103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB0048

 

Introduced 1/12/2023, by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2630/5.2

    Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police and all law enforcement agencies within the State shall automatically expunge all criminal history records of an arrest or charge not initiated by arrest for driving with a driver's license suspended for failure to pay support or to comply with a visitation order committed prior to January 1, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 100-1004) if: (1) one year or more has elapsed since the date of the arrest or law enforcement interaction documented in the records; and (2) no criminal charges were filed relating to the arrest or law enforcement interaction or criminal charges were filed and subsequently dismissed or vacated or the arrestee was acquitted. Establishes time frames in which the records shall be expunged. Establishes procedures for the State's Attorney to file objections to the expungement of violations of the offense.


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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    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-933)
8    Sec. 5.2. Expungement, sealing, and immediate sealing.
9    (a) General Provisions.
10        (1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
11    the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a
12    particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
13            (A) The following terms shall have the meanings
14        ascribed to them in the following Sections of the
15        Unified Code of Corrections:
16                Business Offense, Section 5-1-2.
17                Charge, Section 5-1-3.
18                Court, Section 5-1-6.
19                Defendant, Section 5-1-7.
20                Felony, Section 5-1-9.
21                Imprisonment, Section 5-1-10.
22                Judgment, Section 5-1-12.
23                Misdemeanor, Section 5-1-14.

 

 

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

 

 

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1        reversed or vacated.
2            (D) "Criminal offense" means a petty offense,
3        business offense, misdemeanor, felony, or municipal
4        ordinance violation (as defined in subsection
5        (a)(1)(H)). As used in this Section, a minor traffic
6        offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)) shall not
7        be considered a criminal offense.
8            (E) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the
9        records or return them to the petitioner and to
10        obliterate the petitioner's name from any official
11        index or public record, or both. Nothing in this Act
12        shall require the physical destruction of the circuit
13        court file, but such records relating to arrests or
14        charges, or both, ordered expunged shall be impounded
15        as required by subsections (d)(9)(A)(ii) and
16        (d)(9)(B)(ii).
17            (F) As used in this Section, "last sentence" means
18        the sentence, order of supervision, or order of
19        qualified probation (as defined by subsection
20        (a)(1)(J)), for a criminal offense (as defined by
21        subsection (a)(1)(D)) that terminates last in time in
22        any jurisdiction, regardless of whether the petitioner
23        has included the criminal offense for which the
24        sentence or order of supervision or qualified
25        probation was imposed in his or her petition. If
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1        of qualified probation terminate on the same day and
2        are last in time, they shall be collectively
3        considered the "last sentence" regardless of whether
4        they were ordered to run concurrently.
5            (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
6        business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
7        Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
8        municipal or local ordinance.
9            (G-5) "Minor Cannabis Offense" means a violation
10        of Section 4 or 5 of the Cannabis Control Act
11        concerning not more than 30 grams of any substance
12        containing cannabis, provided the violation did not
13        include a penalty enhancement under Section 7 of the
14        Cannabis Control Act and is not associated with an
15        arrest, conviction or other disposition for a violent
16        crime as defined in subsection (c) of Section 3 of the
17        Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.
18            (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
19        offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
20        is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner
21        was charged or for which the petitioner was arrested
22        and released without charging.
23            (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
24        prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief
25        under this Section.
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1        probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control
2        Act, Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances
3        Act, Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
4        Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4
5        of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
6        12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as
7        those provisions existed before their deletion by
8        Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
9        Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
10        40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10
11        of the Steroid Control Act. For the purpose of this
12        Section, "successful completion" of an order of
13        qualified probation under Section 10-102 of the
14        Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act and
15        Section 40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act means
16        that the probation was terminated satisfactorily and
17        the judgment of conviction was vacated.
18            (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
19        maintain the records, unless the records would
20        otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
21        records unavailable without a court order, subject to
22        the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
23        petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
24        official index required to be kept by the circuit
25        court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
26        Act, but any index issued by the circuit court clerk

 

 

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

 

 

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1    final satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
2    issued a citation for that offense. The law enforcement
3    agency shall provide by rule the process for access,
4    review, and to confirm the automatic expungement by the
5    law enforcement agency issuing the citation. Commencing
6    180 days after July 29, 2016 (the effective date of Public
7    Act 99-697), the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge,
8    upon order of the court, or in the absence of a court order
9    on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court
10    records of a person found in the circuit court to have
11    committed a civil law violation of subsection (a) of
12    Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of
13    Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the
14    clerk's possession or control and which contains the final
15    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
16    issued a citation for any of those offenses.
17        (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
18    subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)
19    of this Section, the court shall not order:
20            (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
21        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
22        in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
23        any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
24        Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
25        similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
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1        similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
2        arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
3        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar
4        provision of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to
5        the offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
6        offender has no other conviction for violating Section
7        11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
8        similar provision of a local ordinance.
9            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
10        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
11        unless the petitioner was arrested and released
12        without charging.
13            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
14        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
15        order of supervision or a conviction for the following
16        offenses:
17                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
18            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
19            or a similar provision of a local ordinance,
20            except Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation
21            of Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
22            the Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision
23            of a local ordinance;
24                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
25            26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
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1            local ordinance;
2                (iii) Section Sections 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the
3            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
4            2012, or Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact
5            Order Act, or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact
6            Order Act, or a similar provision of a local
7            ordinance;
8                (iv) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses
9            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
10                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
11            would subject a person to registration under the
12            Sex Offender Registration Act.
13            (D) (blank).
14    (b) Expungement.
15        (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
16    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
17    initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not
18    initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in: (i)
19    acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
20    charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (ii) a
21    conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded
22    by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of supervision and
23    such supervision was successfully completed by the
24    petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or
25    (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of qualified probation (as
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1    successfully completed by the petitioner.
2        (1.5) When a petitioner seeks to have a record of
3    arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has
4    been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney
5    may object to the expungement on the grounds that the
6    records contain specific relevant information aside from
7    the mere fact of the arrest.
8        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
9            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
10        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
11        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
12        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
13        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
14        such records.
15            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
16        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
17        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
18        the following time frames will apply:
19                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
20            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
21            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or
22            a similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
23            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
24            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
25            similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
26            be eligible for expungement until 5 years have

 

 

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1            passed following the satisfactory termination of
2            the supervision.
3                (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
4            in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
5            violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
6            the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision
7            of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
8            offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
9            offender has no other conviction for violating
10            Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
11            Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
12            shall not be eligible for expungement until the
13            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
14                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
15            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
16            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
17            passed following the satisfactory termination of
18            the supervision.
19            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
20        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
21        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
22        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
23        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
24        satisfactory termination of the probation.
25        (3) Those records maintained by the Illinois State
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1    shall be expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the
2    Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
3        (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
4    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
5    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
6    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
7    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
8    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
9    or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
10    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
11    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
12    correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
13    all official records of the arresting authority, the
14    Illinois State Police, other criminal justice agencies,
15    the prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such
16    arrest, if any, by removing his or her name from all such
17    records in connection with the arrest and conviction, if
18    any, and by inserting in the records the name of the
19    offender, if known or ascertainable, in lieu of the
20    aggrieved's name. The records of the circuit court clerk
21    shall be sealed until further order of the court upon good
22    cause shown and the name of the aggrieved person
23    obliterated on the official index required to be kept by
24    the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
25    Courts Act, but the order shall not affect any index
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1    order. Nothing in this Section shall limit the Illinois
2    State Police or other criminal justice agencies or
3    prosecutors from listing under an offender's name the
4    false names he or she has used.
5        (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
6    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
7    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
8    sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
9    victim of that offense may request that the State's
10    Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
11    file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
12    the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
13    seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
14    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
15    offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
16    and the Illinois State Police concerning the offense shall
17    not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown, shall
18    make the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
19    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning the
20    offense available for public inspection.
21        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct
22    review or on collateral attack and the court determines by
23    clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner was
24    factually innocent of the charge, the court that finds the
25    petitioner factually innocent of the charge shall enter an
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1    petitioner has been determined to be innocent as provided
2    in subsection (b) of Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of
3    Corrections.
4        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Illinois
5    State Police from maintaining all records of any person
6    who is admitted to probation upon terms and conditions and
7    who fulfills those terms and conditions pursuant to
8    Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the
9    Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the
10    Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
11    Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
12    Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
13    Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
14    Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
15    Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
16    the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10 of the
17    Steroid Control Act.
18        (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate
19    of innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
20    Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
21    innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
22    conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
23    be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
24    of the Code of Civil Procedure.
25    (c) Sealing.
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1    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any
2    rights to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
3    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and
4    of minors prosecuted as adults. Subsection (g) of this
5    Section provides for immediate sealing of certain records.
6        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
7    sealed:
8            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
9        charging;
10            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
11        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
12        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
13        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
14            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
15        resulting in orders of supervision, including orders
16        of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,
17        successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
18        excluded by subsection (a)(3);
19            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
20        resulting in convictions, including convictions on
21        municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
22        subsection (a)(3);
23            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
24        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
25        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
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1        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
2        Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
3        Corrections; and
4            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
5        resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise
6        excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this
7        Section.
8        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
9    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
10    sealed as follows:
11            (A) Records identified as eligible under
12        subsections subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be
13        sealed at any time.
14            (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
15        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
16        eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed 2
17        years after the termination of petitioner's last
18        sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).
19            (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
20        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
21        eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and
22        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination
23        of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in
24        subsection (a)(1)(F)). Convictions requiring public
25        registration under the Arsonist Registration Act, the
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1        Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act may
2        not be sealed until the petitioner is no longer
3        required to register under that relevant Act.
4            (D) Records identified in subsection
5        (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
6        reached the age of 25 years.
7            (E) Records identified as eligible under
8        subsection subsections (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D),
9        (c)(2)(E), or (c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination
10        of the petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner
11        earned a high school diploma, associate's degree,
12        career certificate, vocational technical
13        certification, or bachelor's degree, or passed the
14        high school level Test of General Educational
15        Development, during the period of his or her sentence
16        or mandatory supervised release. This subparagraph
17        shall apply only to a petitioner who has not completed
18        the same educational goal prior to the period of his or
19        her sentence or mandatory supervised release. If a
20        petition for sealing eligible records filed under this
21        subparagraph is denied by the court, the time periods
22        under subparagraph (B) or (C) shall apply to any
23        subsequent petition for sealing filed by the
24        petitioner.
25        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
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1    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
2    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
3    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
4    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent
5    felony offense, order the unsealing of prior felony
6    conviction records previously ordered sealed by the court.
7        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
8    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
9    (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
10    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for
11    the sealing of the records.
12    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
13expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
14under subsections (c) and (e-5):
15        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
16    petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
17    this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
18    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
19    clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
20    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
21    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
22    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
23    shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be
24    required if the petitioner has obtained a court order
25    waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is
26    otherwise waived.

 

 

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1        (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. From August 9,
2    2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-306) through
3    December 31, 2020, in a county of 3,000,000 or more
4    inhabitants, no fee shall be required to be paid by a
5    petitioner if the records sought to be expunged or sealed
6    were arrests resulting in release without charging or
7    arrests or charges not initiated by arrest resulting in
8    acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the conviction
9    was reversed or vacated, unless excluded by subsection
10    (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this paragraph (1.5), other
11    than this sentence, are inoperative on and after January
12    1, 2022.
13        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
14    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
15    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
16    initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
17    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
18    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
19    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
20    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
21    clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
22    petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
23    sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph
24    (10) of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified
25    Code of Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to
26    the petition.

 

 

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

 

 

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1            (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
2        defendant's conviction;
3            (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
4        records by the State;
5            (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
6        and employment history;
7            (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
8        arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
9        the filing of the petition under this Section; and
10            (E) the specific adverse consequences the
11        petitioner may be subject to if the petition is
12        denied.
13        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
14    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
15    the order to the Illinois State Police, in a form and
16    manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police, to the
17    petitioner, to the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged
18    with the duty of prosecuting the offense, to the arresting
19    agency, to the chief legal officer of the unit of local
20    government effecting the arrest, and to such other
21    criminal justice agencies as may be ordered by the court.
22        (9) Implementation of order.
23            (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
24        pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or
25        both:
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1            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
2            the Illinois State Police, and any other agency as
3            ordered by the court, within 60 days of the date of
4            service of the order, unless a motion to vacate,
5            modify, or reconsider the order is filed pursuant
6            to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
7            Section;
8                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
9            shall be impounded until further order of the
10            court upon good cause shown and the name of the
11            petitioner obliterated on the official index
12            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
13            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
14            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
15            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
16            and
17                (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
18            records, the court, the Illinois State Police, or
19            the agency receiving such inquiry, shall reply as
20            it does in response to inquiries when no records
21            ever existed.
22            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
23        pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or
24        both:
25                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
26            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency

 

 

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1            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
2            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
3            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
4            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
5            subsection (d) of this Section;
6                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
7            shall be impounded until further order of the
8            court upon good cause shown and the name of the
9            petitioner obliterated on the official index
10            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
11            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
12            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
13            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
14                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
15            Illinois State Police within 60 days of the date
16            of service of the order as ordered by the court,
17            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
18            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
19            subsection (d) of this Section;
20                (iv) records impounded by the Illinois State
21            Police may be disseminated by the Illinois State
22            Police only as required by law or to the arresting
23            authority, the State's Attorney, and the court
24            upon a later arrest for the same or a similar
25            offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
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1            Corrections upon conviction for any offense; and
2                (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
3            from anyone not authorized by law to access such
4            records, the court, the Illinois State Police, or
5            the agency receiving such inquiry shall reply as
6            it does in response to inquiries when no records
7            ever existed.
8            (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
9        under subsection (e-6):
10                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
11            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
12            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
13            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
14            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
15            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
16            subsection (d) of this Section;
17                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
18            shall be impounded until further order of the
19            court upon good cause shown and the name of the
20            petitioner obliterated on the official index
21            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
22            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
23            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
24            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
25                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
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1            of service of the order as ordered by the court,
2            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
3            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
4            subsection (d) of this Section;
5                (iv) records impounded by the Illinois State
6            Police may be disseminated by the Illinois State
7            Police only as required by law or to the arresting
8            authority, the State's Attorney, and the court
9            upon a later arrest for the same or a similar
10            offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
11            subsequent felony, and to the Department of
12            Corrections upon conviction for any offense; and
13                (v) in response to an inquiry for these
14            records from anyone not authorized by law to
15            access the records, the court, the Illinois State
16            Police, or the agency receiving the inquiry shall
17            reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
18            records ever existed.
19            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
20        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
21        as ordered by the court, the Illinois State Police,
22        and the court shall seal the records (as defined in
23        subsection (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for
24        such records, from anyone not authorized by law to
25        access such records, the court, the Illinois State
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1        reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
2        records ever existed.
3            (D) The Illinois State Police shall send written
4        notice to the petitioner of its compliance with each
5        order to expunge or seal records within 60 days of the
6        date of service of that order or, if a motion to
7        vacate, modify, or reconsider is filed, within 60 days
8        of service of the order resolving the motion, if that
9        order requires the Illinois State Police to expunge or
10        seal records. In the event of an appeal from the
11        circuit court order, the Illinois State Police shall
12        send written notice to the petitioner of its
13        compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
14        judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
15        the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
16        required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
17        reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
18        discretionary appellate review, is pending.
19            (E) Upon motion, the court may order that a sealed
20        judgment or other court record necessary to
21        demonstrate the amount of any legal financial
22        obligation due and owing be made available for the
23        limited purpose of collecting any legal financial
24        obligations owed by the petitioner that were
25        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
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1        The records made available under this subparagraph (E)
2        shall not be entered into the official index required
3        to be kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16
4        of the Clerks of Courts Act and shall be immediately
5        re-impounded upon the collection of the outstanding
6        financial obligations.
7            (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
8        Section, a circuit court clerk may access a sealed
9        record for the limited purpose of collecting payment
10        for any legal financial obligations that were
11        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
12        proceedings for which those records have been sealed.
13        (10) Fees. The Illinois State Police may charge the
14    petitioner a fee equivalent to the cost of processing any
15    order to expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any
16    provision of the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the
17    circuit court clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the
18    cost associated with the sealing or expungement of records
19    by the circuit court clerk. From the total filing fee
20    collected for the petition to seal or expunge, the circuit
21    court clerk shall deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk
22    Operation and Administrative Fund, to be used to offset
23    the costs incurred by the circuit court clerk in
24    performing the additional duties required to serve the
25    petition to seal or expunge on all parties. The circuit
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1    Police portion of the fee to the State Treasurer and it
2    shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund. If
3    the record brought under an expungement petition was
4    previously sealed under this Section, the fee for the
5    expungement petition for that same record shall be waived.
6        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
7    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
8    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
9    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
10    entitled to notice of the petition.
11        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
12    Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
13    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
14    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
15    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
16    of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
17    service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
18    reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
19    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
20    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
21    motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
22    entitled to notice of the petition.
23        (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
24    under the expungement or sealing provisions of this
25    Section shall not be considered void because it fails to
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1    any error asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or
2    reconsider. The circuit court retains jurisdiction to
3    determine whether the order is voidable and to vacate,
4    modify, or reconsider its terms based on a motion filed
5    under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d).
6        (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
7    Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
8    granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to
9    notice of the petition must fully comply with the terms of
10    the order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
11    party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
12    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
13    appealing the order.
14        (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
15    Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
16    order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
17    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
18    appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay
19    of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
20    petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records
21    until there is a final order on the motion for relief or,
22    in the case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's
23    mandate.
24        (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
25    Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5,
26    2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all

 

 

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1    orders ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after
2    August 5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).
3    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
4is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
5authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
6to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
7convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
8Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
9presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
10order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
11records of the arresting authority and order that the records
12of the circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be
13sealed until further order of the court upon good cause shown
14or as otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
15obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by
16the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
17Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
18the offense for which he or she had been pardoned 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
21Illinois State Police may be disseminated by the Illinois
22State Police only to the arresting authority, the State's
23Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the same or
24similar offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
25subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any subsequent offense,
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1records of the Illinois State Police pertaining to that
2individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
3circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
4the person who was pardoned.
5    (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
6offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
7the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
8sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
9Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
10judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
11counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
12trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
13entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
14of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
15circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be sealed
16until further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
17otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
18obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by
19the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
20Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
21the offense for which he or she had been granted the
22certificate but the order shall not affect any index issued by
23the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order. All
24records sealed by the Illinois State Police may be
25disseminated by the Illinois State Police only as required by
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1agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a later
2arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose of
3sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any
4subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall have
5access to all sealed records of the Illinois State Police
6pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
7sealing, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of
8the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
9eligibility for sealing.
10    (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
11offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for
12expungement by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically
13authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
14to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
15convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
16Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
17presiding trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court
18order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
19records of the arresting authority and order that the records
20of the circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be
21sealed until further order of the court upon good cause shown
22or as otherwise provided herein, and the name of the
23petitioner obliterated from the official index requested to be
24kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks
25of Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
26the offense for which he or she had been granted the

 

 

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1certificate but the order shall not affect any index issued by
2the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order. All
3records sealed by the Illinois State Police may be
4disseminated by the Illinois State Police only as required by
5this Act or to the arresting authority, a law enforcement
6agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a later
7arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose of
8sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any
9subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall have
10access to all expunged records of the Illinois State Police
11pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
12expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a
13copy of the order to the person who was granted the certificate
14of eligibility 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
20the Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the
21Illinois Department of Employment Security shall be utilized
22as appropriate 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
4    rights 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
16    Sealed. Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this
17    subsection (g) may be sealed immediately after entry of
18    the final disposition of a case, notwithstanding the
19    disposition of 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
8        date of Public Act 100-282). The immediate sealing
9        petition may be filed with the circuit court clerk
10        during the hearing in which the final disposition of
11        the case is entered. If the defendant's attorney does
12        not file the petition for immediate sealing during the
13        hearing, the defendant may file a petition for sealing
14        at any time 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
23        required to attach proof that he or she has passed a
24        drug test.
25            (D) Service of Petition. A copy of the petition
26        shall be served on the State's Attorney in open court.

 

 

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

 

 

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1        (10) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to
2    expunge an expungeable offense shall not be limited under
3    this Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall
4    be to restore the person to the status he or she occupied
5    before the arrest, charge, or conviction.
6        (11) Information. The Illinois State Police shall post
7    general information on its website about the expungement
8    process described in this subsection (i).
9    (j) Felony Prostitution Convictions.
10        (1) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and
11    expunge a conviction for a prior Class 4 felony violation
12    of prostitution. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
13    subsection (j) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
14    Judge of a judicial circuit, or any judge of the circuit
15    designated by the Chief Judge. When considering the motion
16    to vacate and expunge, a court shall consider the
17    following:
18            (A) the reasons to retain the records provided by
19        law enforcement;
20            (B) the petitioner's age;
21            (C) the petitioner's age at the time of offense;
22        and
23            (D) the time since the conviction, and the
24        specific adverse consequences if denied. An individual
25        may file the petition after the completion of any
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1        Within 60 days of the filing of the motion, a State's
2        Attorney may file an objection to the petition along
3        with supporting evidence. If a motion to vacate and
4        expunge is granted, the records shall be expunged in
5        accordance with subparagraph (d)(9)(A) of this
6        Section. An agency providing civil legal aid, as
7        defined in Section 15 of the Public Interest Attorney
8        Assistance Act, assisting individuals seeking to file
9        a motion to vacate and expunge under this subsection
10        may file motions to vacate and expunge with the Chief
11        Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
12        designated by the Chief Judge, and the motion may
13        include more than one individual.
14        (2) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate
15    and expunge a conviction for a Class 4 felony violation of
16    prostitution. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
17    subsection (j) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
18    Judge of a judicial circuit, or any judge of the circuit
19    court designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more
20    than one individual. When considering the motion to vacate
21    and expunge, a court shall consider the following reasons:
22            (A) the reasons to retain the records provided by
23        law enforcement;
24            (B) the petitioner's age;
25            (C) the petitioner's age at the time of offense;
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1            (E) the specific adverse consequences if denied.
2        If the State's Attorney files a motion to vacate and
3    expunge records for felony prostitution convictions
4    pursuant to this Section, the State's Attorney shall
5    notify the Prisoner Review Board within 30 days of the
6    filing. If a motion to vacate and expunge is granted, the
7    records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
8    (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
9        (3) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a
10    county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge
11    pursuant to this Section in the circuit court with
12    jurisdiction over the underlying conviction.
13        (4) The Illinois State Police shall allow a person to
14    a use the access and review process, established in the
15    Illinois State Police, for verifying that his or her
16    records relating to felony prostitution eligible under
17    this Section have been expunged.
18        (5) No conviction vacated pursuant to this Section
19    shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly
20    served as provided in the Court of Claims Act.
21        (6) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to expunge
22    an expungeable offense shall not be limited under this
23    Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall be to
24    restore the person to the status he or she occupied before
25    the arrest, charge, or conviction.
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1    general information on its website about the expungement
2    process described in this subsection (j).
3    
4(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
5101-159, eff. 1-1-20; 101-306, eff. 8-9-19; 101-593, eff.
612-4-19; 101-645, eff. 6-26-20; 102-145, eff. 7-23-21;
7102-558, 8-20-21; 102-639, eff. 8-27-21; 102-813, eff.
85-13-22; revised 8-19-22.)
 
9    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-933)
10    Sec. 5.2. Expungement, sealing, and immediate sealing.
11    (a) General Provisions.
12        (1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
13    the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a
14    particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
15            (A) The following terms shall have the meanings
16        ascribed to them in the following Sections of the
17        Unified Code of Corrections:
18                Business Offense, Section 5-1-2.
19                Charge, Section 5-1-3.
20                Court, Section 5-1-6.
21                Defendant, Section 5-1-7.
22                Felony, Section 5-1-9.
23                Imprisonment, Section 5-1-10.
24                Judgment, Section 5-1-12.
25                Misdemeanor, Section 5-1-14.

 

 

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1                Offense, Section 5-1-15.
2                Parole, Section 5-1-16.
3                Petty Offense, Section 5-1-17.
4                Probation, Section 5-1-18.
5                Sentence, Section 5-1-19.
6                Supervision, Section 5-1-21.
7                Victim, Section 5-1-22.
8            (B) As used in this Section, "charge not initiated
9        by arrest" means a charge (as defined by Section 5-1-3
10        of the Unified Code of Corrections) brought against a
11        defendant where the defendant is not arrested prior to
12        or as a direct result of the charge.
13            (C) "Conviction" means a judgment of conviction or
14        sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a
15        verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered
16        by a legally constituted jury or by a court of
17        competent jurisdiction authorized to try the case
18        without a jury. An order of supervision successfully
19        completed by the petitioner is not a conviction. An
20        order of qualified probation (as defined in subsection
21        (a)(1)(J)) successfully completed by the petitioner is
22        not a conviction. An order of supervision or an order
23        of qualified probation that is terminated
24        unsatisfactorily is a conviction, unless the
25        unsatisfactory termination is reversed, vacated, or
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1        reversed or vacated.
2            (D) "Criminal offense" means a petty offense,
3        business offense, misdemeanor, felony, or municipal
4        ordinance violation (as defined in subsection
5        (a)(1)(H)). As used in this Section, a minor traffic
6        offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)) shall not
7        be considered a criminal offense.
8            (E) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the
9        records or return them to the petitioner and to
10        obliterate the petitioner's name from any official
11        index or public record, or both. Nothing in this Act
12        shall require the physical destruction of the circuit
13        court file, but such records relating to arrests or
14        charges, or both, ordered expunged shall be impounded
15        as required by subsections (d)(9)(A)(ii) and
16        (d)(9)(B)(ii).
17            (F) As used in this Section, "last sentence" means
18        the sentence, order of supervision, or order of
19        qualified probation (as defined by subsection
20        (a)(1)(J)), for a criminal offense (as defined by
21        subsection (a)(1)(D)) that terminates last in time in
22        any jurisdiction, regardless of whether the petitioner
23        has included the criminal offense for which the
24        sentence or order of supervision or qualified
25        probation was imposed in his or her petition. If
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1        of qualified probation terminate on the same day and
2        are last in time, they shall be collectively
3        considered the "last sentence" regardless of whether
4        they were ordered to run concurrently.
5            (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
6        business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
7        Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
8        municipal or local ordinance.
9            (G-5) "Minor Cannabis Offense" means a violation
10        of Section 4 or 5 of the Cannabis Control Act
11        concerning not more than 30 grams of any substance
12        containing cannabis, provided the violation did not
13        include a penalty enhancement under Section 7 of the
14        Cannabis Control Act and is not associated with an
15        arrest, conviction or other disposition for a violent
16        crime as defined in subsection (c) of Section 3 of the
17        Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.
18            (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
19        offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
20        is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner
21        was charged or for which the petitioner was arrested
22        and released without charging.
23            (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
24        prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief
25        under this Section.
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1        probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control
2        Act, Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances
3        Act, Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
4        Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4
5        of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
6        12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as
7        those provisions existed before their deletion by
8        Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
9        Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
10        40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10
11        of the Steroid Control Act. For the purpose of this
12        Section, "successful completion" of an order of
13        qualified probation under Section 10-102 of the
14        Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act and
15        Section 40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act means
16        that the probation was terminated satisfactorily and
17        the judgment of conviction was vacated.
18            (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
19        maintain the records, unless the records would
20        otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
21        records unavailable without a court order, subject to
22        the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
23        petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
24        official index required to be kept by the circuit
25        court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
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1        before the entry of the order to seal shall not be
2        affected.
3            (L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor"
4        includes, but is not limited to, the offenses of
5        indecent solicitation of a child or criminal sexual
6        abuse when the victim of such offense is under 18 years
7        of age.
8            (M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or
9        order of supervision or qualified probation includes
10        either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of
11        the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this
12        Section. A sentence is terminated notwithstanding any
13        outstanding financial legal obligation.
14        (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
15    convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
16    petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
17    pursuant to this Section.
18        (2.5) Commencing 180 days after July 29, 2016 (the
19    effective date of Public Act 99-697), the law enforcement
20    agency issuing the citation shall automatically expunge,
21    on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the law
22    enforcement records of a person found to have committed a
23    civil law violation of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the
24    Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of Section 3.5 of
25    the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the law enforcement
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1    final satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
2    issued a citation for that offense. The law enforcement
3    agency shall provide by rule the process for access,
4    review, and to confirm the automatic expungement by the
5    law enforcement agency issuing the citation. Commencing
6    180 days after July 29, 2016 (the effective date of Public
7    Act 99-697), the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge,
8    upon order of the court, or in the absence of a court order
9    on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court
10    records of a person found in the circuit court to have
11    committed a civil law violation of subsection (a) of
12    Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of
13    Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the
14    clerk's possession or control and which contains the final
15    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
16    issued a citation for any of those offenses.
17        (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
18    subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)
19    of this Section, the court shall not order:
20            (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
21        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
22        in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
23        any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
24        Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
25        similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
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1        similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
2        arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
3        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar
4        provision of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to
5        the offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
6        offender has no other conviction for violating Section
7        11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
8        similar provision of a local ordinance.
9            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
10        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
11        unless the petitioner was arrested and released
12        without charging.
13            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
14        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
15        order of supervision or a conviction for the following
16        offenses:
17                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
18            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
19            or a similar provision of a local ordinance,
20            except Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation
21            of Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
22            the Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision
23            of a local ordinance;
24                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
25            26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
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1            local ordinance;
2                (iii) Section Sections 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the
3            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
4            2012, or Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact
5            Order Act, or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact
6            Order Act, or a similar provision of a local
7            ordinance;
8                (iv) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses
9            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
10                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
11            would subject a person to registration under the
12            Sex Offender Registration Act.
13            (D) (blank).
14    (b) Expungement.
15        (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
16    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
17    initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not
18    initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in: (i)
19    acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
20    charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (ii) a
21    conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded
22    by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of supervision and
23    such supervision was successfully completed by the
24    petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or
25    (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of qualified probation (as
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1    successfully completed by the petitioner.
2        (1.5) When a petitioner seeks to have a record of
3    arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has
4    been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney
5    may object to the expungement on the grounds that the
6    records contain specific relevant information aside from
7    the mere fact of the arrest.
8        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
9            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
10        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
11        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
12        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
13        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
14        such records.
15            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
16        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
17        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
18        the following time frames will apply:
19                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
20            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
21            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or
22            a similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
23            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
24            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
25            similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
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1            passed following the satisfactory termination of
2            the supervision.
3                (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
4            in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
5            violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
6            the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision
7            of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
8            offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
9            offender has no other conviction for violating
10            Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
11            Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
12            shall not be eligible for expungement until the
13            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
14                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
15            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
16            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
17            passed following the satisfactory termination of
18            the supervision.
19            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
20        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
21        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
22        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
23        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
24        satisfactory termination of the probation.
25        (3) Those records maintained by the Illinois State
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1    shall be expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the
2    Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
3        (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
4    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
5    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
6    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
7    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
8    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
9    or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
10    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
11    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
12    correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
13    all official records of the arresting authority, the
14    Illinois State Police, other criminal justice agencies,
15    the prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such
16    arrest, if any, by removing his or her name from all such
17    records in connection with the arrest and conviction, if
18    any, and by inserting in the records the name of the
19    offender, if known or ascertainable, in lieu of the
20    aggrieved's name. The records of the circuit court clerk
21    shall be sealed until further order of the court upon good
22    cause shown and the name of the aggrieved person
23    obliterated on the official index required to be kept by
24    the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
25    Courts Act, but the order shall not affect any index
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1    order. Nothing in this Section shall limit the Illinois
2    State Police or other criminal justice agencies or
3    prosecutors from listing under an offender's name the
4    false names he or she has used.
5        (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
6    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
7    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
8    sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
9    victim of that offense may request that the State's
10    Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
11    file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
12    the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
13    seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
14    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
15    offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
16    and the Illinois State Police concerning the offense shall
17    not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown, shall
18    make the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
19    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning the
20    offense available for public inspection.
21        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct
22    review or on collateral attack and the court determines by
23    clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner was
24    factually innocent of the charge, the court that finds the
25    petitioner factually innocent of the charge shall enter an
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1    petitioner has been determined to be innocent as provided
2    in subsection (b) of Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of
3    Corrections.
4        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Illinois
5    State Police from maintaining all records of any person
6    who is admitted to probation upon terms and conditions and
7    who fulfills those terms and conditions pursuant to
8    Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the
9    Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the
10    Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
11    Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
12    Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
13    Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
14    Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
15    Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
16    the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10 of the
17    Steroid Control Act.
18        (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate
19    of innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
20    Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
21    innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
22    conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
23    be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
24    of the Code of Civil Procedure.
25    (c) Sealing.
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1    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any
2    rights to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
3    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and
4    of minors prosecuted as adults. Subsection (g) of this
5    Section provides for immediate sealing of certain records.
6        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
7    sealed:
8            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
9        charging;
10            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
11        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
12        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
13        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
14            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
15        resulting in orders of supervision, including orders
16        of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,
17        successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
18        excluded by subsection (a)(3);
19            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
20        resulting in convictions, including convictions on
21        municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
22        subsection (a)(3);
23            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
24        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
25        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
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1        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
2        Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
3        Corrections; and
4            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
5        resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise
6        excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this
7        Section.
8        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
9    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
10    sealed as follows:
11            (A) Records identified as eligible under
12        subsections subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be
13        sealed at any time.
14            (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
15        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
16        eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed 2
17        years after the termination of petitioner's last
18        sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).
19            (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
20        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
21        eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and
22        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination
23        of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in
24        subsection (a)(1)(F)). Convictions requiring public
25        registration under the Arsonist Registration Act, the
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1        Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act may
2        not be sealed until the petitioner is no longer
3        required to register under that relevant Act.
4            (D) Records identified in subsection
5        (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
6        reached the age of 25 years.
7            (E) Records identified as eligible under
8        subsection subsections (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D),
9        (c)(2)(E), or (c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination
10        of the petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner
11        earned a high school diploma, associate's degree,
12        career certificate, vocational technical
13        certification, or bachelor's degree, or passed the
14        high school level Test of General Educational
15        Development, during the period of his or her sentence
16        or mandatory supervised release. This subparagraph
17        shall apply only to a petitioner who has not completed
18        the same educational goal prior to the period of his or
19        her sentence or mandatory supervised release. If a
20        petition for sealing eligible records filed under this
21        subparagraph is denied by the court, the time periods
22        under subparagraph (B) or (C) shall apply to any
23        subsequent petition for sealing filed by the
24        petitioner.
25        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
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1    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
2    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
3    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
4    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent
5    felony offense, order the unsealing of prior felony
6    conviction records previously ordered sealed by the court.
7        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
8    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
9    (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
10    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for
11    the sealing of the records.
12    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
13expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
14under subsections (c) and (e-5):
15        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
16    petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
17    this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
18    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
19    clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
20    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
21    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
22    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
23    shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be
24    required if the petitioner has obtained a court order
25    waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is
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1        (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. From August 9,
2    2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-306) through
3    December 31, 2020, in a county of 3,000,000 or more
4    inhabitants, no fee shall be required to be paid by a
5    petitioner if the records sought to be expunged or sealed
6    were arrests resulting in release without charging or
7    arrests or charges not initiated by arrest resulting in
8    acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the conviction
9    was reversed or vacated, unless excluded by subsection
10    (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this paragraph (1.5), other
11    than this sentence, are inoperative on and after January
12    1, 2022.
13        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
14    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
15    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
16    initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
17    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
18    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
19    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
20    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
21    clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
22    petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
23    sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph
24    (10) of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified
25    Code of Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to
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1        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
2    petition proof that the petitioner has taken within 30
3    days before the filing of the petition a test showing the
4    absence within his or her body of all illegal substances
5    as defined by the Illinois Controlled Substances Act and
6    the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act
7    if he or she is petitioning to:
8            (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
9            (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
10        Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
11        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
12        or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
13            (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
14            (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
15        probation under clause (b)(1)(iv).
16        (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
17    promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
18    support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on
19    the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty
20    of prosecuting the offense, the Illinois State Police, the
21    arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the unit
22    of local government effecting the arrest.
23        (5) Objections.
24            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
25        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
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1        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the
2        basis of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
3        convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
4        Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an
5        objection to the petition may not be filed.
6            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
7        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
8        the petition.
9        (6) Entry of order.
10            (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
11        charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
12        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
13        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
14        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
15        petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
16        subsection (d)(6).
17            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
18        Illinois State Police, the arresting agency, or the
19        chief legal officer files an objection to the petition
20        to expunge or seal within 60 days from the date of
21        service of the petition, the court shall enter an
22        order granting or denying the petition.
23            (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
24        the court shall not deny a petition for sealing under
25        this Section because the petitioner has not satisfied
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1        imposed, or originated by a court, law enforcement
2        agency, or a municipal, State, county, or other unit
3        of local government, including, but not limited to,
4        any cost, assessment, fine, or fee. An outstanding
5        legal financial obligation does not include any court
6        ordered restitution to a victim under Section 5-5-6 of
7        the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the
8        restitution has been converted to a civil judgment.
9        Nothing in this subparagraph (C) waives, rescinds, or
10        abrogates a legal financial obligation or otherwise
11        eliminates or affects the right of the holder of any
12        financial obligation to pursue collection under
13        applicable federal, State, or local law.
14            (D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
15        the court shall not deny a petition to expunge or seal
16        under this Section because the petitioner has
17        submitted a drug test taken within 30 days before the
18        filing of the petition to expunge or seal that
19        indicates a positive test for the presence of cannabis
20        within the petitioner's body. In this subparagraph
21        (D), "cannabis" has the meaning ascribed to it in
22        Section 3 of the Cannabis Control Act.
23        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court
24    shall set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner
25    and all parties entitled to notice of the petition of the
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1    to the hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with
2    the Illinois State Police as to the appropriateness of the
3    relief sought in the petition to expunge or seal. At the
4    hearing, the court shall hear evidence on whether the
5    petition should or should not be granted, and shall grant
6    or deny the petition to expunge or seal the records based
7    on the evidence presented at the hearing. The court may
8    consider the following:
9            (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
10        defendant's conviction;
11            (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
12        records by the State;
13            (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
14        and employment history;
15            (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
16        arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
17        the filing of the petition under this Section; and
18            (E) the specific adverse consequences the
19        petitioner may be subject to if the petition is
20        denied.
21        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
22    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
23    the order to the Illinois State Police, in a form and
24    manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police, to the
25    petitioner, to the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged
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1    agency, to the chief legal officer of the unit of local
2    government effecting the arrest, and to such other
3    criminal justice agencies as may be ordered by the court.
4        (9) Implementation of order.
5            (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
6        pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or
7        both:
8                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
9            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
10            the Illinois State Police, and any other agency as
11            ordered by the court, within 60 days of the date of
12            service of the order, unless a motion to vacate,
13            modify, or reconsider the order is filed pursuant
14            to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
15            Section;
16                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
17            shall be impounded until further order of the
18            court upon good cause shown and the name of the
19            petitioner obliterated on the official index
20            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
21            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
22            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
23            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
24            and
25                (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
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1            the agency receiving such inquiry, shall reply as
2            it does in response to inquiries when no records
3            ever existed.
4            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
5        pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or
6        both:
7                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
8            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
9            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
10            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
11            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
12            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
13            subsection (d) of this Section;
14                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
15            shall be impounded until further order of the
16            court upon good cause shown and the name of the
17            petitioner obliterated on the official index
18            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
19            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
20            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
21            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
22                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
23            Illinois State Police within 60 days of the date
24            of service of the order as ordered by the court,
25            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
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1            subsection (d) of this Section;
2                (iv) records impounded by the Illinois State
3            Police may be disseminated by the Illinois State
4            Police only as required by law or to the arresting
5            authority, the State's Attorney, and the court
6            upon a later arrest for the same or a similar
7            offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
8            subsequent felony, and to the Department of
9            Corrections upon conviction for any offense; and
10                (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
11            from anyone not authorized by law to access such
12            records, the court, the Illinois State Police, or
13            the agency receiving such inquiry shall reply as
14            it does in response to inquiries when no records
15            ever existed.
16            (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
17        under subsection (e-6):
18                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
19            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
20            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
21            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
22            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
23            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
24            subsection (d) of this Section;
25                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
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1            court upon good cause shown and the name of the
2            petitioner obliterated on the official index
3            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
4            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
5            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
6            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
7                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
8            Illinois State Police within 60 days of the date
9            of service of the order as ordered by the court,
10            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
11            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
12            subsection (d) of this Section;
13                (iv) records impounded by the Illinois State
14            Police may be disseminated by the Illinois State
15            Police only as required by law or to the arresting
16            authority, the State's Attorney, and the court
17            upon a later arrest for the same or a similar
18            offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
19            subsequent felony, and to the Department of
20            Corrections upon conviction for any offense; and
21                (v) in response to an inquiry for these
22            records from anyone not authorized by law to
23            access the records, the court, the Illinois State
24            Police, or the agency receiving the inquiry shall
25            reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
26            records ever existed.

 

 

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1            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
2        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
3        as ordered by the court, the Illinois State Police,
4        and the court shall seal the records (as defined in
5        subsection (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for
6        such records, from anyone not authorized by law to
7        access such records, the court, the Illinois State
8        Police, or the agency receiving such inquiry shall
9        reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
10        records ever existed.
11            (D) The Illinois State Police shall send written
12        notice to the petitioner of its compliance with each
13        order to expunge or seal records within 60 days of the
14        date of service of that order or, if a motion to
15        vacate, modify, or reconsider is filed, within 60 days
16        of service of the order resolving the motion, if that
17        order requires the Illinois State Police to expunge or
18        seal records. In the event of an appeal from the
19        circuit court order, the Illinois State Police shall
20        send written notice to the petitioner of its
21        compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
22        judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
23        the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
24        required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
25        reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
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1            (E) Upon motion, the court may order that a sealed
2        judgment or other court record necessary to
3        demonstrate the amount of any legal financial
4        obligation due and owing be made available for the
5        limited purpose of collecting any legal financial
6        obligations owed by the petitioner that were
7        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
8        proceeding for which those records have been sealed.
9        The records made available under this subparagraph (E)
10        shall not be entered into the official index required
11        to be kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16
12        of the Clerks of Courts Act and shall be immediately
13        re-impounded upon the collection of the outstanding
14        financial obligations.
15            (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
16        Section, a circuit court clerk may access a sealed
17        record for the limited purpose of collecting payment
18        for any legal financial obligations that were
19        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
20        proceedings for which those records have been sealed.
21        (10) Fees. The Illinois State Police may charge the
22    petitioner a fee equivalent to the cost of processing any
23    order to expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any
24    provision of the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the
25    circuit court clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the
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1    by the circuit court clerk. From the total filing fee
2    collected for the petition to seal or expunge, the circuit
3    court clerk shall deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk
4    Operation and Administrative Fund, to be used to offset
5    the costs incurred by the circuit court clerk in
6    performing the additional duties required to serve the
7    petition to seal or expunge on all parties. The circuit
8    court clerk shall collect and remit the Illinois State
9    Police portion of the fee to the State Treasurer and it
10    shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund. If
11    the record brought under an expungement petition was
12    previously sealed under this Section, the fee for the
13    expungement petition for that same record shall be waived.
14        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
15    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
16    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
17    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
18    entitled to notice of the petition.
19        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
20    Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
21    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
22    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
23    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
24    of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
25    service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
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1    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
2    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
3    motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
4    entitled to notice of the petition.
5        (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
6    under the expungement or sealing provisions of this
7    Section shall not be considered void because it fails to
8    comply with the provisions of this Section or because of
9    any error asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or
10    reconsider. The circuit court retains jurisdiction to
11    determine whether the order is voidable and to vacate,
12    modify, or reconsider its terms based on a motion filed
13    under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d).
14        (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
15    Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
16    granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to
17    notice of the petition must fully comply with the terms of
18    the order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
19    party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
20    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
21    appealing the order.
22        (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
23    Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
24    order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
25    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
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1    of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
2    petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records
3    until there is a final order on the motion for relief or,
4    in the case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's
5    mandate.
6        (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
7    Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5,
8    2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all
9    orders ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after
10    August 5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).
11    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
12is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
13authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
14to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
15convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
16Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
17presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
18order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
19records of the arresting authority and order that the records
20of the circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be
21sealed until further order of the court upon good cause shown
22or as otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
23obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by
24the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
25Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
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1shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
2before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
3Illinois State Police may be disseminated by the Illinois
4State Police only to the arresting authority, the State's
5Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the same or
6similar offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
7subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any subsequent offense,
8the Department of Corrections shall have access to all sealed
9records of the Illinois State Police pertaining to that
10individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
11circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
12the person who was pardoned.
13    (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
14offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
15the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
16sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
17Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
18judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
19counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
20trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
21entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
22of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
23circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be sealed
24until further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
25otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
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1the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
2Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
3the offense for which he or she had been granted the
4certificate but the order shall not affect any index issued by
5the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order. All
6records sealed by the Illinois State Police may be
7disseminated by the Illinois State Police only as required by
8this Act or to the arresting authority, a law enforcement
9agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a later
10arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose of
11sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any
12subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall have
13access to all sealed records of the Illinois State Police
14pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
15sealing, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of
16the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
17eligibility for sealing.
18    (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
19offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for
20expungement by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically
21authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
22to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
23convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
24Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
25presiding trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court
26order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official

 

 

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1records of the arresting authority and order that the records
2of the circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be
3sealed until further order of the court upon good cause shown
4or as otherwise provided herein, and the name of the
5petitioner obliterated from the official index requested to be
6kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks
7of Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
8the offense for which he or she had been granted the
9certificate but the order shall not affect any index issued by
10the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order. All
11records sealed by the Illinois State Police may be
12disseminated by the Illinois State Police only as required by
13this Act or to the arresting authority, a law enforcement
14agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a later
15arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose of
16sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any
17subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall have
18access to all expunged records of the Illinois State Police
19pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
20expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a
21copy of the order to the person who was granted the certificate
22of eligibility for expungement.
23    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
24of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
25especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
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1criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of
2the Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the
3Illinois Department of Employment Security shall be utilized
4as appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
5disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
6identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
7The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
8later than September 1, 2010.
9    (g) Immediate Sealing.
10        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
11    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any
12    rights to expungement or sealing of criminal records, this
13    subsection authorizes the immediate sealing of criminal
14    records of adults and of minors prosecuted as adults.
15        (2) Eligible Records. Arrests or charges not initiated
16    by arrest resulting in acquittal or dismissal with
17    prejudice, except as excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B),
18    that occur on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
19    of Public Act 100-282), may be sealed immediately if the
20    petition is filed with the circuit court clerk on the same
21    day and during the same hearing in which the case is
22    disposed.
23        (3) When Records are Eligible to be Immediately
24    Sealed. Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this
25    subsection (g) may be sealed immediately after entry of
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1    disposition of other charges in the same case.
2        (4) Notice of Eligibility for Immediate Sealing. Upon
3    entry of a disposition for an eligible record under this
4    subsection (g), the defendant shall be informed by the
5    court of his or her right to have eligible records
6    immediately sealed and the procedure for the immediate
7    sealing of these records.
8        (5) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
9    immediate sealing under this subsection (g).
10            (A) Filing the Petition. Upon entry of the final
11        disposition of the case, the defendant's attorney may
12        immediately petition the court, on behalf of the
13        defendant, for immediate sealing of eligible records
14        under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) that are
15        entered on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective
16        date of Public Act 100-282). The immediate sealing
17        petition may be filed with the circuit court clerk
18        during the hearing in which the final disposition of
19        the case is entered. If the defendant's attorney does
20        not file the petition for immediate sealing during the
21        hearing, the defendant may file a petition for sealing
22        at any time as authorized under subsection (c)(3)(A).
23            (B) Contents of Petition. The immediate sealing
24        petition shall be verified and shall contain the
25        petitioner's name, date of birth, current address, and
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1        arrest if applicable, the identity of the arresting
2        authority if applicable, and other information as the
3        court may require.
4            (C) Drug Test. The petitioner shall not be
5        required to attach proof that he or she has passed a
6        drug test.
7            (D) Service of Petition. A copy of the petition
8        shall be served on the State's Attorney in open court.
9        The petitioner shall not be required to serve a copy of
10        the petition on any other agency.
11            (E) Entry of Order. The presiding trial judge
12        shall enter an order granting or denying the petition
13        for immediate sealing during the hearing in which it
14        is filed. Petitions for immediate sealing shall be
15        ruled on in the same hearing in which the final
16        disposition of the case is entered.
17            (F) Hearings. The court shall hear the petition
18        for immediate sealing on the same day and during the
19        same hearing in which the disposition is rendered.
20            (G) Service of Order. An order to immediately seal
21        eligible records shall be served in conformance with
22        subsection (d)(8).
23            (H) Implementation of Order. An order to
24        immediately seal records shall be implemented in
25        conformance with subsections (d)(9)(C) and (d)(9)(D).
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1        clerk and the Illinois State Police shall comply with
2        paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section.
3            (J) Final Order. No court order issued under this
4        subsection (g) shall become final for purposes of
5        appeal until 30 days after service of the order on the
6        petitioner and all parties entitled to service of the
7        order in conformance with subsection (d)(8).
8            (K) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
9        Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
10        petitioner, State's Attorney, or the Illinois State
11        Police may file a motion to vacate, modify, or
12        reconsider the order denying the petition to
13        immediately seal within 60 days of service of the
14        order. If filed more than 60 days after service of the
15        order, a petition to vacate, modify, or reconsider
16        shall comply with subsection (c) of Section 2-1401 of
17        the Code of Civil Procedure.
18            (L) Effect of Order. An order granting an
19        immediate sealing petition shall not be considered
20        void because it fails to comply with the provisions of
21        this Section or because of an error asserted in a
22        motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The circuit
23        court retains jurisdiction to determine whether the
24        order is voidable, and to vacate, modify, or
25        reconsider its terms based on a motion filed under
26        subparagraph (L) of this subsection (g).

 

 

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1            (M) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
2        Seal Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an
3        order granting a petition to immediately seal, all
4        parties entitled to service of the order must fully
5        comply with the terms of the order within 60 days of
6        service of the order.
7    (h) Sealing; trafficking victims.
8        (1) A trafficking victim as defined by paragraph (10)
9    of subsection (a) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
10    2012 shall be eligible to petition for immediate sealing
11    of his or her criminal record upon the completion of his or
12    her last sentence if his or her participation in the
13    underlying offense was a direct result of human
14    trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
15    2012 or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
16    Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
17        (2) A petitioner under this subsection (h), in
18    addition to the requirements provided under paragraph (4)
19    of subsection (d) of this Section, shall include in his or
20    her petition a clear and concise statement that: (A) he or
21    she was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the
22    offense; and (B) that his or her participation in the
23    offense was a direct result of human trafficking under
24    Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form
25    of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
26    Protection Act.

 

 

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1        (3) If an objection is filed alleging that the
2    petitioner is not entitled to immediate sealing under this
3    subsection (h), the court shall conduct a hearing under
4    paragraph (7) of subsection (d) of this Section and the
5    court shall determine whether the petitioner is entitled
6    to immediate sealing under this subsection (h). A
7    petitioner is eligible for immediate relief under this
8    subsection (h) if he or she shows, by a preponderance of
9    the evidence, that: (A) he or she was a victim of human
10    trafficking at the time of the offense; and (B) that his or
11    her participation in the offense was a direct result of
12    human trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
13    of 2012 or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
14    Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
15    (i) Minor Cannabis Offenses under the Cannabis Control
16Act.
17        (1) Expungement of Arrest Records of Minor Cannabis
18    Offenses.
19            (A) The Illinois State Police and all law
20        enforcement agencies within the State shall
21        automatically expunge all criminal history records of
22        an arrest, charge not initiated by arrest, order of
23        supervision, or order of qualified probation for a
24        Minor Cannabis Offense committed prior to June 25,
25        2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) if:
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1            date of the arrest or law enforcement interaction
2            documented in the records; and
3                (ii) No criminal charges were filed relating
4            to the arrest or law enforcement interaction or
5            criminal charges were filed and subsequently
6            dismissed or vacated or the arrestee was
7            acquitted.
8            (B) If the law enforcement agency is unable to
9        verify satisfaction of condition (ii) in paragraph
10        (A), records that satisfy condition (i) in paragraph
11        (A) shall be automatically expunged.
12            (C) Records shall be expunged by the law
13        enforcement agency under the following timelines:
14                (i) Records created prior to June 25, 2019
15            (the effective date of Public Act 101-27), but on
16            or after January 1, 2013, shall be automatically
17            expunged prior to January 1, 2021;
18                (ii) Records created prior to January 1, 2013,
19            but on or after January 1, 2000, shall be
20            automatically expunged prior to January 1, 2023;
21                (iii) Records created prior to January 1, 2000
22            shall be automatically expunged prior to January
23            1, 2025.
24            In response to an inquiry for expunged records,
25        the law enforcement agency receiving such inquiry
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1        records ever existed; however, it shall provide a
2        certificate of disposition or confirmation that the
3        record was expunged to the individual whose record was
4        expunged if such a record exists.
5            (D) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
6        restrict or modify an individual's right to have that
7        individual's records expunged except as otherwise may
8        be provided in this Act, or diminish or abrogate any
9        rights or remedies otherwise available to the
10        individual.
11        (2) Pardons Authorizing Expungement of Minor Cannabis
12    Offenses.
13            (A) Upon June 25, 2019 (the effective date of
14        Public Act 101-27), the Department of State Police
15        shall review all criminal history record information
16        and identify all records that meet all of the
17        following criteria:
18                (i) one or more convictions for a Minor
19            Cannabis Offense;
20                (ii) the conviction identified in paragraph
21            (2)(A)(i) did not include a penalty enhancement
22            under Section 7 of the Cannabis Control Act; and
23                (iii) the conviction identified in paragraph
24            (2)(A)(i) is not associated with a conviction for
25            a violent crime as defined in subsection (c) of
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1            Witnesses Act.
2            (B) Within 180 days after June 25, 2019 (the
3        effective date of Public Act 101-27), the Department
4        of State Police shall notify the Prisoner Review Board
5        of all such records that meet the criteria established
6        in paragraph (2)(A).
7                (i) The Prisoner Review Board shall notify the
8            State's Attorney of the county of conviction of
9            each record identified by State Police in
10            paragraph (2)(A) that is classified as a Class 4
11            felony. The State's Attorney may provide a written
12            objection to the Prisoner Review Board on the sole
13            basis that the record identified does not meet the
14            criteria established in paragraph (2)(A). Such an
15            objection must be filed within 60 days or by such
16            later date set by the Prisoner Review Board in the
17            notice after the State's Attorney received notice
18            from the Prisoner Review Board.
19                (ii) In response to a written objection from a
20            State's Attorney, the Prisoner Review Board is
21            authorized to conduct a non-public hearing to
22            evaluate the information provided in the
23            objection.
24                (iii) The Prisoner Review Board shall make a
25            confidential and privileged recommendation to the
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1            authorizing expungement for each of the records
2            identified by the Department of State Police as
3            described in paragraph (2)(A).
4            (C) If an individual has been granted a pardon
5        authorizing expungement as described in this Section,
6        the Prisoner Review Board, through the Attorney
7        General, shall file a petition for expungement with
8        the Chief Judge of the circuit or any judge of the
9        circuit designated by the Chief Judge where the
10        individual had been convicted. Such petition may
11        include more than one individual. Whenever an
12        individual who has been convicted of an offense is
13        granted a pardon by the Governor that specifically
14        authorizes expungement, an objection to the petition
15        may not be filed. Petitions to expunge under this
16        subsection (i) may include more than one individual.
17        Within 90 days of the filing of such a petition, the
18        court shall enter an order expunging the records of
19        arrest from the official records of the arresting
20        authority and order that the records of the circuit
21        court clerk and the Illinois State Police be expunged
22        and the name of the defendant obliterated from the
23        official index requested to be kept by the circuit
24        court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
25        Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
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1        pardon but the order shall not affect any index issued
2        by the circuit court clerk before the entry of the
3        order. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
4        circuit court clerk shall promptly provide a copy of
5        the order and a certificate of disposition to the
6        individual who was pardoned to the individual's last
7        known address or by electronic means (if available) or
8        otherwise make it available to the individual upon
9        request.
10            (D) Nothing in this Section is intended to
11        diminish or abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise
12        available to the individual.
13        (3) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and
14    expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4 felony
15    violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis
16    Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
17    subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
18    Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
19    designated by the Chief Judge. The circuit court clerk
20    shall promptly serve a copy of the motion to vacate and
21    expunge, and any supporting documentation, on the State's
22    Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
23    prosecuting the offense. When considering such a motion to
24    vacate and expunge, a court shall consider the following:
25    the reasons to retain the records provided by law
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1    the time of offense, the time since the conviction, and
2    the specific adverse consequences if denied. An individual
3    may file such a petition after the completion of any
4    non-financial sentence or non-financial condition imposed
5    by the conviction. Within 60 days of the filing of such
6    motion, a State's Attorney may file an objection to such a
7    petition along with supporting evidence. If a motion to
8    vacate and expunge is granted, the records shall be
9    expunged in accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and
10    (d)(9)(A) of this Section. An agency providing civil legal
11    aid, as defined by Section 15 of the Public Interest
12    Attorney Assistance Act, assisting individuals seeking to
13    file a motion to vacate and expunge under this subsection
14    may file motions to vacate and expunge with the Chief
15    Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
16    designated by the Chief Judge, and the motion may include
17    more than one individual. Motions filed by an agency
18    providing civil legal aid concerning more than one
19    individual may be prepared, presented, and signed
20    electronically.
21        (4) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate
22    and expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4
23    felony violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis
24    Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
25    subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
26    Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit

 

 

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1    designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more than
2    one individual. Motions filed by a State's Attorney
3    concerning more than one individual may be prepared,
4    presented, and signed electronically. When considering
5    such a motion to vacate and expunge, a court shall
6    consider the following: the reasons to retain the records
7    provided by law enforcement, the individual's age, the
8    individual's age at the time of offense, the time since
9    the conviction, and the specific adverse consequences if
10    denied. Upon entry of an order granting a motion to vacate
11    and expunge records pursuant to this Section, the State's
12    Attorney shall notify the Prisoner Review Board within 30
13    days. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the circuit
14    court clerk shall promptly provide a copy of the order and
15    a certificate of disposition to the individual whose
16    records will be expunged to the individual's last known
17    address or by electronic means (if available) or otherwise
18    make available to the individual upon request. If a motion
19    to vacate and expunge is granted, the records shall be
20    expunged in accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and
21    (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
22        (5) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a
23    county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge
24    pursuant to this Section in the circuit court with
25    jurisdiction over the underlying conviction.
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1    Offense as defined in this Section before June 25, 2019
2    (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) and the person's
3    case is still pending but a sentence has not been imposed,
4    the person may petition the court in which the charges are
5    pending for an order to summarily dismiss those charges
6    against him or her, and expunge all official records of
7    his or her arrest, plea, trial, conviction, incarceration,
8    supervision, or expungement. If the court determines, upon
9    review, that: (A) the person was arrested before June 25,
10    2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) for an
11    offense that has been made eligible for expungement; (B)
12    the case is pending at the time; and (C) the person has not
13    been sentenced of the minor cannabis violation eligible
14    for expungement under this subsection, the court shall
15    consider the following: the reasons to retain the records
16    provided by law enforcement, the petitioner's age, the
17    petitioner's age at the time of offense, the time since
18    the conviction, and the specific adverse consequences if
19    denied. If a motion to dismiss and expunge is granted, the
20    records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
21    (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
22        (7) A person imprisoned solely as a result of one or
23    more convictions for Minor Cannabis Offenses under this
24    subsection (i) shall be released from incarceration upon
25    the issuance of an order under this subsection.
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1    use the access and review process, established in the
2    Illinois State Police, for verifying that his or her
3    records relating to Minor Cannabis Offenses of the
4    Cannabis Control Act eligible under this Section have been
5    expunged.
6        (9) No conviction vacated pursuant to this Section
7    shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly
8    served as provided in the Court of Claims Act.
9        (10) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to
10    expunge an expungeable offense shall not be limited under
11    this Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall
12    be to restore the person to the status he or she occupied
13    before the arrest, charge, or conviction.
14        (11) Information. The Illinois State Police shall post
15    general information on its website about the expungement
16    process described in this subsection (i).
17    (j) Felony Prostitution Convictions.
18        (1) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and
19    expunge a conviction for a prior Class 4 felony violation
20    of prostitution. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
21    subsection (j) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
22    Judge of a judicial circuit, or any judge of the circuit
23    designated by the Chief Judge. When considering the motion
24    to vacate and expunge, a court shall consider the
25    following:
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1        law enforcement;
2            (B) the petitioner's age;
3            (C) the petitioner's age at the time of offense;
4        and
5            (D) the time since the conviction, and the
6        specific adverse consequences if denied. An individual
7        may file the petition after the completion of any
8        sentence or condition imposed by the conviction.
9        Within 60 days of the filing of the motion, a State's
10        Attorney may file an objection to the petition along
11        with supporting evidence. If a motion to vacate and
12        expunge is granted, the records shall be expunged in
13        accordance with subparagraph (d)(9)(A) of this
14        Section. An agency providing civil legal aid, as
15        defined in Section 15 of the Public Interest Attorney
16        Assistance Act, assisting individuals seeking to file
17        a motion to vacate and expunge under this subsection
18        may file motions to vacate and expunge with the Chief
19        Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
20        designated by the Chief Judge, and the motion may
21        include more than one individual.
22        (2) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate
23    and expunge a conviction for a Class 4 felony violation of
24    prostitution. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
25    subsection (j) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
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1    court designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more
2    than one individual. When considering the motion to vacate
3    and expunge, a court shall consider the following reasons:
4            (A) the reasons to retain the records provided by
5        law enforcement;
6            (B) the petitioner's age;
7            (C) the petitioner's age at the time of offense;
8            (D) the time since the conviction; and
9            (E) the specific adverse consequences if denied.
10        If the State's Attorney files a motion to vacate and
11    expunge records for felony prostitution convictions
12    pursuant to this Section, the State's Attorney shall
13    notify the Prisoner Review Board within 30 days of the
14    filing. If a motion to vacate and expunge is granted, the
15    records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
16    (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
17        (3) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a
18    county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge
19    pursuant to this Section in the circuit court with
20    jurisdiction over the underlying conviction.
21        (4) The Illinois State Police shall allow a person to
22    a use the access and review process, established in the
23    Illinois State Police, for verifying that his or her
24    records relating to felony prostitution eligible under
25    this Section have been expunged.
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1    shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly
2    served as provided in the Court of Claims Act.
3        (6) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to expunge
4    an expungeable offense shall not be limited under this
5    Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall be to
6    restore the person to the status he or she occupied before
7    the arrest, charge, or conviction.
8        (7) Information. The Illinois State Police shall post
9    general information on its website about the expungement
10    process described in this subsection (j).
11    (k) Convictions for Driving under a Suspended License for
12Failure to Pay Support or to Comply with a Visitation Order.
13        (1) Expungement of arrest records for driving with a
14    driver's license suspended for failure to pay support or
15    to comply with a visitation order.
16        (A) The Illinois State Police and all law enforcement
17    agencies within the State shall automatically expunge all
18    criminal history records of an arrest or charge not
19    initiated by arrest for a violation of Section 6-303 of
20    the Illinois Vehicle Code (driving with a driver's license
21    suspended for failure to pay support or to comply with a
22    visitation order as provided in Section 7-702 of the
23    Illinois Vehicle Code) committed prior to January 1, 2019
24    (the effective date of Public Act 100-1004) if:
25            (i) one year or more has elapsed since the date of
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1        in the records; and
2            (ii) no criminal charges were filed relating to
3        the arrest or law enforcement interaction or criminal
4        charges were filed and subsequently dismissed or
5        vacated or the arrestee was acquitted.
6        (B) If the law enforcement agency is unable to verify
7    satisfaction of condition (ii) in subparagraph (A),
8    records that satisfy condition (i) in subparagraph (A)
9    shall be automatically expunged.
10        (C) Records shall be expunged under the procedures set
11    forth in subdivision (d)(9)(A) under the following time
12    frames: (i) records created prior to the effective date of
13    this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, but on
14    or after January 1, 2013, shall be automatically expunged
15    prior to January 1, 2021; (ii) records created prior to
16    January 1, 2013, but on or after January 1, 2000, shall be
17    automatically expunged prior to January 1, 2023; (iii)
18    records created prior to January 1, 2000 shall be
19    automatically expunged prior to January 1, 2025.
20        (D) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
21    restrict or modify an individual's right to have that
22    individual's records expunged except as otherwise provided
23    in this Act, or diminish or abrogate any rights or
24    remedies otherwise available to the individual.
25        (2) Pardons authorizing expungement for driving under
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1    comply with a visitation order.
2        (A) Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of
3    the 103rd General Assembly, the Illinois State Police
4    shall review all criminal history record information and
5    identify all records that meet all of the following
6    criteria:
7            (i) one or more convictions for a violation of
8        Section 6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (driving
9        with a driver's license suspended for failure to pay
10        support or to comply with a visitation order as
11        provided in Section 7-702 of the Illinois Vehicle
12        Code); and
13            (ii) the conviction identified in subdivision
14        (2)(A)(i) is not associated with an arrest,
15        conviction, or other disposition for a violent crime
16        as defined in subsection (c) of Section 3 of the Rights
17        of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.
18        (B) Within 180 days after the effective date of this
19    amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the Illinois
20    State Police shall notify the Prisoner Review Board of all
21    such records that meet the criteria established in
22    subparagraph (2)(A).
23            The Prisoner Review Board shall notify the State's
24        Attorney of the county of conviction of each record
25        identified by the Illinois State Police in
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1        The State's Attorney may provide a written objection
2        to the Prisoner Review Board on the sole basis that the
3        record identified does not meet the criteria
4        established in subparagraph (2)(A). Such an objection
5        must be filed within 60 days or by such later date set
6        by the Prisoner Review Board in the notice after the
7        State's Attorney received notice from the Prisoner
8        Review Board.
9            In response to a written objection from a State's
10        Attorney, the Prisoner Review Board is authorized to
11        conduct a nonpublic hearing to evaluate the
12        information provided in the objection.
13            The Prisoner Review Board shall make a
14        confidential and privileged recommendation to the
15        Governor as to whether to grant a pardon authorizing
16        expungement for each of the records identified by the
17        Illinois State Police as described in subparagraph
18        (2)(A).
19        (C) If an individual has been granted a pardon
20    authorizing expungement as described in this Section, the
21    Prisoner Review Board, through the Attorney General, shall
22    file a petition for expungement with the Chief Judge of
23    the circuit or any judge of the circuit designated by the
24    Chief Judge where the individual had been convicted. The
25    petition may include more than one individual. Whenever an
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1    a pardon by the Governor that specifically authorizes
2    expungement, an objection to the petition may not be
3    filed. Petitions to expunge under this subsection (k) may
4    include more than one individual. Within 90 days of the
5    filing of such a petition, the court shall enter an order
6    expunging the records of arrest from the official records
7    of the arresting authority and order that the records of
8    the circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be
9    expunged and the name of the defendant obliterated from
10    the official index requested to be kept by the circuit
11    court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in
12    connection with the arrest and conviction for the offense
13    for which the individual had received a pardon but the
14    order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit
15    court clerk before the entry of the order. Upon entry of
16    the order of expungement, the circuit court clerk shall
17    promptly provide a copy of the order to the individual who
18    was pardoned to the individual's last known address or
19    otherwise make available to the individual upon request.
20        (D) Nothing in this Section is intended to diminish or
21    abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise available to the
22    individual.
23        (3) Petition to vacate and expunge by individual. Any
24    individual may file a petition to vacate and expunge a
25    conviction for a misdemeanor or felony violation of
26    Section 6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code for driving

 

 

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1    with a driver's license suspended for failure to pay
2    support or to comply with a visitation order as provided
3    in Section 7-702 of that Code. Petitions to vacate and
4    expunge under this subsection (k) may be filed with the
5    circuit court, Chief Judge of a judicial circuit, or any
6    judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge. When
7    considering such a petition to vacate and expunge, a court
8    shall consider the following: the reasons to retain the
9    records provided by law enforcement, the petitioner's age,
10    the petitioner's age at the time of the offense, the time
11    since the conviction, and the specific adverse
12    consequences if denied. An individual may file such a
13    petition after the completion of any sentence or condition
14    imposed by the conviction. Within 60 days of the filing of
15    such a petition, a State's Attorney may file an objection
16    to the petition along with supporting evidence. If a
17    petition to vacate and expunge is granted, the records
18    shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
19    (d)(9)(A). An agency providing civil legal aid, as defined
20    in Section 15 of the Public Interest Attorney Assistance
21    Act, assisting individuals seeking to file a petition to
22    vacate and expunge under this subsection may file a
23    petition to vacate and expunge with the Chief Judge of a
24    judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit designated by
25    the Chief Judge, and the petition may include more than
26    one individual.

 

 

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1        (4) Petition to vacate and expunge by State's
2    Attorney. Any State's Attorney may file a petition to
3    vacate and expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or
4    felony violation of Section 6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle
5    Code for driving with a driver's license suspended for
6    failure to pay support or to comply with a visitation
7    order as provided in Section 7-702 of that Code. Petitions
8    to vacate and expunge under this subsection (k) may be
9    filed with the circuit court, Chief Judge of a judicial
10    circuit, or any judge of the circuit designated by the
11    Chief Judge, and may include more than one individual.
12    When considering such a petition to vacate and expunge, a
13    court shall consider the following: the reasons to retain
14    the records provided by law enforcement, the individual's
15    age, the individual's age at the time of offense, the time
16    since the conviction, and the specific adverse
17    consequences if denied. If the State's Attorney files a
18    petition under this Section to vacate and expunge records
19    for a violation of Section 6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle
20    Code for driving with a driver's license suspended for
21    failure to pay support or to comply with a visitation
22    order as provided in Section 7-702 of that Code, the
23    State's Attorney shall notify the Prisoner Review Board
24    within 30 days of such a filing. If a petition to vacate
25    and expunge is granted, the records shall be expunged in
26    accordance with subparagraph (d)(9)(A).

 

 

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1        (5) Standing. In the public interest, the State's
2    Attorney of a county has standing to file petitions to
3    vacate and expunge under this Section in the circuit court
4    with jurisdiction over the underlying conviction.
5        (6) Pending cases. If a person is arrested for a
6    violation of Section 6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
7    for driving with a driver's license suspended for failure
8    to pay support or to comply with a visitation order as
9    provided in Section 7-702 of that Code before the
10    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
11    Assembly and the person's case is still pending but a
12    sentence has not been imposed, the person may file a
13    motion the court in which the charges are pending for an
14    order to summarily dismiss those charges against him or
15    her, and expunge all official records of his or her
16    arrest, plea, trial, conviction, incarceration,
17    supervision, or expungement. If the court determines, upon
18    review, that: (A) the person was arrested before the
19    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
20    Assembly for an offense that has been made eligible for
21    expungement; (B) the case is pending; and (C) the person
22    has not been sentenced for a violation of Section 6-303 of
23    the Illinois Vehicle Code for driving with a driver's
24    license suspended for failure to pay support or to comply
25    with a visitation order as provided in Section 7-702 of
26    that Code. When considering a motion under this

 

 

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1    subsection, the court shall consider the following: the
2    reasons to retain the records provided by law enforcement,
3    the petitioner's age, the petitioner's age at the time of
4    the offense, the time since the conviction, and the
5    specific adverse consequences if denied. If a motion to
6    dismiss and expunge is granted, the records shall be
7    expunged in accordance with subparagraph (d)(9)(A).
8        (7) Incarcerated persons. A person imprisoned solely
9    as a result of one or more convictions for a violation of
10    Section 6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code for driving
11    with a driver's license suspended for failure to pay
12    support or to comply with a visitation order as provided
13    in Section 7-702 of that Code shall be released from
14    incarceration upon the issuance of an order under this
15    subsection.
16        (8) Verification of expungement. The Illinois State
17    Police shall allow a person to use the access and review
18    process, established by the Illinois State Police, for
19    verifying that his or her eligible records relating to
20    violations of Section 6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
21    for driving with a driver's license suspended for failure
22    to pay support or to comply with a visitation order as
23    provided in Section 7-702 of that Code have been expunged.
24        (9) Other claims. No conviction vacated under this
25    Section shall serve as the basis for damages for time
26    unjustly served as provided in the Court of Claims Act.

 

 

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1        (10) Effect of expungement. A person's right to
2    expunge an expungeable offense shall not be limited under
3    this Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall
4    be to restore the person to the status he or she occupied
5    before the arrest, charge, or conviction.
6        (11) Information. The Illinois State Police shall post
7    general information on its website about the expungement
8    process described in this subsection (k).
9(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
10101-159, eff. 1-1-20; 101-306, eff. 8-9-19; 101-593, eff.
1112-4-19; 101-645, eff. 6-26-20; 102-145, eff. 7-23-21;
12102-558, 8-20-21; 102-639, eff. 8-27-21; 102-813, eff.
135-13-22; 102-933, eff. 1-1-23; revised 8-19-22.)
 
14    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
15changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
16that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
17represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
18not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
19made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
20Public Act.