98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2470

 

Introduced , by Rep. Arthur Turner

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2630/5.2

    Amends the Criminal Identification Act concerning the expungement and sealing of criminal records. Provides that the petitioner, State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of prosecuting the offense, the arresting agency, or the chief legal officer of the unit of local government effecting the arrest (rather than the petitioner or any party entitled to notice) may file a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days of service of the order.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
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),
17                (iii) Court (730 ILCS 5/5-1-6),
18                (iv) Defendant (730 ILCS 5/5-1-7),
19                (v) Felony (730 ILCS 5/5-1-9),
20                (vi) Imprisonment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-10),
21                (vii) Judgment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-12),
22                (viii) Misdemeanor (730 ILCS 5/5-1-14),
23                (ix) Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-15),

 

 

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

 

 

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1            (D) "Criminal offense" means a petty offense,
2        business offense, misdemeanor, felony, or municipal
3        ordinance violation (as defined in subsection
4        (a)(1)(H)). As used in this Section, a minor traffic
5        offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)) shall not
6        be considered a criminal offense.
7            (E) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the
8        records or return them to the petitioner and to
9        obliterate the petitioner's name from any official
10        index or public record, or both. Nothing in this Act
11        shall require the physical destruction of the circuit
12        court file, but such records relating to arrests or
13        charges, or both, ordered expunged shall be impounded
14        as required by subsections (d)(9)(A)(ii) and
15        (d)(9)(B)(ii).
16            (F) As used in this Section, "last sentence" means
17        the sentence, order of supervision, or order of
18        qualified probation (as defined by subsection
19        (a)(1)(J)), for a criminal offense (as defined by
20        subsection (a)(1)(D)) that terminates last in time in
21        any jurisdiction, regardless of whether the petitioner
22        has included the criminal offense for which the
23        sentence or order of supervision or qualified
24        probation was imposed in his or her petition. If
25        multiple sentences, orders of supervision, or orders
26        of qualified probation terminate on the same day and

 

 

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1        are last in time, they shall be collectively considered
2        the "last sentence" regardless of whether they were
3        ordered to run concurrently.
4            (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
5        business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
6        Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
7        municipal or local ordinance.
8            (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
9        offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
10        is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner was
11        charged or for which the petitioner was arrested and
12        released without charging.
13            (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
14        prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief under
15        this Section.
16            (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
17        probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act,
18        Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
19        Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
20        Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 of the
21        Unified Code of Corrections, Section 12-4.3(b)(1) and
22        (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as those provisions
23        existed before their deletion by Public Act 89-313),
24        Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other
25        Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of the Alcoholism
26        and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, or Section 10

 

 

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1        of the Steroid Control Act. For the purpose of this
2        Section, "successful completion" of an order of
3        qualified probation under Section 10-102 of the
4        Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act and
5        Section 40-10 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse
6        and Dependency Act means that the probation was
7        terminated satisfactorily and the judgment of
8        conviction was vacated.
9            (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
10        maintain the records, unless the records would
11        otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
12        records unavailable without a court order, subject to
13        the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
14        petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
15        official index required to be kept by the circuit court
16        clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
17        any index issued by the circuit court clerk before the
18        entry of the order to seal shall not be affected.
19            (L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor"
20        includes but is not limited to the offenses of indecent
21        solicitation of a child or criminal sexual abuse when
22        the victim of such offense is under 18 years of age.
23            (M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or
24        order of supervision or qualified probation includes
25        either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of
26        the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this

 

 

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1        Section.
2        (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
3    convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
4    petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
5    pursuant to this Section.
6        (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
7    subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (e), and (e-5) of this Section,
8    the court shall not order:
9            (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
10        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
11        in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
12        any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
13        Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
14        similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
15        Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
16        similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
17        arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
18        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar provision
19        of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
20        offender reaching the age of 25 years and the offender
21        has no other conviction for violating Section 11-501 or
22        11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
23        provision of a local ordinance.
24            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
25        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
26        unless the petitioner was arrested and released

 

 

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1        without charging.
2            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
3        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
4        order of supervision, an order of qualified probation
5        (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)), or a conviction
6        for the following offenses:
7                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
8            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
9            or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except
10            Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
11            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
12            local ordinance;
13                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
14            26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
15            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
16            local ordinance;
17                (iii) offenses defined as "crimes of violence"
18            in Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act
19            or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
20                (iv) offenses which are Class A misdemeanors
21            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
22                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
23            would subject a person to registration under the
24            Sex Offender Registration Act.
25            (D) the sealing of the records of an arrest which
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1        offense or records of a charge not initiated by arrest
2        for a felony offense unless:
3                (i) the charge is amended to a misdemeanor and
4            is otherwise eligible to be sealed pursuant to
5            subsection (c);
6                (ii) the charge is brought along with another
7            charge as a part of one case and the charge results
8            in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the
9            conviction was reversed or vacated, and another
10            charge brought in the same case results in a
11            disposition for a misdemeanor offense that is
12            eligible to be sealed pursuant to subsection (c) or
13            a disposition listed in paragraph (i), (iii), or
14            (iv) of this subsection;
15                (iii) the charge results in first offender
16            probation as set forth in subsection (c)(2)(E);
17                (iv) the charge is for a Class 4 felony offense
18            listed in subsection (c)(2)(F) or the charge is
19            amended to a Class 4 felony offense listed in
20            subsection (c)(2)(F). Records of arrests which
21            result in the petitioner being charged with a Class
22            4 felony offense listed in subsection (c)(2)(F),
23            records of charges not initiated by arrest for
24            Class 4 felony offenses listed in subsection
25            (c)(2)(F), and records of charges amended to a
26            Class 4 felony offense listed in (c)(2)(F) may be

 

 

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

 

 

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1        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
2            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
3        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
4        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
5        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
6        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
7        such records.
8            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
9        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
10        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
11        the following time frames will apply:
12                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
13            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
14            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
15            similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
16            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
17            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
18            similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
19            be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
20            passed following the satisfactory termination of
21            the supervision.
22                (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
23            in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
24            violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
25            the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
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1            offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
2            offender has no other conviction for violating
3            Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
4            Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
5            shall not be eligible for expungement until the
6            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
7                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
8            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
9            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
10            passed following the satisfactory termination of
11            the supervision.
12            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
13        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
14        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
15        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
16        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
17        satisfactory termination of the probation.
18        (3) Those records maintained by the Department for
19    persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
20    expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
21    Act of 1987.
22        (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
23    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
24    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
25    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
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1    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
2    or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
3    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
4    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
5    correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
6    all official records of the arresting authority, the
7    Department, other criminal justice agencies, the
8    prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such arrest, if
9    any, by removing his or her name from all such records in
10    connection with the arrest and conviction, if any, and by
11    inserting in the records the name of the offender, if known
12    or ascertainable, in lieu of the aggrieved's name. The
13    records of the circuit court clerk shall be sealed until
14    further order of the court upon good cause shown and the
15    name of the aggrieved person obliterated on the official
16    index required to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
17    Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but the order shall
18    not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
19    before the entry of the order. Nothing in this Section
20    shall limit the Department of State Police or other
21    criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
22    under an offender's name the false names he or she has
23    used.
24        (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
25    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
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1    sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
2    victim of that offense may request that the State's
3    Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
4    file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
5    the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
6    seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
7    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
8    offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
9    and the Department of State Police concerning the offense
10    shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
11    shall make the records of the circuit court clerk in
12    connection with the proceedings of the trial court
13    concerning the offense available for public inspection.
14        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
15    or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
16    and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
17    innocent of the charge, the court shall enter an
18    expungement order as provided in subsection (b) of Section
19    5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
20        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
21    Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
22    any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
23    conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
24    pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
25    410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
26    of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection

 

 

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1    Act, Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of Corrections,
2    Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05 of
3    the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
4    Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug
5    Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of the Alcoholism and Other
6    Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, or Section 10 of the Steroid
7    Control Act.
8    (c) Sealing.
9        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
10    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
11    to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
12    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
13    minors prosecuted as adults.
14        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
15    sealed:
16            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
17        charging;
18            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
19        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
20        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
21        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
22            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
23        resulting in orders of supervision successfully
24        completed by the petitioner, unless excluded by
25        subsection (a)(3);
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1        resulting in convictions unless excluded by subsection
2        (a)(3);
3            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
4        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
5        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
6        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
7        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
8        Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
9        Corrections; and
10            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
11        resulting in Class 4 felony convictions for the
12        following offenses:
13                (i) Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of 1961
14            or the Criminal Code of 2012;
15                (ii) Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act;
16                (iii) Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled
17            Substances Act;
18                (iv) the Methamphetamine Precursor Control
19            Act; and
20                (v) the Steroid Control Act.
21        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
22    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
23    sealed as follows:
24            (A) Records identified as eligible under
25        subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any
26        time.

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
2    sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph (10)
3    of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified Code of
4    Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to the
5    petition.
6        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
7    petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
8    within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
9    the absence within his or her body of all illegal
10    substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled
11    Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
12    Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
13    is petitioning to seal felony records pursuant to clause
14    (c)(2)(E), (c)(2)(F)(ii)-(v), or (e-5) or if he or she is
15    petitioning to expunge felony records of a qualified
16    probation pursuant to clause (b)(1)(B)(iv).
17        (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
18    promptly serve a copy of the petition on the State's
19    Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of prosecuting
20    the offense, the Department of State Police, the arresting
21    agency and the chief legal officer of the unit of local
22    government effecting the arrest.
23        (5) Objections.
24            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
25        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
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1        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis
2        of the objection.
3            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
4        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
5        the petition.
6        (6) Entry of order.
7            (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
8        charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
9        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
10        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
11        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
12        petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
13        subsection (d)(6).
14            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
15        Department of State Police, the arresting agency, or
16        the chief legal officer files an objection to the
17        petition to expunge or seal within 60 days from the
18        date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
19        an order granting or denying the petition.
20        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall
21    set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all
22    parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing
23    date at least 30 days prior to the hearing, and shall hear
24    evidence on whether the petition should or should not be
25    granted, and shall grant or deny the petition to expunge or
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1    hearing.
2        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
3    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
4    the order to the Department, in a form and manner
5    prescribed by the Department, to the petitioner, to the
6    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
7    prosecuting the offense, to the arresting agency, to the
8    chief legal officer of the unit of local government
9    effecting the arrest, and to such other criminal justice
10    agencies as may be ordered by the court.
11        (9) Effect of order.
12            (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
13        pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both:
14                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
15            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
16            the Department, and any other agency as ordered by
17            the court, within 60 days of the date of service of
18            the order, unless a motion to vacate, modify, or
19            reconsider the order is filed pursuant to
20            paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this Section;
21                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
22            shall be impounded until further order of the court
23            upon good cause shown and the name of the
24            petitioner obliterated on the official index
25            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
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1            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
2            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
3            and
4                (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
5            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
6            receiving such inquiry, shall reply as it does in
7            response to inquiries when no records ever
8            existed.
9            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
10        pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both:
11                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
12            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
13            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
14            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
15            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
16            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
17            subsection (d) of this Section;
18                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
19            shall be impounded until further order of the court
20            upon good cause shown and the name of the
21            petitioner obliterated on the official index
22            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
23            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
24            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
25            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
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1            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
2            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
3            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
4            pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of
5            this Section;
6                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
7            be disseminated by the Department only as required
8            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
9            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
10            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
11            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
12            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
13            offense; and
14                (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
15            from anyone not authorized by law to access such
16            records the court, the Department, or the agency
17            receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
18            response to inquiries when no records ever
19            existed.
20            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
21        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
22        as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
23        shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
24        (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records
25        from anyone not authorized by law to access such
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1        receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
2        response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
3        (10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a
4    fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to
5    expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any provision of
6    the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit court
7    clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost associated
8    with the sealing or expungement of records by the circuit
9    court clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the
10    petition to seal or expunge, the circuit court clerk shall
11    deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
12    Administrative Fund, to be used to offset the costs
13    incurred by the circuit court clerk in performing the
14    additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or
15    expunge on all parties. The circuit court clerk shall
16    collect and forward the Department of State Police portion
17    of the fee to the Department and it shall be deposited in
18    the State Police Services Fund.
19        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
20    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
21    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
22    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
23    entitled to notice of the petition.
24        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. The
25    petitioner, State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with
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1    or the chief legal officer of the unit of local government
2    effecting the arrest or any party entitled to notice may
3    file a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order
4    granting or denying the petition to expunge or seal within
5    60 days of service of the order.
6    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
7is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
8authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
9to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
10convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
11Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
12presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
13order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
14records of the arresting authority and order that the records
15of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
16further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
17otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
18obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
19circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
20Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
21offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
22shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
23before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
24Department may be disseminated by the Department only to the
25arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
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1of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
2any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
3have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
4to that individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
5circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
6the person who was pardoned.
7    (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
8offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
9the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
10sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
11Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
12judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
13counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
14trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
15entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
16of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
17circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until further
18order of the court upon good cause shown or as otherwise
19provided herein, and the name of the petitioner obliterated
20from the official index requested to be kept by the circuit
21court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in
22connection with the arrest and conviction for the offense for
23which he or she had been granted the certificate but the order
24shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
25before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
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1required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
2enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
3later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
4of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
5any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
6have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
7to that individual. Upon entry of the order of sealing, the
8circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
9the person who was granted the certificate of eligibility for
10sealing.
11    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
12of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
13especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
14random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
15criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the
16Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
17Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
18appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
19disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
20identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
21The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
22later than September 1, 2010.
23(Source: P.A. 96-409, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1401, eff. 7-29-10;
2496-1532, eff. 1-1-12; 96-1551, Article 1, Section 905, eff.
257-1-11; 96-1551, Article 2, Section 925, eff. 7-1-11; 97-443,
26eff. 8-19-11; 97-698, eff, 1-1-13; 97-1026, eff. 1-1-13;

 

 

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197-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1109, 1-1-13; 97-1118, eff. 1-1-13;
297-1120, eff. 1-1-13; revised 9-20-12.)