103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4834

 

Introduced 2/7/2024, by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2630/5.2

    Amends the Criminal Identification Act concerning records eligible for sealing. Provides that records of arrests or charges not initiated by arrest resulting in orders of supervision, including orders of supervision for municipal ordinance violations, successfully completed by the petitioner, may be sealed one year (rather than 2 years) after the termination of petitioner's last sentence. Provides that records of: (1) arrests or charges not initiated by arrest resulting in convictions, including convictions on municipal ordinance violations; (2) arrests or charges not initiated by arrest resulting in orders of first offender probation under the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or the Offender Initiative Program; and (3) arrests or charges not initiated by arrest resulting in felony convictions may be sealed one year (rather than 3 years) after the termination of the petitioner's last sentence.


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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 following Sections of the
14        Unified Code of Corrections:
15                Business Offense, Section 5-1-2.
16                Charge, Section 5-1-3.
17                Court, Section 5-1-6.
18                Defendant, Section 5-1-7.
19                Felony, Section 5-1-9.
20                Imprisonment, Section 5-1-10.
21                Judgment, Section 5-1-12.
22                Misdemeanor, Section 5-1-14.
23                Offense, Section 5-1-15.

 

 

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1                Parole, Section 5-1-16.
2                Petty Offense, Section 5-1-17.
3                Probation, Section 5-1-18.
4                Sentence, Section 5-1-19.
5                Supervision, Section 5-1-21.
6                Victim, Section 5-1-22.
7            (B) As used in this Section, "charge not initiated
8        by arrest" means a charge (as defined by Section 5-1-3
9        of the Unified Code of Corrections) brought against a
10        defendant where the defendant is not arrested prior to
11        or as a direct 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
15        by a legally constituted jury or by a court of
16        competent jurisdiction authorized to try the case
17        without a jury. An order of supervision successfully
18        completed by the petitioner is not a conviction. An
19        order of qualified probation (as defined in subsection
20        (a)(1)(J)) successfully completed by the petitioner is
21        not a conviction. An order of supervision or an order
22        of 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
2        considered the "last sentence" regardless of whether
3        they were 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
20        was charged or for which the petitioner was arrested
21        and released without charging.
22            (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
23        prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief
24        under this Section.
25            (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
26        probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control

 

 

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1        Act, Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances
2        Act, 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
24        court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
25        Act, but any index issued by the circuit court clerk
26        before the entry of the order to seal shall not be

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1        arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
2        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar
3        provision of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to
4        the offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
5        offender has no other conviction for violating Section
6        11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
7        similar provision of a local ordinance.
8            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
9        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
10        unless the petitioner was arrested and released
11        without charging.
12            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
13        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
14        order of supervision or a conviction for the following
15        offenses:
16                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
17            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
18            or a similar provision of a local ordinance,
19            except Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation
20            of Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
21            the Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision
22            of a local ordinance;
23                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
24            26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
25            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
26            local ordinance;

 

 

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1                (iii) Section 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the Criminal
2            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or
3            Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact Order Act,
4            or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order Act,
5            or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
6                (iv) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses
7            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
8                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
9            would subject a person to registration under the
10            Sex Offender Registration Act.
11            (D) (blank).
12    (b) Expungement.
13        (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
14    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
15    initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not
16    initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in: (i)
17    acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
18    charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (ii) a
19    conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded
20    by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of supervision and
21    such supervision was successfully completed by the
22    petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or
23    (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of qualified probation (as
24    defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was
25    successfully completed by the petitioner.
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1    arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has
2    been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney
3    may object to the expungement on the grounds that the
4    records contain specific relevant information aside from
5    the mere fact of the arrest.
6        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
7            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
8        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
9        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
10        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
11        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
12        such records.
13            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
14        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
15        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
16        the following time frames will apply:
17                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
18            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
19            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or
20            a similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
21            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
22            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
23            similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
24            be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
25            passed following the satisfactory termination of
26            the supervision.

 

 

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1                (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
2            in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
3            violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
4            the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision
5            of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
6            offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
7            offender has no other conviction for violating
8            Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
9            Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
10            shall not be eligible for expungement until the
11            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
12                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
13            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
14            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
15            passed following the satisfactory termination of
16            the supervision.
17            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
18        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
19        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
20        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
21        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
22        satisfactory termination of the probation.
23        (3) Those records maintained by the Illinois State
24    Police for persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday
25    shall be expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the
26    Juvenile Court Act of 1987.

 

 

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1        (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
2    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
3    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
4    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
5    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
6    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
7    or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
8    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
9    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
10    correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
11    all official records of the arresting authority, the
12    Illinois State Police, other criminal justice agencies,
13    the prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such
14    arrest, if any, by removing his or her name from all such
15    records in connection with the arrest and conviction, if
16    any, and by inserting in the records the name of the
17    offender, if known or ascertainable, in lieu of the
18    aggrieved's name. The records of the circuit court clerk
19    shall be sealed until further order of the court upon good
20    cause shown and the name of the aggrieved person
21    obliterated on the official index required to be kept by
22    the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
23    Courts Act, but the order shall not affect any index
24    issued by the circuit court clerk before the entry of the
25    order. Nothing in this Section shall limit the Illinois
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1    prosecutors from listing under an offender's name the
2    false names he or she has used.
3        (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
4    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
5    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
6    sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
7    victim of that offense may request that the State's
8    Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
9    file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
10    the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
11    seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
12    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
13    offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
14    and the Illinois State Police concerning the offense shall
15    not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown, shall
16    make the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
17    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning the
18    offense available for public inspection.
19        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct
20    review or on collateral attack and the court determines by
21    clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner was
22    factually innocent of the charge, the court that finds the
23    petitioner factually innocent of the charge shall enter an
24    expungement order for the conviction for which the
25    petitioner has been determined to be innocent as provided
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1    Corrections.
2        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Illinois
3    State Police from maintaining all records of any person
4    who is admitted to probation upon terms and conditions and
5    who fulfills those terms and conditions pursuant to
6    Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the
7    Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the
8    Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
9    Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
10    Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
11    Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
12    Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
13    Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
14    the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10 of the
15    Steroid Control Act.
16        (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate
17    of innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
18    Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
19    innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
20    conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
21    be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
22    of the Code of Civil Procedure.
23    (c) Sealing.
24        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
25    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any
26    rights to expungement of criminal records, this subsection

 

 

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1    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and
2    of minors prosecuted as adults. Subsection (g) of this
3    Section provides for immediate sealing of certain records.
4        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
5    sealed:
6            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
7        charging;
8            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
9        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
10        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
11        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
12            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
13        resulting in orders of supervision, including orders
14        of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,
15        successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
16        excluded by subsection (a)(3);
17            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
18        resulting in convictions, including convictions on
19        municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
20        subsection (a)(3);
21            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
22        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
23        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
24        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
25        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
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1        Corrections; and
2            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
3        resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise
4        excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this
5        Section.
6        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
7    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
8    sealed as follows:
9            (A) Records identified as eligible under
10        subsections (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at
11        any time.
12            (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
13        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
14        eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed one
15        year 2 years after the termination of petitioner's
16        last sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).
17            (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
18        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
19        eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and
20        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed one year 3 years after the
21        termination of the petitioner's last sentence (as
22        defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)). Convictions
23        requiring public registration under the Arsonist
24        Registration Act, the Sex Offender Registration Act,
25        or the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth
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1        petitioner is no longer required to register under
2        that relevant Act.
3            (D) Records identified in subsection
4        (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
5        reached the age of 25 years.
6            (E) Records identified as eligible under
7        subsection (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), or
8        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination of the
9        petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner earned a
10        high school diploma, associate's degree, career
11        certificate, vocational technical certification, or
12        bachelor's degree, or passed the high school level
13        Test of General Educational Development, during the
14        period of his or her sentence or mandatory supervised
15        release. This subparagraph shall apply only to a
16        petitioner who has not completed the same educational
17        goal prior to the period of his or her sentence or
18        mandatory supervised release. If a petition for
19        sealing eligible records filed under this subparagraph
20        is denied by the court, the time periods under
21        subparagraph (B) or (C) shall apply to any subsequent
22        petition for sealing filed by the petitioner.
23        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
24    have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
25    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
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1    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
2    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent
3    felony offense, order the unsealing of prior felony
4    conviction records previously ordered sealed by the court.
5        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
6    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
7    (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
8    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for
9    the sealing of the records.
10    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
11expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
12under subsections (c) and (e-5):
13        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
14    petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
15    this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
16    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
17    clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
18    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
19    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
20    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
21    shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be
22    required if the petitioner has obtained a court order
23    waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is
24    otherwise waived.
25        (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. From August 9,
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1    December 31, 2020, in a county of 3,000,000 or more
2    inhabitants, no fee shall be required to be paid by a
3    petitioner if the records sought to be expunged or sealed
4    were arrests resulting in release without charging or
5    arrests or charges not initiated by arrest resulting in
6    acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the conviction
7    was reversed or vacated, unless excluded by subsection
8    (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this paragraph (1.5), other
9    than this sentence, are inoperative on and after January
10    1, 2022.
11        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
12    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
13    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
14    initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
15    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
16    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
17    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
18    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
19    clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
20    petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
21    sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph
22    (10) of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified
23    Code of Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to
24    the petition.
25        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
26    petition proof that the petitioner has taken within 30

 

 

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1    days before the filing of the petition a test showing the
2    absence within his or her body of all illegal substances
3    as defined by the Illinois Controlled Substances Act and
4    the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act
5    if he or she is petitioning to:
6            (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
7            (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
8        Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
9        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
10        or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
11            (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
12            (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
13        probation under clause (b)(1)(iv).
14        (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
15    promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
16    support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on
17    the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty
18    of prosecuting the offense, the Illinois State Police, the
19    arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the unit
20    of local government effecting the arrest.
21        (5) Objections.
22            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
23        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
24        shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
25        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the
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1        convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
2        Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an
3        objection to the petition may not be filed.
4            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
5        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
6        the petition.
7        (6) Entry of order.
8            (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
9        charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
10        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
11        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
12        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
13        petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
14        subsection (d)(6).
15            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
16        Illinois State Police, the arresting agency, or the
17        chief legal officer files an objection to the petition
18        to expunge or seal within 60 days from the date of
19        service of the petition, the court shall enter an
20        order granting or denying the petition.
21            (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
22        the court shall not deny a petition for sealing under
23        this Section because the petitioner has not satisfied
24        an outstanding legal financial obligation established,
25        imposed, or originated by a court, law enforcement
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1        of local government, including, but not limited to,
2        any cost, assessment, fine, or fee. An outstanding
3        legal financial obligation does not include any court
4        ordered restitution to a victim under Section 5-5-6 of
5        the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the
6        restitution has been converted to a civil judgment.
7        Nothing in this subparagraph (C) waives, rescinds, or
8        abrogates a legal financial obligation or otherwise
9        eliminates or affects the right of the holder of any
10        financial obligation to pursue collection under
11        applicable federal, State, or local law.
12            (D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
13        the court shall not deny a petition to expunge or seal
14        under this Section because the petitioner has
15        submitted a drug test taken within 30 days before the
16        filing of the petition to expunge or seal that
17        indicates a positive test for the presence of cannabis
18        within the petitioner's body. In this subparagraph
19        (D), "cannabis" has the meaning ascribed to it in
20        Section 3 of the Cannabis Control Act.
21        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court
22    shall set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner
23    and all parties entitled to notice of the petition of the
24    hearing date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior
25    to the hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with
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1    relief sought in the petition to expunge or seal. At the
2    hearing, the court shall hear evidence on whether the
3    petition should or should not be granted, and shall grant
4    or deny the petition to expunge or seal the records based
5    on the evidence presented at the hearing. The court may
6    consider the following:
7            (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
8        defendant's conviction;
9            (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
10        records by the State;
11            (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
12        and employment history;
13            (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
14        arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
15        the filing of the petition under this Section; and
16            (E) the specific adverse consequences the
17        petitioner may be subject to if the petition is
18        denied.
19        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
20    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
21    the order to the Illinois State Police, in a form and
22    manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police, to the
23    petitioner, to the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged
24    with the duty of prosecuting the offense, to the arresting
25    agency, to the chief legal officer of the unit of local
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1    criminal justice agencies as may be ordered by the court.
2        (9) Implementation of order.
3            (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
4        pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or
5        both:
6                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
7            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
8            the Illinois State Police, and any other agency as
9            ordered by the court, within 60 days of the date of
10            service of the order, unless a motion to vacate,
11            modify, or reconsider the order is filed pursuant
12            to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
13            Section;
14                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
15            shall be impounded until further order of the
16            court 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 Illinois State Police, or
25            the agency receiving such inquiry, shall reply as
26            it does in response to inquiries when no records

 

 

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1            ever existed.
2            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
3        pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or
4        both:
5                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
6            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
7            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
8            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
9            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
10            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
11            subsection (d) of this Section;
12                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
13            shall be impounded until further order of the
14            court upon good cause shown and the name of the
15            petitioner obliterated on the official index
16            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
17            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
18            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
19            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
20                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
21            Illinois State Police within 60 days of the date
22            of service of the order as ordered by the court,
23            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
24            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
25            subsection (d) of this Section;
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1            Police may be disseminated by the Illinois State
2            Police only as required by law or to the arresting
3            authority, the State's Attorney, and the court
4            upon a later arrest for the same or a similar
5            offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
6            subsequent felony, and to the Department of
7            Corrections upon conviction for any offense; and
8                (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
9            from anyone not authorized by law to access such
10            records, the court, the Illinois State Police, or
11            the agency receiving such inquiry shall reply as
12            it does in response to inquiries when no records
13            ever existed.
14            (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
15        under subsection (e-6):
16                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
17            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
18            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
19            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
20            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
21            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
22            subsection (d) of this Section;
23                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
24            shall be impounded until further order of the
25            court upon good cause shown and the name of the
26            petitioner obliterated on the official index

 

 

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1            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
2            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
3            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
4            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
5                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
6            Illinois State Police within 60 days of the date
7            of service of the order as ordered by the court,
8            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
9            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
10            subsection (d) of this Section;
11                (iv) records impounded by the Illinois State
12            Police may be disseminated by the Illinois State
13            Police only as required by law or to the arresting
14            authority, the State's Attorney, and the court
15            upon a later arrest for the same or a similar
16            offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
17            subsequent felony, and to the Department of
18            Corrections upon conviction for any offense; and
19                (v) in response to an inquiry for these
20            records from anyone not authorized by law to
21            access the records, the court, the Illinois State
22            Police, or the agency receiving the inquiry shall
23            reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
24            records ever existed.
25            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
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1        as ordered by the court, the Illinois State Police,
2        and the court shall seal the records (as defined in
3        subsection (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for
4        such records, from anyone not authorized by law to
5        access such records, the court, the Illinois State
6        Police, or the agency receiving such inquiry shall
7        reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
8        records ever existed.
9            (D) The Illinois State Police shall send written
10        notice to the petitioner of its compliance with each
11        order to expunge or seal records within 60 days of the
12        date of service of that order or, if a motion to
13        vacate, modify, or reconsider is filed, within 60 days
14        of service of the order resolving the motion, if that
15        order requires the Illinois State Police to expunge or
16        seal records. In the event of an appeal from the
17        circuit court order, the Illinois State Police shall
18        send written notice to the petitioner of its
19        compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
20        judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
21        the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
22        required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
23        reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
24        discretionary appellate review, is pending.
25            (E) Upon motion, the court may order that a sealed
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1        demonstrate the amount of any legal financial
2        obligation due and owing be made available for the
3        limited purpose of collecting any legal financial
4        obligations owed by the petitioner that were
5        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
6        proceeding for which those records have been sealed.
7        The records made available under this subparagraph (E)
8        shall not be entered into the official index required
9        to be kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16
10        of the Clerks of Courts Act and shall be immediately
11        re-impounded upon the collection of the outstanding
12        financial obligations.
13            (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
14        Section, a circuit court clerk may access a sealed
15        record for the limited purpose of collecting payment
16        for any legal financial obligations that were
17        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
18        proceedings for which those records have been sealed.
19        (10) Fees. The Illinois State Police may charge the
20    petitioner a fee equivalent to the cost of processing any
21    order to expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any
22    provision of the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the
23    circuit court clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the
24    cost associated with the sealing or expungement of records
25    by the circuit court clerk. From the total filing fee
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1    court clerk shall deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk
2    Operation and Administrative Fund, to be used to offset
3    the costs incurred by the circuit court clerk in
4    performing the additional duties required to serve the
5    petition to seal or expunge on all parties. The circuit
6    court clerk shall collect and remit the Illinois State
7    Police portion of the fee to the State Treasurer and it
8    shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund. If
9    the record brought under an expungement petition was
10    previously sealed under this Section, the fee for the
11    expungement petition for that same record shall be waived.
12        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
13    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
14    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
15    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
16    entitled to notice of the petition.
17        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
18    Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
19    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
20    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
21    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
22    of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
23    service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
24    reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
25    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
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1    motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
2    entitled to notice of the petition.
3        (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
4    under the expungement or sealing provisions of this
5    Section shall not be considered void because it fails to
6    comply with the provisions of this Section or because of
7    any error asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or
8    reconsider. The circuit court retains jurisdiction to
9    determine whether the order is voidable and to vacate,
10    modify, or reconsider its terms based on a motion filed
11    under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d).
12        (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
13    Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
14    granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to
15    notice of the petition must fully comply with the terms of
16    the order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
17    party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
18    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
19    appealing the order.
20        (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
21    Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
22    order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
23    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
24    appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay
25    of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
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1    until there is a final order on the motion for relief or,
2    in the case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's
3    mandate.
4        (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
5    Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5,
6    2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all
7    orders ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after
8    August 5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).
9    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
10is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
11authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
12to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
13convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
14Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
15presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
16order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
17records of the arresting authority and order that the records
18of the circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be
19sealed until further order of the court upon good cause shown
20or as otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
21obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by
22the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
23Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
24the offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
25shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
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1Illinois State Police may be disseminated by the Illinois
2State Police only to the arresting authority, the State's
3Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the same or
4similar offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
5subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any subsequent offense,
6the Department of Corrections shall have access to all sealed
7records of the Illinois State Police pertaining to that
8individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
9circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
10the person who was pardoned.
11    (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
12offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
13the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
14sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
15Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
16judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
17counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
18trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
19entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
20of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
21circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be sealed
22until further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
23otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
24obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by
25the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
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1the offense for which he or she had been granted the
2certificate but the order shall not affect any index issued by
3the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order. All
4records sealed by the Illinois State Police may be
5disseminated by the Illinois State Police only as required by
6this Act or to the arresting authority, a law enforcement
7agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a later
8arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose of
9sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any
10subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall have
11access to all sealed records of the Illinois State Police
12pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
13sealing, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of
14the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
15eligibility for sealing.
16    (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
17offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for
18expungement by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically
19authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
20to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
21convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
22Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
23presiding trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court
24order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
25records of the arresting authority and order that the records
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1sealed until further order of the court upon good cause shown
2or as otherwise provided herein, and the name of the
3petitioner obliterated from the official index requested to be
4kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks
5of Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
6the offense for which he or she had been granted the
7certificate but the order shall not affect any index issued by
8the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order. All
9records sealed by the Illinois State Police may be
10disseminated by the Illinois State Police only as required by
11this Act or to the arresting authority, a law enforcement
12agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a later
13arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose of
14sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any
15subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall have
16access to all expunged records of the Illinois State Police
17pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
18expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a
19copy of the order to the person who was granted the certificate
20of eligibility for expungement.
21    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
22of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
23especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
24random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
25criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of
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1Illinois Department of Employment Security shall be utilized
2as appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
3disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
4identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
5The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
6later than September 1, 2010.
7    (g) Immediate Sealing.
8        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
9    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any
10    rights to expungement or sealing of criminal records, this
11    subsection authorizes the immediate sealing of criminal
12    records of adults and of minors prosecuted as adults.
13        (2) Eligible Records. Arrests or charges not initiated
14    by arrest resulting in acquittal or dismissal with
15    prejudice, except as excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B),
16    that occur on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
17    of Public Act 100-282), may be sealed immediately if the
18    petition is filed with the circuit court clerk on the same
19    day and during the same hearing in which the case is
20    disposed.
21        (3) When Records are Eligible to be Immediately
22    Sealed. Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this
23    subsection (g) may be sealed immediately after entry of
24    the final disposition of a case, notwithstanding the
25    disposition of other charges in the same case.
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1    entry of a disposition for an eligible record under this
2    subsection (g), the defendant shall be informed by the
3    court of his or her right to have eligible records
4    immediately sealed and the procedure for the immediate
5    sealing of these records.
6        (5) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
7    immediate sealing under this subsection (g).
8            (A) Filing the Petition. Upon entry of the final
9        disposition of the case, the defendant's attorney may
10        immediately petition the court, on behalf of the
11        defendant, for immediate sealing of eligible records
12        under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) that are
13        entered on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective
14        date of Public Act 100-282). The immediate sealing
15        petition may be filed with the circuit court clerk
16        during the hearing in which the final disposition of
17        the case is entered. If the defendant's attorney does
18        not file the petition for immediate sealing during the
19        hearing, the defendant may file a petition for sealing
20        at any time as authorized under subsection (c)(3)(A).
21            (B) Contents of Petition. The immediate sealing
22        petition shall be verified and shall contain the
23        petitioner's name, date of birth, current address, and
24        for each eligible record, the case number, the date of
25        arrest if applicable, the identity of the arresting
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1        court may require.
2            (C) Drug Test. The petitioner shall not be
3        required to attach proof that he or she has passed a
4        drug test.
5            (D) Service of Petition. A copy of the petition
6        shall be served on the State's Attorney in open court.
7        The petitioner shall not be required to serve a copy of
8        the petition on any other agency.
9            (E) Entry of Order. The presiding trial judge
10        shall enter an order granting or denying the petition
11        for immediate sealing during the hearing in which it
12        is filed. Petitions for immediate sealing shall be
13        ruled on in the same hearing in which the final
14        disposition of the case is entered.
15            (F) Hearings. The court shall hear the petition
16        for immediate sealing on the same day and during the
17        same hearing in which the disposition is rendered.
18            (G) Service of Order. An order to immediately seal
19        eligible records shall be served in conformance with
20        subsection (d)(8).
21            (H) Implementation of Order. An order to
22        immediately seal records shall be implemented in
23        conformance with subsections (d)(9)(C) and (d)(9)(D).
24            (I) Fees. The fee imposed by the circuit court
25        clerk and the Illinois State Police shall comply with
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1            (J) Final Order. No court order issued under this
2        subsection (g) shall become final for purposes of
3        appeal until 30 days after service of the order on the
4        petitioner and all parties entitled to service of the
5        order in conformance with subsection (d)(8).
6            (K) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
7        Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
8        petitioner, State's Attorney, or the Illinois State
9        Police may file a motion to vacate, modify, or
10        reconsider the order denying the petition to
11        immediately seal within 60 days of service of the
12        order. If filed more than 60 days after service of the
13        order, a petition to vacate, modify, or reconsider
14        shall comply with subsection (c) of Section 2-1401 of
15        the Code of Civil Procedure.
16            (L) Effect of Order. An order granting an
17        immediate sealing petition shall not be considered
18        void because it fails to comply with the provisions of
19        this Section or because of an error asserted in a
20        motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The circuit
21        court retains jurisdiction to determine whether the
22        order is voidable, and to vacate, modify, or
23        reconsider its terms based on a motion filed under
24        subparagraph (L) of this subsection (g).
25            (M) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
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1        order granting a petition to immediately seal, all
2        parties entitled to service of the order must fully
3        comply with the terms of the order within 60 days of
4        service of the order.
5    (h) Sealing or vacation and expungement of trafficking
6victims' crimes.
7        (1) A trafficking victim, as defined by paragraph (10)
8    of subsection (a) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
9    2012, may petition for vacation and expungement or
10    immediate sealing of his or her criminal record upon the
11    completion of his or her last sentence if his or her
12    participation in the underlying offense was a result of
13    human trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
14    of 2012 or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
15    Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
16        (1.5) A petition under paragraph (1) shall be
17    prepared, signed, and filed in accordance with Supreme
18    Court Rule 9. The court may allow the petitioner to attend
19    any required hearing remotely in accordance with local
20    rules. The court may allow a petition to be filed under
21    seal if the public filing of the petition would constitute
22    a risk of harm to the petitioner.
23        (2) A petitioner under this subsection (h), in
24    addition to the requirements provided under paragraph (4)
25    of subsection (d) of this Section, shall include in his or
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1    she was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the
2    offense; and (B) that his or her participation in the
3    offense was a result of human trafficking under Section
4    10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form of
5    trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
6    Protection Act.
7        (3) If an objection is filed alleging that the
8    petitioner is not entitled to vacation and expungement or
9    immediate sealing under this subsection (h), the court
10    shall conduct a hearing under paragraph (7) of subsection
11    (d) of this Section and the court shall determine whether
12    the petitioner is entitled to vacation and expungement or
13    immediate sealing under this subsection (h). A petitioner
14    is eligible for vacation and expungement or immediate
15    relief under this subsection (h) if he or she shows, by a
16    preponderance of the evidence, that: (A) he or she was a
17    victim of human trafficking at the time of the offense;
18    and (B) that his or her participation in the offense was a
19    result of human trafficking under Section 10-9 of the
20    Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form of trafficking
21    under the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
22    (i) Minor Cannabis Offenses under the Cannabis Control
23Act.
24        (1) Expungement of Arrest Records of Minor Cannabis
25    Offenses.
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1        enforcement agencies within the State shall
2        automatically expunge all criminal history records of
3        an arrest, charge not initiated by arrest, order of
4        supervision, or order of qualified probation for a
5        Minor Cannabis Offense committed prior to June 25,
6        2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) if:
7                (i) One year or more has elapsed since the
8            date of the arrest or law enforcement interaction
9            documented in the records; and
10                (ii) No criminal charges were filed relating
11            to the arrest or law enforcement interaction or
12            criminal charges were filed and subsequently
13            dismissed or vacated or the arrestee was
14            acquitted.
15            (B) If the law enforcement agency is unable to
16        verify satisfaction of condition (ii) in paragraph
17        (A), records that satisfy condition (i) in paragraph
18        (A) shall be automatically expunged.
19            (C) Records shall be expunged by the law
20        enforcement agency under the following timelines:
21                (i) Records created prior to June 25, 2019
22            (the effective date of Public Act 101-27), but on
23            or after January 1, 2013, shall be automatically
24            expunged prior to January 1, 2021;
25                (ii) Records created prior to January 1, 2013,
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1            automatically expunged prior to January 1, 2023;
2                (iii) Records created prior to January 1, 2000
3            shall be automatically expunged prior to January
4            1, 2025.
5            In response to an inquiry for expunged records,
6        the law enforcement agency receiving such inquiry
7        shall reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
8        records ever existed; however, it shall provide a
9        certificate of disposition or confirmation that the
10        record was expunged to the individual whose record was
11        expunged if such a record exists.
12            (D) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
13        restrict or modify an individual's right to have that
14        individual's records expunged except as otherwise may
15        be provided in this Act, or diminish or abrogate any
16        rights or remedies otherwise available to the
17        individual.
18        (2) Pardons Authorizing Expungement of Minor Cannabis
19    Offenses.
20            (A) Upon June 25, 2019 (the effective date of
21        Public Act 101-27), the Department of State Police
22        shall review all criminal history record information
23        and identify all records that meet all of the
24        following criteria:
25                (i) one or more convictions for a Minor
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1                (ii) the conviction identified in paragraph
2            (2)(A)(i) did not include a penalty enhancement
3            under Section 7 of the Cannabis Control Act; and
4                (iii) the conviction identified in paragraph
5            (2)(A)(i) is not associated with a conviction for
6            a violent crime as defined in subsection (c) of
7            Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and
8            Witnesses Act.
9            (B) Within 180 days after June 25, 2019 (the
10        effective date of Public Act 101-27), the Department
11        of State Police shall notify the Prisoner Review Board
12        of all such records that meet the criteria established
13        in paragraph (2)(A).
14                (i) The Prisoner Review Board shall notify the
15            State's Attorney of the county of conviction of
16            each record identified by State Police in
17            paragraph (2)(A) that is classified as a Class 4
18            felony. The State's Attorney may provide a written
19            objection to the Prisoner Review Board on the sole
20            basis that the record identified does not meet the
21            criteria established in paragraph (2)(A). Such an
22            objection must be filed within 60 days or by such
23            later date set by the Prisoner Review Board in the
24            notice after the State's Attorney received notice
25            from the Prisoner Review Board.
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1            State's Attorney, the Prisoner Review Board is
2            authorized to conduct a non-public hearing to
3            evaluate the information provided in the
4            objection.
5                (iii) The Prisoner Review Board shall make a
6            confidential and privileged recommendation to the
7            Governor as to whether to grant a pardon
8            authorizing expungement for each of the records
9            identified by the Department of State Police as
10            described in paragraph (2)(A).
11            (C) If an individual has been granted a pardon
12        authorizing expungement as described in this Section,
13        the Prisoner Review Board, through the Attorney
14        General, shall file a petition for expungement with
15        the Chief Judge of the circuit or any judge of the
16        circuit designated by the Chief Judge where the
17        individual had been convicted. Such petition may
18        include more than one individual. Whenever an
19        individual who has been convicted of an offense is
20        granted a pardon by the Governor that specifically
21        authorizes expungement, an objection to the petition
22        may not be filed. Petitions to expunge under this
23        subsection (i) may include more than one individual.
24        Within 90 days of the filing of such a petition, the
25        court shall enter an order expunging the records of
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1        authority and order that the records of the circuit
2        court clerk and the Illinois State Police be expunged
3        and the name of the defendant obliterated from the
4        official index requested to be kept by the circuit
5        court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
6        Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
7        the offense for which the individual had received a
8        pardon but the order shall not affect any index issued
9        by the circuit court clerk before the entry of the
10        order. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
11        circuit court clerk shall promptly provide a copy of
12        the order and a certificate of disposition to the
13        individual who was pardoned to the individual's last
14        known address or by electronic means (if available) or
15        otherwise make it available to the individual upon
16        request.
17            (D) Nothing in this Section is intended to
18        diminish or abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise
19        available to the individual.
20        (3) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and
21    expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4 felony
22    violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis
23    Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
24    subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
25    Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
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1    shall promptly serve a copy of the motion to vacate and
2    expunge, and any supporting documentation, on the State's
3    Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
4    prosecuting the offense. When considering such a motion to
5    vacate and expunge, a court shall consider the following:
6    the reasons to retain the records provided by law
7    enforcement, the petitioner's age, the petitioner's age at
8    the time of offense, the time since the conviction, and
9    the specific adverse consequences if denied. An individual
10    may file such a petition after the completion of any
11    non-financial sentence or non-financial condition imposed
12    by the conviction. Within 60 days of the filing of such
13    motion, a State's Attorney may file an objection to such a
14    petition along with supporting evidence. If a motion to
15    vacate and expunge is granted, the records shall be
16    expunged in accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and
17    (d)(9)(A) of this Section. An agency providing civil legal
18    aid, as defined by Section 15 of the Public Interest
19    Attorney Assistance Act, assisting individuals seeking to
20    file a motion to vacate and expunge under this subsection
21    may file motions to vacate and expunge with the Chief
22    Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
23    designated by the Chief Judge, and the motion may include
24    more than one individual. Motions filed by an agency
25    providing civil legal aid concerning more than one
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1    electronically.
2        (4) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate
3    and expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4
4    felony violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis
5    Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
6    subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
7    Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
8    designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more than
9    one individual. Motions filed by a State's Attorney
10    concerning more than one individual may be prepared,
11    presented, and signed electronically. When considering
12    such a motion to vacate and expunge, a court shall
13    consider the following: the reasons to retain the records
14    provided by law enforcement, the individual's age, the
15    individual's age at the time of offense, the time since
16    the conviction, and the specific adverse consequences if
17    denied. Upon entry of an order granting a motion to vacate
18    and expunge records pursuant to this Section, the State's
19    Attorney shall notify the Prisoner Review Board within 30
20    days. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the circuit
21    court clerk shall promptly provide a copy of the order and
22    a certificate of disposition to the individual whose
23    records will be expunged to the individual's last known
24    address or by electronic means (if available) or otherwise
25    make available to the individual upon request. If a motion
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1    expunged in accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and
2    (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
3        (5) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a
4    county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge
5    pursuant to this Section in the circuit court with
6    jurisdiction over the underlying conviction.
7        (6) If a person is arrested for a Minor Cannabis
8    Offense as defined in this Section before June 25, 2019
9    (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) and the person's
10    case is still pending but a sentence has not been imposed,
11    the person may petition the court in which the charges are
12    pending for an order to summarily dismiss those charges
13    against him or her, and expunge all official records of
14    his or her arrest, plea, trial, conviction, incarceration,
15    supervision, or expungement. If the court determines, upon
16    review, that: (A) the person was arrested before June 25,
17    2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) for an
18    offense that has been made eligible for expungement; (B)
19    the case is pending at the time; and (C) the person has not
20    been sentenced of the minor cannabis violation eligible
21    for expungement under this subsection, the court shall
22    consider the following: the reasons to retain the records
23    provided by law enforcement, the petitioner's age, the
24    petitioner's age at the time of offense, the time since
25    the conviction, and the specific adverse consequences if
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1    records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
2    (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
3        (7) A person imprisoned solely as a result of one or
4    more convictions for Minor Cannabis Offenses under this
5    subsection (i) shall be released from incarceration upon
6    the issuance of an order under this subsection.
7        (8) The Illinois State Police shall allow a person to
8    use the access and review process, established in the
9    Illinois State Police, for verifying that his or her
10    records relating to Minor Cannabis Offenses of the
11    Cannabis Control Act eligible under this Section have been
12    expunged.
13        (9) No conviction vacated pursuant to this Section
14    shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly
15    served as provided in the Court of Claims Act.
16        (10) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to
17    expunge an expungeable offense shall not be limited under
18    this Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall
19    be to restore the person to the status he or she occupied
20    before the arrest, charge, or conviction.
21        (11) Information. The Illinois State Police shall post
22    general information on its website about the expungement
23    process described in this subsection (i).
24    (j) Felony Prostitution Convictions.
25        (1) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and
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1    of prostitution. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
2    subsection (j) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
3    Judge of a judicial circuit, or any judge of the circuit
4    designated by the Chief Judge. When considering the motion
5    to vacate and expunge, a court shall consider the
6    following:
7            (A) the reasons to retain the records provided by
8        law enforcement;
9            (B) the petitioner's age;
10            (C) the petitioner's age at the time of offense;
11        and
12            (D) the time since the conviction, and the
13        specific adverse consequences if denied. An individual
14        may file the petition after the completion of any
15        sentence or condition imposed by the conviction.
16        Within 60 days of the filing of the motion, a State's
17        Attorney may file an objection to the petition along
18        with supporting evidence. If a motion to vacate and
19        expunge is granted, the records shall be expunged in
20        accordance with subparagraph (d)(9)(A) of this
21        Section. An agency providing civil legal aid, as
22        defined in Section 15 of the Public Interest Attorney
23        Assistance Act, assisting individuals seeking to file
24        a motion to vacate and expunge under this subsection
25        may file motions to vacate and expunge with the Chief
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1        designated by the Chief Judge, and the motion may
2        include more than one individual.
3        (2) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate
4    and expunge a conviction for a Class 4 felony violation of
5    prostitution. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
6    subsection (j) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
7    Judge of a judicial circuit, or any judge of the circuit
8    court designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more
9    than one individual. When considering the motion to vacate
10    and expunge, a court shall consider the following reasons:
11            (A) the reasons to retain the records provided by
12        law enforcement;
13            (B) the petitioner's age;
14            (C) the petitioner's age at the time of offense;
15            (D) the time since the conviction; and
16            (E) the specific adverse consequences if denied.
17        If the State's Attorney files a motion to vacate and
18    expunge records for felony prostitution convictions
19    pursuant to this Section, the State's Attorney shall
20    notify the Prisoner Review Board within 30 days of the
21    filing. If a motion to vacate and expunge is granted, the
22    records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
23    (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
24        (3) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a
25    county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge
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1    jurisdiction over the underlying conviction.
2        (4) The Illinois State Police shall allow a person to
3    a use the access and review process, established in the
4    Illinois State Police, for verifying that his or her
5    records relating to felony prostitution eligible under
6    this Section have been expunged.
7        (5) No conviction vacated pursuant to this Section
8    shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly
9    served as provided in the Court of Claims Act.
10        (6) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to expunge
11    an expungeable offense shall not be limited under this
12    Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall be to
13    restore the person to the status he or she occupied before
14    the arrest, charge, or conviction.
15        (7) Information. The Illinois State Police shall post
16    general information on its website about the expungement
17    process described in this subsection (j).
18(Source: P.A. 102-145, eff. 7-23-21; 102-558, 8-20-21;
19102-639, eff. 8-27-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-933, eff.
201-1-23; 103-35, eff. 1-1-24; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)