101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2734

 

Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver II

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2630/5.2

    Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that commencing 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a person who has committed a criminal violation under the Cannabis Control Act or a criminal violation of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act with respect to cannabis is subject to automatic expungement. Provides that the law enforcement agency who initiated the violation shall automatically expunge, on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the law enforcement records of a person who is eligible. Provides that the law enforcement agency shall provide by rule the process for access, review, and confirmation of the automatic expungement by the law enforcement agency. Provides that commencing 180 after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge, upon order of the court, or in the absence of a court order on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court records of a person found in the circuit court to have committed a criminal violation under the Cannabis Control Act or a criminal violation of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act with respect to cannabis in the clerk's possession or control and which contains the final satisfactory disposition which pertain to a person who is eligible.


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A BILL FOR

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1        are last in time, they shall be collectively considered
2        the "last sentence" regardless of whether they were
3        ordered to run concurrently.
4            (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
5        business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
6        Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
7        municipal or local ordinance.
8            (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
9        offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
10        is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner was
11        charged or for which the petitioner was arrested and
12        released without charging.
13            (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
14        prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief under
15        this Section.
16            (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
17        probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act,
18        Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
19        Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
20        Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4
21        of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
22        12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as
23        those provisions existed before their deletion by
24        Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
25        Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
26        40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the
2    clerk's possession or control and which contains the final
3    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
4    issued a citation for any of those offenses.
5        (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
6    subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)
7    of this Section, the court shall not order:
8            (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
9        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
10        in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
11        any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
12        Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
13        similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
14        Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
15        similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
16        arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
17        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar provision
18        of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
19        offender reaching the age of 25 years and the offender
20        has no other conviction for violating Section 11-501 or
21        11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
22        provision of a local ordinance.
23            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
24        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
25        unless the petitioner was arrested and released
26        without charging.

 

 

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1            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
2        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
3        order of supervision or a conviction for the following
4        offenses:
5                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
6            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
7            or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except
8            Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation of
9            Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
10            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
11            local ordinance;
12                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
13            26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
14            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
15            local ordinance;
16                (iii) Sections 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the
17            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
18            or Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact Order
19            Act, or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order
20            Act, or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
21                (iv) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses
22            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
23                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
24            would subject a person to registration under the
25            Sex Offender Registration Act.
26            (D) (blank).

 

 

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1    (b) Expungement.
2        (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
3    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
4    initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not
5    initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in: (i)
6    acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
7    charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (ii) a
8    conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded
9    by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of supervision and
10    such supervision was successfully completed by the
11    petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or
12    (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of qualified probation (as
13    defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was
14    successfully completed by the petitioner.
15        (1.5) When a petitioner seeks to have a record of
16    arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has
17    been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney
18    may object to the expungement on the grounds that the
19    records contain specific relevant information aside from
20    the mere fact of the arrest.
21        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
22            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
23        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
24        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
25        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
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1        such records.
2            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
3        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
4        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
5        the following time frames will apply:
6                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
7            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
8            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
9            similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
10            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
11            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
12            similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
13            be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
14            passed following the satisfactory termination of
15            the supervision.
16                (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
17            in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
18            violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
19            the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
20            a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
21            offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
22            offender has no other conviction for violating
23            Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
24            Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
25            shall not be eligible for expungement until the
26            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.

 

 

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1                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
2            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
3            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
4            passed following the satisfactory termination of
5            the supervision.
6            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
7        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
8        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
9        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
10        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
11        satisfactory termination of the probation.
12        (3) Those records maintained by the Department for
13    persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
14    expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
15    Act of 1987.
16        (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
17    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
18    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
19    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
20    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
21    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
22    or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
23    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
24    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
25    correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
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1    Department, other criminal justice agencies, the
2    prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such arrest, if
3    any, by removing his or her name from all such records in
4    connection with the arrest and conviction, if any, and by
5    inserting in the records the name of the offender, if known
6    or ascertainable, in lieu of the aggrieved's name. The
7    records of the circuit court clerk shall be sealed until
8    further order of the court upon good cause shown and the
9    name of the aggrieved person obliterated on the official
10    index required to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
11    Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but the order shall
12    not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
13    before the entry of the order. Nothing in this Section
14    shall limit the Department of State Police or other
15    criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
16    under an offender's name the false names he or she has
17    used.
18        (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
19    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
20    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
21    sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
22    victim of that offense may request that the State's
23    Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
24    file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
25    the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
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1    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
2    offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
3    and the Department of State Police concerning the offense
4    shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
5    shall make the records of the circuit court clerk in
6    connection with the proceedings of the trial court
7    concerning the offense available for public inspection.
8        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
9    or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
10    and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
11    innocent of the charge, the court that finds the petitioner
12    factually innocent of the charge shall enter an expungement
13    order for the conviction for which the petitioner has been
14    determined to be innocent as provided in subsection (b) of
15    Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
16        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
17    Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
18    any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
19    conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
20    pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
21    410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
22    of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
23    Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
24    Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
25    Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
26    Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois

 

 

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1    Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
2    the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10 of the
3    Steroid Control Act.
4        (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate of
5    innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
6    Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
7    innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
8    conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
9    be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
10    of the Code of Civil Procedure.
11    (c) Sealing.
12        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
13    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
14    to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
15    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
16    minors prosecuted as adults. Subsection (g) of this Section
17    provides for immediate sealing of certain records.
18        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
19    sealed:
20            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
21        charging;
22            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
23        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
24        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
25        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
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1        resulting in orders of supervision, including orders
2        of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,
3        successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
4        excluded by subsection (a)(3);
5            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
6        resulting in convictions, including convictions on
7        municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
8        subsection (a)(3);
9            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
10        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
11        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
12        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
13        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
14        Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
15        Corrections; and
16            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
17        resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise
18        excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this
19        Section.
20        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
21    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
22    sealed as follows:
23            (A) Records identified as eligible under
24        subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any
25        time.
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1        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
2        eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed 2
3        years after the termination of petitioner's last
4        sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).
5            (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
6        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
7        eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and
8        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination
9        of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in
10        subsection (a)(1)(F)). Convictions requiring public
11        registration under the Arsonist Registration Act, the
12        Sex Offender Registration Act, or the Murderer and
13        Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act may
14        not be sealed until the petitioner is no longer
15        required to register under that relevant Act.
16            (D) Records identified in subsection
17        (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
18        reached the age of 25 years.
19            (E) Records identified as eligible under
20        subsections (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), or
21        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination of the
22        petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner earned a
23        high school diploma, associate's degree, career
24        certificate, vocational technical certification, or
25        bachelor's degree, or passed the high school level Test
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1        of his or her sentence, aftercare release, or mandatory
2        supervised release. This subparagraph shall apply only
3        to a petitioner who has not completed the same
4        educational goal prior to the period of his or her
5        sentence, aftercare release, or mandatory supervised
6        release. If a petition for sealing eligible records
7        filed under this subparagraph is denied by the court,
8        the time periods under subparagraph (B) or (C) shall
9        apply to any subsequent petition for sealing filed by
10        the petitioner.
11        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
12    have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
13    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
14    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
15    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
16    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony
17    offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction
18    records previously ordered sealed by the court.
19        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
20    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
21    (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
22    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the
23    sealing of the records.
24    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
25expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
26under subsections (c) and (e-5):

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1        (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
2    Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5, 2013
3    (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all orders
4    ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after August
5    5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).
6    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
7is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
8authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
9to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
10convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
11Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
12presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
13order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
14records of the arresting authority and order that the records
15of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
16further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
17otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
18obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
19circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
20Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
21offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
22shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
23before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
24Department may be disseminated by the Department only to the
25arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
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1of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
2any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
3have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
4to that individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
5circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
6the person who was pardoned.
7    (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
8offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
9the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
10sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
11Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
12judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
13counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
14trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
15entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
16of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
17circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until further
18order of the court upon good cause shown or as otherwise
19provided herein, and the name of the petitioner obliterated
20from the official index requested to be kept by the circuit
21court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in
22connection with the arrest and conviction for the offense for
23which he or she had been granted the certificate but the order
24shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
25before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
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1required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
2enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
3later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
4of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
5any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
6have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
7to that individual. Upon entry of the order of sealing, the
8circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
9the person who was granted the certificate of eligibility for
10sealing.
11    (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
12offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for expungement
13by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
14expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
15Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
16judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
17counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
18trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
19entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
20records of the arresting authority and order that the records
21of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
22further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
23otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
24obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
25circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
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1offense for which he or she had been granted the certificate
2but the order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit
3court clerk before the entry of the order. All records sealed
4by the Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
5required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
6enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
7later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
8of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
9any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
10have access to all expunged records of the Department
11pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
12expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy
13of the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
14eligibility for expungement.
15    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
16of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
17especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
18random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
19criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the
20Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
21Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
22appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
23disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
24identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
25The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
26later than September 1, 2010.

 

 

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1    (g) Immediate Sealing.
2        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
3    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
4    to expungement or sealing of criminal records, this
5    subsection authorizes the immediate sealing of criminal
6    records of adults and of minors prosecuted as adults.
7        (2) Eligible Records. Arrests or charges not initiated
8    by arrest resulting in acquittal or dismissal with
9    prejudice, except as excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B),
10    that occur on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
11    of Public Act 100-282), may be sealed immediately if the
12    petition is filed with the circuit court clerk on the same
13    day and during the same hearing in which the case is
14    disposed.
15        (3) When Records are Eligible to be Immediately Sealed.
16    Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g)
17    may be sealed immediately after entry of the final
18    disposition of a case, notwithstanding the disposition of
19    other charges in the same case.
20        (4) Notice of Eligibility for Immediate Sealing. Upon
21    entry of a disposition for an eligible record under this
22    subsection (g), the defendant shall be informed by the
23    court of his or her right to have eligible records
24    immediately sealed and the procedure for the immediate
25    sealing of these records.
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1    immediate sealing under this subsection (g).
2            (A) Filing the Petition. Upon entry of the final
3        disposition of the case, the defendant's attorney may
4        immediately petition the court, on behalf of the
5        defendant, for immediate sealing of eligible records
6        under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) that are
7        entered on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
8        of Public Act 100-282). The immediate sealing petition
9        may be filed with the circuit court clerk during the
10        hearing in which the final disposition of the case is
11        entered. If the defendant's attorney does not file the
12        petition for immediate sealing during the hearing, the
13        defendant may file a petition for sealing at any time
14        as authorized under subsection (c)(3)(A).
15            (B) Contents of Petition. The immediate sealing
16        petition shall be verified and shall contain the
17        petitioner's name, date of birth, current address, and
18        for each eligible record, the case number, the date of
19        arrest if applicable, the identity of the arresting
20        authority if applicable, and other information as the
21        court may require.
22            (C) Drug Test. The petitioner shall not be required
23        to attach proof that he or she has passed a drug test.
24            (D) Service of Petition. A copy of the petition
25        shall be served on the State's Attorney in open court.
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1        the petition on any other agency.
2            (E) Entry of Order. The presiding trial judge shall
3        enter an order granting or denying the petition for
4        immediate sealing during the hearing in which it is
5        filed. Petitions for immediate sealing shall be ruled
6        on in the same hearing in which the final disposition
7        of the case is entered.
8            (F) Hearings. The court shall hear the petition for
9        immediate sealing on the same day and during the same
10        hearing in which the disposition is rendered.
11            (G) Service of Order. An order to immediately seal
12        eligible records shall be served in conformance with
13        subsection (d)(8).
14            (H) Implementation of Order. An order to
15        immediately seal records shall be implemented in
16        conformance with subsections (d)(9)(C) and (d)(9)(D).
17            (I) Fees. The fee imposed by the circuit court
18        clerk and the Department of State Police shall comply
19        with paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section.
20            (J) Final Order. No court order issued under this
21        subsection (g) shall become final for purposes of
22        appeal until 30 days after service of the order on the
23        petitioner and all parties entitled to service of the
24        order in conformance with subsection (d)(8).
25            (K) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
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1        petitioner, State's Attorney, or the Department of
2        State Police may file a motion to vacate, modify, or
3        reconsider the order denying the petition to
4        immediately seal within 60 days of service of the
5        order. If filed more than 60 days after service of the
6        order, a petition to vacate, modify, or reconsider
7        shall comply with subsection (c) of Section 2-1401 of
8        the Code of Civil Procedure.
9            (L) Effect of Order. An order granting an immediate
10        sealing petition shall not be considered void because
11        it fails to comply with the provisions of this Section
12        or because of an error asserted in a motion to vacate,
13        modify, or reconsider. The circuit court retains
14        jurisdiction to determine whether the order is
15        voidable, and to vacate, modify, or reconsider its
16        terms based on a motion filed under subparagraph (L) of
17        this subsection (g).
18            (M) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
19        Seal Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an
20        order granting a petition to immediately seal, all
21        parties entitled to service of the order must fully
22        comply with the terms of the order within 60 days of
23        service of the order.
24    (g-5) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section,
25commencing 180 days after the effective date of this amendatory
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1criminal violation under the Cannabis Control Act or a criminal
2violation of Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act
3with respect to cannabis is subject to automatic expungement.
4The law enforcement agency who initiated the violation shall
5automatically expunge, on or before January 1 and July 1 of
6each year, the law enforcement records of a person eligible
7under this subsection (g-5). The law enforcement agency shall
8provide by rule the process for access, review, and
9confirmation of the automatic expungement by the law
10enforcement agency. Commencing 180 after the effective date of
11this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the clerk of
12the circuit court shall expunge, upon order of the court, or in
13the absence of a court order on or before January 1 and July 1
14of each year, the court records of a person found in the
15circuit court to have committed a criminal violation under the
16Cannabis Control Act or a criminal violation of Section 3.5 of
17the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act with respect to cannabis in
18the clerk's possession or control and which contains the final
19satisfactory disposition which pertain to a person eligible
20under this subsection (g-5).
21    (h) Sealing; trafficking victims.
22        (1) A trafficking victim as defined by paragraph (10)
23    of subsection (a) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
24    2012 shall be eligible to petition for immediate sealing of
25    his or her criminal record upon the completion of his or
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1    underlying offense was a direct result of human trafficking
2    under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe
3    form of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
4    Protection Act.
5        (2) A petitioner under this subsection (h), in addition
6    to the requirements provided under paragraph (4) of
7    subsection (d) of this Section, shall include in his or her
8    petition a clear and concise statement that: (A) he or she
9    was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the
10    offense; and (B) that his or her participation in the
11    offense was a direct result of human trafficking under
12    Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form
13    of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
14    Protection Act.
15        (3) If an objection is filed alleging that the
16    petitioner is not entitled to immediate sealing under this
17    subsection (h), the court shall conduct a hearing under
18    paragraph (7) of subsection (d) of this Section and the
19    court shall determine whether the petitioner is entitled to
20    immediate sealing under this subsection (h). A petitioner
21    is eligible for immediate relief under this subsection (h)
22    if he or she shows, by a preponderance of the evidence,
23    that: (A) he or she was a victim of human trafficking at
24    the time of the offense; and (B) that his or her
25    participation in the offense was a direct result of human
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1    or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
2    Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
3(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-378, eff. 1-1-16; 99-385,
4eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-697, eff. 7-29-16;
599-881, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-282, eff.
61-1-18; 100-284, eff. 8-24-17; 100-287, eff. 8-24-17; 100-692,
7eff. 8-3-18; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19; 100-776, eff. 8-10-18;
8100-863, eff. 8-14-18; revised 8-30-18.)