98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2404

 

Introduced , by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
705 ILCS 405/1-7  from Ch. 37, par. 801-7
705 ILCS 405/1-8  from Ch. 37, par. 801-8
705 ILCS 405/5-105
705 ILCS 405/5-120
705 ILCS 405/5-905
705 ILCS 405/5-915

    Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Changes the definition of delinquent minor to include a person who was under 18 (rather than 17) years of age when he or she committed an offense classified as a felony. Also changes the age concerning confidentiality of juvenile records. Provides that the restrictions apply to persons taken into custody before their 18th (rather than 17th) birthday. Makes corresponding change in the expungement provisions of the Act. Provides that the amendatory changes are prospective.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning courts.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
5changing Sections 1-7, 1-8, 5-105, 5-120, 5-905, and 5-915 as
6follows:
 
7    (705 ILCS 405/1-7)  (from Ch. 37, par. 801-7)
8    Sec. 1-7. Confidentiality of law enforcement records.
9    (A) Inspection and copying of law enforcement records
10maintained by law enforcement agencies that relate to a minor
11who has been arrested or taken into custody before his or her
1218th 17th birthday shall be restricted to the following:
13        (1) Any local, State or federal law enforcement
14    officers of any jurisdiction or agency when necessary for
15    the discharge of their official duties during the
16    investigation or prosecution of a crime or relating to a
17    minor who has been adjudicated delinquent and there has
18    been a previous finding that the act which constitutes the
19    previous offense was committed in furtherance of criminal
20    activities by a criminal street gang, or, when necessary
21    for the discharge of its official duties in connection with
22    a particular investigation of the conduct of a law
23    enforcement officer, an independent agency or its staff

 

 

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1    created by ordinance and charged by a unit of local
2    government with the duty of investigating the conduct of
3    law enforcement officers. For purposes of this Section,
4    "criminal street gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
5    Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus
6    Prevention Act.
7        (2) Prosecutors, probation officers, social workers,
8    or other individuals assigned by the court to conduct a
9    pre-adjudication or pre-disposition investigation, and
10    individuals responsible for supervising or providing
11    temporary or permanent care and custody for minors pursuant
12    to the order of the juvenile court, when essential to
13    performing their responsibilities.
14        (3) Prosecutors and probation officers:
15            (a) in the course of a trial when institution of
16        criminal proceedings has been permitted or required
17        under Section 5-805; or
18            (b) when institution of criminal proceedings has
19        been permitted or required under Section 5-805 and such
20        minor is the subject of a proceeding to determine the
21        amount of bail; or
22            (c) when criminal proceedings have been permitted
23        or required under Section 5-805 and such minor is the
24        subject of a pre-trial investigation, pre-sentence
25        investigation, fitness hearing, or proceedings on an
26        application for probation.

 

 

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1        (4) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Board.
2        (5) Authorized military personnel.
3        (6) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the
4    permission of the Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court and
5    the chief executive of the respective law enforcement
6    agency; provided that publication of such research results
7    in no disclosure of a minor's identity and protects the
8    confidentiality of the minor's record.
9        (7) Department of Children and Family Services child
10    protection investigators acting in their official
11    capacity.
12        (8) The appropriate school official only if the agency
13    or officer believes that there is an imminent threat of
14    physical harm to students, school personnel, or others who
15    are present in the school or on school grounds.
16             (A) Inspection and copying shall be limited to law
17        enforcement records transmitted to the appropriate
18        school official or officials whom the school has
19        determined to have a legitimate educational or safety
20        interest by a local law enforcement agency under a
21        reciprocal reporting system established and maintained
22        between the school district and the local law
23        enforcement agency under Section 10-20.14 of the
24        School Code concerning a minor enrolled in a school
25        within the school district who has been arrested or
26        taken into custody for any of the following offenses:

 

 

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1            (i) any violation of Article 24 of the Criminal
2        Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
3            (ii) a violation of the Illinois Controlled
4        Substances Act;
5            (iii) a violation of the Cannabis Control Act;
6            (iv) a forcible felony as defined in Section 2-8 of
7        the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
8            (v) a violation of the Methamphetamine Control and
9        Community Protection Act;
10            (vi) a violation of Section 1-2 of the Harassing
11        and Obscene Communications Act;
12            (vii) a violation of the Hazing Act; or
13            (viii) a violation of Section 12-1, 12-2, 12-3,
14        12-3.05, 12-3.1, 12-3.2, 12-3.4, 12-3.5, 12-5, 12-7.3,
15        12-7.4, 12-7.5, 25-1, or 25-5 of the Criminal Code of
16        1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
17            The information derived from the law enforcement
18        records shall be kept separate from and shall not
19        become a part of the official school record of that
20        child and shall not be a public record. The information
21        shall be used solely by the appropriate school official
22        or officials whom the school has determined to have a
23        legitimate educational or safety interest to aid in the
24        proper rehabilitation of the child and to protect the
25        safety of students and employees in the school. If the
26        designated law enforcement and school officials deem

 

 

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1        it to be in the best interest of the minor, the student
2        may be referred to in-school or community based social
3        services if those services are available.
4        "Rehabilitation services" may include interventions by
5        school support personnel, evaluation for eligibility
6        for special education, referrals to community-based
7        agencies such as youth services, behavioral healthcare
8        service providers, drug and alcohol prevention or
9        treatment programs, and other interventions as deemed
10        appropriate for the student.
11            (B) Any information provided to appropriate school
12        officials whom the school has determined to have a
13        legitimate educational or safety interest by local law
14        enforcement officials about a minor who is the subject
15        of a current police investigation that is directly
16        related to school safety shall consist of oral
17        information only, and not written law enforcement
18        records, and shall be used solely by the appropriate
19        school official or officials to protect the safety of
20        students and employees in the school and aid in the
21        proper rehabilitation of the child. The information
22        derived orally from the local law enforcement
23        officials shall be kept separate from and shall not
24        become a part of the official school record of the
25        child and shall not be a public record. This limitation
26        on the use of information about a minor who is the

 

 

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1        subject of a current police investigation shall in no
2        way limit the use of this information by prosecutors in
3        pursuing criminal charges arising out of the
4        information disclosed during a police investigation of
5        the minor. For purposes of this paragraph,
6        "investigation" means an official systematic inquiry
7        by a law enforcement agency into actual or suspected
8        criminal activity.
9        (9) Mental health professionals on behalf of the
10    Illinois Department of Corrections or the Department of
11    Human Services or prosecutors who are evaluating,
12    prosecuting, or investigating a potential or actual
13    petition brought under the Sexually Violent Persons
14    Commitment Act relating to a person who is the subject of
15    juvenile law enforcement records or the respondent to a
16    petition brought under the Sexually Violent Persons
17    Commitment Act who is the subject of the juvenile law
18    enforcement records sought. Any records and any
19    information obtained from those records under this
20    paragraph (9) may be used only in sexually violent persons
21    commitment proceedings.
22        (10) The president of a park district. Inspection and
23    copying shall be limited to law enforcement records
24    transmitted to the president of the park district by the
25    Illinois State Police under Section 8-23 of the Park
26    District Code or Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park District

 

 

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1    Act concerning a person who is seeking employment with that
2    park district and who has been adjudicated a juvenile
3    delinquent for any of the offenses listed in subsection (c)
4    of Section 8-23 of the Park District Code or subsection (c)
5    of Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park District Act.
6        (B) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no law
7    enforcement officer or other person or agency may knowingly
8    transmit to the Department of Corrections or the Department
9    of State Police or to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
10    any fingerprint or photograph relating to a minor who has
11    been arrested or taken into custody before his or her 18th
12    17th birthday, unless the court in proceedings under this
13    Act authorizes the transmission or enters an order under
14    Section 5-805 permitting or requiring the institution of
15    criminal proceedings.
16        (2) Law enforcement officers or other persons or
17    agencies shall transmit to the Department of State Police
18    copies of fingerprints and descriptions of all minors who
19    have been arrested or taken into custody before their 18th
20    17th birthday for the offense of unlawful use of weapons
21    under Article 24 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
22    Criminal Code of 2012, a Class X or Class 1 felony, a
23    forcible felony as defined in Section 2-8 of the Criminal
24    Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a Class 2 or
25    greater felony under the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois
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1    Community Protection Act, or Chapter 4 of the Illinois
2    Vehicle Code, pursuant to Section 5 of the Criminal
3    Identification Act. Information reported to the Department
4    pursuant to this Section may be maintained with records
5    that the Department files pursuant to Section 2.1 of the
6    Criminal Identification Act. Nothing in this Act prohibits
7    a law enforcement agency from fingerprinting a minor taken
8    into custody or arrested before his or her 18th 17th
9    birthday for an offense other than those listed in this
10    paragraph (2).
11    (C) The records of law enforcement officers, or of an
12independent agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit
13of local government with the duty of investigating the conduct
14of law enforcement officers, concerning all minors under 18 17
15years of age must be maintained separate from the records of
16arrests and may not be open to public inspection or their
17contents disclosed to the public except by order of the court
18presiding over matters pursuant to this Act or when the
19institution of criminal proceedings has been permitted or
20required under Section 5-805 or such a person has been
21convicted of a crime and is the subject of pre-sentence
22investigation or proceedings on an application for probation or
23when provided by law. For purposes of obtaining documents
24pursuant to this Section, a civil subpoena is not an order of
25the court.
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1    agency, records concern a pending juvenile court case, the
2    party seeking to inspect the records shall provide actual
3    notice to the attorney or guardian ad litem of the minor
4    whose records are sought.
5        (2) In cases where the records concern a juvenile court
6    case that is no longer pending, the party seeking to
7    inspect the records shall provide actual notice to the
8    minor or the minor's parent or legal guardian, and the
9    matter shall be referred to the chief judge presiding over
10    matters pursuant to this Act.
11        (3) In determining whether the records should be
12    available for inspection, the court shall consider the
13    minor's interest in confidentiality and rehabilitation
14    over the moving party's interest in obtaining the
15    information. Any records obtained in violation of this
16    subsection (C) shall not be admissible in any criminal or
17    civil proceeding, or operate to disqualify a minor from
18    subsequently holding public office or securing employment,
19    or operate as a forfeiture of any public benefit, right,
20    privilege, or right to receive any license granted by
21    public authority.
22    (D) Nothing contained in subsection (C) of this Section
23shall prohibit the inspection or disclosure to victims and
24witnesses of photographs contained in the records of law
25enforcement agencies when the inspection and disclosure is
26conducted in the presence of a law enforcement officer for the

 

 

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1purpose of the identification or apprehension of any person
2subject to the provisions of this Act or for the investigation
3or prosecution of any crime.
4    (E) Law enforcement officers, and personnel of an
5independent agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit
6of local government with the duty of investigating the conduct
7of law enforcement officers, may not disclose the identity of
8any minor in releasing information to the general public as to
9the arrest, investigation or disposition of any case involving
10a minor.
11    (F) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit law
12enforcement agencies from communicating with each other by
13letter, memorandum, teletype or intelligence alert bulletin or
14other means the identity or other relevant information
15pertaining to a person under 18 17 years of age if there are
16reasonable grounds to believe that the person poses a real and
17present danger to the safety of the public or law enforcement
18officers. The information provided under this subsection (F)
19shall remain confidential and shall not be publicly disclosed,
20except as otherwise allowed by law.
21    (G) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the right of a
22Civil Service Commission or appointing authority of any state,
23county or municipality examining the character and fitness of
24an applicant for employment with a law enforcement agency,
25correctional institution, or fire department from obtaining
26and examining the records of any law enforcement agency

 

 

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1relating to any record of the applicant having been arrested or
2taken into custody before the applicant's 18th 17th birthday.
3    The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of
4the 98th General Assembly apply to law enforcement records of a
5minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on or after
6the effective date of this amendatory Act.
7(Source: P.A. 96-419, eff. 8-13-09; 97-700, eff. 6-22-12;
897-1083, eff. 8-24-12; 97-1104, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff.
91-25-13.)
 
10    (705 ILCS 405/1-8)  (from Ch. 37, par. 801-8)
11    Sec. 1-8. Confidentiality and accessibility of juvenile
12court records.
13    (A) Inspection and copying of juvenile court records
14relating to a minor who is the subject of a proceeding under
15this Act shall be restricted to the following:
16        (1) The minor who is the subject of record, his
17    parents, guardian and counsel.
18        (2) Law enforcement officers and law enforcement
19    agencies when such information is essential to executing an
20    arrest or search warrant or other compulsory process, or to
21    conducting an ongoing investigation or relating to a minor
22    who has been adjudicated delinquent and there has been a
23    previous finding that the act which constitutes the
24    previous offense was committed in furtherance of criminal
25    activities by a criminal street gang.

 

 

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1        Before July 1, 1994, for the purposes of this Section,
2    "criminal street gang" means any ongoing organization,
3    association, or group of 3 or more persons, whether formal
4    or informal, having as one of its primary activities the
5    commission of one or more criminal acts and that has a
6    common name or common identifying sign, symbol or specific
7    color apparel displayed, and whose members individually or
8    collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of
9    criminal activity.
10        Beginning July 1, 1994, for purposes of this Section,
11    "criminal street gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
12    Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus
13    Prevention Act.
14        (3) Judges, hearing officers, prosecutors, probation
15    officers, social workers or other individuals assigned by
16    the court to conduct a pre-adjudication or predisposition
17    investigation, and individuals responsible for supervising
18    or providing temporary or permanent care and custody for
19    minors pursuant to the order of the juvenile court when
20    essential to performing their responsibilities.
21        (4) Judges, prosecutors and probation officers:
22            (a) in the course of a trial when institution of
23        criminal proceedings has been permitted or required
24        under Section 5-805; or
25            (b) when criminal proceedings have been permitted
26        or required under Section 5-805 and a minor is the

 

 

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1        subject of a proceeding to determine the amount of
2        bail; or
3            (c) when criminal proceedings have been permitted
4        or required under Section 5-805 and a minor is the
5        subject of a pre-trial investigation, pre-sentence
6        investigation or fitness hearing, or proceedings on an
7        application for probation; or
8            (d) when a minor becomes 18 17 years of age or
9        older, and is the subject of criminal proceedings,
10        including a hearing to determine the amount of bail, a
11        pre-trial investigation, a pre-sentence investigation,
12        a fitness hearing, or proceedings on an application for
13        probation.
14        (5) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Boards.
15        (6) Authorized military personnel.
16        (7) Victims, their subrogees and legal
17    representatives; however, such persons shall have access
18    only to the name and address of the minor and information
19    pertaining to the disposition or alternative adjustment
20    plan of the juvenile court.
21        (8) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the
22    permission of the presiding judge of the juvenile court and
23    the chief executive of the agency that prepared the
24    particular records; provided that publication of such
25    research results in no disclosure of a minor's identity and
26    protects the confidentiality of the record.

 

 

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1        (9) The Secretary of State to whom the Clerk of the
2    Court shall report the disposition of all cases, as
3    required in Section 6-204 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
4    However, information reported relative to these offenses
5    shall be privileged and available only to the Secretary of
6    State, courts, and police officers.
7        (10) The administrator of a bonafide substance abuse
8    student assistance program with the permission of the
9    presiding judge of the juvenile court.
10        (11) Mental health professionals on behalf of the
11    Illinois Department of Corrections or the Department of
12    Human Services or prosecutors who are evaluating,
13    prosecuting, or investigating a potential or actual
14    petition brought under the Sexually Violent Persons
15    Commitment Act relating to a person who is the subject of
16    juvenile court records or the respondent to a petition
17    brought under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act,
18    who is the subject of juvenile court records sought. Any
19    records and any information obtained from those records
20    under this paragraph (11) may be used only in sexually
21    violent persons commitment proceedings.
22    (A-1) Findings and exclusions of paternity entered in
23proceedings occurring under Article II of this Act shall be
24disclosed, in a manner and form approved by the Presiding Judge
25of the Juvenile Court, to the Department of Healthcare and
26Family Services when necessary to discharge the duties of the

 

 

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1Department of Healthcare and Family Services under Article X of
2the Illinois Public Aid Code.
3    (B) A minor who is the victim in a juvenile proceeding
4shall be provided the same confidentiality regarding
5disclosure of identity as the minor who is the subject of
6record.
7    (C) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (C),
8juvenile court records shall not be made available to the
9general public but may be inspected by representatives of
10agencies, associations and news media or other properly
11interested persons by general or special order of the court
12presiding over matters pursuant to this Act.
13        (0.1) In cases where the records concern a pending
14    juvenile court case, the party seeking to inspect the
15    juvenile court records shall provide actual notice to the
16    attorney or guardian ad litem of the minor whose records
17    are sought.
18        (0.2) In cases where the records concern a juvenile
19    court case that is no longer pending, the party seeking to
20    inspect the juvenile court records shall provide actual
21    notice to the minor or the minor's parent or legal
22    guardian, and the matter shall be referred to the chief
23    judge presiding over matters pursuant to this Act.
24        (0.3) In determining whether the records should be
25    available for inspection, the court shall consider the
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1    over the moving party's interest in obtaining the
2    information. The State's Attorney, the minor, and the
3    minor's parents, guardian, and counsel shall at all times
4    have the right to examine court files and records. For
5    purposes of obtaining documents pursuant to this Section, a
6    civil subpoena is not an order of the court.
7        (0.4) Any records obtained in violation of this
8    subsection (C) shall not be admissible in any criminal or
9    civil proceeding, or operate to disqualify a minor from
10    subsequently holding public office, or operate as a
11    forfeiture of any public benefit, right, privilege, or
12    right to receive any license granted by public authority.
13        (1) The court shall allow the general public to have
14    access to the name, address, and offense of a minor who is
15    adjudicated a delinquent minor under this Act under either
16    of the following circumstances:
17            (A) The adjudication of delinquency was based upon
18        the minor's commission of first degree murder, attempt
19        to commit first degree murder, aggravated criminal
20        sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault; or
21            (B) The court has made a finding that the minor was
22        at least 13 years of age at the time the act was
23        committed and the adjudication of delinquency was
24        based upon the minor's commission of: (i) an act in
25        furtherance of the commission of a felony as a member
26        of or on behalf of a criminal street gang, (ii) an act

 

 

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1        involving the use of a firearm in the commission of a
2        felony, (iii) an act that would be a Class X felony
3        offense under or the minor's second or subsequent Class
4        2 or greater felony offense under the Cannabis Control
5        Act if committed by an adult, (iv) an act that would be
6        a second or subsequent offense under Section 402 of the
7        Illinois Controlled Substances Act if committed by an
8        adult, (v) an act that would be an offense under
9        Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act
10        if committed by an adult, (vi) an act that would be a
11        second or subsequent offense under Section 60 of the
12        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
13        or (vii) an act that would be an offense under another
14        Section of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
15        Protection Act.
16        (2) The court shall allow the general public to have
17    access to the name, address, and offense of a minor who is
18    at least 13 years of age at the time the offense is
19    committed and who is convicted, in criminal proceedings
20    permitted or required under Section 5-4, under either of
21    the following circumstances:
22            (A) The minor has been convicted of first degree
23        murder, attempt to commit first degree murder,
24        aggravated criminal sexual assault, or criminal sexual
25        assault,
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1        at least 13 years of age at the time the offense was
2        committed and the conviction was based upon the minor's
3        commission of: (i) an offense in furtherance of the
4        commission of a felony as a member of or on behalf of a
5        criminal street gang, (ii) an offense involving the use
6        of a firearm in the commission of a felony, (iii) a
7        Class X felony offense under or a second or subsequent
8        Class 2 or greater felony offense under the Cannabis
9        Control Act, (iv) a second or subsequent offense under
10        Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
11        (v) an offense under Section 401 of the Illinois
12        Controlled Substances Act, (vi) an act that would be a
13        second or subsequent offense under Section 60 of the
14        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
15        or (vii) an act that would be an offense under another
16        Section of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
17        Protection Act.
18    (D) Pending or following any adjudication of delinquency
19for any offense defined in Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.60 or
2012-13 through 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
21Criminal Code of 2012, the victim of any such offense shall
22receive the rights set out in Sections 4 and 6 of the Bill of
23Rights for Victims and Witnesses of Violent Crime Act; and the
24juvenile who is the subject of the adjudication,
25notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, shall be
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1the victim.
2    (E) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of a
3Civil Service Commission or appointing authority of any state,
4county or municipality examining the character and fitness of
5an applicant for employment with a law enforcement agency,
6correctional institution, or fire department to ascertain
7whether that applicant was ever adjudicated to be a delinquent
8minor and, if so, to examine the records of disposition or
9evidence which were made in proceedings under this Act.
10    (F) Following any adjudication of delinquency for a crime
11which would be a felony if committed by an adult, or following
12any adjudication of delinquency for a violation of Section
1324-1, 24-3, 24-3.1, or 24-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
14Criminal Code of 2012, the State's Attorney shall ascertain
15whether the minor respondent is enrolled in school and, if so,
16shall provide a copy of the dispositional order to the
17principal or chief administrative officer of the school. Access
18to such juvenile records shall be limited to the principal or
19chief administrative officer of the school and any guidance
20counselor designated by him.
21    (G) Nothing contained in this Act prevents the sharing or
22disclosure of information or records relating or pertaining to
23juveniles subject to the provisions of the Serious Habitual
24Offender Comprehensive Action Program when that information is
25used to assist in the early identification and treatment of
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1    (H) When a Court hearing a proceeding under Article II of
2this Act becomes aware that an earlier proceeding under Article
3II had been heard in a different county, that Court shall
4request, and the Court in which the earlier proceedings were
5initiated shall transmit, an authenticated copy of the Court
6record, including all documents, petitions, and orders filed
7therein and the minute orders, transcript of proceedings, and
8docket entries of the Court.
9    (I) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall report to the
10Department of State Police, in the form and manner required by
11the Department of State Police, the final disposition of each
12minor who has been arrested or taken into custody before his or
13her 18th 17th birthday for those offenses required to be
14reported under Section 5 of the Criminal Identification Act.
15Information reported to the Department under this Section may
16be maintained with records that the Department files under
17Section 2.1 of the Criminal Identification Act.
18    The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of
19the 98th General Assembly apply to law enforcement records of a
20minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on or after
21the effective date of this amendatory Act.
22(Source: P.A. 96-212, eff. 8-10-09; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11;
2397-813, eff. 7-13-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
24    (705 ILCS 405/5-105)
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1    (1) "Court" means the circuit court in a session or
2division assigned to hear proceedings under this Act, and
3includes the term Juvenile Court.
4    (2) "Community service" means uncompensated labor for a
5community service agency as hereinafter defined.
6    (2.5) "Community service agency" means a not-for-profit
7organization, community organization, church, charitable
8organization, individual, public office, or other public body
9whose purpose is to enhance the physical or mental health of a
10delinquent minor or to rehabilitate the minor, or to improve
11the environmental quality or social welfare of the community
12which agrees to accept community service from juvenile
13delinquents and to report on the progress of the community
14service to the State's Attorney pursuant to an agreement or to
15the court or to any agency designated by the court or to the
16authorized diversion program that has referred the delinquent
17minor for community service.
18    (3) "Delinquent minor" means any minor who prior to his or
19her 17th birthday has violated or attempted to violate,
20regardless of where the act occurred, any federal or State law,
21county or municipal ordinance, and any minor who prior to his
22or her 18th birthday has violated or attempted to violate,
23regardless of where the act occurred, any federal, State,
24county or municipal law or ordinance classified as a
25misdemeanor offense.
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1unless specifically referenced as another department.
2    (5) "Detention" means the temporary care of a minor who is
3alleged to be or has been adjudicated delinquent and who
4requires secure custody for the minor's own protection or the
5community's protection in a facility designed to physically
6restrict the minor's movements, pending disposition by the
7court or execution of an order of the court for placement or
8commitment. Design features that physically restrict movement
9include, but are not limited to, locked rooms and the secure
10handcuffing of a minor to a rail or other stationary object. In
11addition, "detention" includes the court ordered care of an
12alleged or adjudicated delinquent minor who requires secure
13custody pursuant to Section 5-125 of this Act.
14    (6) "Diversion" means the referral of a juvenile, without
15court intervention, into a program that provides services
16designed to educate the juvenile and develop a productive and
17responsible approach to living in the community.
18    (7) "Juvenile detention home" means a public facility with
19specially trained staff that conforms to the county juvenile
20detention standards promulgated by the Department of
21Corrections.
22    (8) "Juvenile justice continuum" means a set of delinquency
23prevention programs and services designed for the purpose of
24preventing or reducing delinquent acts, including criminal
25activity by youth gangs, as well as intervention,
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1have committed delinquent acts, and minors who have previously
2been committed to residential treatment programs for
3delinquents. The term includes children-in-need-of-services
4and families-in-need-of-services programs; aftercare and
5reentry services; substance abuse and mental health programs;
6community service programs; community service work programs;
7and alternative-dispute resolution programs serving
8youth-at-risk of delinquency and their families, whether
9offered or delivered by State or local governmental entities,
10public or private for-profit or not-for-profit organizations,
11or religious or charitable organizations. This term would also
12encompass any program or service consistent with the purpose of
13those programs and services enumerated in this subsection.
14    (9) "Juvenile police officer" means a sworn police officer
15who has completed a Basic Recruit Training Course, has been
16assigned to the position of juvenile police officer by his or
17her chief law enforcement officer and has completed the
18necessary juvenile officers training as prescribed by the
19Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, or in the
20case of a State police officer, juvenile officer training
21approved by the Director of State Police.
22    (10) "Minor" means a person under the age of 21 years
23subject to this Act.
24    (11) "Non-secure custody" means confinement where the
25minor is not physically restricted by being placed in a locked
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1object, or by other means. Non-secure custody may include, but
2is not limited to, electronic monitoring, foster home
3placement, home confinement, group home placement, or physical
4restriction of movement or activity solely through facility
5staff.
6    (12) "Public or community service" means uncompensated
7labor for a not-for-profit organization or public body whose
8purpose is to enhance physical or mental stability of the
9offender, environmental quality or the social welfare and which
10agrees to accept public or community service from offenders and
11to report on the progress of the offender and the public or
12community service to the court or to the authorized diversion
13program that has referred the offender for public or community
14service.
15    (13) "Sentencing hearing" means a hearing to determine
16whether a minor should be adjudged a ward of the court, and to
17determine what sentence should be imposed on the minor. It is
18the intent of the General Assembly that the term "sentencing
19hearing" replace the term "dispositional hearing" and be
20synonymous with that definition as it was used in the Juvenile
21Court Act of 1987.
22    (14) "Shelter" means the temporary care of a minor in
23physically unrestricting facilities pending court disposition
24or execution of court order for placement.
25    (15) "Site" means a not-for-profit organization, public
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1to accept community service from offenders and to report on the
2progress of ordered or required public or community service to
3the court or to the authorized diversion program that has
4referred the offender for public or community service.
5    (16) "Station adjustment" means the informal or formal
6handling of an alleged offender by a juvenile police officer.
7    (17) "Trial" means a hearing to determine whether the
8allegations of a petition under Section 5-520 that a minor is
9delinquent are proved beyond a reasonable doubt. It is the
10intent of the General Assembly that the term "trial" replace
11the term "adjudicatory hearing" and be synonymous with that
12definition as it was used in the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
13    The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of
14the 98th General Assembly apply to violations or attempted
15violations committed on or after the effective date of this
16amendatory Act.
17(Source: P.A. 95-1031, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
18    (705 ILCS 405/5-120)
19    Sec. 5-120. Exclusive jurisdiction. Proceedings may be
20instituted under the provisions of this Article concerning any
21minor who prior to the minor's 17th birthday has violated or
22attempted to violate, regardless of where the act occurred, any
23federal or State law or municipal or county ordinance, and any
24minor who prior to his or her 18th birthday has violated or
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1federal, State, county or municipal law or ordinance classified
2as a misdemeanor offense. If before trial or plea, an
3information or indictment is filed that includes one or more
4charges under the criminal laws of this State and additional
5charges that are classified as misdemeanors that are subject to
6proceedings under this Act, all of the charges arising out of
7the same incident shall be prosecuted under the criminal laws
8of this State. If after trial or plea the court finds that the
9minor committed an offense that is solely classified as a
10misdemeanor, the court must proceed under Section 5-705 and
115-710 of this Act. Except as provided in Sections 5-125, 5-130,
125-805, and 5-810 of this Article, no minor who was under 18 17
13years of age at the time of the alleged offense may be
14prosecuted under the criminal laws of this State.
15    The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of
16the 98th General Assembly apply to violations or attempted
17violations committed on or after the effective date of this
18amendatory Act.
19(Source: P.A. 95-1031, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
20    (705 ILCS 405/5-905)
21    Sec. 5-905. Law enforcement records.
22    (1) Law Enforcement Records. Inspection and copying of law
23enforcement records maintained by law enforcement agencies
24that relate to a minor who has been arrested or taken into
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1restricted to the following and when necessary for the
2discharge of their official duties:
3        (a) A judge of the circuit court and members of the
4    staff of the court designated by the judge;
5        (b) Law enforcement officers, probation officers or
6    prosecutors or their staff, or, when necessary for the
7    discharge of its official duties in connection with a
8    particular investigation of the conduct of a law
9    enforcement officer, an independent agency or its staff
10    created by ordinance and charged by a unit of local
11    government with the duty of investigating the conduct of
12    law enforcement officers;
13        (c) The minor, the minor's parents or legal guardian
14    and their attorneys, but only when the juvenile has been
15    charged with an offense;
16        (d) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Boards;
17        (e) Authorized military personnel;
18        (f) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the
19    permission of the judge of juvenile court and the chief
20    executive of the agency that prepared the particular
21    recording: provided that publication of such research
22    results in no disclosure of a minor's identity and protects
23    the confidentiality of the record;
24        (g) Individuals responsible for supervising or
25    providing temporary or permanent care and custody of minors
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1    officials of the Department of Children and Family Services
2    or the Department of Human Services who certify in writing
3    that the information will not be disclosed to any other
4    party except as provided under law or order of court;
5        (h) The appropriate school official only if the agency
6    or officer believes that there is an imminent threat of
7    physical harm to students, school personnel, or others who
8    are present in the school or on school grounds.
9             (A) Inspection and copying shall be limited to law
10        enforcement records transmitted to the appropriate
11        school official or officials whom the school has
12        determined to have a legitimate educational or safety
13        interest by a local law enforcement agency under a
14        reciprocal reporting system established and maintained
15        between the school district and the local law
16        enforcement agency under Section 10-20.14 of the
17        School Code concerning a minor enrolled in a school
18        within the school district who has been arrested or
19        taken into custody for any of the following offenses:
20                (i) any violation of Article 24 of the Criminal
21            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
22                (ii) a violation of the Illinois Controlled
23            Substances Act;
24                (iii) a violation of the Cannabis Control Act;
25                (iv) a forcible felony as defined in Section
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1            Code of 2012;
2                (v) a violation of the Methamphetamine Control
3            and Community Protection Act;
4                (vi) a violation of Section 1-2 of the
5            Harassing and Obscene Communications Act;
6                (vii) a violation of the Hazing Act; or
7                (viii) a violation of Section 12-1, 12-2,
8            12-3, 12-3.05, 12-3.1, 12-3.2, 12-3.4, 12-3.5,
9            12-5, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 25-1, or 25-5 of the
10            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
11            The information derived from the law enforcement
12        records shall be kept separate from and shall not
13        become a part of the official school record of that
14        child and shall not be a public record. The information
15        shall be used solely by the appropriate school official
16        or officials whom the school has determined to have a
17        legitimate educational or safety interest to aid in the
18        proper rehabilitation of the child and to protect the
19        safety of students and employees in the school. If the
20        designated law enforcement and school officials deem
21        it to be in the best interest of the minor, the student
22        may be referred to in-school or community based social
23        services if those services are available.
24        "Rehabilitation services" may include interventions by
25        school support personnel, evaluation for eligibility
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1        agencies such as youth services, behavioral healthcare
2        service providers, drug and alcohol prevention or
3        treatment programs, and other interventions as deemed
4        appropriate for the student.
5            (B) Any information provided to appropriate school
6        officials whom the school has determined to have a
7        legitimate educational or safety interest by local law
8        enforcement officials about a minor who is the subject
9        of a current police investigation that is directly
10        related to school safety shall consist of oral
11        information only, and not written law enforcement
12        records, and shall be used solely by the appropriate
13        school official or officials to protect the safety of
14        students and employees in the school and aid in the
15        proper rehabilitation of the child. The information
16        derived orally from the local law enforcement
17        officials shall be kept separate from and shall not
18        become a part of the official school record of the
19        child and shall not be a public record. This limitation
20        on the use of information about a minor who is the
21        subject of a current police investigation shall in no
22        way limit the use of this information by prosecutors in
23        pursuing criminal charges arising out of the
24        information disclosed during a police investigation of
25        the minor. For purposes of this paragraph,
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1        by a law enforcement agency into actual or suspected
2        criminal activity;
3        (i) The president of a park district. Inspection and
4    copying shall be limited to law enforcement records
5    transmitted to the president of the park district by the
6    Illinois State Police under Section 8-23 of the Park
7    District Code or Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park District
8    Act concerning a person who is seeking employment with that
9    park district and who has been adjudicated a juvenile
10    delinquent for any of the offenses listed in subsection (c)
11    of Section 8-23 of the Park District Code or subsection (c)
12    of Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park District Act.
13    (2) Information identifying victims and alleged victims of
14sex offenses, shall not be disclosed or open to public
15inspection under any circumstances. Nothing in this Section
16shall prohibit the victim or alleged victim of any sex offense
17from voluntarily disclosing his or her identity.
18    (2.5) If the minor is a victim of aggravated battery,
19battery, attempted first degree murder, or other non-sexual
20violent offense, the identity of the victim may be disclosed to
21appropriate school officials, for the purpose of preventing
22foreseeable future violence involving minors, by a local law
23enforcement agency pursuant to an agreement established
24between the school district and a local law enforcement agency
25subject to the approval by the presiding judge of the juvenile
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1    (3) Relevant information, reports and records shall be made
2available to the Department of Juvenile Justice when a juvenile
3offender has been placed in the custody of the Department of
4Juvenile Justice.
5    (4) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the inspection
6or disclosure to victims and witnesses of photographs contained
7in the records of law enforcement agencies when the inspection
8or disclosure is conducted in the presence of a law enforcement
9officer for purposes of identification or apprehension of any
10person in the course of any criminal investigation or
11prosecution.
12    (5) The records of law enforcement officers, or of an
13independent agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit
14of local government with the duty of investigating the conduct
15of law enforcement officers, concerning all minors under 18 17
16years of age must be maintained separate from the records of
17adults and may not be open to public inspection or their
18contents disclosed to the public except by order of the court
19or when the institution of criminal proceedings has been
20permitted under Section 5-130 or 5-805 or required under
21Section 5-130 or 5-805 or such a person has been convicted of a
22crime and is the subject of pre-sentence investigation or when
23provided by law.
24    (6) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (6),
25law enforcement officers, and personnel of an independent
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1government with the duty of investigating the conduct of law
2enforcement officers, may not disclose the identity of any
3minor in releasing information to the general public as to the
4arrest, investigation or disposition of any case involving a
5minor. Any victim or parent or legal guardian of a victim may
6petition the court to disclose the name and address of the
7minor and the minor's parents or legal guardian, or both. Upon
8a finding by clear and convincing evidence that the disclosure
9is either necessary for the victim to pursue a civil remedy
10against the minor or the minor's parents or legal guardian, or
11both, or to protect the victim's person or property from the
12minor, then the court may order the disclosure of the
13information to the victim or to the parent or legal guardian of
14the victim only for the purpose of the victim pursuing a civil
15remedy against the minor or the minor's parents or legal
16guardian, or both, or to protect the victim's person or
17property from the minor.
18    (7) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit law
19enforcement agencies when acting in their official capacity
20from communicating with each other by letter, memorandum,
21teletype or intelligence alert bulletin or other means the
22identity or other relevant information pertaining to a person
23under 18 17 years of age. The information provided under this
24subsection (7) shall remain confidential and shall not be
25publicly disclosed, except as otherwise allowed by law.
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1except when acting in his or her official capacity and as
2provided by law or order of court.
3    The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of
4the 98th General Assembly apply to law enforcement records of a
5minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on or after
6the effective date of this amendatory Act.
7(Source: P.A. 96-419, eff. 8-13-09; 96-1414, eff. 1-1-11;
897-700, eff. 6-22-12; 97-1104, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff.
91-25-13.)
 
10    (705 ILCS 405/5-915)
11    Sec. 5-915. Expungement of juvenile law enforcement and
12court records.
13    (0.05) For purposes of this Section and Section 5-622:
14        "Expunge" means to physically destroy the records and
15    to obliterate the minor's name from any official index or
16    public record, or both. Nothing in this Act shall require
17    the physical destruction of the internal office records,
18    files, or databases maintained by a State's Attorney's
19    Office or other prosecutor.
20        "Law enforcement record" includes but is not limited to
21    records of arrest, station adjustments, fingerprints,
22    probation adjustments, the issuance of a notice to appear,
23    or any other records maintained by a law enforcement agency
24    relating to a minor suspected of committing an offense.
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1whenever all juvenile court proceedings relating to that person
2have been terminated, whichever is later, the person may
3petition the court to expunge law enforcement records relating
4to incidents occurring before his or her 18th 17th birthday or
5his or her juvenile court records, or both, but only in the
6following circumstances:
7        (a) the minor was arrested and no petition for
8    delinquency was filed with the clerk of the circuit court;
9    or
10        (b) the minor was charged with an offense and was found
11    not delinquent of that offense; or
12        (c) the minor was placed under supervision pursuant to
13    Section 5-615, and the order of supervision has since been
14    successfully terminated; or
15        (d) the minor was adjudicated for an offense which
16    would be a Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, or a
17    petty or business offense if committed by an adult.
18    (2) Any person may petition the court to expunge all law
19enforcement records relating to any incidents occurring before
20his or her 18th 17th birthday which did not result in
21proceedings in criminal court and all juvenile court records
22with respect to any adjudications except those based upon first
23degree murder and sex offenses which would be felonies if
24committed by an adult, if the person for whom expungement is
25sought has had no convictions for any crime since his or her
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1        (a) has attained the age of 21 years; or
2        (b) 5 years have elapsed since all juvenile court
3    proceedings relating to him or her have been terminated or
4    his or her commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice
5    pursuant to this Act has been terminated;
6whichever is later of (a) or (b). Nothing in this Section 5-915
7precludes a minor from obtaining expungement under Section
85-622.
9    (2.5) If a minor is arrested and no petition for
10delinquency is filed with the clerk of the circuit court as
11provided in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) at the time the
12minor is released from custody, the youth officer, if
13applicable, or other designated person from the arresting
14agency, shall notify verbally and in writing to the minor or
15the minor's parents or guardians that if the State's Attorney
16does not file a petition for delinquency, the minor has a right
17to petition to have his or her arrest record expunged when the
18minor attains the age of 18 17 or when all juvenile court
19proceedings relating to that minor have been terminated and
20that unless a petition to expunge is filed, the minor shall
21have an arrest record and shall provide the minor and the
22minor's parents or guardians with an expungement information
23packet, including a petition to expunge juvenile records
24obtained from the clerk of the circuit court.
25    (2.6) If a minor is charged with an offense and is found
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1supervision under Section 5-615, and the order of supervision
2is successfully terminated; or if a minor is adjudicated for an
3offense that would be a Class B misdemeanor, a Class C
4misdemeanor, or a business or petty offense if committed by an
5adult; or if a minor has incidents occurring before his or her
618th 17th birthday that have not resulted in proceedings in
7criminal court, or resulted in proceedings in juvenile court,
8and the adjudications were not based upon first degree murder
9or sex offenses that would be felonies if committed by an
10adult; then at the time of sentencing or dismissal of the case,
11the judge shall inform the delinquent minor of his or her right
12to petition for expungement as provided by law, and the clerk
13of the circuit court shall provide an expungement information
14packet to the delinquent minor, written in plain language,
15including a petition for expungement, a sample of a completed
16petition, expungement instructions that shall include
17information informing the minor that (i) once the case is
18expunged, it shall be treated as if it never occurred, (ii) he
19or she may apply to have petition fees waived, (iii) once he or
20she obtains an expungement, he or she may not be required to
21disclose that he or she had a juvenile record, and (iv) he or
22she may file the petition on his or her own or with the
23assistance of an attorney. The failure of the judge to inform
24the delinquent minor of his or her right to petition for
25expungement as provided by law does not create a substantive
26right, nor is that failure grounds for: (i) a reversal of an

 

 

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1adjudication of delinquency, (ii) a new trial; or (iii) an
2appeal.
3    (2.7) For counties with a population over 3,000,000, the
4clerk of the circuit court shall send a "Notification of a
5Possible Right to Expungement" post card to the minor at the
6address last received by the clerk of the circuit court on the
7date that the minor attains the age of 18 17 based on the
8birthdate provided to the court by the minor or his or her
9guardian in cases under paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of
10subsection (1); and when the minor attains the age of 21 based
11on the birthdate provided to the court by the minor or his or
12her guardian in cases under subsection (2).
13    (2.8) The petition for expungement for subsection (1) shall
14be substantially in the following form:
15
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ......, ILLINOIS
16
........ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 
17IN THE INTEREST OF )    NO.
18                   )
19                   )
20...................)
21(Name of Petitioner)
 
22
PETITION TO EXPUNGE JUVENILE RECORDS
23
(705 ILCS 405/5-915 (SUBSECTION 1))
24
(Please prepare a separate petition for each offense)

 

 

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1Now comes ............., petitioner, and respectfully requests
2that this Honorable Court enter an order expunging all juvenile
3law enforcement and court records of petitioner and in support
4thereof states that: Petitioner has attained the age of 18 17,
5his/her birth date being ......, or all Juvenile Court
6proceedings terminated as of ......, whichever occurred later.
7Petitioner was arrested on ..... by the ....... Police
8Department for the offense of ......., and:
9(Check One:)
10( ) a. no petition was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit
11Court.
12( ) b. was charged with ...... and was found not delinquent of
13the offense.
14( ) c. a petition was filed and the petition was dismissed
15without a finding of delinquency on .....
16( ) d. on ....... placed under supervision pursuant to Section
175-615 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and such order of
18supervision successfully terminated on ........
19( ) e. was adjudicated for the offense, which would have been a
20Class B misdemeanor, a Class C misdemeanor, or a petty offense
21or business offense if committed by an adult.
22Petitioner .... has .... has not been arrested on charges in
23this or any county other than the charges listed above. If
24petitioner has been arrested on additional charges, please list
25the charges below:
26Charge(s): ......

 

 

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1Arresting Agency or Agencies: ...........
2Disposition/Result: (choose from a. through e., above): .....
3WHEREFORE, the petitioner respectfully requests this Honorable
4Court to (1) order all law enforcement agencies to expunge all
5records of petitioner to this incident, and (2) to order the
6Clerk of the Court to expunge all records concerning the
7petitioner regarding this incident.
 
8
......................
9
Petitioner (Signature)

 
10
..........................
11
Petitioner's Street Address

 
12
.....................
13
City, State, Zip Code

 
14
.............................
15
Petitioner's Telephone Number

 
16Pursuant to the penalties of perjury under the Code of Civil
17Procedure, 735 ILCS 5/1-109, I hereby certify that the
18statements in this petition are true and correct, or on
19information and belief I believe the same to be true.
 
20
......................

 

 

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1
Petitioner (Signature)
2The Petition for Expungement for subsection (2) shall be
3substantially in the following form:
 
4
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ........, ILLINOIS
5
........ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 
6IN THE INTEREST OF )    NO.
7                   )
8                   )
9...................)
10(Name of Petitioner)
 
11
PETITION TO EXPUNGE JUVENILE RECORDS
12
(705 ILCS 405/5-915 (SUBSECTION 2))
13
(Please prepare a separate petition for each offense)
14Now comes ............, petitioner, and respectfully requests
15that this Honorable Court enter an order expunging all Juvenile
16Law Enforcement and Court records of petitioner and in support
17thereof states that:
18The incident for which the Petitioner seeks expungement
19occurred before the Petitioner's 18th 17th birthday and did not
20result in proceedings in criminal court and the Petitioner has
21not had any convictions for any crime since his/her 18th 17th
22birthday; and
23The incident for which the Petitioner seeks expungement

 

 

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1occurred before the Petitioner's 18th 17th birthday and the
2adjudication was not based upon first-degree murder or sex
3offenses which would be felonies if committed by an adult, and
4the Petitioner has not had any convictions for any crime since
5his/her 18th 17th birthday.
6Petitioner was arrested on ...... by the ....... Police
7Department for the offense of ........, and:
8(Check whichever one occurred the latest:)
9( ) a. The Petitioner has attained the age of 21 years, his/her
10birthday being .......; or
11( ) b. 5 years have elapsed since all juvenile court
12proceedings relating to the Petitioner have been terminated; or
13the Petitioner's commitment to the Department of Juvenile
14Justice pursuant to the expungement of juvenile law enforcement
15and court records provisions of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987
16has been terminated. Petitioner ...has ...has not been arrested
17on charges in this or any other county other than the charge
18listed above. If petitioner has been arrested on additional
19charges, please list the charges below:
20Charge(s): ..........
21Arresting Agency or Agencies: .......
22Disposition/Result: (choose from a or b, above): ..........
23WHEREFORE, the petitioner respectfully requests this Honorable
24Court to (1) order all law enforcement agencies to expunge all
25records of petitioner related to this incident, and (2) to
26order the Clerk of the Court to expunge all records concerning

 

 

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1the petitioner regarding this incident.
 
2
.......................
3
Petitioner (Signature)

 
4
......................
5
Petitioner's Street Address

 
6
.....................
7
City, State, Zip Code
8
.............................
9
Petitioner's Telephone Number

 
10Pursuant to the penalties of perjury under the Code of Civil
11Procedure, 735 ILCS 5/1-109, I hereby certify that the
12statements in this petition are true and correct, or on
13information and belief I believe the same to be true.
14
......................
15
Petitioner (Signature)
16    (3) The chief judge of the circuit in which an arrest was
17made or a charge was brought or any judge of that circuit
18designated by the chief judge may, upon verified petition of a
19person who is the subject of an arrest or a juvenile court
20proceeding under subsection (1) or (2) of this Section, order
21the law enforcement records or official court file, or both, to
22be expunged from the official records of the arresting

 

 

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1authority, the clerk of the circuit court and the Department of
2State Police. The person whose records are to be expunged shall
3petition the court using the appropriate form containing his or
4her current address and shall promptly notify the clerk of the
5circuit court of any change of address. Notice of the petition
6shall be served upon the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged
7with the duty of prosecuting the offense, the Department of
8State Police, and the arresting agency or agencies by the clerk
9of the circuit court. If an objection is filed within 45 days
10of the notice of the petition, the clerk of the circuit court
11shall set a date for hearing after the 45 day objection period.
12At the hearing the court shall hear evidence on whether the
13expungement should or should not be granted. Unless the State's
14Attorney or prosecutor, the Department of State Police, or an
15arresting agency objects to the expungement within 45 days of
16the notice, the court may enter an order granting expungement.
17The person whose records are to be expunged shall pay the clerk
18of the circuit court a fee equivalent to the cost associated
19with expungement of records by the clerk and the Department of
20State Police. The clerk shall forward a certified copy of the
21order to the Department of State Police, the appropriate
22portion of the fee to the Department of State Police for
23processing, and deliver a certified copy of the order to the
24arresting agency.
25    (3.1) The Notice of Expungement shall be in substantially
26the following form:

 

 

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1
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ....., ILLINOIS
2
.... JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 
3IN THE INTEREST OF )    NO.
4                   )
5                   )
6...................)
7(Name of Petitioner)
 
8
NOTICE
9TO:  State's Attorney
10TO:  Arresting Agency
11
12................
13................
14
15................
16................
17TO:  Illinois State Police
18
19.....................
20
21.....................
22ATTENTION: Expungement
23You are hereby notified that on ....., at ....., in courtroom
24..., located at ..., before the Honorable ..., Judge, or any

 

 

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1judge sitting in his/her stead, I shall then and there present
2a Petition to Expunge Juvenile records in the above-entitled
3matter, at which time and place you may appear.
4
......................
5
Petitioner's Signature
6
...........................
7
Petitioner's Street Address
8
.....................
9
City, State, Zip Code
10
.............................
11
Petitioner's Telephone Number
12
PROOF OF SERVICE
13On the ....... day of ......, 20..., I on oath state that I
14served this notice and true and correct copies of the
15above-checked documents by:
16(Check One:)
17delivering copies personally to each entity to whom they are
18directed;
19or
20by mailing copies to each entity to whom they are directed by
21depositing the same in the U.S. Mail, proper postage fully
22prepaid, before the hour of 5:00 p.m., at the United States
23Postal Depository located at .................
24
.........................................
25
26Signature

 

 

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1
Clerk of the Circuit Court or Deputy Clerk
2Printed Name of Delinquent Minor/Petitioner: ....
3Address: ........................................
4Telephone Number: ...............................
5    (3.2) The Order of Expungement shall be in substantially
6the following form:
7
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ....., ILLINOIS
8
.... JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 
9IN THE INTEREST OF )    NO.
10                   )
11                   )
12...................)
13(Name of Petitioner)
 
14DOB ................
15Arresting Agency/Agencies ......
16
ORDER OF EXPUNGEMENT
17
(705 ILCS 405/5-915 (SUBSECTION 3))
18This matter having been heard on the petitioner's motion and
19the court being fully advised in the premises does find that
20the petitioner is indigent or has presented reasonable cause to
21waive all costs in this matter, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
22    ( ) 1. Clerk of Court and Department of State Police costs
23are hereby waived in this matter.
24    ( ) 2. The Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification

 

 

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1and the following law enforcement agencies expunge all records
2of petitioner relating to an arrest dated ...... for the
3offense of ......
4
Law Enforcement Agencies:
5
.........................
6
.........................
7    ( ) 3. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Circuit
8Court expunge all records regarding the above-captioned case.
9
ENTER: ......................
10
11JUDGE
12DATED: .......
13Name:
14Attorney for:
15Address: City/State/Zip:
16Attorney Number:
17    (3.3) The Notice of Objection shall be in substantially the
18following form:
19
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ....., ILLINOIS
20
....................... JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 
21IN THE INTEREST OF )    NO.
22                   )
23                   )
24...................)
25(Name of Petitioner)
 

 

 

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1
NOTICE OF OBJECTION
2TO:(Attorney, Public Defender, Minor)
3.................................
4.................................
5TO:(Illinois State Police)
6.................................
7.................................
8TO:(Clerk of the Court)
9.................................
10.................................
11TO:(Judge)
12.................................
13.................................
14TO:(Arresting Agency/Agencies)
15.................................
16.................................
17ATTENTION: You are hereby notified that an objection has been
18filed by the following entity regarding the above-named minor's
19petition for expungement of juvenile records:
20( ) State's Attorney's Office;
21( ) Prosecutor (other than State's Attorney's Office) charged
22with the duty of prosecuting the offense sought to be expunged;
23( ) Department of Illinois State Police; or
24( ) Arresting Agency or Agencies.
25The agency checked above respectfully requests that this case

 

 

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1be continued and set for hearing on whether the expungement
2should or should not be granted.
3DATED: .......
4Name:
5Attorney For:
6Address:
7City/State/Zip:
8Telephone:
9Attorney No.:
10
FOR USE BY CLERK OF THE COURT PERSONNEL ONLY
11This matter has been set for hearing on the foregoing
12objection, on ...... in room ...., located at ....., before the
13Honorable ....., Judge, or any judge sitting in his/her stead.
14(Only one hearing shall be set, regardless of the number of
15Notices of Objection received on the same case).
16A copy of this completed Notice of Objection containing the
17court date, time, and location, has been sent via regular U.S.
18Mail to the following entities. (If more than one Notice of
19Objection is received on the same case, each one must be
20completed with the court date, time and location and mailed to
21the following entities):
22( ) Attorney, Public Defender or Minor;
23( ) State's Attorney's Office;
24( ) Prosecutor (other than State's Attorney's Office) charged
25with the duty of prosecuting the offense sought to be expunged;
26( ) Department of Illinois State Police; and

 

 

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1( ) Arresting agency or agencies.
2Date: ......
3Initials of Clerk completing this section: .....
4    (4) Upon entry of an order expunging records or files, the
5offense, which the records or files concern shall be treated as
6if it never occurred. Law enforcement officers and other public
7offices and agencies shall properly reply on inquiry that no
8record or file exists with respect to the person.
9    (5) Records which have not been expunged are sealed, and
10may be obtained only under the provisions of Sections 5-901,
115-905 and 5-915.
12    (6) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit
13the maintenance of information relating to an offense after
14records or files concerning the offense have been expunged if
15the information is kept in a manner that does not enable
16identification of the offender. This information may only be
17used for statistical and bona fide research purposes.
18    (7)(a) The State Appellate Defender shall establish,
19maintain, and carry out, by December 31, 2004, a juvenile
20expungement program to provide information and assistance to
21minors eligible to have their juvenile records expunged.
22    (b) The State Appellate Defender shall develop brochures,
23pamphlets, and other materials in printed form and through the
24agency's World Wide Web site. The pamphlets and other materials
25shall include at a minimum the following information:
26        (i) An explanation of the State's juvenile expungement

 

 

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1    process;
2        (ii) The circumstances under which juvenile
3    expungement may occur;
4        (iii) The juvenile offenses that may be expunged;
5        (iv) The steps necessary to initiate and complete the
6    juvenile expungement process; and
7        (v) Directions on how to contact the State Appellate
8    Defender.
9    (c) The State Appellate Defender shall establish and
10maintain a statewide toll-free telephone number that a person
11may use to receive information or assistance concerning the
12expungement of juvenile records. The State Appellate Defender
13shall advertise the toll-free telephone number statewide. The
14State Appellate Defender shall develop an expungement
15information packet that may be sent to eligible persons seeking
16expungement of their juvenile records, which may include, but
17is not limited to, a pre-printed expungement petition with
18instructions on how to complete the petition and a pamphlet
19containing information that would assist individuals through
20the juvenile expungement process.
21    (d) The State Appellate Defender shall compile a statewide
22list of volunteer attorneys willing to assist eligible
23individuals through the juvenile expungement process.
24    (e) This Section shall be implemented from funds
25appropriated by the General Assembly to the State Appellate
26Defender for this purpose. The State Appellate Defender shall

 

 

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1employ the necessary staff and adopt the necessary rules for
2implementation of this Section.
3    (8)(a) Except with respect to law enforcement agencies, the
4Department of Corrections, State's Attorneys, or other
5prosecutors, an expunged juvenile record may not be considered
6by any private or public entity in employment matters,
7certification, licensing, revocation of certification or
8licensure, or registration. Applications for employment must
9contain specific language that states that the applicant is not
10obligated to disclose expunged juvenile records of conviction
11or arrest. Employers may not ask if an applicant has had a
12juvenile record expunged. Effective January 1, 2005, the
13Department of Labor shall develop a link on the Department's
14website to inform employers that employers may not ask if an
15applicant had a juvenile record expunged and that application
16for employment must contain specific language that states that
17the applicant is not obligated to disclose expunged juvenile
18records of arrest or conviction.
19    (b) A person whose juvenile records have been expunged is
20not entitled to remission of any fines, costs, or other money
21paid as a consequence of expungement. This amendatory Act of
22the 93rd General Assembly does not affect the right of the
23victim of a crime to prosecute or defend a civil action for
24damages.
25    (c) The expungement of juvenile records under Section 5-622
26shall be funded by the additional fine imposed under Section

 

 

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15-9-1.17 of the Unified Code of Corrections and additional
2appropriations made by the General Assembly for such purpose.
3    The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of
4the 98th General Assembly apply to law enforcement records of a
5minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on or after
6the effective date of this amendatory Act.
7(Source: P.A. 95-861, eff. 1-1-09; 96-707, eff. 1-1-10.)