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20 ILCS 2635/2

(20 ILCS 2635/2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1602)

Sec. 2. Legislative Findings and Purposes.

(A) The legislature finds
and hereby declares that conviction information maintained by the Illinois
 State Police shall be publicly available in the State of
Illinois.

(B) The purpose of this Act is: (1) to establish uniform policy for
gaining access to and disseminating conviction information maintained by
the State of Illinois; (2) to establish guidelines and priorities which
fully support effective law enforcement and ongoing criminal investigations
and which ensure that conviction information is made accessible within
appropriate time frames; (3) to ensure the accuracy and completeness of
conviction information in the State of
Illinois; and (4) to establish procedures for effectively correcting errors
and providing individuals with redress of grievances in the event that
inaccurate or incomplete information may be disseminated about them.

(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)