100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5854

 

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. Provides that these new provisions may be referred to as the Restoration Before Recreation Act.


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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 1. This Act may be referred to as the Restoration
5Before Recreation Act.
 
6    Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
7changing Section 5.2 as follows:
 
8    (20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
9    Sec. 5.2. Expungement, sealing, and immediate sealing.
10    (a) General Provisions.
11        (1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
12    the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a
13    particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
14            (A) The following terms shall have the meanings
15        ascribed to them in the Unified Code of Corrections,
16        730 ILCS 5/5-1-2 through 5/5-1-22:
17                (i) Business Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-2),
18                (ii) Charge (730 ILCS 5/5-1-3),
19                (iii) Court (730 ILCS 5/5-1-6),
20                (iv) Defendant (730 ILCS 5/5-1-7),
21                (v) Felony (730 ILCS 5/5-1-9),
22                (vi) Imprisonment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-10),

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1        Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
2        Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
3        40-10 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
4        Dependency Act, or Section 10 of the Steroid Control
5        Act. For the purpose of this Section, "successful
6        completion" of an order of qualified probation under
7        Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other
8        Drug Dependency Act and Section 40-10 of the Alcoholism
9        and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act means that the
10        probation was terminated satisfactorily and the
11        judgment of conviction was vacated.
12            (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
13        maintain the records, unless the records would
14        otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
15        records unavailable without a court order, subject to
16        the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
17        petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
18        official index required to be kept by the circuit court
19        clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
20        any index issued by the circuit court clerk before the
21        entry of the order to seal shall not be affected.
22            (L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor"
23        includes but is not limited to the offenses of indecent
24        solicitation of a child or criminal sexual abuse when
25        the victim of such offense is under 18 years of age.
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1        order of supervision or qualified probation includes
2        either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of
3        the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this
4        Section.
5        (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
6    convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
7    petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
8    pursuant to this Section.
9        (2.5) Commencing 180 days after July 29, 2016 (the
10    effective date of Public Act 99-697), the law enforcement
11    agency issuing the citation shall automatically expunge,
12    on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the law
13    enforcement records of a person found to have committed a
14    civil law violation of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the
15    Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of Section 3.5 of
16    the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the law enforcement
17    agency's possession or control and which contains the final
18    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
19    issued a citation for that offense. The law enforcement
20    agency shall provide by rule the process for access,
21    review, and to confirm the automatic expungement by the law
22    enforcement agency issuing the citation. Commencing 180
23    days after July 29, 2016 (the effective date of Public Act
24    99-697), the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge, upon
25    order of the court, or in the absence of a court order on
26    or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court

 

 

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

 

 

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1        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
2        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
3        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
4        such records.
5            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
6        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
7        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
8        the following time frames will apply:
9                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
10            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
11            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
12            similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
13            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
14            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
15            similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
16            be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
17            passed following the satisfactory termination of
18            the supervision.
19                (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
20            in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
21            violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
22            the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
23            a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
24            offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
25            offender has no other conviction for violating
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1            Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
2            shall not be eligible for expungement until the
3            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
4                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
5            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
6            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
7            passed following the satisfactory termination of
8            the supervision.
9            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
10        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
11        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
12        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
13        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
14        satisfactory termination of the probation.
15        (3) Those records maintained by the Department for
16    persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
17    expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
18    Act of 1987.
19        (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
20    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
21    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
22    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
23    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
24    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
25    or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
26    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a

 

 

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1    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
2    correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
3    all official records of the arresting authority, the
4    Department, other criminal justice agencies, the
5    prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such arrest, if
6    any, by removing his or her name from all such records in
7    connection with the arrest and conviction, if any, and by
8    inserting in the records the name of the offender, if known
9    or ascertainable, in lieu of the aggrieved's name. The
10    records of the circuit court clerk shall be sealed until
11    further order of the court upon good cause shown and the
12    name of the aggrieved person obliterated on the official
13    index required to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
14    Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but the order shall
15    not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
16    before the entry of the order. Nothing in this Section
17    shall limit the Department of State Police or other
18    criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
19    under an offender's name the false names he or she has
20    used.
21        (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
22    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
23    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
24    sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
25    victim of that offense may request that the State's
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1    file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
2    the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
3    seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
4    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
5    offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
6    and the Department of State Police concerning the offense
7    shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
8    shall make the records of the circuit court clerk in
9    connection with the proceedings of the trial court
10    concerning the offense available for public inspection.
11        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
12    or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
13    and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
14    innocent of the charge, the court that finds the petitioner
15    factually innocent of the charge shall enter an expungement
16    order for the conviction for which the petitioner has been
17    determined to be innocent as provided in subsection (b) of
18    Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
19        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
20    Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
21    any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
22    conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
23    pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
24    410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
25    of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
26    Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of

 

 

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1    Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
2    Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
3    Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
4    Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
5    the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, or
6    Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act.
7        (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate of
8    innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
9    Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
10    innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
11    conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
12    be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
13    of the Code of Civil Procedure.
14        (9) Whenever a person has been convicted of a felony or
15    misdemeanor violation of the Cannabis Control Act, he or
16    she may petition the circuit court to expunge the records
17    of his or her arrest, charge not initiated by arrest, and
18    conviction records for that offense, if and only if,
19    criminal penalties for that offense are subsequently
20    removed by law.
21    (c) Sealing.
22        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
23    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
24    to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
25    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
26    minors prosecuted as adults. Subsection (g) of this Section

 

 

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1    provides for immediate sealing of certain records.
2        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
3    sealed:
4            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
5        charging;
6            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
7        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
8        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
9        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
10            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
11        resulting in orders of supervision, including orders
12        of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,
13        successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
14        excluded by subsection (a)(3);
15            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
16        resulting in convictions, including convictions on
17        municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
18        subsection (a)(3);
19            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
20        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
21        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
22        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
23        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
24        Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
25        Corrections; and
26            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest

 

 

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1        resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise
2        excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this
3        Section.
4        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
5    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
6    sealed as follows:
7            (A) Records identified as eligible under
8        subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any
9        time.
10            (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
11        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
12        eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed 2
13        years after the termination of petitioner's last
14        sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).
15            (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
16        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
17        eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and
18        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination
19        of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in
20        subsection (a)(1)(F)). Convictions requiring public
21        registration under the Arsonist Registration Act, the
22        Sex Offender Registration Act, or the Murderer and
23        Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act may
24        not be sealed until the petitioner is no longer
25        required to register under that relevant Act.
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
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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, except no fee shall be
20    required if the petitioner has obtained a court order
21    waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is
22    otherwise waived.
23        (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. In a county of
24    3,000,000 or more inhabitants, no fee shall be required to
25    be paid by a petitioner if the records sought to be
26    expunged or sealed were arrests resulting in release

 

 

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1    without charging or arrests or charges not initiated by
2    arrest resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction
3    when the conviction was reversed or vacated, unless
4    excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this
5    paragraph (1.5), other than this sentence, are inoperative
6    on and after January 1, 2019 or one year after January 1,
7    2017 (the effective date of Public Act 99-881), whichever
8    is later.
9        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
10    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
11    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
12    initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
13    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
14    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
15    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
16    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
17    clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
18    petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
19    sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph (10)
20    of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified Code of
21    Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to the
22    petition.
23        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
24    petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
25    within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
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1    substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled
2    Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
3    Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
4    is petitioning to:
5            (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
6            (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
7        Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
8        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
9        or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
10            (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
11            (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
12        probation under clause (b)(1)(iv).
13        (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
14    promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
15    support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on the
16    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
17    prosecuting the offense, the Department of State Police,
18    the arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the
19    unit of local government effecting the arrest.
20        (5) Objections.
21            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
22        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
23        shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
24        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis
25        of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
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1        Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an
2        objection to the petition may not be filed.
3            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
4        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
5        the petition.
6        (6) Entry of order.
7            (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
8        charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
9        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
10        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
11        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
12        petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
13        subsection (d)(6).
14            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
15        Department of State Police, the arresting agency, or
16        the chief legal officer files an objection to the
17        petition to expunge or seal within 60 days from the
18        date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
19        an order granting or denying the petition.
20        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall
21    set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all
22    parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing
23    date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior to the
24    hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with the
25    Department as to the appropriateness of the relief sought
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1    court shall hear evidence on whether the petition should or
2    should not be granted, and shall grant or deny the petition
3    to expunge or seal the records based on the evidence
4    presented at the hearing. The court may consider the
5    following:
6            (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
7        defendant's conviction;
8            (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
9        records by the State;
10            (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
11        and employment history;
12            (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
13        arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
14        the filing of the petition under this Section; and
15            (E) the specific adverse consequences the
16        petitioner may be subject to if the petition is denied.
17        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
18    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
19    the order to the Department, in a form and manner
20    prescribed by the Department, to the petitioner, to the
21    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
22    prosecuting the offense, to the arresting agency, to the
23    chief legal officer of the unit of local government
24    effecting the arrest, and to such other criminal justice
25    agencies as may be ordered by the court.
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1            (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
2        pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both:
3                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
4            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
5            the Department, and any other agency as ordered by
6            the court, within 60 days of the date of service of
7            the order, unless a motion to vacate, modify, or
8            reconsider the order is filed pursuant to
9            paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this Section;
10                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
11            shall be impounded until further order of the court
12            upon good cause shown and the name of the
13            petitioner obliterated on the official index
14            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
15            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
16            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
17            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
18            and
19                (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
20            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
21            receiving such inquiry, shall reply as it does in
22            response to inquiries when no records ever
23            existed.
24            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
25        pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both:
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1            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
2            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
3            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
4            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
5            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
6            subsection (d) of this Section;
7                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
8            shall be impounded until further order of the court
9            upon good cause shown and the name of the
10            petitioner obliterated on the official index
11            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
12            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
13            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
14            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
15                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
16            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
17            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
18            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
19            pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of
20            this Section;
21                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
22            be disseminated by the Department only as required
23            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
24            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
25            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
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1            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
2            offense; and
3                (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
4            from anyone not authorized by law to access such
5            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
6            receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
7            response to inquiries when no records ever
8            existed.
9            (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
10        under subsection (e-6):
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 under 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            under paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
5            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 these records
15            from anyone not authorized by law to access the
16            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
17            receiving the inquiry shall reply as it does in
18            response to inquiries when no records ever
19            existed.
20            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
21        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
22        as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
23        shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
24        (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records,
25        from anyone not authorized by law to access such
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1        receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
2        response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
3            (D) The Department shall send written notice to the
4        petitioner of its compliance with each order to expunge
5        or seal records within 60 days of the date of service
6        of that order or, if a motion to vacate, modify, or
7        reconsider is filed, within 60 days of service of the
8        order resolving the motion, if that order requires the
9        Department to expunge or seal records. In the event of
10        an appeal from the circuit court order, the Department
11        shall send written notice to the petitioner of its
12        compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
13        judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
14        the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
15        required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
16        reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
17        discretionary appellate review, is pending.
18        (10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a
19    fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to
20    expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any provision of
21    the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit court
22    clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost associated
23    with the sealing or expungement of records by the circuit
24    court clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the
25    petition to seal or expunge, the circuit court clerk shall
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1    Administrative Fund, to be used to offset the costs
2    incurred by the circuit court clerk in performing the
3    additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or
4    expunge on all parties. The circuit court clerk shall
5    collect and forward the Department of State Police portion
6    of the fee to the Department and it shall be deposited in
7    the State Police Services Fund.
8        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
9    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
10    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
11    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
12    entitled to notice of the petition.
13        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
14    Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
15    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
16    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
17    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
18    of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
19    service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
20    reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
21    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
22    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
23    motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
24    entitled to notice of the petition.
25        (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
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1    shall not be considered void because it fails to comply
2    with the provisions of this Section or because of any error
3    asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The
4    circuit court retains jurisdiction to determine whether
5    the order is voidable and to vacate, modify, or reconsider
6    its terms based on a motion filed under paragraph (12) of
7    this subsection (d).
8        (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
9    Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
10    granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to notice
11    of the petition must fully comply with the terms of the
12    order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
13    party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
14    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
15    appealing the order.
16        (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
17    Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
18    order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
19    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
20    appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay
21    of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
22    petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records until
23    there is a final order on the motion for relief or, in the
24    case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's mandate.
25        (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
26    Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5, 2013

 

 

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

 

 

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1court clerk before the entry of the order. All records sealed
2by the Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
3required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
4enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
5later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
6of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
7any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
8have access to all expunged records of the Department
9pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
10expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy
11of the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
12eligibility for expungement.
13    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
14of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
15especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
16random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
17criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the
18Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
19Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
20appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
21disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
22identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
23The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
24later than September 1, 2010.
25    (g) Immediate Sealing.
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1    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
2    to expungement or sealing of criminal records, this
3    subsection authorizes the immediate sealing of criminal
4    records of adults and of minors prosecuted as adults.
5        (2) Eligible Records. Arrests or charges not initiated
6    by arrest resulting in acquittal or dismissal with
7    prejudice, except as excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B),
8    that occur on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
9    of Public Act 100-282) this amendatory Act of the 100th
10    General Assembly, may be sealed immediately if the petition
11    is filed with the circuit court clerk on the same day and
12    during the same hearing in which the case is disposed.
13        (3) When Records are Eligible to be Immediately Sealed.
14    Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g)
15    may be sealed immediately after entry of the final
16    disposition of a case, notwithstanding the disposition of
17    other charges in the same case.
18        (4) Notice of Eligibility for Immediate Sealing. Upon
19    entry of a disposition for an eligible record under this
20    subsection (g), the defendant shall be informed by the
21    court of his or her right to have eligible records
22    immediately sealed and the procedure for the immediate
23    sealing of these records.
24        (5) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
25    immediate sealing under this subsection (g).
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1        disposition of the case, the defendant's attorney may
2        immediately petition the court, on behalf of the
3        defendant, for immediate sealing of eligible records
4        under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) that are
5        entered on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
6        of Public Act 100-282) this amendatory Act of the 100th
7        General Assembly. The immediate sealing petition may
8        be filed with the circuit court clerk during the
9        hearing in which the final disposition of the case is
10        entered. If the defendant's attorney does not file the
11        petition for immediate sealing during the hearing, the
12        defendant may file a petition for sealing at any time
13        as authorized under subsection (c)(3)(A).
14            (B) Contents of Petition. The immediate sealing
15        petition shall be verified and shall contain the
16        petitioner's name, date of birth, current address, and
17        for each eligible record, the case number, the date of
18        arrest if applicable, the identity of the arresting
19        authority if applicable, and other information as the
20        court may require.
21            (C) Drug Test. The petitioner shall not be required
22        to attach proof that he or she has passed a drug test.
23            (D) Service of Petition. A copy of the petition
24        shall be served on the State's Attorney in open court.
25        The petitioner shall not be required to serve a copy of
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1            (E) Entry of Order. The presiding trial judge shall
2        enter an order granting or denying the petition for
3        immediate sealing during the hearing in which it is
4        filed. Petitions for immediate sealing shall be ruled
5        on in the same hearing in which the final disposition
6        of the case is entered.
7            (F) Hearings. The court shall hear the petition for
8        immediate sealing on the same day and during the same
9        hearing in which the disposition is rendered.
10            (G) Service of Order. An order to immediately seal
11        eligible records shall be served in conformance with
12        subsection (d)(8).
13            (H) Implementation of Order. An order to
14        immediately seal records shall be implemented in
15        conformance with subsections (d)(9)(C) and (d)(9)(D).
16            (I) Fees. The fee imposed by the circuit court
17        clerk and the Department of State Police shall comply
18        with paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section.
19            (J) Final Order. No court order issued under this
20        subsection (g) shall become final for purposes of
21        appeal until 30 days after service of the order on the
22        petitioner and all parties entitled to service of the
23        order in conformance with subsection (d)(8).
24            (K) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
25        Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
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1        State Police may file a motion to vacate, modify, or
2        reconsider the order denying the petition to
3        immediately seal within 60 days of service of the
4        order. If filed more than 60 days after service of the
5        order, a petition to vacate, modify, or reconsider
6        shall comply with subsection (c) of Section 2-1401 of
7        the Code of Civil Procedure.
8            (L) Effect of Order. An order granting an immediate
9        sealing petition shall not be considered void because
10        it fails to comply with the provisions of this Section
11        or because of an error asserted in a motion to vacate,
12        modify, or reconsider. The circuit court retains
13        jurisdiction to determine whether the order is
14        voidable, and to vacate, modify, or reconsider its
15        terms based on a motion filed under subparagraph (L) of
16        this subsection (g).
17            (M) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
18        Seal Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an
19        order granting a petition to immediately seal, all
20        parties entitled to service of the order must fully
21        comply with the terms of the order within 60 days of
22        service of the order.
23(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-378, eff. 1-1-16; 99-385,
24eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-697, eff. 7-29-16;
2599-881, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-282, eff.
261-1-18; 100-284, eff. 8-24-17; 100-287, eff. 8-24-17; revised

 

 

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