99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4345

 

Introduced , by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2630/5.2

    Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that whenever a person has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor violation of the Cannabis Control Act, he or she may petition the circuit court to expunge the records of his or her arrest, charge not initiated by arrest, and conviction records for that offense, if and only if, criminal penalties for that offense are subsequently removed by law.


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A BILL FOR

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1        Section.
2        (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
3    convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
4    petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
5    pursuant to this Section.
6        (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
7    subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)
8    of this Section, the court shall not order:
9            (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
10        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
11        in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
12        any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
13        Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
14        similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
15        Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
16        similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
17        arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
18        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar provision
19        of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
20        offender reaching the age of 25 years and the offender
21        has no other conviction for violating Section 11-501 or
22        11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
23        provision of a local ordinance.
24            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
25        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
26        unless the petitioner was arrested and released

 

 

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1        without charging.
2            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
3        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
4        order of supervision or a conviction for the following
5        offenses:
6                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
7            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
8            or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except
9            Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
10            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
11            local ordinance;
12                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
13            26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
14            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
15            local ordinance;
16                (iii) Sections 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the
17            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
18            or Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact Order
19            Act, or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order
20            Act, or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
21                (iv) offenses which are Class A misdemeanors
22            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
23                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
24            would subject a person to registration under the
25            Sex Offender Registration Act.
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1        results in the petitioner being charged with a felony
2        offense or records of a charge not initiated by arrest
3        for a felony offense unless:
4                (i) the charge is amended to a misdemeanor and
5            is otherwise eligible to be sealed pursuant to
6            subsection (c);
7                (ii) the charge is brought along with another
8            charge as a part of one case and the charge results
9            in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the
10            conviction was reversed or vacated, and another
11            charge brought in the same case results in a
12            disposition for a misdemeanor offense that is
13            eligible to be sealed pursuant to subsection (c) or
14            a disposition listed in paragraph (i), (iii), or
15            (iv) of this subsection;
16                (iii) the charge results in first offender
17            probation as set forth in subsection (c)(2)(E);
18                (iv) the charge is for a felony offense listed
19            in subsection (c)(2)(F) or the charge is amended to
20            a felony offense listed in subsection (c)(2)(F);
21                (v) the charge results in acquittal,
22            dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
23            conviction; or
24                (vi) the charge results in a conviction, but
25            the conviction was reversed or vacated.
26    (b) Expungement.

 

 

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1        (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
2    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
3    initiated by arrest when:
4            (A) He or she has never been convicted of a
5        criminal offense; and
6            (B) Each arrest or charge not initiated by arrest
7        sought to be expunged resulted in: (i) acquittal,
8        dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
9        charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
10        (ii) a conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless
11        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of
12        supervision and such supervision was successfully
13        completed by the petitioner, unless excluded by
14        subsection (a)(3)(A) or (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of
15        qualified probation (as defined in subsection
16        (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was successfully
17        completed by the petitioner.
18        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
19            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
20        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
21        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
22        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
23        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
24        such records.
25            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
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1        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
2        the following time frames will apply:
3                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
4            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
5            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
6            similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
7            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
8            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
9            similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
10            be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
11            passed following the satisfactory termination of
12            the supervision.
13                (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
14            in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
15            violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
16            the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
17            a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
18            offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
19            offender has no other conviction for violating
20            Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
21            Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
22            shall not be eligible for expungement until the
23            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
24                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
25            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
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1            passed following the satisfactory termination of
2            the supervision.
3            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
4        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
5        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
6        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
7        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
8        satisfactory termination of the probation.
9        (3) Those records maintained by the Department for
10    persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
11    expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
12    Act of 1987.
13        (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
14    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
15    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
16    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
17    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
18    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
19    or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
20    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
21    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
22    correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
23    all official records of the arresting authority, the
24    Department, other criminal justice agencies, the
25    prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such arrest, if
26    any, by removing his or her name from all such records in

 

 

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

 

 

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1    shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
2    shall make the records of the circuit court clerk in
3    connection with the proceedings of the trial court
4    concerning the offense available for public inspection.
5        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
6    or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
7    and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
8    innocent of the charge, the court that finds the petitioner
9    factually innocent of the charge shall enter an expungement
10    order for the conviction for which the petitioner has been
11    determined to be innocent as provided in subsection (b) of
12    Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
13        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
14    Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
15    any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
16    conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
17    pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
18    410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
19    of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
20    Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
21    Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
22    Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
23    Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
24    Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
25    the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, or
26    Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act.

 

 

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1        (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate of
2    innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
3    Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
4    innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
5    conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
6    be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
7    of the Code of Civil Procedure.
8        (9) Whenever a person has been convicted of a felony or
9    misdemeanor violation of the Cannabis Control Act, he or
10    she may petition the circuit court to expunge the records
11    of his or her arrest, charge not initiated by arrest, and
12    conviction records for that offense, if and only if,
13    criminal penalties for that offense are subsequently
14    removed by law.
15    (c) Sealing.
16        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
17    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
18    to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
19    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
20    minors prosecuted as adults.
21        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
22    sealed:
23            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
24        charging;
25            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
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1        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
2        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
3            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
4        resulting in orders of supervision, including orders
5        of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,
6        successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
7        excluded by subsection (a)(3);
8            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
9        resulting in convictions, including convictions on
10        municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
11        subsection (a)(3);
12            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
13        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
14        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
15        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
16        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
17        Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
18        Corrections; and
19            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
20        resulting in felony convictions for the following
21        offenses:
22                (i) Class 4 felony convictions for:
23                    Prostitution under Section 11-14 of the
24                Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
25                2012.
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1                the Cannabis Control Act.
2                    Possession of a controlled substance under
3                Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled
4                Substances Act.
5                    Offenses under the Methamphetamine
6                Precursor Control Act.
7                    Offenses under the Steroid Control Act.
8                    Theft under Section 16-1 of the Criminal
9                Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
10                    Retail theft under Section 16A-3 or
11                paragraph (a) of 16-25 of the Criminal Code of
12                1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
13                    Deceptive practices under Section 17-1 of
14                the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
15                of 2012.
16                    Forgery under Section 17-3 of the Criminal
17                Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
18                    Possession of burglary tools under Section
19                19-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
20                Criminal Code of 2012.
21            (ii) Class 3 felony convictions for:
22                    Theft under Section 16-1 of the Criminal
23                Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
24                    Retail theft under Section 16A-3 or
25                paragraph (a) of 16-25 of the Criminal Code of
26                1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.

 

 

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1                    Deceptive practices under Section 17-1 of
2                the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
3                of 2012.
4                    Forgery under Section 17-3 of the Criminal
5                Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
6                    Possession with intent to manufacture or
7                deliver a controlled substance under Section
8                401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
9        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
10    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
11    sealed as follows:
12            (A) Records identified as eligible under
13        subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any
14        time.
15            (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
16        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
17        eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed 2
18        years after the termination of petitioner's last
19        sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).
20            (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
21        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
22        eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and
23        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination
24        of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in
25        subsection (a)(1)(F)).
26            (D) Records identified in subsection

 

 

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1        (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
2        reached the age of 25 years.
3            (E) Records identified as eligible under
4        subsections (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), or
5        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination of the
6        petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner earned a
7        high school diploma, associate's degree, career
8        certificate, vocational technical certification, or
9        bachelor's degree, or passed the high school level Test
10        of General Educational Development, during the period
11        of his or her sentence, aftercare release, or mandatory
12        supervised release. This subparagraph shall apply only
13        to a petitioner who has not completed the same
14        educational goal prior to the period of his or her
15        sentence, aftercare release, or mandatory supervised
16        release. If a petition for sealing eligible records
17        filed under this subparagraph is denied by the court,
18        the time periods under subparagraph (B) or (C) shall
19        apply to any subsequent petition for sealing filed by
20        the petitioner.
21        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
22    have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
23    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
24    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
25    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
26    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony

 

 

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

 

 

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1order of the court upon good cause shown or as otherwise
2provided herein, and the name of the petitioner obliterated
3from the official index requested to be kept by the circuit
4court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in
5connection with the arrest and conviction for the offense for
6which he or she had been granted the certificate but the order
7shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
8before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
9Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
10required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
11enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
12later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
13of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
14any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
15have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
16to that individual. Upon entry of the order of sealing, the
17circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
18the person who was granted the certificate of eligibility for
19sealing.
20    (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
21offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for expungement
22by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
23expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
24Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
25judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
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1trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
2entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
3records of the arresting authority and order that the records
4of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
5further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
6otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
7obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
8circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
9Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
10offense for which he or she had been granted the certificate
11but the order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit
12court clerk before the entry of the order. All records sealed
13by the Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
14required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
15enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
16later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
17of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
18any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
19have access to all expunged records of the Department
20pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
21expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy
22of the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
23eligibility for expungement.
24    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
25of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
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1random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
2criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the
3Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
4Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
5appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
6disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
7identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
8The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
9later than September 1, 2010.
10(Source: P.A. 98-133, eff. 1-1-14; 98-142, eff. 1-1-14; 98-163,
11eff. 8-5-13; 98-164, eff. 1-1-14; 98-399, eff. 8-16-13; 98-635,
12eff. 1-1-15; 98-637, eff. 1-1-15; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14;
1398-1009, eff. 1-1-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-378, eff. 1-1-16;
1499-385, eff. 1-1-16; revised 10-15-15.)