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    AN ACT concerning minors.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended  by 
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changing Section 5-915 as follows:
 



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    (705 ILCS 405/5-915)



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    Sec. 5-915. Expungement of juvenile law enforcement and 
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juvenile court records. 

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    (1) Whenever any person has attained the age of 17 or 
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whenever all juvenile
court proceedings relating to that person 
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have been terminated, whichever is
later, the person may 
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petition the court to expunge law enforcement records
relating 
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to incidents occurring before his or her 17th birthday or his 
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or her
juvenile court
records, or both, but only in the 
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following circumstances:


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        (a) the minor was arrested and no petition for 
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delinquency was filed with
the clerk of the circuit court; 
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or


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        (b) the minor was charged with an offense and was found 
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not delinquent of
that offense; or


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        (c) the minor was placed under supervision pursuant to 
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Section 5-615, and
the order of
supervision has since been 
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successfully terminated; or


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        (d)
the minor was adjudicated for an offense which 
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would be a Class B
misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, or a 
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petty or business offense if committed by an adult.

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    (2) Any person may petition the court to expunge all law 
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enforcement records
relating to any
incidents occurring before 
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his or her 17th birthday which did not result in
proceedings in 
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criminal court and all juvenile court records with respect to

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any adjudications except those based upon first degree
murder 
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and
sex offenses which would be felonies if committed by an 
 


 






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adult, if the person
for whom expungement is sought has had no

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convictions for any crime since his or her 17th birthday and:


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        (a) has attained the age of 21 years; or


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        (b) 5 years have elapsed since all juvenile court 
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proceedings relating to
him or her have been terminated or 
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his or her commitment to the Department of
Corrections, 
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Juvenile Division
pursuant to this Act has been terminated;

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whichever is later of (a) or (b).
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    (2.5) If a minor is arrested and no petition for 
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delinquency is filed with the clerk of the circuit court as 
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provided in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) at the time the 
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minor is released from custody, the youth officer, if 
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applicable, or other designated person from the arresting 
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agency, shall notify verbally and in writing to the minor or 
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the minor's parents or guardians that if the State's Attorney 
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does not file a petition for delinquency, the minor has a right 
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to petition to have his or her arrest record expunged when the 
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minor attains the age of 17 or when all juvenile court 
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proceedings relating to that minor have been terminated and 
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that unless a petition to expunge is filed, the minor shall 
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have an arrest record and shall provide the minor and the 
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minor's parents or guardians with an expungement information 
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packet, including a petition to expunge juvenile records 
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obtained from the clerk of the circuit court.
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    (2.6) If a minor is charged with an offense and is found 
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not delinquent of that offense; or if a minor is placed under 
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supervision under Section 5-615, and the order of supervision 
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is successfully terminated; or  if a minor is adjudicated for an 
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offense that would be a Class B misdemeanor, a Class C 
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misdemeanor, or a business or petty offense if committed by an 
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adult; or if a minor has incidents occurring before his or her 
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17th birthday that have not resulted in proceedings in criminal 
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court, or resulted in proceedings in juvenile court, and the 
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adjudications were not based upon first degree murder or sex 
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offenses that would be felonies if committed by an adult; then 
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at the time of sentencing or dismissal of the case, the judge 
 


 






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shall inform the delinquent minor of his or her right to 
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petition for expungement as provided by law, and the clerk of 
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the circuit court shall provide an expungement information 
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packet to the delinquent minor, written in plain language, 
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including a petition for expungement, a sample of a completed 
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petition, expungement instructions that shall include 
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information informing the minor that (i) once the case is 
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expunged, it shall be treated as if it never occurred, (ii) he 
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or she may apply to have petition fees waived, (iii) once he or 
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she obtains an expungement, he or she may not be required to 
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disclose that he or she had a juvenile record, and (iv) he or 
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she may file the petition on his or her own or with the 
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assistance of an attorney.
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    (2.7) For counties with a population over 3,000,000, the 
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clerk of the circuit court shall send a "Notification of a 
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Possible Right to Expungement" post card to the minor at the 
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address last received by the clerk of the circuit court on the 
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date that the minor attains the age of 17 based on the 
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birthdate provided to the court by the minor or his or her 
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guardian in cases under paragraphs (b), (c),  and (d) of 
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subsection (1); and when the minor attains the age of 21 based 
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on the birthdate provided to the court by the minor or his or 
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her guardian in cases under subsection (2).
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    (2.8) The petition for expungement for subsection (1)  shall 
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be substantially in the following form:
 
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ......, ILLINOIS


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........JUDICIAL CIRCUIT


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IN THE INTEREST OF )

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NO.
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)

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)
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(Name of Petitioner)
 


 






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PETITION TO EXPUNGE JUVENILE RECORDS
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(705 ILCS 405/5-915 (SUBSECTION 1))
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(Please prepare a separate petition for each offense)
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Now comes ............., petitioner, and respectfully requests

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that this Honorable Court enter an order expunging all juvenile 
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law enforcement and court records of petitioner and in support 
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thereof states that:
Petitioner has attained the age of 17, 
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his/her birth date being ......, or all
Juvenile Court 
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proceedings terminated as of ......, whichever occurred later.


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Petitioner was arrested on ..... by the ....... Police 
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Department for the offense of ......., and:

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(Check One:)

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( ) a. no petition was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit 
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Court.
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( ) b. was charged with ...... and was found not delinquent
        of 
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the offense.
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( ) c. a petition was filed and the petition was dismissed 
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without a finding of delinquency on .....
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( ) d. on ....... placed under supervision pursuant to Section 
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5-615 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and such order of 
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supervision successfully terminated on ........
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( ) e. was adjudicated for the offense, which would have been a 
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Class B misdemeanor, a Class C misdemeanor, or a petty offense 
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or business offense if committed by an adult.

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Petitioner .... has  .... has not  been arrested on charges in 
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this or any county other than the charges listed above.  If 
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petitioner has been arrested on additional charges, please list 
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the charges below:

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Charge(s): ......
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Arresting Agency or Agencies: ...........
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Disposition/Result: (choose from a. through e., above): .....

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WHEREFORE, the petitioner respectfully requests this Honorable 
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Court to (1) order all law enforcement agencies to expunge all 
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records of petitioner to this incident, and (2) to order the 
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Clerk of the Court to expunge all records concerning the 
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petitioner regarding this incident.
 
 


 






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......................


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Petitioner (Signature)




 
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..........................




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Petitioner's Street Address

 
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.....................




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City, State, Zip Code

 
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.............................
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Petitioner's Telephone Number

 
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Pursuant to the penalties of perjury under the Code of Civil 
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Procedure, 735 ILCS 5/1-109, I hereby certify that the 
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statements in this petition are true and correct, or on 
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information and belief I believe the same to be true.
 
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......................
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Petitioner (Signature)


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The Petition for Expungement for subsection (2) shall be 
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substantially in the following form:
 
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ........, ILLINOIS
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........ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
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IN THE INTEREST OF )

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NO.

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)

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)
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...................)
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(Name of Petitioner)
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PETITION TO EXPUNGE JUVENILE RECORDS


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(705 ILCS 405/5-915 (SUBSECTION 2))


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(Please prepare a separate petition for each offense)


 


 






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Now comes ............, petitioner, and respectfully requests 
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that this Honorable Court enter an order expunging all Juvenile 
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Law Enforcement and Court records of petitioner and in support 
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thereof states that:
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The incident for which the Petitioner seeks expungement 
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occurred before the Petitioner's 17th birthday and did not 
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result in proceedings in criminal court and the Petitioner has 
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not had any convictions for any crime since his/her 17th 
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birthday; and

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The incident for which the Petitioner seeks expungement 
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occurred before the Petitioner's 17th birthday and the 
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adjudication was not based upon first-degree murder or sex 
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offenses which would be felonies if committed by an adult, and 
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the Petitioner has not had any convictions for any crime since 
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his/her 17th birthday.
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Petitioner was arrested on ...... by the ....... Police 
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Department for the offense of ........, and:
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(Check whichever one occurred the latest:)
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( ) a. The Petitioner has attained the age of 21 years, his/her 
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birthday being .......; or
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( ) b. 5 years have elapsed since all juvenile court 
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proceedings relating to the Petitioner have been terminated; or 
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the Petitioner's commitment to the Department of Corrections, 
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Juvenile Division, pursuant to the expungement of juvenile law 
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enforcement and  court records provisions of the Juvenile Court 
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Act of 1987 has been terminated.

Petitioner ...has ...has not 
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been arrested on charges in this or any other county other than 
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the charge listed above.  If petitioner has been arrested on 
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additional charges, please list the charges below:
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Charge(s):  ..........
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Arresting Agency or Agencies: .......
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Disposition/Result: (choose from a or b, above): ..........
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WHEREFORE, the petitioner respectfully requests this Honorable 
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Court to (1) order all law enforcement agencies to expunge all 
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records of petitioner related to this incident, and (2) to 
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order the Clerk of the Court to expunge all records concerning 
 


 






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the petitioner regarding this incident.
 
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.......................


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Petitioner (Signature)

 
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......................
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Petitioner's Street Address

 


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.....................
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City, State, Zip Code
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.............................
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Petitioner's Telephone Number

 

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Pursuant to the penalties of perjury under the Code of Civil 
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Procedure, 735 ILCS 5/1-109, I hereby certify that the 
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statements in this petition are true and correct, or on 
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information and belief I believe the same to be true.
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......................
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Petitioner (Signature)


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    (3) The chief judge of the circuit in which an arrest was 
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made or a charge
was brought or any
judge of that circuit 
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designated by the chief judge
may, upon verified petition
of a 
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person who is the subject of an arrest or a juvenile court 
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proceeding
under subsection (1) or (2) of this Section, order 
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the law enforcement
records or official court file, or both, to 
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be expunged from the official
records of the arresting 
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authority, the clerk of the circuit court and the
Department of 
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State Police. The person whose records are to be expunged shall 
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petition the court using the appropriate form containing his or 
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her current address and shall promptly notify the clerk of the 
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circuit court of any change of address.  Notice

of the petition 
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shall be served upon the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged 
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with the duty of prosecuting the offense, the Department of 
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State Police, and the arresting agency or agencies by the clerk 
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of the circuit court.  If an objection is filed within 90 days 
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of the notice of the petition, the clerk of the circuit court 
 


 






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shall set a date for hearing after the 90 day objection period.  
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At the hearing the court shall hear evidence on whether the 
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expungement should or should not be granted.  Unless the State's 
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Attorney or prosecutor, the Department of State Police, or an 
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arresting agency objects to the expungement within 90 days of 
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the notice, the court may enter an order granting expungement.  
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The person whose records are to be expunged shall pay the clerk 
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of the circuit court a fee equivalent to the cost associated 
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with expungement of records by the clerk and the Department of 
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State Police.  The clerk shall forward a certified copy of the 
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order to the Department of State Police, the appropriate 
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portion of the fee to the Department of State Police for 
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processing, and deliver a certified copy of the order to the 
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arresting agency.
and upon the
arresting authority which is the 
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subject of the petition for expungement.
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    (3.1) The Notice of Expungement shall be in substantially 
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the following form:
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ....., ILLINOIS


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.... JUDICIAL CIRCUIT


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IN THE INTEREST OF )

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NO.

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)

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)
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(Name of Petitioner)
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NOTICE


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TO:  State's Attorney

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TO:  Arresting Agency

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TO:  Illinois State Police

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ATTENTION: Expungement

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You are hereby notified that on ....., at ....., in courtroom 
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..., located at ..., before the Honorable ..., Judge, or any 
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judge sitting in his/her stead, I shall then and there present 
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a Petition to Expunge Juvenile records in the above-entitled 
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matter, at which time and place you may appear.
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......................
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Petitioner's Signature
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...........................


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Petitioner's Street Address
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City, State, Zip Code
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.............................
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Petitioner's Telephone Number
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PROOF OF SERVICE


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On the ....... day of ......, 20..., I on oath state that I 
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served this notice and true and correct copies of the 
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above-checked documents by:
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(Check One:)
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delivering copies personally to each entity to whom they are 
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directed;
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or
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by mailing copies to each entity to whom they are directed by 
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depositing the same in the U.S. Mail, proper postage fully 
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prepaid, before the hour of 5:00 p.m., at the United States 
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Postal Depository located at .................
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.........................................


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Signature
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Clerk of the Circuit Court or Deputy Clerk
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Printed Name of Delinquent Minor/Petitioner: ....
 


 






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Address: ........................................
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Telephone Number: ...............................
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    (3.2) The Order of Expungement shall be in substantially 
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the following form:
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ....., ILLINOIS


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.... JUDICIAL CIRCUIT


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IN THE INTEREST OF )

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NO.

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)

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)
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(Name of Petitioner)

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DOB ................
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Arresting Agency/Agencies ......
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ORDER OF EXPUNGEMENT


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(705 ILCS 405/5-915 (SUBSECTION 3))




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This matter having been heard on the petitioner's motion and 
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the court being fully advised in the premises does find that 
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the petitioner is indigent or has presented reasonable cause to 
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waive all costs in this matter, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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    ( ) 1. Clerk of Court and Department of State Police costs 
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are hereby waived in this matter.
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    ( ) 2. The Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification 
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and the following law enforcement agencies expunge all records 
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of petitioner relating to an arrest dated ...... for the 
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offense of ......
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Law Enforcement Agencies:


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.........................


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    ( ) 3. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Circuit 
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Court expunge all records regarding the above-captioned case.
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ENTER: ......................


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JUDGE
 


 






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DATED: .......
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Name:

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Attorney for:

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Address:
City/State/Zip:

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Attorney Number:
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    (3.3) The Notice of Objection shall be in substantially the 
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following form:
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ....., ILLINOIS


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....................... JUDICIAL CIRCUIT


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IN THE INTEREST OF )

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NO.

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)

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(Name of Petitioner)
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NOTICE OF OBJECTION


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TO:(Attorney, Public Defender, Minor)

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TO:(Illinois State Police)

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TO:(Clerk of the Court)

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TO:(Judge)

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TO:(Arresting Agency/Agencies)

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ATTENTION:

You are hereby notified that an objection has been 
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filed by the following entity regarding the above-named minor's 
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petition for expungement of juvenile records:
 


 






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( ) State's Attorney's Office;

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( ) Prosecutor (other than State's Attorney's Office) charged 
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with the duty of prosecuting the               offense sought to be expunged;

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( ) Department of Illinois State Police; or

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( ) Arresting Agency or Agencies.

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The agency checked above respectfully requests that this case 
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be continued and set for hearing on whether the expungement 
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should or should not be granted.

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DATED: .......
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Name:
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Attorney For:

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Address:
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City/State/Zip:

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Telephone:

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Attorney No.:


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FOR USE BY CLERK OF THE COURT PERSONNEL ONLY




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This matter has been set for hearing on the foregoing 
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objection, on ...... in room ...., located at ....., before the 
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Honorable ....., Judge, or any judge sitting in his/her stead.
 
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(Only one hearing shall be set, regardless of the number of 
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Notices of Objection received on the same case).

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A copy of this completed Notice of Objection containing the 
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court date, time, and location, has been sent via regular U.S. 
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Mail to the following entities.  (If more than one Notice of 
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Objection is received on the same case, each one must be 
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completed with the court date, time and location and mailed to 
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the following entities):

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( ) Attorney, Public Defender or Minor;

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( ) State's Attorney's Office;
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( ) Prosecutor (other than State's Attorney's Office) charged 
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with the duty of prosecuting the     offense sought to be expunged;
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( ) Department of Illinois State Police; and
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( ) Arresting agency or agencies.

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Date: ......
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Initials of Clerk completing this section: .....


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offense, which
the records or files concern shall be treated as 
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if it never occurred. Law
enforcement officers and other public 
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offices and agencies shall properly reply
on inquiry that no 
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record or file exists with respect to the
person. 

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    (5) Records which have not been expunged are sealed, and 
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may be obtained
only under the provisions of Sections 5-901, 
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5-905 and 5-915.

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    (6) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit 
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the maintenance
of information relating to an offense after 
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records or files concerning the
offense have been expunged if 
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the information is kept in a manner that does not
enable 
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identification of the offender.  This information may only be 
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used for
statistical and bona fide research purposes.
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    (7)(a) The State Appellate Defender shall establish, 
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maintain, and carry out, by December 31, 2004,  a juvenile 
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expungement program
to provide information and assistance to 
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minors eligible to have their juvenile records expunged.

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    (b) The State Appellate Defender shall develop brochures, 
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pamphlets, and
other
materials in
printed form and through the 
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agency's World Wide Web site.  The pamphlets and
other materials 
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shall
include at a minimum the following information:


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        (i) An explanation of the State's juvenile expungement 
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process;
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        (ii) The circumstances under which juvenile 
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expungement may occur;
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        (iii) The juvenile offenses that may be expunged;
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        (iv) The steps necessary to initiate and complete the 
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juvenile expungement process;
and
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        (v) Directions on how to contact the State Appellate 
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Defender.
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    (c) The State Appellate Defender shall establish and 
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maintain a statewide
toll-free telephone
number that a person 
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may use to receive information or assistance concerning
the 
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expungement of juvenile records. The State Appellate
Defender 
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shall advertise
the toll-free telephone number statewide. The 
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State Appellate Defender shall
develop an expungement

 


 






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information packet that may be sent to eligible persons seeking 
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expungement of
their juvenile records,
which may include, but 
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is not limited to, a pre-printed expungement petition
with 
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instructions on how
to complete the petition and a pamphlet 
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containing information that would
assist individuals through

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the juvenile expungement process.
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    (d) The State Appellate Defender shall compile a statewide 
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list of volunteer
attorneys willing
to assist eligible 
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individuals through the juvenile expungement process.
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    (e) This Section shall be implemented from funds 
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appropriated by the General
Assembly to the State
Appellate 
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Defender
for this purpose. The State Appellate Defender shall 
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employ the necessary staff
and adopt the
necessary rules for 
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implementation of this Section.
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    (8)(a) Except with respect to law enforcement agencies, the 
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Department of Corrections, State's Attorneys, or other 
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prosecutors, an expunged juvenile record may not be considered 
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by any private or public entity in employment matters, 
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certification, licensing, revocation of certification or 
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licensure, or registration.  Applications for employment must 
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contain specific language that states that the applicant is not 
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obligated to disclose expunged juvenile records of conviction 
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or arrest.  Employers may not ask  if an applicant has had a 
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juvenile record expunged.  Effective January 1, 2005, the 
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Department of Labor shall develop a link on the Department's 
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website to inform employers that employers may not ask if an 
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applicant had a juvenile record expunged and that application 
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for employment must contain specific language that states that 
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the applicant is not obligated to disclose expunged juvenile 
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records of arrest or conviction.
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    (b) A person whose juvenile records have been expunged is 
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not entitled to remission of any fines, costs, or other money 
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paid as a consequence of expungement.  This amendatory Act of 
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the 93rd General Assembly does not affect the right of the 
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victim of a crime to prosecute or defend a civil action for 
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damages.

 


 






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(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)

 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.