101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2436

 

Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers - LaToya Greenwood

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2630/5.2

    Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that notwithstanding current law, objections to a petition to expunge or seal must be filed within 15 days in cases in which a petitioner has met all of eligibility requirements under the Act and has demonstrated employment. Provides that a hearing on the basis of an objection for such an eligible petitioner shall be held within 15 days. Effective January 1, 2020.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
5changing Section 5.2 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
7    Sec. 5.2. Expungement, sealing, and immediate 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 Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10

 

 

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

 

 

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1        outstanding financial legal obligation.
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        (2.5) Commencing 180 days after July 29, 2016 (the
7    effective date of Public Act 99-697), the law enforcement
8    agency issuing the citation shall automatically expunge,
9    on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the law
10    enforcement records of a person found to have committed a
11    civil law violation of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the
12    Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of Section 3.5 of
13    the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the law enforcement
14    agency's possession or control and which contains the final
15    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
16    issued a citation for that offense. The law enforcement
17    agency shall provide by rule the process for access,
18    review, and to confirm the automatic expungement by the law
19    enforcement agency issuing the citation. Commencing 180
20    days after July 29, 2016 (the effective date of Public Act
21    99-697), the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge, upon
22    order of the court, or in the absence of a court order on
23    or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court
24    records of a person found in the circuit court to have
25    committed a civil law violation of subsection (a) of
26    Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of

 

 

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1    Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the
2    clerk's possession or control and which contains the final
3    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
4    issued a citation for any of those offenses.
5        (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
6    subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)
7    of this Section, the court shall not order:
8            (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
9        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
10        in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
11        any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
12        Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
13        similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
14        Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
15        similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
16        arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
17        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar provision
18        of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
19        offender reaching the age of 25 years and the offender
20        has no other conviction for violating Section 11-501 or
21        11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
22        provision of a local ordinance.
23            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
24        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
25        unless the petitioner was arrested and released
26        without charging.

 

 

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1            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
2        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
3        order of supervision or a conviction for the following
4        offenses:
5                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
6            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
7            or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except
8            Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation of
9            Section 11-30 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) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses
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.
26            (D) (blank).

 

 

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1    (b) Expungement.
2        (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
3    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
4    initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not
5    initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in: (i)
6    acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
7    charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (ii) a
8    conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded
9    by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of supervision and
10    such supervision was successfully completed by the
11    petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or
12    (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of qualified probation (as
13    defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was
14    successfully completed by the petitioner.
15        (1.5) When a petitioner seeks to have a record of
16    arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has
17    been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney
18    may object to the expungement on the grounds that the
19    records contain specific relevant information aside from
20    the mere fact of the arrest.
21        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
22            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
23        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
24        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
25        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
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1        such records.
2            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
3        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
4        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
5        the following time frames will apply:
6                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
7            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
8            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
9            similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
10            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
11            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
12            similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
13            be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
14            passed following the satisfactory termination of
15            the supervision.
16                (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
17            in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
18            violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
19            the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
20            a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
21            offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
22            offender has no other conviction for violating
23            Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
24            Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
25            shall not be eligible for expungement until the
26            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.

 

 

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

 

 

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1        of his or her sentence, aftercare release, or mandatory
2        supervised release. This subparagraph shall apply only
3        to a petitioner who has not completed the same
4        educational goal prior to the period of his or her
5        sentence, aftercare release, or mandatory supervised
6        release. If a petition for sealing eligible records
7        filed under this subparagraph is denied by the court,
8        the time periods under subparagraph (B) or (C) shall
9        apply to any subsequent petition for sealing filed by
10        the petitioner.
11        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
12    have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
13    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
14    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
15    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
16    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony
17    offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction
18    records previously ordered sealed by the court.
19        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
20    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
21    (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
22    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the
23    sealing of the records.
24    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
25expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
26under subsections (c) and (e-5):

 

 

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1        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
2    petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
3    this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
4    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
5    clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
6    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
7    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
8    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
9    shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be
10    required if the petitioner has obtained a court order
11    waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is
12    otherwise waived.
13        (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. In a county of
14    3,000,000 or more inhabitants, no fee shall be required to
15    be paid by a petitioner if the records sought to be
16    expunged or sealed were arrests resulting in release
17    without charging or arrests or charges not initiated by
18    arrest resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction
19    when the conviction was reversed or vacated, unless
20    excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this
21    paragraph (1.5), other than this sentence, are inoperative
22    on and after January 1, 2019.
23        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
24    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
25    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
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1    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
2    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
3    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
4    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
5    clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
6    petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
7    sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph (10)
8    of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified Code of
9    Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to the
10    petition.
11        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
12    petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
13    within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
14    the absence within his or her body of all illegal
15    substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled
16    Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
17    Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
18    is petitioning to:
19            (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
20            (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
21        Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
22        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
23        or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
24            (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
25            (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
26        probation under clause (b)(1)(iv).

 

 

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1        (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
2    promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
3    support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on the
4    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
5    prosecuting the offense, the Department of State Police,
6    the arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the
7    unit of local government effecting the arrest.
8        (5) Objections.
9            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
10        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
11        shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
12        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis
13        of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
14        convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
15        Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an
16        objection to the petition may not be filed.
17            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
18        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
19        the petition.
20            (C) Notwithstanding subdivision (B) of this
21        subsection (d), objections to a petition to expunge or
22        seal must be filed within 15 days in cases in which a
23        petitioner has met all of eligibility requirements
24        under this Section and has demonstrated employment. A
25        hearing on the basis of an objection for such an
26        eligible petitioner shall be held within 15 days.

 

 

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1        (6) Entry of order.
2            (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
3        charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
4        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
5        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
6        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
7        petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
8        subsection (d)(6).
9            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
10        Department of State Police, the arresting agency, or
11        the chief legal officer files an objection to the
12        petition to expunge or seal within 60 days from the
13        date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
14        an order granting or denying the petition.
15            (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
16        the court shall not deny a petition for sealing under
17        this Section because the petitioner has not satisfied
18        an outstanding legal financial obligation established,
19        imposed, or originated by a court, law enforcement
20        agency, or a municipal, State, county, or other unit of
21        local government, including, but not limited to, any
22        cost, assessment, fine, or fee. An outstanding legal
23        financial obligation does not include any court
24        ordered restitution to a victim under Section 5-5-6 of
25        the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the
26        restitution has been converted to a civil judgment.

 

 

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1        Nothing in this subparagraph (C) waives, rescinds, or
2        abrogates a legal financial obligation or otherwise
3        eliminates or affects the right of the holder of any
4        financial obligation to pursue collection under
5        applicable federal, State, or local law.
6        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall
7    set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all
8    parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing
9    date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior to the
10    hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with the
11    Department as to the appropriateness of the relief sought
12    in the petition to expunge or seal. At the hearing, the
13    court shall hear evidence on whether the petition should or
14    should not be granted, and shall grant or deny the petition
15    to expunge or seal the records based on the evidence
16    presented at the hearing. The court may consider the
17    following:
18            (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
19        defendant's conviction;
20            (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
21        records by the State;
22            (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
23        and employment history;
24            (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
25        arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
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1            (E) the specific adverse consequences the
2        petitioner may be subject to if the petition is denied.
3        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
4    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
5    the order to the Department, in a form and manner
6    prescribed by the Department, to the petitioner, to the
7    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
8    prosecuting the offense, to the arresting agency, to the
9    chief legal officer of the unit of local government
10    effecting the arrest, and to such other criminal justice
11    agencies as may be ordered by the court.
12        (9) Implementation of order.
13            (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
14        pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both:
15                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
16            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
17            the Department, and any other agency as ordered by
18            the court, within 60 days of the date of service of
19            the order, unless a motion to vacate, modify, or
20            reconsider the order is filed pursuant to
21            paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this Section;
22                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
23            shall be impounded until further order of the court
24            upon good cause shown and the name of the
25            petitioner obliterated on the official index
26            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk

 

 

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1            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
2            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
3            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
4            and
5                (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
6            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
7            receiving such inquiry, shall reply as it does in
8            response to inquiries when no records ever
9            existed.
10            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
11        pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both:
12                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
13            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
14            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
15            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
16            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
17            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
18            subsection (d) of this Section;
19                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
20            shall be impounded until further order of the court
21            upon good cause shown and the name of the
22            petitioner obliterated on the official index
23            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
24            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
25            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
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1                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
2            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
3            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
4            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
5            pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of
6            this Section;
7                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
8            be disseminated by the Department only as required
9            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
10            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
11            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
12            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
13            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
14            offense; and
15                (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
16            from anyone not authorized by law to access such
17            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
18            receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
19            response to inquiries when no records ever
20            existed.
21            (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
22        under subsection (e-6):
23                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
24            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
25            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
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1            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
2            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
3            subsection (d) of this Section;
4                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
5            shall be impounded until further order of the court
6            upon good cause shown and the name of the
7            petitioner obliterated on the official index
8            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
9            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
10            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
11            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
12                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
13            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
14            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
15            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
16            under paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
17            Section;
18                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
19            be disseminated by the Department only as required
20            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
21            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
22            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
23            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
24            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
25            offense; and
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1            from anyone not authorized by law to access the
2            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
3            receiving the inquiry shall reply as it does in
4            response to inquiries when no records ever
5            existed.
6            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
7        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
8        as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
9        shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
10        (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records,
11        from anyone not authorized by law to access such
12        records, the court, the Department, or the agency
13        receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
14        response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
15            (D) The Department shall send written notice to the
16        petitioner of its compliance with each order to expunge
17        or seal records within 60 days of the date of service
18        of that order or, if a motion to vacate, modify, or
19        reconsider is filed, within 60 days of service of the
20        order resolving the motion, if that order requires the
21        Department to expunge or seal records. In the event of
22        an appeal from the circuit court order, the Department
23        shall send written notice to the petitioner of its
24        compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
25        judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
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1        required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
2        reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
3        discretionary appellate review, is pending.
4            (E) Upon motion, the court may order that a sealed
5        judgment or other court record necessary to
6        demonstrate the amount of any legal financial
7        obligation due and owing be made available for the
8        limited purpose of collecting any legal financial
9        obligations owed by the petitioner that were
10        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
11        proceeding for which those records have been sealed.
12        The records made available under this subparagraph (E)
13        shall not be entered into the official index required
14        to be kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16
15        of the Clerks of Courts Act and shall be immediately
16        re-impounded upon the collection of the outstanding
17        financial obligations.
18            (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
19        Section, a circuit court clerk may access a sealed
20        record for the limited purpose of collecting payment
21        for any legal financial obligations that were
22        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
23        proceedings for which those records have been sealed.
24        (10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a
25    fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to
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1    the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit court
2    clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost associated
3    with the sealing or expungement of records by the circuit
4    court clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the
5    petition to seal or expunge, the circuit court clerk shall
6    deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
7    Administrative Fund, to be used to offset the costs
8    incurred by the circuit court clerk in performing the
9    additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or
10    expunge on all parties. The circuit court clerk shall
11    collect and forward the Department of State Police portion
12    of the fee to the Department and it shall be deposited in
13    the State Police Services Fund. If the record brought under
14    an expungement petition was previously sealed under this
15    Section, the fee for the expungement petition for that same
16    record shall be waived.
17        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
18    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
19    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
20    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
21    entitled to notice of the petition.
22        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
23    Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
24    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
25    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
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1    of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
2    service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
3    reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
4    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
5    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
6    motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
7    entitled to notice of the petition.
8        (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
9    under the expungement or sealing provisions of this Section
10    shall not be considered void because it fails to comply
11    with the provisions of this Section or because of any error
12    asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The
13    circuit court retains jurisdiction to determine whether
14    the order is voidable and to vacate, modify, or reconsider
15    its terms based on a motion filed under paragraph (12) of
16    this subsection (d).
17        (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
18    Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
19    granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to notice
20    of the petition must fully comply with the terms of the
21    order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
22    party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
23    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
24    appealing the order.
25        (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
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1    order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
2    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
3    appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay
4    of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
5    petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records until
6    there is a final order on the motion for relief or, in the
7    case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's mandate.
8        (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
9    Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5, 2013
10    (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all orders
11    ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after August
12    5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).
13    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
14is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
15authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
16to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
17convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
18Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
19presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
20order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
21records of the arresting authority and order that the records
22of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
23further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
24otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
25obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
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1Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
2offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
3shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
4before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
5Department may be disseminated by the Department only to the
6arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
7later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
8of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
9any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
10have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
11to that individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
12circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
13the person who was pardoned.
14    (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
15offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
16the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
17sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
18Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
19judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
20counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
21trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
22entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
23of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
24circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until further
25order of the court upon good cause shown or as otherwise
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1from the official index requested to be kept by the circuit
2court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in
3connection with the arrest and conviction for the offense for
4which he or she had been granted the certificate 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 as
8required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
9enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
10later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
11of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
12any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
13have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
14to that individual. Upon entry of the order of sealing, the
15circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
16the person who was granted the certificate of eligibility for
17sealing.
18    (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
19offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for expungement
20by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
21expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
22Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
23judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
24counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
25trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
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1records of the arresting authority and order that the records
2of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
3further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
4otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
5obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
6circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
7Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
8offense for which he or she had been granted the certificate
9but the order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit
10court clerk before the entry of the order. All records sealed
11by the Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
12required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
13enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
14later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
15of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
16any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
17have access to all expunged records of the Department
18pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
19expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy
20of the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
21eligibility for expungement.
22    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
23of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
24especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
25random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
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1Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
2Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
3appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
4disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
5identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
6The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
7later than September 1, 2010.
8    (g) Immediate Sealing.
9        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
10    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
11    to expungement or sealing of criminal records, this
12    subsection authorizes the immediate sealing of criminal
13    records of adults and of minors prosecuted as adults.
14        (2) Eligible Records. Arrests or charges not initiated
15    by arrest resulting in acquittal or dismissal with
16    prejudice, except as excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B),
17    that occur on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
18    of Public Act 100-282), may be sealed immediately if the
19    petition is filed with the circuit court clerk on the same
20    day and during the same hearing in which the case is
21    disposed.
22        (3) When Records are Eligible to be Immediately Sealed.
23    Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g)
24    may be sealed immediately after entry of the final
25    disposition of a case, notwithstanding the disposition of
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1        (4) Notice of Eligibility for Immediate Sealing. Upon
2    entry of a disposition for an eligible record under this
3    subsection (g), the defendant shall be informed by the
4    court of his or her right to have eligible records
5    immediately sealed and the procedure for the immediate
6    sealing of these records.
7        (5) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
8    immediate sealing under this subsection (g).
9            (A) Filing the Petition. Upon entry of the final
10        disposition of the case, the defendant's attorney may
11        immediately petition the court, on behalf of the
12        defendant, for immediate sealing of eligible records
13        under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) that are
14        entered on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
15        of Public Act 100-282). The immediate sealing petition
16        may be filed with the circuit court clerk during the
17        hearing in which the final disposition of the case is
18        entered. If the defendant's attorney does not file the
19        petition for immediate sealing during the hearing, the
20        defendant may file a petition for sealing at any time
21        as authorized under subsection (c)(3)(A).
22            (B) Contents of Petition. The immediate sealing
23        petition shall be verified and shall contain the
24        petitioner's name, date of birth, current address, and
25        for each eligible record, the case number, the date of
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1        authority if applicable, and other information as the
2        court may require.
3            (C) Drug Test. The petitioner shall not be required
4        to attach proof that he or she has passed a drug test.
5            (D) Service of Petition. A copy of the petition
6        shall be served on the State's Attorney in open court.
7        The petitioner shall not be required to serve a copy of
8        the petition on any other agency.
9            (E) Entry of Order. The presiding trial judge shall
10        enter an order granting or denying the petition for
11        immediate sealing during the hearing in which it is
12        filed. Petitions for immediate sealing shall be ruled
13        on in the same hearing in which the final disposition
14        of the case is entered.
15            (F) Hearings. The court shall hear the petition for
16        immediate sealing on the same day and during the same
17        hearing in which the disposition is rendered.
18            (G) Service of Order. An order to immediately seal
19        eligible records shall be served in conformance with
20        subsection (d)(8).
21            (H) Implementation of Order. An order to
22        immediately seal records shall be implemented in
23        conformance with subsections (d)(9)(C) and (d)(9)(D).
24            (I) Fees. The fee imposed by the circuit court
25        clerk and the Department of State Police shall comply
26        with paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section.

 

 

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1            (J) Final Order. No court order issued under this
2        subsection (g) shall become final for purposes of
3        appeal until 30 days after service of the order on the
4        petitioner and all parties entitled to service of the
5        order in conformance with subsection (d)(8).
6            (K) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
7        Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
8        petitioner, State's Attorney, or the Department of
9        State Police may file a motion to vacate, modify, or
10        reconsider the order denying the petition to
11        immediately seal within 60 days of service of the
12        order. If filed more than 60 days after service of the
13        order, a petition to vacate, modify, or reconsider
14        shall comply with subsection (c) of Section 2-1401 of
15        the Code of Civil Procedure.
16            (L) Effect of Order. An order granting an immediate
17        sealing petition shall not be considered void because
18        it fails to comply with the provisions of this Section
19        or because of an error asserted in a motion to vacate,
20        modify, or reconsider. The circuit court retains
21        jurisdiction to determine whether the order is
22        voidable, and to vacate, modify, or reconsider its
23        terms based on a motion filed under subparagraph (L) of
24        this subsection (g).
25            (M) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
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1        order granting a petition to immediately seal, all
2        parties entitled to service of the order must fully
3        comply with the terms of the order within 60 days of
4        service of the order.
5    (h) Sealing; trafficking victims.
6        (1) A trafficking victim as defined by paragraph (10)
7    of subsection (a) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
8    2012 shall be eligible to petition for immediate sealing of
9    his or her criminal record upon the completion of his or
10    her last sentence if his or her participation in the
11    underlying offense was a direct result of human trafficking
12    under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe
13    form of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
14    Protection Act.
15        (2) A petitioner under this subsection (h), in addition
16    to the requirements provided under paragraph (4) of
17    subsection (d) of this Section, shall include in his or her
18    petition a clear and concise statement that: (A) he or she
19    was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the
20    offense; and (B) that his or her participation in the
21    offense was a direct result of human trafficking under
22    Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form
23    of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
24    Protection Act.
25        (3) If an objection is filed alleging that the
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1    subsection (h), the court shall conduct a hearing under
2    paragraph (7) of subsection (d) of this Section and the
3    court shall determine whether the petitioner is entitled to
4    immediate sealing under this subsection (h). A petitioner
5    is eligible for immediate relief under this subsection (h)
6    if he or she shows, by a preponderance of the evidence,
7    that: (A) he or she was a victim of human trafficking at
8    the time of the offense; and (B) that his or her
9    participation in the offense was a direct result of human
10    trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012
11    or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
12    Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
13(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-378, eff. 1-1-16; 99-385,
14eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-697, eff. 7-29-16;
1599-881, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-282, eff.
161-1-18; 100-284, eff. 8-24-17; 100-287, eff. 8-24-17; 100-692,
17eff. 8-3-18; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19; 100-776, eff. 8-10-18;
18100-863, eff. 8-14-18; revised 8-30-18.)
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
201, 2020.