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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 300
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 300, AS AMENDED, by
3 inserting after the last line of Sec. 5 of Section 5, the
4 following:
5 "Section 6. The State Appellate Defender Act is amended
6 by adding Section 10.6 as follows:
7 (725 ILCS 105/10.6 new)
8 Sec. 10.6. Expungement program.
9 (a) The State Appellate Defender shall establish,
10 maintain, and carry out an Expungement Program to provide
11 information and assistance to persons eligible to have their
12 arrest or criminal history record information ordered
13 expunged, sealed, or impounded.
14 (b) The State Appellate Defender shall develop
15 brochures, pamphlets, and other materials in printed form
16 and through the agency's World Wide Web site. The pamphlets
17 and other materials shall include at a minimum the following
18 information:
19 (1) An explanation of the State's expungement
20 process;
21 (2) The circumstances under which expungement may
22 occur;
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1 (3) The criminal offenses that may be expunged;
2 (4) The steps necessary to initiate and complete
3 the expungement process; and
4 (5) Directions on how to contact the State
5 Appellate Defender.
6 (c) The State Appellate Defender shall establish and
7 maintain a statewide toll-free telephone number that a
8 person may use to receive information or assistance
9 concerning the expungement or sealing of arrest or criminal
10 history record information. The State Appellate Defender
11 shall advertise the toll-free telephone number statewide.
12 The State Appellate Defender shall develop an expungement
13 information packet that may be sent to eligible persons
14 seeking expungement of their arrest records, which may
15 include, but is not limited to, a pre-printed expungement
16 petition with instructions on how to complete the petition
17 and a pamphlet containing information that would assist
18 individuals through the expungement process.
19 (d) The State Appellate Defender shall compile a
20 statewide list of volunteer attorneys willing to assist
21 eligible individuals through the expungement process.
22 (e) This Section shall be implemented from funds
23 appropriated by the General Assembly to the State Appellate
24 Defender for this purpose. The State Appellate Defender
25 shall employ the necessary staff and adopt the necessary
26 rules for implementation of this Section.".