101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4424

 

Introduced 2/3/2020, by Rep. Tony McCombie

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2630/5.2

    Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that the court may not order the sealing or expungement of the records of arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result in an order of supervision for or conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof (DUI) under the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance; except that the court may order the sealing of one misdemeanor record of arrest or charge not initiated by arrest that results in an order of supervision for or conviction of DUI under the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance per petitioner if each of the following conditions have been met: (1) the petitioner has not previously been convicted of or placed on supervision for DUI under the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance; (2) 10 or more years have passed since the termination of the petitioner's sentence; (3) during the commission of the violation, the petitioner did not proximately cause death or personal injury to any other person or damage the property of any other person; (4) the petitioner has no other misdemeanor or felony driving charge on his or her driving abstract; and (5) the judge examined the driving abstract of the petitioner petitioning to have his or her records sealed under this provision and made a finding entered on the record that the petitioner did not enter into a plea agreement on a lesser charge other than a DUI under the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance, and the facts did not support that the petitioner had previously committed a DUI under the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance. Provides that the Secretary of State shall maintain orders of court supervision and convictions for DUI under the Illinois vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance on court purposes driving abstracts.


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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            (G-5) "Minor Cannabis Offense" means a violation
9        of Section 4 or 5 of the Cannabis Control Act
10        concerning not more than 30 grams of any substance
11        containing cannabis, provided the violation did not
12        include a penalty enhancement under Section 7 of the
13        Cannabis Control Act and is not associated with an
14        arrest, conviction or other disposition for a violent
15        crime as defined in subsection (c) of Section 3 of the
16        Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.
17            (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
18        offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
19        is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner was
20        charged or for which the petitioner was arrested and
21        released without charging.
22            (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
23        prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief under
24        this Section.
25            (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
26        probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act,

 

 

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1        Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
2        Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
3        Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4
4        of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
5        12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as
6        those provisions existed before their deletion by
7        Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
8        Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
9        40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10
10        of the Steroid Control Act. For the purpose of this
11        Section, "successful completion" of an order of
12        qualified probation under Section 10-102 of the
13        Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act and
14        Section 40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act means
15        that the probation was terminated satisfactorily and
16        the judgment of conviction was vacated.
17            (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
18        maintain the records, unless the records would
19        otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
20        records unavailable without a court order, subject to
21        the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
22        petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
23        official index required to be kept by the circuit court
24        clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
25        any index issued by the circuit court clerk before the
26        entry of the order to seal shall not be affected.

 

 

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1            (L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor"
2        includes, but is not limited to, the offenses of
3        indecent solicitation of a child or criminal sexual
4        abuse when the victim of such offense is under 18 years
5        of age.
6            (M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or
7        order of supervision or qualified probation includes
8        either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of
9        the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this
10        Section. A sentence is terminated notwithstanding any
11        outstanding financial legal obligation.
12        (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
13    convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
14    petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
15    pursuant to this Section.
16        (2.5) Commencing 180 days after July 29, 2016 (the
17    effective date of Public Act 99-697), the law enforcement
18    agency issuing the citation shall automatically expunge,
19    on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the law
20    enforcement records of a person found to have committed a
21    civil law violation of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the
22    Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of Section 3.5 of
23    the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the law enforcement
24    agency's possession or control and which contains the final
25    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
26    issued a citation for that offense. The law enforcement

 

 

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1    agency shall provide by rule the process for access,
2    review, and to confirm the automatic expungement by the law
3    enforcement agency issuing the citation. Commencing 180
4    days after July 29, 2016 (the effective date of Public Act
5    99-697), the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge, upon
6    order of the court, or in the absence of a court order on
7    or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court
8    records of a person found in the circuit court to have
9    committed a civil law violation of subsection (a) of
10    Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of
11    Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the
12    clerk's possession or control and which contains the final
13    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
14    issued a citation for any of those offenses.
15        (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
16    subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)
17    of this Section, the court shall not order:
18            (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
19        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
20        in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
21        any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
22        (blank) Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or
23        a similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
24        Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
25        similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
26        arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of

 

 

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1        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar provision
2        of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
3        offender reaching the age of 25 years and the offender
4        has no other conviction for violating Section 11-501 or
5        11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
6        provision of a local ordinance.
7            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
8        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
9        unless the petitioner was arrested and released
10        without charging.
11            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
12        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
13        order of supervision or a conviction for the following
14        offenses:
15                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
16            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
17            or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except
18            Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation of
19            Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
20            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
21            local ordinance;
22                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
23            26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
24            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
25            local ordinance;
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1            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
2            or Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact Order
3            Act, or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order
4            Act, or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
5                (iv) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses
6            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
7                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
8            would subject a person to registration under the
9            Sex Offender Registration Act.
10            (D) (blank).
11            (E) the sealing or expungement of records of
12        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
13        in an order of supervision for or conviction of Section
14        11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
15        provision of a local ordinance; except that the court
16        may order the sealing of one misdemeanor record of
17        arrest or charge not initiated by arrest that results
18        in an order of supervision for or conviction of Section
19        11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
20        provision of a local ordinance per petitioner if each
21        of the following conditions have been met: (i) the
22        petitioner has not previously been convicted of or
23        placed on supervision for a violation of Section 11-501
24        of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
25        a local ordinance; (ii) 10 or more years have passed
26        since the termination of the petitioner's sentence;

 

 

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1        (iii) during the commission of the violation, the
2        petitioner did not proximately cause death or personal
3        injury to any other person or damage the property of
4        any other person; (iv) the petitioner has no other
5        misdemeanor or felony driving charge on his or her
6        driving abstract; and (v) the judge examined the
7        driving abstract of the petitioner petitioning to have
8        his or her record sealed under this subparagraph (E)
9        and made a finding entered on the record that the
10        petitioner did not enter into a plea agreement on a
11        lesser charge other than a violation of Section 11-501
12        of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
13        a local ordinance, and the facts did not support that
14        the petitioner had previously committed a violation of
15        Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
16        similar provision of a local ordinance. A felony
17        conviction of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle
18        Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance may
19        not be sealed or expunged under this subparagraph (E).
20        Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the
21        contrary, the Secretary of State shall maintain orders
22        of court supervision and convictions of Section 11-501
23        of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
24        a local ordinance on court purposes driving abstracts.
25    (b) Expungement.
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1    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
2    initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not
3    initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in: (i)
4    acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
5    charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (ii) a
6    conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded
7    by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of supervision and
8    such supervision was successfully completed by the
9    petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or
10    (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of qualified probation (as
11    defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was
12    successfully completed by the petitioner.
13        (1.5) When a petitioner seeks to have a record of
14    arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has
15    been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney
16    may object to the expungement on the grounds that the
17    records contain specific relevant information aside from
18    the mere fact of the arrest.
19        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
20            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
21        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
22        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
23        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
24        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
25        such records.
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1        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
2        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
3        the following time frames will apply:
4                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
5            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
6            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
7            similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
8            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
9            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
10            similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
11            be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
12            passed following the satisfactory termination of
13            the supervision.
14                (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
15            in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
16            violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
17            the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
18            a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
19            offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
20            offender has no other conviction for violating
21            Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
22            Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
23            shall not be eligible for expungement until the
24            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
25                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
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1            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
2            passed following the satisfactory termination of
3            the supervision.
4            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
5        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
6        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
7        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
8        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
9        satisfactory termination of the probation.
10        (3) Those records maintained by the Department for
11    persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
12    expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
13    Act of 1987.
14        (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
15    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
16    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
17    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
18    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
19    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
20    or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
21    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
22    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
23    correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
24    all official records of the arresting authority, the
25    Department, other criminal justice agencies, the
26    prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such arrest, if

 

 

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1    any, by removing his or her name from all such records in
2    connection with the arrest and conviction, if any, and by
3    inserting in the records the name of the offender, if known
4    or ascertainable, in lieu of the aggrieved's name. The
5    records of the circuit court clerk shall be sealed until
6    further order of the court upon good cause shown and the
7    name of the aggrieved person obliterated on the official
8    index required to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
9    Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but the order shall
10    not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
11    before the entry of the order. Nothing in this Section
12    shall limit the Department of State Police or other
13    criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
14    under an offender's name the false names he or she has
15    used.
16        (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
17    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
18    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
19    sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
20    victim of that offense may request that the State's
21    Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
22    file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
23    the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
24    seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
25    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
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1    and the Department of State Police concerning the offense
2    shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
3    shall make the records of the circuit court clerk in
4    connection with the proceedings of the trial court
5    concerning the offense available for public inspection.
6        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
7    or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
8    and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
9    innocent of the charge, the court that finds the petitioner
10    factually innocent of the charge shall enter an expungement
11    order for the conviction for which the petitioner has been
12    determined to be innocent as provided in subsection (b) of
13    Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
14        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
15    Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
16    any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
17    conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
18    pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
19    410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
20    of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
21    Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
22    Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
23    Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
24    Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
25    Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
26    the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10 of the

 

 

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1    Steroid Control Act.
2        (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate of
3    innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
4    Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
5    innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
6    conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
7    be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
8    of the Code of Civil Procedure.
9    (c) Sealing.
10        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
11    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
12    to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
13    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
14    minors prosecuted as adults. Subsection (g) of this Section
15    provides for immediate sealing of certain records.
16        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
17    sealed:
18            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
19        charging;
20            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
21        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
22        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
23        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
24            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
25        resulting in orders of supervision, including orders
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1        successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
2        excluded by subsection (a)(3);
3            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
4        resulting in convictions, including convictions on
5        municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
6        subsection (a)(3);
7            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
8        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
9        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
10        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
11        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
12        Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
13        Corrections; and
14            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
15        resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise
16        excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this
17        Section.
18        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
19    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
20    sealed as follows:
21            (A) Records identified as eligible under
22        subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any
23        time.
24            (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
25        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
26        eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed 2

 

 

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1        years after the termination of petitioner's last
2        sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).
3            (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
4        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
5        eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and
6        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination
7        of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in
8        subsection (a)(1)(F)). Convictions requiring public
9        registration under the Arsonist Registration Act, the
10        Sex Offender Registration Act, or the Murderer and
11        Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act may
12        not be sealed until the petitioner is no longer
13        required to register under that relevant Act.
14            (D) Records identified in subsection
15        (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
16        reached the age of 25 years.
17            (E) Records identified as eligible under
18        subsections (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), or
19        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination of the
20        petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner earned a
21        high school diploma, associate's degree, career
22        certificate, vocational technical certification, or
23        bachelor's degree, or passed the high school level Test
24        of General Educational Development, during the period
25        of his or her sentence or mandatory supervised release.
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1        has not completed the same educational goal prior to
2        the period of his or her sentence or mandatory
3        supervised release. If a petition for sealing eligible
4        records filed under this subparagraph is denied by the
5        court, the time periods under subparagraph (B) or (C)
6        shall apply to any subsequent petition for sealing
7        filed by the petitioner.
8        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
9    have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
10    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
11    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
12    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
13    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony
14    offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction
15    records previously ordered sealed by the court.
16        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
17    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
18    (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
19    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the
20    sealing of the records.
21    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
22expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
23under subsections (c) and (e-5):
24        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
25    petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
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1    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
2    clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
3    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
4    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
5    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
6    shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be
7    required if the petitioner has obtained a court order
8    waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is
9    otherwise waived.
10        (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. From August 9,
11    2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-306) through
12    December 31, 2020, in a county of 3,000,000 or more
13    inhabitants, no fee shall be required to be paid by a
14    petitioner if the records sought to be expunged or sealed
15    were arrests resulting in release without charging or
16    arrests or charges not initiated by arrest resulting in
17    acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the conviction
18    was reversed or vacated, unless excluded by subsection
19    (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this paragraph (1.5), other
20    than this sentence, are inoperative on and after January 1,
21    2021.
22        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
23    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
24    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
25    initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
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1    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
2    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
3    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
4    clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
5    petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
6    sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph (10)
7    of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified Code of
8    Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to the
9    petition.
10        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
11    petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
12    within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
13    the absence within his or her body of all illegal
14    substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled
15    Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
16    Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
17    is petitioning to:
18            (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
19            (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
20        Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
21        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
22        or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
23            (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
24            (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
25        probation under clause (b)(1)(iv).
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1    promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
2    support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on the
3    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
4    prosecuting the offense, the Department of State Police,
5    the arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the
6    unit of local government effecting the arrest.
7        (5) Objections.
8            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
9        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
10        shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
11        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis
12        of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
13        convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
14        Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an
15        objection to the petition may not be filed.
16            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
17        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
18        the petition.
19        (6) Entry of order.
20            (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
21        charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
22        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
23        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
24        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
25        petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
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1            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
2        Department of State Police, the arresting agency, or
3        the chief legal officer files an objection to the
4        petition to expunge or seal within 60 days from the
5        date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
6        an order granting or denying the petition.
7            (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
8        the court shall not deny a petition for sealing under
9        this Section because the petitioner has not satisfied
10        an outstanding legal financial obligation established,
11        imposed, or originated by a court, law enforcement
12        agency, or a municipal, State, county, or other unit of
13        local government, including, but not limited to, any
14        cost, assessment, fine, or fee. An outstanding legal
15        financial obligation does not include any court
16        ordered restitution to a victim under Section 5-5-6 of
17        the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the
18        restitution has been converted to a civil judgment.
19        Nothing in this subparagraph (C) waives, rescinds, or
20        abrogates a legal financial obligation or otherwise
21        eliminates or affects the right of the holder of any
22        financial obligation to pursue collection under
23        applicable federal, State, or local law.
24        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall
25    set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all
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1    date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior to the
2    hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with the
3    Department as to the appropriateness of the relief sought
4    in the petition to expunge or seal. At the hearing, the
5    court shall hear evidence on whether the petition should or
6    should not be granted, and shall grant or deny the petition
7    to expunge or seal the records based on the evidence
8    presented at the hearing. The court may consider the
9    following:
10            (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
11        defendant's conviction;
12            (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
13        records by the State;
14            (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
15        and employment history;
16            (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
17        arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
18        the filing of the petition under this Section; and
19            (E) the specific adverse consequences the
20        petitioner may be subject to if the petition is denied.
21        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
22    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
23    the order to the Department, in a form and manner
24    prescribed by the Department, to the petitioner, to the
25    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
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1    chief legal officer of the unit of local government
2    effecting the arrest, and to such other criminal justice
3    agencies as may be ordered by the court.
4        (9) Implementation of order.
5            (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
6        pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both:
7                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
8            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
9            the Department, and any other agency as ordered by
10            the court, within 60 days of the date of service of
11            the order, unless a motion to vacate, modify, or
12            reconsider the order is filed pursuant to
13            paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this Section;
14                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
15            shall be impounded until further order of the court
16            upon good cause shown and the name of the
17            petitioner obliterated on the official index
18            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
19            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
20            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
21            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
22            and
23                (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
24            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
25            receiving such inquiry, shall reply as it does in
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1            existed.
2            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
3        pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both:
4                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
5            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
6            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
7            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
8            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
9            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
10            subsection (d) of this Section;
11                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
12            shall be impounded until further order of the court
13            upon good cause shown and the name of the
14            petitioner obliterated on the official index
15            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
16            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
17            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
18            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
19                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
20            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
21            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
22            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
23            pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of
24            this Section;
25                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
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1            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
2            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
3            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
4            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
5            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
6            offense; and
7                (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
8            from anyone not authorized by law to access such
9            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
10            receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
11            response to inquiries when no records ever
12            existed.
13            (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
14        under subsection (e-6):
15                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
16            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
17            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
18            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
19            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
20            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
21            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
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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                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
5            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
6            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
7            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
8            under paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
9            Section;
10                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
11            be disseminated by the Department only as required
12            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
13            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
14            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
15            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
16            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
17            offense; and
18                (v) in response to an inquiry for these records
19            from anyone not authorized by law to access the
20            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
21            receiving the inquiry shall reply as it does in
22            response to inquiries when no records ever
23            existed.
24            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
25        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
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1        shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
2        (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records,
3        from anyone not authorized by law to access such
4        records, the court, the Department, or the agency
5        receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
6        response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
7            (D) The Department shall send written notice to the
8        petitioner of its compliance with each order to expunge
9        or seal records within 60 days of the date of service
10        of that order or, if a motion to vacate, modify, or
11        reconsider is filed, within 60 days of service of the
12        order resolving the motion, if that order requires the
13        Department to expunge or seal records. In the event of
14        an appeal from the circuit court order, the Department
15        shall send written notice to the petitioner of its
16        compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
17        judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
18        the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
19        required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
20        reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
21        discretionary appellate review, is pending.
22            (E) Upon motion, the court may order that a sealed
23        judgment or other court record necessary to
24        demonstrate the amount of any legal financial
25        obligation due and owing be made available for the
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1        obligations owed by the petitioner that were
2        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
3        proceeding for which those records have been sealed.
4        The records made available under this subparagraph (E)
5        shall not be entered into the official index required
6        to be kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16
7        of the Clerks of Courts Act and shall be immediately
8        re-impounded upon the collection of the outstanding
9        financial obligations.
10            (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
11        Section, a circuit court clerk may access a sealed
12        record for the limited purpose of collecting payment
13        for any legal financial obligations that were
14        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
15        proceedings for which those records have been sealed.
16        (10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a
17    fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to
18    expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any provision of
19    the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit court
20    clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost associated
21    with the sealing or expungement of records by the circuit
22    court clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the
23    petition to seal or expunge, the circuit court clerk shall
24    deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
25    Administrative Fund, to be used to offset the costs
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1    additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or
2    expunge on all parties. The circuit court clerk shall
3    collect and forward the Department of State Police portion
4    of the fee to the Department and it shall be deposited in
5    the State Police Services Fund. If the record brought under
6    an expungement petition was previously sealed under this
7    Section, the fee for the expungement petition for that same
8    record shall be waived.
9        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
10    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
11    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
12    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
13    entitled to notice of the petition.
14        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
15    Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
16    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
17    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
18    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
19    of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
20    service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
21    reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
22    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
23    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
24    motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
25    entitled to notice of the petition.
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1    under the expungement or sealing provisions of this Section
2    shall not be considered void because it fails to comply
3    with the provisions of this Section or because of any error
4    asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The
5    circuit court retains jurisdiction to determine whether
6    the order is voidable and to vacate, modify, or reconsider
7    its terms based on a motion filed under paragraph (12) of
8    this subsection (d).
9        (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
10    Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
11    granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to notice
12    of the petition must fully comply with the terms of the
13    order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
14    party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
15    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
16    appealing the order.
17        (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
18    Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
19    order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
20    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
21    appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay
22    of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
23    petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records until
24    there is a final order on the motion for relief or, in the
25    case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's mandate.
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1    Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5, 2013
2    (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all orders
3    ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after August
4    5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).
5    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
6is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
7authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
8to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
9convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
10Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
11presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
12order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
13records of the arresting authority and order that the records
14of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
15further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
16otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
17obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
18circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
19Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
20offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
21shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
22before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
23Department may be disseminated by the Department only to the
24arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
25later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
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1any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
2have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
3to that individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
4circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
5the person who was pardoned.
6    (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
7offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
8the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
9sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
10Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
11judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
12counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
13trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
14entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
15of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
16circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until further
17order of the court upon good cause shown or as otherwise
18provided herein, and the name of the petitioner obliterated
19from the official index requested to be kept by the circuit
20court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in
21connection with the arrest and conviction for the offense for
22which he or she had been granted the certificate but the order
23shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
24before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
25Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
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1enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
2later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
3of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
4any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
5have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
6to that individual. Upon entry of the order of sealing, the
7circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
8the person who was granted the certificate of eligibility for
9sealing.
10    (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
11offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for expungement
12by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
13expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
14Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
15judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
16counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
17trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
18entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
19records of the arresting authority and order that the records
20of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
21further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
22otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
23obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
24circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
25Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
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1but the order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit
2court clerk before the entry of the order. All records sealed
3by the Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
4required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
5enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
6later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
7of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
8any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
9have access to all expunged records of the Department
10pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
11expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy
12of the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
13eligibility for expungement.
14    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
15of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
16especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
17random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
18criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the
19Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
20Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
21appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
22disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
23identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
24The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
25later than September 1, 2010.
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1        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
2    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
3    to expungement or sealing of criminal records, this
4    subsection authorizes the immediate sealing of criminal
5    records of adults and of minors prosecuted as adults.
6        (2) Eligible Records. Arrests or charges not initiated
7    by arrest resulting in acquittal or dismissal with
8    prejudice, except as excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B),
9    that occur on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
10    of Public Act 100-282), may be sealed immediately if the
11    petition is filed with the circuit court clerk on the same
12    day and during the same hearing in which the case is
13    disposed.
14        (3) When Records are Eligible to be Immediately Sealed.
15    Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g)
16    may be sealed immediately after entry of the final
17    disposition of a case, notwithstanding the disposition of
18    other charges in the same case.
19        (4) Notice of Eligibility for Immediate Sealing. Upon
20    entry of a disposition for an eligible record under this
21    subsection (g), the defendant shall be informed by the
22    court of his or her right to have eligible records
23    immediately sealed and the procedure for the immediate
24    sealing of these records.
25        (5) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
26    immediate sealing under this subsection (g).

 

 

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1            (A) Filing the Petition. Upon entry of the final
2        disposition of the case, the defendant's attorney may
3        immediately petition the court, on behalf of the
4        defendant, for immediate sealing of eligible records
5        under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) that are
6        entered on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
7        of Public Act 100-282). The immediate sealing petition
8        may 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
26        the petition on any other agency.

 

 

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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    (h) Sealing; trafficking victims.
24        (1) A trafficking victim as defined by paragraph (10)
25    of subsection (a) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
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1    his or her criminal record upon the completion of his or
2    her last sentence if his or her participation in the
3    underlying offense was a direct result of human trafficking
4    under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe
5    form of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
6    Protection Act.
7        (2) A petitioner under this subsection (h), in addition
8    to the requirements provided under paragraph (4) of
9    subsection (d) of this Section, shall include in his or her
10    petition a clear and concise statement that: (A) he or she
11    was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the
12    offense; and (B) that his or her participation in the
13    offense was a direct result of human trafficking under
14    Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form
15    of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
16    Protection Act.
17        (3) If an objection is filed alleging that the
18    petitioner is not entitled to immediate sealing under this
19    subsection (h), the court shall conduct a hearing under
20    paragraph (7) of subsection (d) of this Section and the
21    court shall determine whether the petitioner is entitled to
22    immediate sealing under this subsection (h). A petitioner
23    is eligible for immediate relief under this subsection (h)
24    if he or she shows, by a preponderance of the evidence,
25    that: (A) he or she was a victim of human trafficking at
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1    participation in the offense was a direct result of human
2    trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012
3    or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
4    Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
5    (i) Minor Cannabis Offenses under the Cannabis Control Act.
6        (1) Expungement of Arrest Records of Minor Cannabis
7    Offenses.
8            (A) The Department of State Police and all law
9        enforcement agencies within the State shall
10        automatically expunge all criminal history records of
11        an arrest, charge not initiated by arrest, order of
12        supervision, or order of qualified probation for a
13        Minor Cannabis Offense committed prior to June 25, 2019
14        (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) if:
15                (i) One year or more has elapsed since the date
16            of the arrest or law enforcement interaction
17            documented in the records; and
18                (ii) No criminal charges were filed relating
19            to the arrest or law enforcement interaction or
20            criminal charges were filed and subsequently
21            dismissed or vacated or the arrestee was
22            acquitted.
23            (B) If the law enforcement agency is unable to
24        verify satisfaction of condition (ii) in paragraph
25        (A), records that satisfy condition (i) in paragraph
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1            (C) Records shall be expunged by the law
2        enforcement agency under the following timelines:
3                (i) Records created prior to June 25, 2019 (the
4            effective date of Public Act 101-27), but on or
5            after January 1, 2013, shall be automatically
6            expunged prior to January 1, 2021;
7                (ii) Records created prior to January 1, 2013,
8            but on or after January 1, 2000, shall be
9            automatically expunged prior to January 1, 2023;
10                (iii) Records created prior to January 1, 2000
11            shall be automatically expunged prior to January
12            1, 2025.
13            In response to an inquiry for expunged records, the
14        law enforcement agency receiving such inquiry shall
15        reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
16        records ever existed; however, it shall provide a
17        certificate of disposition or confirmation that the
18        record was expunged to the individual whose record was
19        expunged if such a record exists.
20            (D) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
21        restrict or modify an individual's right to have that
22        individual's records expunged except as otherwise may
23        be provided in this Act, or diminish or abrogate any
24        rights or remedies otherwise available to the
25        individual.
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1    Offenses.
2            (A) Upon June 25, 2019 (the effective date of
3        Public Act 101-27), the Department of State Police
4        shall review all criminal history record information
5        and identify all records that meet all of the following
6        criteria:
7                (i) one or more convictions for a Minor
8            Cannabis Offense;
9                (ii) the conviction identified in paragraph
10            (2)(A)(i) did not include a penalty enhancement
11            under Section 7 of the Cannabis Control Act; and
12                (iii) the conviction identified in paragraph
13            (2)(A)(i) is not associated with a conviction for a
14            violent crime as defined in subsection (c) of
15            Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and
16            Witnesses Act.
17            (B) Within 180 days after June 25, 2019 (the
18        effective date of Public Act 101-27), the Department of
19        State Police shall notify the Prisoner Review Board of
20        all such records that meet the criteria established in
21        paragraph (2)(A).
22                (i) The Prisoner Review Board shall notify the
23            State's Attorney of the county of conviction of
24            each record identified by State Police in
25            paragraph (2)(A) that is classified as a Class 4
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1            objection to the Prisoner Review Board on the sole
2            basis that the record identified does not meet the
3            criteria established in paragraph (2)(A). Such an
4            objection must be filed within 60 days or by such
5            later date set by Prisoner Review Board in the
6            notice after the State's Attorney received notice
7            from the Prisoner Review Board.
8                (ii) In response to a written objection from a
9            State's Attorney, the Prisoner Review Board is
10            authorized to conduct a non-public hearing to
11            evaluate the information provided in the
12            objection.
13                (iii) The Prisoner Review Board shall make a
14            confidential and privileged recommendation to the
15            Governor as to whether to grant a pardon
16            authorizing expungement for each of the records
17            identified by the Department of State Police as
18            described in paragraph (2)(A).
19            (C) If an individual has been granted a pardon
20        authorizing expungement as described in this Section,
21        the Prisoner Review Board, through the Attorney
22        General, shall file a petition for expungement with the
23        Chief Judge of the circuit or any judge of the circuit
24        designated by the Chief Judge where the individual had
25        been convicted. Such petition may include more than one
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1        convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
2        Governor that specifically authorizes expungement, an
3        objection to the petition may not be filed. Petitions
4        to expunge under this subsection (i) may include more
5        than one individual. Within 90 days of the filing of
6        such a petition, the court shall enter an order
7        expunging the records of arrest from the official
8        records of the arresting authority and order that the
9        records of the circuit court clerk and the Department
10        of State Police be expunged and the name of the
11        defendant obliterated from the official index
12        requested to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
13        Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in connection
14        with the arrest and conviction for the offense for
15        which the individual had received a pardon but the
16        order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit
17        court clerk before the entry of the order. Upon entry
18        of the order of expungement, the circuit court clerk
19        shall promptly provide a copy of the order and a
20        certificate of disposition to the individual who was
21        pardoned to the individual's last known address or by
22        electronic means (if available) or otherwise make it
23        available to the individual upon request.
24            (D) Nothing in this Section is intended to diminish
25        or abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise available
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1        (3) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and
2    expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4 felony
3    violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis Control
4    Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this subsection
5    (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief Judge of a
6    judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit designated by
7    the Chief Judge. The circuit court clerk shall promptly
8    serve a copy of the motion to vacate and expunge, and any
9    supporting documentation, on the State's Attorney or
10    prosecutor charged with the duty of prosecuting the
11    offense. When considering such a motion to vacate and
12    expunge, a court shall consider the following: the reasons
13    to retain the records provided by law enforcement, the
14    petitioner's age, the petitioner's age at the time of
15    offense, the time since the conviction, and the specific
16    adverse consequences if denied. An individual may file such
17    a petition after the completion of any non-financial
18    sentence or non-financial condition imposed by the
19    conviction. Within 60 days of the filing of such motion, a
20    State's Attorney may file an objection to such a petition
21    along with supporting evidence. If a motion to vacate and
22    expunge is granted, the records shall be expunged in
23    accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and (d)(9)(A) of this
24    Section. An agency providing civil legal aid, as defined by
25    Section 15 of the Public Interest Attorney Assistance Act,
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1    and expunge under this subsection may file motions to
2    vacate and expunge with the Chief Judge of a judicial
3    circuit or any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
4    Judge, and the motion may include more than one individual.
5    Motions filed by an agency providing civil legal aid
6    concerning more than one individual may be prepared,
7    presented, and signed electronically.
8        (4) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate
9    and expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4
10    felony violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis
11    Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
12    subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
13    Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
14    designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more than
15    one individual. Motions filed by a State's Attorney
16    concerning more than one individual may be prepared,
17    presented, and signed electronically. When considering
18    such a motion to vacate and expunge, a court shall consider
19    the following: the reasons to retain the records provided
20    by law enforcement, the individual's age, the individual's
21    age at the time of offense, the time since the conviction,
22    and the specific adverse consequences if denied. Upon entry
23    of an order granting a motion to vacate and expunge records
24    pursuant to this Section, the State's Attorney shall notify
25    the Prisoner Review Board within 30 days. Upon entry of the
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1    promptly provide a copy of the order and a certificate of
2    disposition to the individual whose records will be
3    expunged to the individual's last known address or by
4    electronic means (if available) or otherwise make
5    available to the individual upon request. If a motion to
6    vacate and expunge is granted, the records shall be
7    expunged in accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and
8    (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
9        (5) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a
10    county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge
11    pursuant to this Section in the circuit court with
12    jurisdiction over the underlying conviction.
13        (6) If a person is arrested for a Minor Cannabis
14    Offense as defined in this Section before June 25, 2019
15    (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) and the person's
16    case is still pending but a sentence has not been imposed,
17    the person may petition the court in which the charges are
18    pending for an order to summarily dismiss those charges
19    against him or her, and expunge all official records of his
20    or her arrest, plea, trial, conviction, incarceration,
21    supervision, or expungement. If the court determines, upon
22    review, that: (A) the person was arrested before June 25,
23    2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) for an
24    offense that has been made eligible for expungement; (B)
25    the case is pending at the time; and (C) the person has not
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1    expungement under this subsection, the court shall
2    consider the following: the reasons to retain the records
3    provided by law enforcement, the petitioner's age, the
4    petitioner's age at the time of offense, the time since the
5    conviction, and the specific adverse consequences if
6    denied. If a motion to dismiss and expunge is granted, the
7    records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
8    (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
9        (7) A person imprisoned solely as a result of one or
10    more convictions for Minor Cannabis Offenses under this
11    subsection (i) shall be released from incarceration upon
12    the issuance of an order under this subsection.
13        (8) The Department of State Police shall allow a person
14    to use the access and review process, established in the
15    Department of State Police, for verifying that his or her
16    records relating to Minor Cannabis Offenses of the Cannabis
17    Control Act eligible under this Section have been expunged.
18        (9) No conviction vacated pursuant to this Section
19    shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly
20    served as provided in the Court of Claims Act.
21        (10) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to expunge
22    an expungeable offense shall not be limited under this
23    Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall be to
24    restore the person to the status he or she occupied before
25    the arrest, charge, or conviction.
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1    post general information on its website about the
2    expungement process described in this subsection (i).
3(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-282, eff. 1-1-18;
4100-284, eff. 8-24-17; 100-287, eff. 8-24-17; 100-692, eff.
58-3-18; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19; 100-776, eff. 8-10-18; 100-863,
6eff. 8-14-18; 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
7101-159, eff. 1-1-20; 101-306, eff. 8-9-19; 101-593, eff.
812-4-19.)