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1    AN ACT concerning courts.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
5changing Section 5-915 as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 405/5-915)
7    Sec. 5-915. Expungement of juvenile law enforcement and
8juvenile court records.
9    (0.05) (Blank).
10    (0.1)(a) The Illinois State Police and all law enforcement
11agencies within the State shall automatically expunge, on or
12before January 1 of each year, except as described in
13paragraph (c) of this subsection (0.1), all juvenile law
14enforcement records relating to events occurring before an
15individual's 18th birthday if:
16        (1) one year or more has elapsed since the date of the
17    arrest or law enforcement interaction documented in the
18    records;
19        (2) no petition for delinquency or criminal charges
20    were filed with the clerk of the circuit court relating to
21    the arrest or law enforcement interaction documented in
22    the records; and
23        (3) 6 months have elapsed since the date of the arrest

 

 

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1    without an additional subsequent arrest or filing of a
2    petition for delinquency or criminal charges whether
3    related or not to the arrest or law enforcement
4    interaction documented in the records.
5    (b) If the law enforcement agency is unable to verify
6satisfaction of conditions (2) and (3) of this subsection
7(0.1), records that satisfy condition (1) of this subsection
8(0.1) shall be automatically expunged if the records relate to
9an offense that if committed by an adult would not be an
10offense classified as a Class 2 felony or higher, an offense
11under Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or Criminal Code
12of 2012, or an offense under Section 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1,
1312-15, or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
14    (c) If the juvenile law enforcement record was received
15through a public submission to a statewide student
16confidential reporting system administered by the Illinois
17State Police, the record will be maintained for a period of 5
18years according to all other provisions in this subsection
19(0.1).
20    (0.15) If a juvenile law enforcement record meets
21paragraph (a) of subsection (0.1) of this Section, a juvenile
22law enforcement record created:
23        (1) prior to January 1, 2018, but on or after January
24    1, 2013 shall be automatically expunged prior to January
25    1, 2020;
26        (2) prior to January 1, 2013, but on or after January

 

 

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1    1, 2000, shall be automatically expunged prior to January
2    1, 2023; and
3        (3) prior to January 1, 2000 shall not be subject to
4    the automatic expungement provisions of this Act.
5    Nothing in this subsection (0.15) shall be construed to
6restrict or modify an individual's right to have the person's
7juvenile law enforcement records expunged except as otherwise
8may be provided in this Act.
9    (0.2)(a) Upon dismissal of a petition alleging delinquency
10or upon a finding of not delinquent, the successful
11termination of an order of supervision, or the successful
12termination of an adjudication for an offense which would be a
13Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, or a petty or
14business offense if committed by an adult, the court shall
15automatically order the expungement of the juvenile court
16records and juvenile law enforcement records. The clerk shall
17deliver a certified copy of the expungement order to the
18Illinois State Police and the arresting agency. Upon request,
19the State's Attorney shall furnish the name of the arresting
20agency. The expungement shall be completed within 60 business
21days after the receipt of the expungement order.
22    (b) If the chief law enforcement officer of the agency, or
23the chief law enforcement officer's designee, certifies in
24writing that certain information is needed for a pending
25investigation involving the commission of a felony, that
26information, and information identifying the juvenile, may be

 

 

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1retained until the statute of limitations for the felony has
2run. If the chief law enforcement officer of the agency, or the
3chief law enforcement officer's designee, certifies in writing
4that certain information is needed with respect to an internal
5investigation of any law enforcement office, that information
6and information identifying the juvenile may be retained
7within an intelligence file until the investigation is
8terminated or the disciplinary action, including appeals, has
9been completed, whichever is later. Retention of a portion of
10a juvenile's law enforcement record does not disqualify the
11remainder of a juvenile's record from immediate automatic
12expungement.
13    (0.3)(a) Upon an adjudication of delinquency based on any
14offense except a disqualified offense, the juvenile court
15shall automatically order the expungement of the juvenile
16court and law enforcement records 2 years after the juvenile's
17case was closed if no delinquency or criminal proceeding is
18pending and the person has had no subsequent delinquency
19adjudication or criminal conviction. On the date that the
20juvenile is sentenced, after being adjudicated delinquent, the
21juvenile court judge shall schedule a date to enter the
22automatic expungement order. The juvenile must be notified but
23shall not be required to be present for the scheduled court
24date when automatic expungement is to be ordered. The clerk
25shall deliver a certified copy of the expungement order to the
26Illinois State Police and the arresting agency. Upon request,

 

 

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1the State's Attorney shall furnish the name of the arresting
2agency. The expungement shall be completed within 60 business
3days after the receipt of the expungement order. In this
4subsection (0.3), "disqualified offense" means any of the
5following offenses: Section 8-1.2, 9-1, 9-1.2, 9-2, 9-2.1,
69-3, 9-3.2, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-3.1, 10-4, 10-5, 10-9,
711-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 11-6, 11-6.5,
812-2, 12-3.05, 12-3.3, 12-4.4a, 12-5.02, 12-6.2, 12-6.5,
912-7.1, 12-7.5, 12-20.5, 12-32, 12-33, 12-34, 12-34.5, 18-1,
1018-2, 18-3, 18-4, 18-6, 19-3, 19-6, 20-1, 20-1.1, 24-1.2,
1124-1.2-5, 24-1.5, 24-3A, 24-3B, 24-3.2, 24-3.8, 24-3.9,
1229D-14.9, 29D-20, 30-1, 31-1a, 32-4a, or 33A-2 of the Criminal
13Code of 2012, or subsection (b) of Section 8-1, paragraph (4)
14of subsection (a) of Section 11-14.4, subsection (a-5) of
15Section 12-3.1, paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a)
16of Section 12-6, subsection (a-3) or (a-5) of Section 12-7.3,
17paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of Section 12-7.4,
18subparagraph (i) of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section
1912-9, subparagraph (H) of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of
20Section 24-1.6, paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section
2125-1, or subsection (a-7) of Section 31-1 of the Criminal Code
22of 2012.
23    (b) If the chief law enforcement officer of the agency, or
24the chief law enforcement officer's designee, certifies in
25writing that certain information is needed for a pending
26investigation involving the commission of a felony, that

 

 

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1information, and information identifying the juvenile, may be
2retained in an intelligence file until the investigation is
3terminated or for one additional year, whichever is sooner.
4Retention of a portion of a juvenile's juvenile law
5enforcement record does not disqualify the remainder of a
6juvenile's record from immediate automatic expungement.
7    (0.4) Automatic expungement for the purposes of this
8Section shall not require law enforcement agencies to
9obliterate or otherwise destroy juvenile law enforcement
10records that would otherwise need to be automatically expunged
11under this Act, except after 2 years following the subject
12arrest for purposes of use in civil litigation against a
13governmental entity or its law enforcement agency or personnel
14which created, maintained, or used the records. However, these
15juvenile law enforcement records shall be considered expunged
16for all other purposes during this period and the offense,
17which the records or files concern, shall be treated as if it
18never occurred as required under Section 5-923.
19    (0.5) Subsection (0.1) or (0.2) of this Section does not
20apply to violations of traffic, boating, fish and game laws,
21or county or municipal ordinances.
22    (0.6) Juvenile law enforcement records of a plaintiff who
23has filed civil litigation against the governmental entity or
24its law enforcement agency or personnel that created,
25maintained, or used the records, or juvenile law enforcement
26records that contain information related to the allegations

 

 

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1set forth in the civil litigation may not be expunged until
2after 2 years have elapsed after the conclusion of the
3lawsuit, including any appeal.
4    (0.7) Officer-worn body camera recordings shall not be
5automatically expunged except as otherwise authorized by the
6Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act.
7    (1) Whenever a person has been arrested, charged, or
8adjudicated delinquent for an incident occurring before a
9person's 18th birthday that if committed by an adult would be
10an offense, and that person's juvenile law enforcement and
11juvenile court records are not eligible for automatic
12expungement under subsection (0.1), (0.2), or (0.3), the
13person may petition the court at any time at no cost to the
14person for expungement of juvenile law enforcement records and
15juvenile court records relating to the incident and, upon
16termination of all juvenile court proceedings relating to that
17incident, the court shall order the expungement of all records
18in the possession of the Illinois State Police, the clerk of
19the circuit court, and law enforcement agencies relating to
20the incident, but only in any of the following circumstances:
21        (a) the minor was arrested and no petition for
22    delinquency was filed with the clerk of the circuit court;
23        (a-5) the minor was charged with an offense and the
24    petition or petitions were dismissed without a finding of
25    delinquency;
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1    found not delinquent of that offense;
2        (c) the minor was placed under supervision under
3    Section 5-615, and the order of supervision has since been
4    successfully terminated; or
5        (d) the minor was adjudicated for an offense which
6    would be a Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, or a
7    petty or business offense if committed by an adult.
8    (1.5) At no cost to the person, the Illinois State Police
9shall allow a person to use the Access and Review process,
10established in the Illinois State Police, for verifying that
11the person's juvenile law enforcement records relating to
12incidents occurring before the person's 18th birthday eligible
13under this Act have been expunged.
14    (1.6) (Blank).
15    (1.7) (Blank).
16    (1.8) (Blank).
17    (2) Any person whose delinquency adjudications are not
18eligible for automatic expungement under subsection (0.3) of
19this Section may petition the court at no cost to the person to
20expunge all juvenile law enforcement records relating to any
21incidents occurring before the person's 18th birthday which
22did not result in proceedings in criminal court and all
23juvenile court records with respect to any adjudications
24except those based upon first degree murder or an offense
25under Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 2012 if the person is
26required to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act

 

 

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1at the time the person petitions the court for expungement;
2provided that 2 years have elapsed since all juvenile court
3proceedings relating to the person have been terminated and
4the person's commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice
5under this Act has been terminated.
6    (2.5) If a minor is arrested and no petition for
7delinquency is filed with the clerk of the circuit court at the
8time the minor is released from custody, the youth officer, if
9applicable, or other designated person from the arresting
10agency, shall notify verbally and in writing to the minor or
11the minor's parents or guardians that the minor shall have an
12arrest record and shall provide the minor and the minor's
13parents or guardians with an expungement information packet,
14information regarding this State's expungement laws including
15a petition to expunge juvenile law enforcement and juvenile
16court records obtained from the clerk of the circuit court.
17    (2.6) If a minor is referred to court, then, at the time of
18sentencing, dismissal of the case, or successful completion of
19supervision, the judge shall inform the delinquent minor of
20the minor's rights regarding expungement and the clerk of the
21circuit court shall provide an expungement information packet
22to the minor, written in plain language, including information
23regarding this State's expungement laws and a petition for
24expungement, a sample of a completed petition, expungement
25instructions that shall include information informing the
26minor that (i) once the case is expunged, it shall be treated

 

 

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1as if it never occurred, (ii) the minor shall not be charged a
2fee to petition for expungement, (iii) once the minor obtains
3an expungement, the minor may not be required to disclose that
4the minor had a juvenile law enforcement or juvenile court
5record, and (iv) if petitioning the minor may file the
6petition on the minor's own or with the assistance of an
7attorney. The failure of the judge to inform the delinquent
8minor of the minor's right to petition for expungement as
9provided by law does not create a substantive right, nor is
10that failure grounds for: (i) a reversal of an adjudication of
11delinquency; (ii) a new trial; or (iii) an appeal.
12    (2.7) (Blank).
13    (2.8) (Blank).
14    (3) (Blank).
15    (3.1) (Blank).
16    (3.2) (Blank).
17    (3.3) (Blank).
18    (4) (Blank).
19    (5) (Blank).
20    (5.5) Whether or not expunged, records eligible for
21automatic expungement under subdivision (0.1)(a), (0.2)(a), or
22(0.3)(a) may be treated as expunged by the individual subject
23to the records.
24    (6) (Blank).
25    (6.5) The Illinois State Police or any employee of the
26Illinois State Police shall be immune from civil or criminal

 

 

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1liability for failure to expunge any records of arrest that
2are subject to expungement under this Section because of
3inability to verify a record. Nothing in this Section shall
4create Illinois State Police liability or responsibility for
5the expungement of juvenile law enforcement records it does
6not possess.
7    (7) (Blank).
8    (7.5) (Blank).
9    (8) The expungement of juvenile law enforcement or
10juvenile court records under subsection (0.1), (0.2), or (0.3)
11of this Section shall be funded by appropriation by the
12General Assembly for that purpose.
13    (9) (Blank).
14    (10) (Blank).
15(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
16102-752, eff. 1-1-23; 103-22, eff. 8-8-23; 103-154, eff.
176-30-23; 103-379, eff. 7-28-23; revised 8-30-23.)