Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

Filed: 3/4/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5394

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5394 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
5 changing Section 5.2 as follows:
 
6     (20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
7     Sec. 5.2. Expungement and sealing.
8     (a) General Provisions.
9         (1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
10     the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a
11     particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
12             (A) The following terms shall have the meanings
13         ascribed to them in the Unified Code of Corrections,
14         730 ILCS 5/5-1-2 through 5/5-1-22:
15                 (i) Business Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-2),
16                 (ii) Charge (730 ILCS 5/5-1-3),

 

 

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1                 (iii) Court (730 ILCS 5/5-1-6),
2                 (iv) Defendant (730 ILCS 5/5-1-7),
3                 (v) Felony (730 ILCS 5/5-1-9),
4                 (vi) Imprisonment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-10),
5                 (vii) Judgment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-12),
6                 (viii) Misdemeanor (730 ILCS 5/5-1-14),
7                 (ix) Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-15),
8                 (x) Parole (730 ILCS 5/5-1-16),
9                 (xi) Petty Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-17),
10                 (xii) Probation (730 ILCS 5/5-1-18),
11                 (xiii) Sentence (730 ILCS 5/5-1-19),
12                 (xiv) Supervision (730 ILCS 5/5-1-21), and
13                 (xv) Victim (730 ILCS 5/5-1-22).
14             (B) As used in this Section, "charge not initiated
15         by arrest" means a charge (as defined by 730 ILCS
16         5/5-1-3) brought against a defendant where the
17         defendant is not arrested prior to or as a direct
18         result of the charge.
19             (C) "Conviction" means a judgment of conviction or
20         sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a
21         verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered by
22         a legally constituted jury or by a court of competent
23         jurisdiction authorized to try the case without a jury.
24         An order of supervision successfully completed by the
25         petitioner is not a conviction. An order of qualified
26         probation (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(J))

 

 

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

 

 

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1         subsection (a)(1)(D)) that terminates last in time in
2         any jurisdiction, regardless of whether the petitioner
3         has included the criminal offense for which the
4         sentence or order of supervision or qualified
5         probation was imposed in his or her petition. If
6         multiple sentences, orders of supervision, or orders
7         of qualified probation terminate on the same day and
8         are last in time, they shall be collectively considered
9         the "last sentence" regardless of whether they were
10         ordered to run concurrently.
11             (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
12         business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
13         Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
14         municipal or local ordinance.
15             (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
16         offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
17         is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner was
18         charged or for which the petitioner was arrested and
19         released without charging.
20             (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
21         prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief under
22         this Section.
23             (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
24         probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act,
25         Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
26         Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and

 

 

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

 

 

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1         solicitation of a child or criminal sexual abuse when
2         the victim of such offense is under 18 years of age.
3             (M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or
4         order of supervision or qualified probation includes
5         either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of
6         the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this
7         Section.
8         (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
9     convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
10     petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
11     pursuant to this Section.
12         (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
13     subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), and (e) of this Section, the
14     court shall not order:
15             (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
16         arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
17         in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
18         any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
19         Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
20         similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
21         Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
22         similar provision of a local ordinance.
23             (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
24         traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
25         unless the petitioner was arrested and released
26         without charging.

 

 

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1             (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
2         charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
3         order of supervision, an order of qualified probation
4         (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)), or a conviction
5         for the following offenses:
6                 (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
7             Criminal Code of 1961 or a similar provision of a
8             local ordinance, except Sections Section 11-14,
9             11-14.1, and 11-18 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
10             a similar provision of a local ordinance;
11                 (ii) Section 12-15, 12-30, or 26-5 of the
12             Criminal Code of 1961 or a similar provision of a
13             local ordinance;
14                 (iii) offenses defined as "crimes of violence"
15             in Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act
16             or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except
17             Sections 12-1 and 12-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961
18             or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
19                 (iv) offenses which are Class A misdemeanors
20             under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
21                 (v) any offense or attempted offense that
22             would subject a person to registration under the
23             Sex Offender Registration Act.
24             (D) the sealing of the records of an arrest which
25         results in the petitioner being charged with a felony
26         offense or records of a charge not initiated by arrest

 

 

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1         for a felony offense, regardless of the disposition,
2         unless:
3                 (i) the charge results in acquittal,
4             dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
5             conviction;
6                 (ii) the charge results in a conviction, but
7             the conviction was reversed or vacated;
8                 (iii) (i) the charge is amended to a
9             misdemeanor and is otherwise eligible to be sealed
10             pursuant to subsection (c);
11                 (iv) (ii) the charge results in first offender
12             probation as set forth in subsection (c)(2)(E); or
13                 (v) (iii) the charge is for a Class 4 felony
14             offense listed in subsection (c)(2)(F) or the
15             charge is amended to a Class 4 felony offense
16             listed in subsection (c)(2)(F). Records of arrests
17             which result in the petitioner being charged with a
18             Class 4 felony offense listed in subsection
19             (c)(2)(F), records of charges not initiated by
20             arrest for Class 4 felony offenses listed in
21             subsection (c)(2)(F), and records of charges
22             amended to a Class 4 felony offense listed in
23             (c)(2)(F) may be sealed, regardless of the
24             disposition, subject to any waiting periods set
25             forth in subsection (c)(3).
26     (b) Expungement.

 

 

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1         (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
2     expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
3     initiated by arrest when:
4             (A) He or she has never been convicted of a
5         criminal offense; and
6             (B) Each arrest or charge not initiated by arrest
7         sought to be expunged resulted in: (i) acquittal,
8         dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
9         charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
10         (ii) a conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless
11         excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of
12         supervision and such supervision was successfully
13         completed by the petitioner, unless excluded by
14         subsection (a)(3)(A) or (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of
15         qualified probation (as defined in subsection
16         (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was successfully
17         completed by the petitioner.
18         (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
19             (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
20         arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
21         dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
22         or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
23         no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
24         such records.
25             (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
26         arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of

 

 

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1         supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
2         the following time frames will apply:
3                 (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
4             orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
5             3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
6             similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
7             Section 12-3.2, 12-15 or 16A-3 of the Criminal Code
8             of 1961, shall not be eligible for expungement
9             until 5 years have passed following the
10             satisfactory termination of the supervision.
11                 (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
12             orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
13             not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
14             passed following the satisfactory termination of
15             the supervision.
16             (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
17         arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
18         qualified probation, successfully completed by the
19         petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
20         expungement until 5 years have passed following the
21         satisfactory termination of the probation.
22         (3) Those records maintained by the Department for
23     persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
24     expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
25     Act of 1987.
26         (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or

 

 

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1     convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
2     identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
3     possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
4     was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
5     upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
6     or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
7     judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
8     court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
9     correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
10     all official records of the arresting authority, the
11     Department, other criminal justice agencies, the
12     prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such arrest, if
13     any, by removing his or her name from all such records in
14     connection with the arrest and conviction, if any, and by
15     inserting in the records the name of the offender, if known
16     or ascertainable, in lieu of the aggrieved's name. The
17     records of the circuit court clerk shall be sealed until
18     further order of the court upon good cause shown and the
19     name of the aggrieved person obliterated on the official
20     index required to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
21     Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but the order shall
22     not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
23     before the entry of the order. Nothing in this Section
24     shall limit the Department of State Police or other
25     criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
26     under an offender's name the false names he or she has

 

 

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1     used.
2         (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
3     sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
4     predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
5     sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
6     victim of that offense may request that the State's
7     Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
8     file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
9     the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
10     seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
11     with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
12     offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
13     and the Department of State Police concerning the offense
14     shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
15     shall make the records of the circuit court clerk in
16     connection with the proceedings of the trial court
17     concerning the offense available for public inspection.
18         (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
19     or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
20     and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
21     innocent of the charge, the court shall enter an
22     expungement order as provided in subsection (b) of Section
23     5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
24         (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
25     Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
26     any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and

 

 

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1     conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
2     pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
3     410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
4     of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
5     Act, Section 12-4.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, Section
6     10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency
7     Act, Section 40-10 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse
8     and Dependency Act, or Section 10 of the Steroid Control
9     Act.
10     (c) Sealing.
11         (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
12     of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
13     to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
14     authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
15     minors prosecuted as adults.
16         (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
17     sealed:
18             (A) All arrests resulting in release without
19         charging;
20             (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
21         resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
22         the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
23         excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B) or (a)(3)(D);
24             (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
25         resulting in orders of supervision successfully
26         completed by the petitioner, unless excluded by

 

 

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1         subsection (a)(3);
2             (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
3         resulting in convictions unless excluded by subsection
4         (a)(3);
5             (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
6         resulting in orders of first offender probation under
7         Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
8         the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or Section 70
9         of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
10         Protection Act; and
11             (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
12         resulting in Class 4 felony convictions for the
13         following offenses:
14                 (i) Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of 1961;
15                 (ii) Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act;
16                 (iii) Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled
17             Substances Act;
18                 (iv) the Methamphetamine Precursor Control
19             Act; and
20                 (v) the Steroid Control Act.
21         (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
22     identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
23     sealed as follows:
24             (A) Records identified as eligible under
25         subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any
26         time.

 

 

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1             (B) Records identified as eligible under
2         subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed (i) 3 years after
3         the termination of petitioner's last sentence (as
4         defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)) if the petitioner has
5         never been convicted of a criminal offense (as defined
6         in subsection (a)(1)(D)); or (ii) 4 years after the
7         termination of the petitioner's last sentence (as
8         defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)) if the petitioner has
9         ever been convicted of a criminal offense (as defined
10         in subsection (a)(1)(D)).
11             (C) Records identified as eligible under
12         subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and (c)(2)(F) may be
13         sealed 4 years after the termination of the
14         petitioner's last sentence (as defined in subsection
15         (a)(1)(F)).
16         (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
17     have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
18     provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
19     of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
20     prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
21     (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony
22     offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction
23     records previously ordered sealed by the court.
24         (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
25     disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
26     (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the

 

 

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1     right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the
2     sealing of the records.
3     (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
4 expungement under subsections (b) and (e), and sealing under
5 subsection (c):
6         (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
7     petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
8     this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
9     requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
10     clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
11     charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
12     charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
13     must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
14     shall pay the applicable fee, if not waived.
15         (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
16     verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
17     birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
18     initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
19     case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
20     the arresting authority, and such other information as the
21     court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
22     the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
23     clerk of any change of his or her address.
24         (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
25     petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
26     within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing

 

 

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1     the absence within his or her body of all illegal
2     substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled
3     Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
4     Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
5     is petitioning to seal felony records pursuant to clause
6     (c)(2)(E) or (c)(2)(F)(ii)-(v) or if he or she is
7     petitioning to expunge felony records of a qualified
8     probation pursuant to clause (b)(1)(B)(iv).
9         (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
10     promptly serve a copy of the petition on the State's
11     Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of prosecuting
12     the offense, the Department of State Police, the arresting
13     agency and the chief legal officer of the unit of local
14     government effecting the arrest.
15         (5) Objections.
16             (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
17         may file an objection to the petition. All objections
18         shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
19         court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis
20         of the objection.
21             (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
22         must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
23         the petition.
24         (6) Entry of order.
25             (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
26         charge was brought, any judge of that circuit

 

 

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1         designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
2         than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
3         at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
4         petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
5         subsection (d)(6).
6             (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
7         Department of State Police, the arresting agency, or
8         the chief legal officer files an objection to the
9         petition to expunge or seal within 60 days from the
10         date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
11         an order granting or denying the petition.
12         (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall
13     set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all
14     parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing
15     date at least 30 days prior to the hearing, and shall hear
16     evidence on whether the petition should or should not be
17     granted, and shall grant or deny the petition to expunge or
18     seal the records based on the evidence presented at the
19     hearing.
20         (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
21     expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
22     the order to the Department, in a form and manner
23     prescribed by the Department, to the petitioner, to the
24     State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
25     prosecuting the offense, to the arresting agency, to the
26     chief legal officer of the unit of local government

 

 

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1     effecting the arrest, and to such other criminal justice
2     agencies as may be ordered by the court.
3         (9) Effect of order.
4             (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
5         pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both:
6                 (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
7             in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
8             the Department, and any other agency as ordered by
9             the court, within 60 days of the date of service of
10             the order, unless a motion to vacate, modify, or
11             reconsider the order is filed pursuant to
12             paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this Section;
13                 (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
14             shall be impounded until further order of the court
15             upon good cause shown and the name of the
16             petitioner obliterated on the official index
17             required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
18             under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
19             the order shall not affect any index issued by the
20             circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
21             and
22                 (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
23             records, the court, the Department, or the agency
24             receiving such inquiry, shall reply as it does in
25             response to inquiries when no records ever
26             existed.

 

 

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1             (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
2         pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both:
3                 (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
4             in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
5             and any other agency as ordered by the court,
6             within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
7             unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
8             the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
9             subsection (d) of this Section;
10                 (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
11             shall be impounded until further order of the court
12             upon good cause shown and the name of the
13             petitioner obliterated on the official index
14             required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
15             under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
16             the order shall not affect any index issued by the
17             circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
18                 (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
19             Department within 60 days of the date of service of
20             the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
21             to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
22             pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of
23             this Section;
24                 (iv) records impounded by the Department may
25             be disseminated by the Department only to the
26             arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the

 

 

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1             court upon a later arrest for the same or a similar
2             offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
3             subsequent felony, and to the Department of
4             Corrections upon conviction for any offense; and
5                 (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
6             from anyone not authorized by law to access such
7             records the court, the Department, or the agency
8             receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
9             response to inquiries when no records ever
10             existed.
11             (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
12         subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
13         as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
14         shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
15         (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records
16         from anyone not authorized by law to access such
17         records the court, the Department, or the agency
18         receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
19         response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
20         (10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a
21     fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to
22     expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any provision of
23     the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit court
24     clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost associated
25     with the sealing or expungement of records by the circuit
26     court clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the

 

 

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1     petition to seal or expunge, the circuit court clerk shall
2     deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
3     Administrative Fund, to be used to offset the costs
4     incurred by the circuit court clerk in performing the
5     additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or
6     expunge on all parties. The circuit court clerk shall
7     collect and forward the Department of State Police portion
8     of the fee to the Department and it shall be deposited in
9     the State Police Services Fund.
10         (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
11     expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
12     become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
13     service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
14     entitled to notice of the petition.
15         (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. The
16     petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
17     motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
18     or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
19     of service of the order.
20     (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
21 is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
22 authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
23 to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
24 convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
25 Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
26 presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court

 

 

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1 order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
2 records of the arresting authority and order that the records
3 of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
4 further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
5 otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
6 obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
7 circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
8 Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
9 offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
10 shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
11 before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
12 Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
13 required by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
14 Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the same or
15 similar offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
16 subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any subsequent offense,
17 the Department of Corrections shall have access to all sealed
18 records of the Department pertaining to that individual. Upon
19 entry of the order of expungement, the circuit court clerk
20 shall promptly mail a copy of the order to the person who was
21 pardoned.
22     (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
23 of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
24 especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
25 random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
26 criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the

 

 

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1 Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
2 Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
3 appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
4 disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
5 identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
6 The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
7 later than September 1, 2010.
8 (Source: P.A. 96-409, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
9     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.".