103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB1462

 

Introduced 1/31/2023, by Rep. Tony M. 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. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Second Chance Act.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. References to Act. This Act may be referred to
5as the Second Chance Act.
 
6    Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
7changing Section 5.2 as follows:
 
8    (20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
9    Sec. 5.2. Expungement, sealing, and immediate sealing.
10    (a) General Provisions.
11        (1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
12    the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a
13    particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
14            (A) The following terms shall have the meanings
15        ascribed to them in the following Sections of the
16        Unified Code of Corrections:
17                Business Offense, Section 5-1-2.
18                Charge, Section 5-1-3.
19                Court, Section 5-1-6.
20                Defendant, Section 5-1-7.
21                Felony, Section 5-1-9.
22                Imprisonment, Section 5-1-10.

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1        probation was imposed in his or her petition. If
2        multiple sentences, orders of supervision, or orders
3        of qualified probation terminate on the same day and
4        are last in time, they shall be collectively
5        considered the "last sentence" regardless of whether
6        they were ordered to run concurrently.
7            (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
8        business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
9        Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
10        municipal or local ordinance.
11            (G-5) "Minor Cannabis Offense" means a violation
12        of Section 4 or 5 of the Cannabis Control Act
13        concerning not more than 30 grams of any substance
14        containing cannabis, provided the violation did not
15        include a penalty enhancement under Section 7 of the
16        Cannabis Control Act and is not associated with an
17        arrest, conviction or other disposition for a violent
18        crime as defined in subsection (c) of Section 3 of the
19        Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.
20            (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
21        offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
22        is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner
23        was charged or for which the petitioner was arrested
24        and released without charging.
25            (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
26        prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief

 

 

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1        under this Section.
2            (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
3        probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control
4        Act, Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances
5        Act, Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
6        Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4
7        of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
8        12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as
9        those provisions existed before their deletion by
10        Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
11        Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
12        40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10
13        of the Steroid Control Act. For the purpose of this
14        Section, "successful completion" of an order of
15        qualified probation under Section 10-102 of the
16        Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act and
17        Section 40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act means
18        that the probation was terminated satisfactorily and
19        the judgment of conviction was vacated.
20            (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
21        maintain the records, unless the records would
22        otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
23        records unavailable without a court order, subject to
24        the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
25        petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
26        official index required to be kept by the circuit

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1        a similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
2        Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
3        similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
4        arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
5        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar
6        provision of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to
7        the offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
8        offender has no other conviction for violating Section
9        11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
10        similar provision of a local ordinance.
11            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
12        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
13        unless the petitioner was arrested and released
14        without charging.
15            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
16        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
17        order of supervision or a conviction for the following
18        offenses:
19                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
20            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
21            or a similar provision of a local ordinance,
22            except Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation
23            of Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
24            the Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision
25            of a local ordinance;
26                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,

 

 

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1            26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
2            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
3            local ordinance;
4                (iii) Section Sections 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the
5            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
6            2012, or Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact
7            Order Act, or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact
8            Order Act, or a similar provision of a local
9            ordinance;
10                (iv) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses
11            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
12                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
13            would subject a person to registration under the
14            Sex Offender Registration Act.
15            (D) (blank).
16            (E) the sealing or expungement of records of
17        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
18        in an order of supervision for or conviction of
19        Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
20        similar provision of a local ordinance; except that
21        the court may order the sealing of one misdemeanor
22        record of arrest or charge not initiated by arrest
23        that results in an order of supervision for or
24        conviction of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle
25        Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance per
26        petitioner if each of the following conditions have

 

 

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1        been met: (i) the petitioner has not previously been
2        convicted of or placed on supervision for a violation
3        of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
4        similar provision of a local ordinance; (ii) 10 or
5        more years have passed since the termination of the
6        petitioner's sentence; (iii) during the commission of
7        the violation, the petitioner did not proximately
8        cause death or personal injury to any other person or
9        damage the property of any other person; (iv) the
10        petitioner has no other misdemeanor or felony driving
11        charge on his or her driving abstract; and (v) the
12        judge examined the driving abstract of the petitioner
13        petitioning to have his or her record sealed under
14        this subparagraph (E) and made a finding entered on
15        the record that the petitioner did not enter into a
16        plea agreement on a lesser charge other than a
17        violation of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle
18        Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance, and
19        the facts did not support that the petitioner had
20        previously committed a violation of Section 11-501 of
21        the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
22        local ordinance. A felony conviction of Section 11-501
23        of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
24        a local ordinance may not be sealed or expunged under
25        this subparagraph (E). Notwithstanding any provision
26        of this Act to the contrary, the Secretary of State

 

 

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

 

 

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1            Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
2            Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
3            shall not be eligible for expungement until the
4            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
5                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
6            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
7            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
8            passed following the satisfactory termination of
9            the supervision.
10            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
11        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
12        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
13        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
14        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
15        satisfactory termination of the probation.
16        (3) Those records maintained by the Illinois State
17    Police for persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday
18    shall be expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the
19    Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
20        (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
21    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
22    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
23    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
24    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
25    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
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1    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
2    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
3    correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
4    all official records of the arresting authority, the
5    Illinois State Police, other criminal justice agencies,
6    the prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such
7    arrest, if any, by removing his or her name from all such
8    records in connection with the arrest and conviction, if
9    any, and by inserting in the records the name of the
10    offender, if known or ascertainable, in lieu of the
11    aggrieved's name. The records of the circuit court clerk
12    shall be sealed until further order of the court upon good
13    cause shown and the name of the aggrieved person
14    obliterated on the official index required to be kept by
15    the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
16    Courts Act, but the order shall not affect any index
17    issued by the circuit court clerk before the entry of the
18    order. Nothing in this Section shall limit the Illinois
19    State Police or other criminal justice agencies or
20    prosecutors from listing under an offender's name the
21    false names he or she has used.
22        (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
23    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
24    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
25    sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
26    victim of that offense may request that the State's

 

 

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1    Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
2    file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
3    the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
4    seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
5    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
6    offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
7    and the Illinois State Police concerning the offense shall
8    not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown, shall
9    make the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
10    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning the
11    offense available for public inspection.
12        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct
13    review or on collateral attack and the court determines by
14    clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner was
15    factually innocent of the charge, the court that finds the
16    petitioner factually innocent of the charge shall enter an
17    expungement order for the conviction for which the
18    petitioner has been determined to be innocent as provided
19    in subsection (b) of Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of
20    Corrections.
21        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Illinois
22    State Police from maintaining all records of any person
23    who is admitted to probation upon terms and conditions and
24    who fulfills those terms and conditions pursuant to
25    Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the
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1    Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
2    Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
3    Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
4    Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
5    Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
6    Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
7    the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10 of the
8    Steroid Control Act.
9        (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate
10    of innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
11    Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
12    innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
13    conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
14    be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
15    of the Code of Civil Procedure.
16    (c) Sealing.
17        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
18    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any
19    rights to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
20    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and
21    of minors prosecuted as adults. Subsection (g) of this
22    Section provides for immediate sealing of certain records.
23        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
24    sealed:
25            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
26        charging;

 

 

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1            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
2        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
3        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
4        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
5            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
6        resulting in orders of supervision, including orders
7        of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,
8        successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
9        excluded by subsection (a)(3);
10            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
11        resulting in convictions, including convictions on
12        municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
13        subsection (a)(3);
14            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
15        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
16        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
17        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
18        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
19        Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
20        Corrections; and
21            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
22        resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise
23        excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this
24        Section.
25        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
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1    sealed as follows:
2            (A) Records identified as eligible under
3        subsections subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be
4        sealed at any time.
5            (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
6        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
7        eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed 2
8        years after the termination of petitioner's last
9        sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).
10            (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
11        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
12        eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and
13        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination
14        of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in
15        subsection (a)(1)(F)). Convictions requiring public
16        registration under the Arsonist Registration Act, the
17        Sex Offender Registration Act, or the Murderer and
18        Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act may
19        not be sealed until the petitioner is no longer
20        required to register under that relevant Act.
21            (D) Records identified in subsection
22        (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
23        reached the age of 25 years.
24            (E) Records identified as eligible under
25        subsection subsections (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D),
26        (c)(2)(E), or (c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination

 

 

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1        of the petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner
2        earned a high school diploma, associate's degree,
3        career certificate, vocational technical
4        certification, or bachelor's degree, or passed the
5        high school level Test of General Educational
6        Development, during the period of his or her sentence
7        or mandatory supervised release. This subparagraph
8        shall apply only to a petitioner who has not completed
9        the same educational goal prior to the period of his or
10        her sentence or mandatory supervised release. If a
11        petition for sealing eligible records filed under this
12        subparagraph is denied by the court, the time periods
13        under subparagraph (B) or (C) shall apply to any
14        subsequent petition for sealing filed by the
15        petitioner.
16        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
17    have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
18    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
19    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
20    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
21    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent
22    felony offense, order the unsealing of prior felony
23    conviction records previously ordered sealed by the court.
24        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
25    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
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1    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for
2    the sealing of the records.
3    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
4expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
5under subsections (c) and (e-5):
6        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
7    petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
8    this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
9    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
10    clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
11    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
12    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
13    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
14    shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be
15    required if the petitioner has obtained a court order
16    waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is
17    otherwise waived.
18        (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. From August 9,
19    2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-306) through
20    December 31, 2020, in a county of 3,000,000 or more
21    inhabitants, no fee shall be required to be paid by a
22    petitioner if the records sought to be expunged or sealed
23    were arrests resulting in release without charging or
24    arrests or charges not initiated by arrest resulting in
25    acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the conviction
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1    (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this paragraph (1.5), other
2    than this sentence, are inoperative on and after January
3    1, 2022.
4        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
5    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
6    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
7    initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
8    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
9    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
10    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
11    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
12    clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
13    petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
14    sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph
15    (10) of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified
16    Code of Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to
17    the petition.
18        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
19    petition proof that the petitioner has taken within 30
20    days before the filing of the petition a test showing the
21    absence within his or her body of all illegal substances
22    as defined by the Illinois Controlled Substances Act and
23    the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act
24    if he or she is petitioning to:
25            (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
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1        Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
2        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
3        or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
4            (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
5            (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
6        probation under clause (b)(1)(iv).
7        (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
8    promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
9    support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on
10    the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty
11    of prosecuting the offense, the Illinois State Police, the
12    arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the unit
13    of local government effecting the arrest.
14        (5) Objections.
15            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
16        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
17        shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
18        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the
19        basis of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
20        convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
21        Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an
22        objection to the petition may not be filed.
23            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
24        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
25        the petition.
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1            (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
2        charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
3        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
4        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
5        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
6        petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
7        subsection (d)(6).
8            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
9        Illinois State Police, the arresting agency, or the
10        chief legal officer files an objection to the petition
11        to expunge or seal within 60 days from the date of
12        service of the petition, the court shall enter an
13        order granting or denying the petition.
14            (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
15        the court shall not deny a petition for sealing under
16        this Section because the petitioner has not satisfied
17        an outstanding legal financial obligation established,
18        imposed, or originated by a court, law enforcement
19        agency, or a municipal, State, county, or other unit
20        of local government, including, but not limited to,
21        any cost, assessment, fine, or fee. An outstanding
22        legal financial obligation does not include any court
23        ordered restitution to a victim under Section 5-5-6 of
24        the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the
25        restitution has been converted to a civil judgment.
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1        abrogates a legal financial obligation or otherwise
2        eliminates or affects the right of the holder of any
3        financial obligation to pursue collection under
4        applicable federal, State, or local law.
5            (D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
6        the court shall not deny a petition to expunge or seal
7        under this Section because the petitioner has
8        submitted a drug test taken within 30 days before the
9        filing of the petition to expunge or seal that
10        indicates a positive test for the presence of cannabis
11        within the petitioner's body. In this subparagraph
12        (D), "cannabis" has the meaning ascribed to it in
13        Section 3 of the Cannabis Control Act.
14        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court
15    shall set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner
16    and all parties entitled to notice of the petition of the
17    hearing date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior
18    to the hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with
19    the Illinois State Police as to the appropriateness of the
20    relief sought in the petition to expunge or seal. At the
21    hearing, the court shall hear evidence on whether the
22    petition should or should not be granted, and shall grant
23    or deny the petition to expunge or seal the records based
24    on the evidence presented at the hearing. The court may
25    consider the following:
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1        defendant's conviction;
2            (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
3        records by the State;
4            (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
5        and employment history;
6            (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
7        arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
8        the filing of the petition under this Section; and
9            (E) the specific adverse consequences the
10        petitioner may be subject to if the petition is
11        denied.
12        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
13    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
14    the order to the Illinois State Police, in a form and
15    manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police, to the
16    petitioner, to the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged
17    with the duty of prosecuting the offense, to the arresting
18    agency, to the chief legal officer of the unit of local
19    government effecting the arrest, and to such other
20    criminal justice agencies as may be ordered by the court.
21        (9) Implementation of order.
22            (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
23        pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or
24        both:
25                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
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1            the Illinois State Police, and any other agency as
2            ordered by the court, within 60 days of the date of
3            service of the order, unless a motion to vacate,
4            modify, or reconsider the order is filed pursuant
5            to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
6            Section;
7                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
8            shall be impounded until further order of the
9            court upon good cause shown and the name of the
10            petitioner obliterated on the official index
11            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
12            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
13            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
14            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
15            and
16                (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
17            records, the court, the Illinois State Police, or
18            the agency receiving such inquiry, shall reply as
19            it does in response to inquiries when no records
20            ever existed.
21            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
22        pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or
23        both:
24                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
25            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
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1            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
2            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
3            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
4            subsection (d) of this Section;
5                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
6            shall be impounded until further order of the
7            court upon good cause shown and the name of the
8            petitioner obliterated on the official index
9            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
10            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
11            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
12            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
13                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
14            Illinois State Police within 60 days of the date
15            of service of the order as ordered by the court,
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                (iv) records impounded by the Illinois State
20            Police may be disseminated by the Illinois State
21            Police only as required by law or to the arresting
22            authority, the State's Attorney, and the court
23            upon a later arrest for the same or a similar
24            offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
25            subsequent felony, and to the Department of
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1                (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
2            from anyone not authorized by law to access such
3            records, the court, the Illinois State Police, or
4            the agency receiving such inquiry shall reply as
5            it does in response to inquiries when no records
6            ever existed.
7            (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
8        under subsection (e-6):
9                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
10            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
11            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
12            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
13            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
14            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
15            subsection (d) of this Section;
16                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
17            shall be impounded until further order of the
18            court upon good cause shown and the name of the
19            petitioner obliterated on the official index
20            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
21            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
22            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
23            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
24                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
25            Illinois State Police within 60 days of the date
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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                (iv) records impounded by the Illinois State
5            Police may be disseminated by the Illinois State
6            Police only as required by law or to the arresting
7            authority, the State's Attorney, and the court
8            upon a later arrest for the same or a similar
9            offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
10            subsequent felony, and to the Department of
11            Corrections upon conviction for any offense; and
12                (v) in response to an inquiry for these
13            records from anyone not authorized by law to
14            access the records, the court, the Illinois State
15            Police, or the agency receiving the inquiry shall
16            reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
17            records ever existed.
18            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
19        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
20        as ordered by the court, the Illinois State Police,
21        and the court shall seal the records (as defined in
22        subsection (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for
23        such records, from anyone not authorized by law to
24        access such records, the court, the Illinois State
25        Police, or the agency receiving such inquiry shall
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1        records ever existed.
2            (D) The Illinois State Police shall send written
3        notice to the petitioner of its compliance with each
4        order to expunge or seal records within 60 days of the
5        date of service of that order or, if a motion to
6        vacate, modify, or reconsider is filed, within 60 days
7        of service of the order resolving the motion, if that
8        order requires the Illinois State Police to expunge or
9        seal records. In the event of an appeal from the
10        circuit court order, the Illinois State Police shall
11        send written notice to the petitioner of its
12        compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
13        judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
14        the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
15        required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
16        reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
17        discretionary appellate review, is pending.
18            (E) Upon motion, the court may order that a sealed
19        judgment or other court record necessary to
20        demonstrate the amount of any legal financial
21        obligation due and owing be made available for the
22        limited purpose of collecting any legal financial
23        obligations owed by the petitioner that were
24        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
25        proceeding for which those records have been sealed.
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1        shall not be entered into the official index required
2        to be kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16
3        of the Clerks of Courts Act and shall be immediately
4        re-impounded upon the collection of the outstanding
5        financial obligations.
6            (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
7        Section, a circuit court clerk may access a sealed
8        record for the limited purpose of collecting payment
9        for any legal financial obligations that were
10        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
11        proceedings for which those records have been sealed.
12        (10) Fees. The Illinois State Police may charge the
13    petitioner a fee equivalent to the cost of processing any
14    order to expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any
15    provision of the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the
16    circuit court clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the
17    cost associated with the sealing or expungement of records
18    by the circuit court clerk. From the total filing fee
19    collected for the petition to seal or expunge, the circuit
20    court clerk shall deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk
21    Operation and Administrative Fund, to be used to offset
22    the costs incurred by the circuit court clerk in
23    performing the additional duties required to serve the
24    petition to seal or expunge on all parties. The circuit
25    court clerk shall collect and remit the Illinois State
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1    shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund. If
2    the record brought under an expungement petition was
3    previously sealed under this Section, the fee for the
4    expungement petition for that same record shall be waived.
5        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
6    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
7    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
8    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
9    entitled to notice of the petition.
10        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
11    Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
12    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
13    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
14    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
15    of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
16    service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
17    reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
18    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
19    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
20    motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
21    entitled to notice of the petition.
22        (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
23    under the expungement or sealing provisions of this
24    Section shall not be considered void because it fails to
25    comply with the provisions of this Section or because of
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1    reconsider. The circuit court retains jurisdiction to
2    determine whether the order is voidable and to vacate,
3    modify, or reconsider its terms based on a motion filed
4    under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d).
5        (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
6    Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
7    granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to
8    notice of the petition must fully comply with the terms of
9    the order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
10    party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
11    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
12    appealing the order.
13        (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
14    Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
15    order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
16    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
17    appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay
18    of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
19    petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records
20    until there is a final order on the motion for relief or,
21    in the case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's
22    mandate.
23        (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
24    Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5,
25    2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all
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1    August 5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).
2    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
3is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
4authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
5to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
6convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
7Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
8presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
9order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
10records of the arresting authority and order that the records
11of the circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be
12sealed until further order of the court upon good cause shown
13or as otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
14obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by
15the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
16Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
17the offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
18shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
19before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
20Illinois State Police may be disseminated by the Illinois
21State Police only to the arresting authority, the State's
22Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the same or
23similar offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
24subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any subsequent offense,
25the Department of Corrections shall have access to all sealed
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1individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
2circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
3the person who was pardoned.
4    (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
5offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
6the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
7sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
8Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
9judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
10counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
11trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
12entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
13of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
14circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be sealed
15until further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
16otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
17obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by
18the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
19Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
20the offense for which he or she had been granted the
21certificate but the order shall not affect any index issued by
22the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order. All
23records sealed by the Illinois State Police may be
24disseminated by the Illinois State Police only as required by
25this Act or to the arresting authority, a law enforcement
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1arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose of
2sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any
3subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall have
4access to all sealed records of the Illinois State Police
5pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
6sealing, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of
7the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
8eligibility for sealing.
9    (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
10offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for
11expungement by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically
12authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
13to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
14convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
15Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
16presiding trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court
17order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
18records of the arresting authority and order that the records
19of the circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be
20sealed until further order of the court upon good cause shown
21or as otherwise provided herein, and the name of the
22petitioner obliterated from the official index requested to be
23kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks
24of Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
25the offense for which he or she had been granted the
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1the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order. All
2records sealed by the Illinois State Police may be
3disseminated by the Illinois State Police only as required by
4this Act or to the arresting authority, a law enforcement
5agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a later
6arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose of
7sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any
8subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall have
9access to all expunged records of the Illinois State Police
10pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
11expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a
12copy of the order to the person who was granted the certificate
13of eligibility 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
19the Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the
20Illinois Department of Employment Security shall be utilized
21as appropriate 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
3    rights 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
15    Sealed. Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this
16    subsection (g) may be sealed immediately after entry of
17    the final disposition of a case, notwithstanding the
18    disposition of 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
7        date of Public Act 100-282). The immediate sealing
8        petition may be filed with the circuit court clerk
9        during the hearing in which the final disposition of
10        the case is entered. If the defendant's attorney does
11        not file the petition for immediate sealing during the
12        hearing, the defendant may file a petition for sealing
13        at any time 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
22        required to attach proof that he or she has passed a
23        drug test.
24            (D) Service of Petition. A copy of the petition
25        shall be served on the State's Attorney in open court.
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1        the petition on any other agency.
2            (E) Entry of Order. The presiding trial judge
3        shall enter an order granting or denying the petition
4        for immediate sealing during the hearing in which it
5        is filed. Petitions for immediate sealing shall be
6        ruled on in the same hearing in which the final
7        disposition of the case is entered.
8            (F) Hearings. The court shall hear the petition
9        for immediate sealing on the same day and during the
10        same hearing in which the disposition is rendered.
11            (G) Service of Order. An order to immediately seal
12        eligible records shall be served in conformance with
13        subsection (d)(8).
14            (H) Implementation of Order. An order to
15        immediately seal records shall be implemented in
16        conformance with subsections (d)(9)(C) and (d)(9)(D).
17            (I) Fees. The fee imposed by the circuit court
18        clerk and the Illinois State Police shall comply with
19        paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section.
20            (J) Final Order. No court order issued under this
21        subsection (g) shall become final for purposes of
22        appeal until 30 days after service of the order on the
23        petitioner and all parties entitled to service of the
24        order in conformance with subsection (d)(8).
25            (K) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
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1        petitioner, State's Attorney, or the Illinois State
2        Police may file a motion to vacate, modify, or
3        reconsider the order denying the petition to
4        immediately seal within 60 days of service of the
5        order. If filed more than 60 days after service of the
6        order, a petition to vacate, modify, or reconsider
7        shall comply with subsection (c) of Section 2-1401 of
8        the Code of Civil Procedure.
9            (L) Effect of Order. An order granting an
10        immediate sealing petition shall not be considered
11        void because it fails to comply with the provisions of
12        this Section or because of an error asserted in a
13        motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The circuit
14        court retains jurisdiction to determine whether the
15        order is voidable, and to vacate, modify, or
16        reconsider its terms based on a motion filed under
17        subparagraph (L) of this subsection (g).
18            (M) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
19        Seal Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an
20        order granting a petition to immediately seal, all
21        parties entitled to service of the order must fully
22        comply with the terms of the order within 60 days of
23        service of the order.
24    (h) Sealing; trafficking victims.
25        (1) A trafficking victim as defined by paragraph (10)
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1    2012 shall be eligible to petition for immediate sealing
2    of his or her criminal record upon the completion of his or
3    her last sentence if his or her participation in the
4    underlying offense was a direct result of human
5    trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
6    2012 or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
7    Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
8        (2) A petitioner under this subsection (h), in
9    addition to the requirements provided under paragraph (4)
10    of subsection (d) of this Section, shall include in his or
11    her petition a clear and concise statement that: (A) he or
12    she was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the
13    offense; and (B) that his or her participation in the
14    offense was a direct result of human trafficking under
15    Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form
16    of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
17    Protection Act.
18        (3) If an objection is filed alleging that the
19    petitioner is not entitled to immediate sealing under this
20    subsection (h), the court shall conduct a hearing under
21    paragraph (7) of subsection (d) of this Section and the
22    court shall determine whether the petitioner is entitled
23    to immediate sealing under this subsection (h). A
24    petitioner is eligible for immediate relief under this
25    subsection (h) if he or she shows, by a preponderance of
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1    trafficking at the time of the offense; and (B) that his or
2    her participation in the offense was a direct result of
3    human trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
4    of 2012 or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
5    Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
6    (i) Minor Cannabis Offenses under the Cannabis Control
7Act.
8        (1) Expungement of Arrest Records of Minor Cannabis
9    Offenses.
10            (A) The Illinois State Police and all law
11        enforcement agencies within the State shall
12        automatically expunge all criminal history records of
13        an arrest, charge not initiated by arrest, order of
14        supervision, or order of qualified probation for a
15        Minor Cannabis Offense committed prior to June 25,
16        2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) if:
17                (i) One year or more has elapsed since the
18            date of the arrest or law enforcement interaction
19            documented in the records; and
20                (ii) No criminal charges were filed relating
21            to the arrest or law enforcement interaction or
22            criminal charges were filed and subsequently
23            dismissed or vacated or the arrestee was
24            acquitted.
25            (B) If the law enforcement agency is unable to
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1        (A), records that satisfy condition (i) in paragraph
2        (A) shall be automatically expunged.
3            (C) Records shall be expunged by the law
4        enforcement agency under the following timelines:
5                (i) Records created prior to June 25, 2019
6            (the effective date of Public Act 101-27), but on
7            or after January 1, 2013, shall be automatically
8            expunged prior to January 1, 2021;
9                (ii) Records created prior to January 1, 2013,
10            but on or after January 1, 2000, shall be
11            automatically expunged prior to January 1, 2023;
12                (iii) Records created prior to January 1, 2000
13            shall be automatically expunged prior to January
14            1, 2025.
15            In response to an inquiry for expunged records,
16        the law enforcement agency receiving such inquiry
17        shall reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
18        records ever existed; however, it shall provide a
19        certificate of disposition or confirmation that the
20        record was expunged to the individual whose record was
21        expunged if such a record exists.
22            (D) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
23        restrict or modify an individual's right to have that
24        individual's records expunged except as otherwise may
25        be provided in this Act, or diminish or abrogate any
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1        individual.
2        (2) Pardons Authorizing Expungement of Minor Cannabis
3    Offenses.
4            (A) Upon June 25, 2019 (the effective date of
5        Public Act 101-27), the Department of State Police
6        shall review all criminal history record information
7        and identify all records that meet all of the
8        following criteria:
9                (i) one or more convictions for a Minor
10            Cannabis Offense;
11                (ii) the conviction identified in paragraph
12            (2)(A)(i) did not include a penalty enhancement
13            under Section 7 of the Cannabis Control Act; and
14                (iii) the conviction identified in paragraph
15            (2)(A)(i) is not associated with a conviction for
16            a violent crime as defined in subsection (c) of
17            Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and
18            Witnesses Act.
19            (B) Within 180 days after June 25, 2019 (the
20        effective date of Public Act 101-27), the Department
21        of State Police shall notify the Prisoner Review Board
22        of all such records that meet the criteria established
23        in paragraph (2)(A).
24                (i) The Prisoner Review Board shall notify the
25            State's Attorney of the county of conviction of
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1            paragraph (2)(A) that is classified as a Class 4
2            felony. The State's Attorney may provide a written
3            objection to the Prisoner Review Board on the sole
4            basis that the record identified does not meet the
5            criteria established in paragraph (2)(A). Such an
6            objection must be filed within 60 days or by such
7            later date set by the Prisoner Review Board in the
8            notice after the State's Attorney received notice
9            from the Prisoner Review Board.
10                (ii) In response to a written objection from a
11            State's Attorney, the Prisoner Review Board is
12            authorized to conduct a non-public hearing to
13            evaluate the information provided in the
14            objection.
15                (iii) The Prisoner Review Board shall make a
16            confidential and privileged recommendation to the
17            Governor as to whether to grant a pardon
18            authorizing expungement for each of the records
19            identified by the Department of State Police as
20            described in paragraph (2)(A).
21            (C) If an individual has been granted a pardon
22        authorizing expungement as described in this Section,
23        the Prisoner Review Board, through the Attorney
24        General, shall file a petition for expungement with
25        the Chief Judge of the circuit or any judge of the
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1        individual had been convicted. Such petition may
2        include more than one individual. Whenever an
3        individual who has been convicted of an offense is
4        granted a pardon by the Governor that specifically
5        authorizes expungement, an objection to the petition
6        may not be filed. Petitions to expunge under this
7        subsection (i) may include more than one individual.
8        Within 90 days of the filing of such a petition, the
9        court shall enter an order expunging the records of
10        arrest from the official records of the arresting
11        authority and order that the records of the circuit
12        court clerk and the Illinois State Police be expunged
13        and the name of the defendant obliterated from the
14        official index requested to be kept by the circuit
15        court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
16        Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
17        the offense for which the individual had received a
18        pardon but the order shall not affect any index issued
19        by the circuit court clerk before the entry of the
20        order. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
21        circuit court clerk shall promptly provide a copy of
22        the order and a certificate of disposition to the
23        individual who was pardoned to the individual's last
24        known address or by electronic means (if available) or
25        otherwise make it available to the individual upon
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1            (D) Nothing in this Section is intended to
2        diminish or abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise
3        available to the individual.
4        (3) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and
5    expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4 felony
6    violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis
7    Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
8    subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
9    Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
10    designated by the Chief Judge. The circuit court clerk
11    shall promptly serve a copy of the motion to vacate and
12    expunge, and any supporting documentation, on the State's
13    Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
14    prosecuting the offense. When considering such a motion to
15    vacate and expunge, a court shall consider the following:
16    the reasons to retain the records provided by law
17    enforcement, the petitioner's age, the petitioner's age at
18    the time of offense, the time since the conviction, and
19    the specific adverse consequences if denied. An individual
20    may file such a petition after the completion of any
21    non-financial sentence or non-financial condition imposed
22    by the conviction. Within 60 days of the filing of such
23    motion, a State's Attorney may file an objection to such a
24    petition along with supporting evidence. If a motion to
25    vacate and expunge is granted, the records shall be
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1    (d)(9)(A) of this Section. An agency providing civil legal
2    aid, as defined by Section 15 of the Public Interest
3    Attorney Assistance Act, assisting individuals seeking to
4    file a motion to vacate and expunge under this subsection
5    may file motions to vacate and expunge with the Chief
6    Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
7    designated by the Chief Judge, and the motion may include
8    more than one individual. Motions filed by an agency
9    providing civil legal aid concerning more than one
10    individual may be prepared, presented, and signed
11    electronically.
12        (4) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate
13    and expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4
14    felony violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis
15    Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
16    subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
17    Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
18    designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more than
19    one individual. Motions filed by a State's Attorney
20    concerning more than one individual may be prepared,
21    presented, and signed electronically. When considering
22    such a motion to vacate and expunge, a court shall
23    consider the following: the reasons to retain the records
24    provided by law enforcement, the individual's age, the
25    individual's age at the time of offense, the time since
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1    denied. Upon entry of an order granting a motion to vacate
2    and expunge records pursuant to this Section, the State's
3    Attorney shall notify the Prisoner Review Board within 30
4    days. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the circuit
5    court clerk shall promptly provide a copy of the order and
6    a certificate of disposition to the individual whose
7    records will be expunged to the individual's last known
8    address or by electronic means (if available) or otherwise
9    make available to the individual upon request. If a motion
10    to vacate and expunge is granted, the records shall be
11    expunged in accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and
12    (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
13        (5) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a
14    county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge
15    pursuant to this Section in the circuit court with
16    jurisdiction over the underlying conviction.
17        (6) If a person is arrested for a Minor Cannabis
18    Offense as defined in this Section before June 25, 2019
19    (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) and the person's
20    case is still pending but a sentence has not been imposed,
21    the person may petition the court in which the charges are
22    pending for an order to summarily dismiss those charges
23    against him or her, and expunge all official records of
24    his or her arrest, plea, trial, conviction, incarceration,
25    supervision, or expungement. If the court determines, upon
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1    2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) for an
2    offense that has been made eligible for expungement; (B)
3    the case is pending at the time; and (C) the person has not
4    been sentenced of the minor cannabis violation eligible
5    for expungement under this subsection, the court shall
6    consider the following: the reasons to retain the records
7    provided by law enforcement, the petitioner's age, the
8    petitioner's age at the time of offense, the time since
9    the conviction, and the specific adverse consequences if
10    denied. If a motion to dismiss and expunge is granted, the
11    records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
12    (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
13        (7) A person imprisoned solely as a result of one or
14    more convictions for Minor Cannabis Offenses under this
15    subsection (i) shall be released from incarceration upon
16    the issuance of an order under this subsection.
17        (8) The Illinois State Police shall allow a person to
18    use the access and review process, established in the
19    Illinois State Police, for verifying that his or her
20    records relating to Minor Cannabis Offenses of the
21    Cannabis Control Act eligible under this Section have been
22    expunged.
23        (9) No conviction vacated pursuant to this Section
24    shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly
25    served as provided in the Court of Claims Act.
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1    expunge an expungeable offense shall not be limited under
2    this Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall
3    be to restore the person to the status he or she occupied
4    before the arrest, charge, or conviction.
5        (11) Information. The Illinois State Police shall post
6    general information on its website about the expungement
7    process described in this subsection (i).
8    (j) Felony Prostitution Convictions.
9        (1) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and
10    expunge a conviction for a prior Class 4 felony violation
11    of prostitution. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
12    subsection (j) 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. When considering the motion
15    to vacate and expunge, a court shall consider the
16    following:
17            (A) the reasons to retain the records provided by
18        law enforcement;
19            (B) the petitioner's age;
20            (C) the petitioner's age at the time of offense;
21        and
22            (D) the time since the conviction, and the
23        specific adverse consequences if denied. An individual
24        may file the petition after the completion of any
25        sentence or condition imposed by the conviction.
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1        Attorney may file an objection to the petition along
2        with supporting evidence. If a motion to vacate and
3        expunge is granted, the records shall be expunged in
4        accordance with subparagraph (d)(9)(A) of this
5        Section. An agency providing civil legal aid, as
6        defined in Section 15 of the Public Interest Attorney
7        Assistance Act, assisting individuals seeking to file
8        a motion to vacate and expunge under this subsection
9        may file motions to vacate and expunge with the Chief
10        Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
11        designated by the Chief Judge, and the motion may
12        include more than one individual.
13        (2) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate
14    and expunge a conviction for a Class 4 felony violation of
15    prostitution. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
16    subsection (j) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
17    Judge of a judicial circuit, or any judge of the circuit
18    court designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more
19    than one individual. When considering the motion to vacate
20    and expunge, a court shall consider the following reasons:
21            (A) the reasons to retain the records provided by
22        law enforcement;
23            (B) the petitioner's age;
24            (C) the petitioner's age at the time of offense;
25            (D) the time since the conviction; and
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1        If the State's Attorney files a motion to vacate and
2    expunge records for felony prostitution convictions
3    pursuant to this Section, the State's Attorney shall
4    notify the Prisoner Review Board within 30 days of the
5    filing. If a motion to vacate and expunge is granted, the
6    records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
7    (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
8        (3) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a
9    county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge
10    pursuant to this Section in the circuit court with
11    jurisdiction over the underlying conviction.
12        (4) The Illinois State Police shall allow a person to
13    a use the access and review process, established in the
14    Illinois State Police, for verifying that his or her
15    records relating to felony prostitution eligible under
16    this Section have been expunged.
17        (5) No conviction vacated pursuant to this Section
18    shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly
19    served as provided in the Court of Claims Act.
20        (6) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to expunge
21    an expungeable offense shall not be limited under this
22    Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall be to
23    restore the person to the status he or she occupied before
24    the arrest, charge, or conviction.
25        (7) Information. The Illinois State Police shall post
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1    process described in this subsection (j).
2(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
3101-159, eff. 1-1-20; 101-306, eff. 8-9-19; 101-593, eff.
412-4-19; 101-645, eff. 6-26-20; 102-145, eff. 7-23-21;
5102-558, 8-20-21; 102-639, eff. 8-27-21; 102-813, eff.
65-13-22; 102-933, eff. 1-1-23; revised 12-8-22.)