Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

Filed: 5/30/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3824

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3824 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
5changing Section 5.2 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
7    Sec. 5.2. Expungement 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"
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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 Section 11-14 of the
9            Criminal Code of 1961 or a similar provision of a
10            local ordinance;
11                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30, or
12            26-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or a similar
13            provision of a 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;
17                (iv) offenses which are Class A misdemeanors
18            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
19                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
20            would subject a person to registration under the
21            Sex Offender Registration Act.
22            (D) the sealing of the records of an arrest which
23        results in the petitioner being charged with a felony
24        offense or records of a charge not initiated by arrest
25        for a felony offense unless:
26                (i) the charge is amended to a misdemeanor and

 

 

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1            is otherwise eligible to be sealed pursuant to
2            subsection (c);
3                (ii) the charge is brought along with another
4            charge as a part of one case and the charge results
5            in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the
6            conviction was reversed or vacated, and another
7            charge brought in the same case results in a
8            disposition for a misdemeanor offense that is
9            eligible to be sealed pursuant to subsection (c) or
10            a disposition listed in paragraph (i), (iii), or
11            (iv) of this subsection;
12                (iii) the charge results in first offender
13            probation as set forth in subsection (c)(2)(E);
14                (iv) the charge is for a Class 4 felony offense
15            listed in subsection (c)(2)(F) or the charge is
16            amended to a Class 4 felony offense listed in
17            subsection (c)(2)(F). Records of arrests which
18            result in the petitioner being charged with a Class
19            4 felony offense listed in subsection (c)(2)(F),
20            records of charges not initiated by arrest for
21            Class 4 felony offenses listed in subsection
22            (c)(2)(F), and records of charges amended to a
23            Class 4 felony offense listed in (c)(2)(F) may be
24            sealed, regardless of the disposition, subject to
25            any waiting periods set forth in subsection
26            (c)(3);

 

 

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1                (v) the charge results in acquittal,
2            dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
3            conviction; or
4                (vi) the charge results in a conviction, but
5            the conviction was reversed or vacated.
6    (b) Expungement.
7        (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
8    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
9    initiated by arrest when:
10            (A) He or she has never been convicted of a
11        criminal offense; and
12            (B) Each arrest or charge not initiated by arrest
13        sought to be expunged resulted in: (i) acquittal,
14        dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
15        charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
16        (ii) a conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless
17        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of
18        supervision and such supervision was successfully
19        completed by the petitioner, unless excluded by
20        subsection (a)(3)(A) or (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of
21        qualified probation (as defined in subsection
22        (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was successfully
23        completed by the petitioner.
24        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
25            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
26        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,

 

 

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1        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
2        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
3        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
4        such records.
5            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
6        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
7        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
8        the following time frames will apply:
9                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
10            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
11            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
12            similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
13            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
14            Code of 1961 or a similar provision of a local
15            ordinance, shall not be eligible for expungement
16            until 5 years have passed following the
17            satisfactory termination of the supervision.
18                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
19            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
20            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
21            passed following the satisfactory termination of
22            the supervision.
23            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
24        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
25        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
26        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for

 

 

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1        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
2        satisfactory termination of the probation.
3        (3) Those records maintained by the Department for
4    persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
5    expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
6    Act of 1987.
7        (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
8    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
9    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
10    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
11    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
12    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
13    or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
14    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
15    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
16    correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
17    all official records of the arresting authority, the
18    Department, other criminal justice agencies, the
19    prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such arrest, if
20    any, by removing his or her name from all such records in
21    connection with the arrest and conviction, if any, and by
22    inserting in the records the name of the offender, if known
23    or ascertainable, in lieu of the aggrieved's name. The
24    records of the circuit court clerk shall be sealed until
25    further order of the court upon good cause shown and the
26    name of the aggrieved person obliterated on the official

 

 

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1    index required to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
2    Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but the order shall
3    not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
4    before the entry of the order. Nothing in this Section
5    shall limit the Department of State Police or other
6    criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
7    under an offender's name the false names he or she has
8    used.
9        (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
10    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
11    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
12    sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
13    victim of that offense may request that the State's
14    Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
15    file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
16    the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
17    seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
18    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
19    offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
20    and the Department of State Police concerning the offense
21    shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
22    shall make the records of the circuit court clerk in
23    connection with the proceedings of the trial court
24    concerning the offense available for public inspection.
25        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
26    or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear

 

 

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1    and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
2    innocent of the charge, the court shall enter an
3    expungement order as provided in subsection (b) of Section
4    5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
5        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
6    Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
7    any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
8    conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
9    pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
10    410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
11    of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
12    Act, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section
13    12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961, Section 10-102 of the
14    Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
15    40-10 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency
16    Act, or Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act.
17    (c) Sealing.
18        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
19    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
20    to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
21    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
22    minors prosecuted as adults.
23        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
24    sealed:
25            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
26        charging;

 

 

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1            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
2        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
3        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
4        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
5            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
6        resulting in orders of supervision successfully
7        completed by the petitioner, unless excluded by
8        subsection (a)(3);
9            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
10        resulting in convictions unless excluded by subsection
11        (a)(3);
12            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
13        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
14        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
15        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or Section 70
16        of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
17        Protection Act; and
18            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
19        resulting in Class 4 felony convictions for the
20        following offenses:
21                 (i) Class 4 felony convictions for:
22                    Prostitution under Section 11-14 of the
23                Criminal Code of 1961.
24                    Possession of cannabis under Section 4 of
25                the Cannabis Control Act.
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1                Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled
2                Substances Act.
3                    Offenses under the Methamphetamine
4                Precursor Control Act.
5                    Offenses under the Steroid Control Act.
6                    Theft under Section 16-1 of the Criminal
7                Code of 1961.
8                    Retail theft under Section 16A-3 or
9                paragraph (a) of 16-25 of the Criminal Code of
10                1961.
11                    Deceptive practices under Section 17-1 of
12                the Criminal Code of 1961.
13                    Forgery under Section 17-3 of the Criminal
14                Code of 1961.
15                    Possession of burglary tools under Section
16                19-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
17                (ii) Class 3 felony convictions for:
18                    Theft under Section 16-1 of the Criminal
19                Code of 1961.
20                    Retail theft under Section 16A-3 or
21                paragraph (a) of 16-25 of the Criminal Code of
22                1961.
23                    Deceptive practices under Section 17-1 of
24                the Criminal Code of 1961.
25                    Forgery under Section 17-3 of the Criminal
26                Code of 1961.

 

 

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1                (iii) Class 2 felony convictions for:
2                    Burglary under Section 19-1 of the
3                Criminal Code of 1961.
4                    Offenses under Section 401 of the Illinois
5                Controlled Substances Act.
6                    Possession of a stolen motor vehicle under
7                Section 4-103 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
8                (i) Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of 1961;
9                (ii) Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act;
10                (iii) Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled
11            Substances Act;
12                (iv) the Methamphetamine Precursor Control
13            Act; and
14                (v) the Steroid Control Act.
15        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
16    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
17    sealed as follows:
18            (A) Records identified as eligible under
19        subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any
20        time.
21            (B) Records identified as eligible under
22        subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed (i) 3 years after
23        the termination of petitioner's last sentence (as
24        defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)) if the petitioner has
25        never been convicted of a criminal offense (as defined
26        in subsection (a)(1)(D)); or (ii) 4 years after the

 

 

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1        termination of the petitioner's last sentence (as
2        defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)) if the petitioner has
3        ever been convicted of a criminal offense (as defined
4        in subsection (a)(1)(D)).
5            (C) Records identified as eligible under
6        subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and (c)(2)(F) may be
7        sealed 4 years after the termination of the
8        petitioner's last sentence (as defined in subsection
9        (a)(1)(F)).
10        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
11    have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
12    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
13    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
14    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
15    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony
16    offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction
17    records previously ordered sealed by the court.
18        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
19    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
20    (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
21    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the
22    sealing of the records.
23    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
24expungement under subsections (b) and (e), and sealing under
25subsection (c):
26        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to

 

 

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1    petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
2    this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
3    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
4    clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
5    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
6    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
7    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
8    shall pay the applicable fee, if not waived.
9        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
10    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
11    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
12    initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
13    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
14    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
15    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
16    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
17    clerk of any change of his or her address.
18        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
19    petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
20    within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
21    the absence within his or her body of all illegal
22    substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled
23    Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
24    Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
25    is petitioning to:
26            (A) seal felony records pursuant to clause

 

 

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1        (c)(2)(E); or
2            (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
3        Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
4        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
5        and the Cannabis Control Act under clause
6        (c)(2)(F); (ii)-(v) or
7            (C) if he or she is petitioning to expunge felony
8        records of a qualified probation pursuant to clause
9        (b)(1)(B)(iv).
10        (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
11    promptly serve a copy of the petition on the State's
12    Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of prosecuting
13    the offense, the Department of State Police, the arresting
14    agency and the chief legal officer of the unit of local
15    government effecting the arrest.
16        (5) Objections.
17            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
18        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
19        shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
20        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis
21        of the objection.
22            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
23        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
24        the petition.
25        (6) Entry of order.
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1        charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
2        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
3        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
4        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
5        petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
6        subsection (d)(6).
7            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
8        Department of State Police, the arresting agency, or
9        the chief legal officer files an objection to the
10        petition to expunge or seal within 60 days from the
11        date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
12        an order granting or denying the petition.
13        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall
14    set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all
15    parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing
16    date at least 30 days prior to the hearing, and shall hear
17    evidence on whether the petition should or should not be
18    granted, and shall grant or deny the petition to expunge or
19    seal the records based on the evidence presented at the
20    hearing.
21        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
22    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
23    the order to the Department, in a form and manner
24    prescribed by the Department, to the petitioner, to the
25    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
26    prosecuting the offense, to the arresting agency, to the

 

 

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

 

 

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1            existed.
2            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
3        pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both:
4                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
5            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
6            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
7            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
8            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
9            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
10            subsection (d) of this Section;
11                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
12            shall be impounded until further order of the court
13            upon good cause shown and the name of the
14            petitioner obliterated on the official index
15            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
16            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
17            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
18            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
19                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
20            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
21            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
22            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
23            pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of
24            this Section;
25                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
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1            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
2            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
3            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
4            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
5            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
6            offense; and
7                (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
8            from anyone not authorized by law to access such
9            records the court, the Department, or the agency
10            receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
11            response to inquiries when no records ever
12            existed.
13            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
14        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
15        as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
16        shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
17        (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records
18        from anyone not authorized by law to access such
19        records the court, the Department, or the agency
20        receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
21        response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
22        (10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a
23    fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to
24    expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any provision of
25    the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit court
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1    with the sealing or expungement of records by the circuit
2    court clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the
3    petition to seal or expunge, the circuit court clerk shall
4    deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
5    Administrative Fund, to be used to offset the costs
6    incurred by the circuit court clerk in performing the
7    additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or
8    expunge on all parties. The circuit court clerk shall
9    collect and forward the Department of State Police portion
10    of the fee to the Department and it shall be deposited in
11    the State Police Services Fund.
12        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
13    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
14    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
15    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
16    entitled to notice of the petition.
17        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. The
18    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
19    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
20    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
21    of service of the order.
22    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
23is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
24authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
25to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
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1Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
2presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
3order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
4records of the arresting authority and order that the records
5of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
6further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
7otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
8obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
9circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
10Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
11offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
12shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
13before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
14Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
15required by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
16Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the same or
17similar offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
18subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any subsequent offense,
19the Department of Corrections shall have access to all sealed
20records of the Department pertaining to that individual. Upon
21entry of the order of expungement, the circuit court clerk
22shall promptly mail a copy of the order to the person who was
23pardoned.
24    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
25of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
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1random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
2criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the
3Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
4Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
5appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
6disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
7identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
8The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
9later than September 1, 2010.
10(Source: P.A. 96-409, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1401, eff. 7-29-10;
1196-1532, eff. 1-1-12; 96-1551, Article 1, Section 905, eff.
127-1-11; 96-1551, Article 2, Section 925, eff. 7-1-11; 97-443,
13eff. 8-19-11; revised 9-6-11.)".