court, on behalf of the
26        defendant, for immediate sealing of eligible records

 

 

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1        under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) that are
2        entered on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
3        of Public Act 100-282). The immediate sealing petition
4        may be filed with the circuit court clerk during the
5        hearing in which the final disposition of the case is
6        entered. If the defendant's attorney does not file the
7        petition for immediate sealing during the hearing, the
8        defendant may file a petition for sealing at any time
9        as authorized under subsection (c)(3)(A).
10            (B) Contents of Petition. The immediate sealing
11        petition shall be verified and shall contain the
12        petitioner's name, date of birth, current address, and
13        for each eligible record, the case number, the date of
14        arrest if applicable, the identity of the arresting
15        authority if applicable, and other information as the
16        court may require.
17            (C) Drug Test. The petitioner shall not be required
18        to attach proof that he or she has passed a drug test.
19            (D) Service of Petition. A copy of the petition
20        shall be served on the State's Attorney in open court.
21        The petitioner shall not be required to serve a copy of
22        the petition on any other agency.
23            (E) Entry of Order. The presiding trial judge shall
24        enter an order granting or denying the petition for
25        immediate sealing during the hearing in which it is
26        filed. Petitions for immediate sealing shall be ruled

 

 

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1        on in the same hearing in which the final disposition
2        of the case is entered.
3            (F) Hearings. The court shall hear the petition for
4        immediate sealing on the same day and during the same
5        hearing in which the disposition is rendered.
6            (G) Service of Order. An order to immediately seal
7        eligible records shall be served in conformance with
8        subsection (d)(8).
9            (H) Implementation of Order. An order to
10        immediately seal records shall be implemented in
11        conformance with subsections (d)(9)(C) and (d)(9)(D).
12            (I) Fees. The fee imposed by the circuit court
13        clerk and the Department of State Police shall comply
14        with paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section.
15            (J) Final Order. No court order issued under this
16        subsection (g) shall become final for purposes of
17        appeal until 30 days after service of the order on the
18        petitioner and all parties entitled to service of the
19        order in conformance with subsection (d)(8).
20            (K) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
21        Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
22        petitioner, State's Attorney, or the Department of
23        State Police may file a motion to vacate, modify, or
24        reconsider the order denying the petition to
25        immediately seal within 60 days of service of the
26        order. If filed more than 60 days after service of the

 

 

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1        order, a petition to vacate, modify, or reconsider
2        shall comply with subsection (c) of Section 2-1401 of
3        the Code of Civil Procedure.
4            (L) Effect of Order. An order granting an immediate
5        sealing petition shall not be considered void because
6        it fails to comply with the provisions of this Section
7        or because of an error asserted in a motion to vacate,
8        modify, or reconsider. The circuit court retains
9        jurisdiction to determine whether the order is
10        voidable, and to vacate, modify, or reconsider its
11        terms based on a motion filed under subparagraph (L) of
12        this subsection (g).
13            (M) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
14        Seal Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an
15        order granting a petition to immediately seal, all
16        parties entitled to service of the order must fully
17        comply with the terms of the order within 60 days of
18        service of the order.
19    (h) Sealing; trafficking victims.
20        (1) A trafficking victim as defined by paragraph (10)
21    of subsection (a) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
22    2012 shall be eligible to petition for immediate sealing of
23    his or her criminal record upon the completion of his or
24    her last sentence if his or her participation in the
25    underlying offense was a direct result of human trafficking
26    under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe

 

 

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1    form of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
2    Protection Act.
3        (2) A petitioner under this subsection (h), in addition
4    to the requirements provided under paragraph (4) of
5    subsection (d) of this Section, shall include in his or her
6    petition a clear and concise statement that: (A) he or she
7    was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the
8    offense; and (B) that his or her participation in the
9    offense was a direct result of human trafficking under
10    Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form
11    of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
12    Protection Act.
13        (3) If an objection is filed alleging that the
14    petitioner is not entitled to immediate sealing under this
15    subsection (h), the court shall conduct a hearing under
16    paragraph (7) of subsection (d) of this Section and the
17    court shall determine whether the petitioner is entitled to
18    immediate sealing under this subsection (h). A petitioner
19    is eligible for immediate relief under this subsection (h)
20    if he or she shows, by a preponderance of the evidence,
21    that: (A) he or she was a victim of human trafficking at
22    the time of the offense; and (B) that his or her
23    participation in the offense was a direct result of human
24    trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012
25    or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
26    Trafficking Victims Protection Act.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-378, eff. 1-1-16; 99-385,
2eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-697, eff. 7-29-16;
399-881, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-282, eff.
41-1-18; 100-284, eff. 8-24-17; 100-287, eff. 8-24-17; 100-692,
5eff. 8-3-18; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19; 100-776, eff. 8-10-18;
6100-863, eff. 8-14-18; revised 8-30-18.)".