Sen. Don Harmon

Filed: 5/19/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3215

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3215 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. If and only if House Bill 218 of the 99th
5General Assembly becomes law in the form in which it passed the
6House on April 23, 2015, then the Criminal Identification Act
7is amended by changing Section 5.2 as follows:
 
8    (20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
9    Sec. 5.2. Expungement and sealing.
10    (a) General Provisions.
11        (1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
12    the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a
13    particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
14            (A) The following terms shall have the meanings
15        ascribed to them in the Unified Code of Corrections,
16        730 ILCS 5/5-1-2 through 5/5-1-22:

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1        Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
2        Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
3        Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4
4        of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
5        12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as
6        those provisions existed before their deletion by
7        Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
8        Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
9        40-10 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
10        Dependency Act, or Section 10 of the Steroid Control
11        Act. For the purpose of this Section, "successful
12        completion" of an order of qualified probation under
13        Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other
14        Drug Dependency Act and Section 40-10 of the Alcoholism
15        and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act means that the
16        probation was terminated satisfactorily and the
17        judgment of conviction was vacated.
18            (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
19        maintain the records, unless the records would
20        otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
21        records unavailable without a court order, subject to
22        the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
23        petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
24        official index required to be kept by the circuit court
25        clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
26        any index issued by the circuit court clerk before the

 

 

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1        entry of the order to seal shall not be affected.
2            (L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor"
3        includes but is not limited to the offenses of indecent
4        solicitation of a child or criminal sexual abuse when
5        the victim of such offense is under 18 years of age.
6            (M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or
7        order of supervision or qualified probation includes
8        either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of
9        the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this
10        Section.
11        (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
12    convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
13    petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
14    pursuant to this Section.
15        (2.5) Commencing 180 days after the effective date of
16    this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the law
17    enforcement agency issuing the citation shall
18    automatically expunge, on or before January 1 and July 1 of
19    each year, the law enforcement records of a person found to
20    have committed a civil law violation of subsection (a) of
21    Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of
22    Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the
23    law enforcement agency's possession or control and which
24    contains the final satisfactory disposition which pertain
25    to the person issued a citation for that offense. The law
26    enforcement agency shall provide by rule the process for

 

 

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1    access, review, and to confirm the automatic expungement by
2    the law enforcement agency issuing the citation.
3    Commencing 180 days after the effective date of this
4    amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the clerk of
5    the circuit court shall automatically expunge, upon order
6    of the court, or in the absence of a court order on or
7    before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court records
8    of a person found in the circuit court to have committed a
9    civil law violation of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the
10    Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of Section 3.5 of
11    the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the clerk's
12    possession or control and which contains the final
13    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
14    issued a citation for any of those offenses.
15        (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
16    subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)
17    of this Section, the court shall not order:
18            (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
19        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
20        in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
21        any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
22        Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
23        similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
24        Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
25        similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
26        arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of

 

 

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1        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar provision
2        of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
3        offender reaching the age of 25 years and the offender
4        has no other conviction for violating Section 11-501 or
5        11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
6        provision of a local ordinance.
7            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
8        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
9        unless the petitioner was arrested and released
10        without charging.
11            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
12        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
13        order of supervision or a conviction for the following
14        offenses:
15                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
16            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
17            or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except
18            Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
19            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
20            local ordinance;
21                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
22            26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
23            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
24            local ordinance;
25                (iii) Sections 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the
26            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,

 

 

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1            or Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact Order
2            Act, or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order
3            Act, or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
4                (iv) offenses which are Class A misdemeanors
5            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
6                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
7            would subject a person to registration under the
8            Sex Offender Registration Act.
9            (D) the sealing of the records of an arrest which
10        results in the petitioner being charged with a felony
11        offense or records of a charge not initiated by arrest
12        for a felony offense unless:
13                (i) the charge is amended to a misdemeanor and
14            is otherwise eligible to be sealed pursuant to
15            subsection (c);
16                (ii) the charge is brought along with another
17            charge as a part of one case and the charge results
18            in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the
19            conviction was reversed or vacated, and another
20            charge brought in the same case results in a
21            disposition for a misdemeanor offense that is
22            eligible to be sealed pursuant to subsection (c) or
23            a disposition listed in paragraph (i), (iii), or
24            (iv) of this subsection;
25                (iii) the charge results in first offender
26            probation as set forth in subsection (c)(2)(E);

 

 

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1                (iv) the charge is for a felony offense listed
2            in subsection (c)(2)(F) or the charge is amended to
3            a felony offense listed in subsection (c)(2)(F);
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
26            a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the

 

 

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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
26    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,

 

 

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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,
26    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal

 

 

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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 that finds the petitioner
18    factually innocent of the charge shall enter an expungement
19    order for the conviction for which the petitioner has been
20    determined to be innocent as provided in subsection (b) of
21    Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
22        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
23    Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
24    any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
25    conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
26    pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section

 

 

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1    410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
2    of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
3    Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
4    Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
5    Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
6    Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
7    Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
8    the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, or
9    Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act.
10        (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate of
11    innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
12    Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
13    innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
14    conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
15    be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
16    of the Code of Civil Procedure.
17    (c) Sealing.
18        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
19    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
20    to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
21    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
22    minors prosecuted as adults.
23        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
24    sealed:
25            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
26        charging;

 

 

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1            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
2        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
3        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
4        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
5            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
6        resulting in orders of supervision, including orders
7        of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,
8        successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
9        excluded by subsection (a)(3);
10            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
11        resulting in convictions, including convictions on
12        municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
13        subsection (a)(3);
14            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
15        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
16        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
17        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
18        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
19        Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
20        Corrections; and
21            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
22        resulting in felony convictions for the following
23        offenses:
24                (i) Class 4 felony convictions for:
25                    Prostitution under Section 11-14 of the
26                Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of

 

 

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1                2012.
2                    Possession of cannabis under Section 4 of
3                the Cannabis Control Act.
4                    Possession of a controlled substance under
5                Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled
6                Substances Act.
7                    Offenses under the Methamphetamine
8                Precursor Control Act.
9                    Offenses under the Steroid Control Act.
10                    Theft under Section 16-1 of the Criminal
11                Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
12                    Retail theft under Section 16A-3 or
13                paragraph (a) of 16-25 of the Criminal Code of
14                1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
15                    Deceptive practices under Section 17-1 of
16                the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
17                of 2012.
18                    Forgery under Section 17-3 of the Criminal
19                Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
20                    Possession of burglary tools under Section
21                19-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
22                Criminal Code of 2012.
23            (ii) Class 3 felony convictions for:
24                    Theft under Section 16-1 of the Criminal
25                Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
26                    Retail theft under Section 16A-3 or

 

 

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1                paragraph (a) of 16-25 of the Criminal Code of
2                1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
3                    Deceptive practices under Section 17-1 of
4                the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
5                of 2012.
6                    Forgery under Section 17-3 of the Criminal
7                Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
8                    Possession with intent to manufacture or
9                deliver a controlled substance under Section
10                401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
11        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
12    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
13    sealed as follows:
14            (A) Records identified as eligible under
15        subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any
16        time.
17            (B) Records identified as eligible under
18        subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed (i) 3 years after
19        the termination of petitioner's last sentence (as
20        defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)) if the petitioner has
21        never been convicted of a criminal offense (as defined
22        in subsection (a)(1)(D)); or (ii) 4 years after the
23        termination of the petitioner's last sentence (as
24        defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)) if the petitioner has
25        ever been convicted of a criminal offense (as defined
26        in subsection (a)(1)(D)).

 

 

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1            (C) Records identified as eligible under
2        subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and (c)(2)(F) may be
3        sealed 4 years after the termination of the
4        petitioner's last sentence (as defined in subsection
5        (a)(1)(F)).
6            (D) Records identified in subsection
7        (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
8        reached the age of 25 years.
9        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
10    have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
11    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
12    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
13    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
14    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony
15    offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction
16    records previously ordered sealed by the court.
17        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
18    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
19    (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
20    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the
21    sealing of the records.
22    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
23expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
24under subsections (c) and (e-5):
25        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
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1    this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
2    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
3    clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
4    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
5    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
6    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
7    shall pay the applicable fee, if not waived.
8        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
9    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
10    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
11    initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
12    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
13    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
14    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
15    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
16    clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
17    petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
18    sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph (10)
19    of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified Code of
20    Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to the
21    petition.
22        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
23    petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
24    within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
25    the absence within his or her body of all illegal
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1    Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
2    Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
3    is petitioning to:
4            (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
5            (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
6        Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
7        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
8        or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
9            (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
10            (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
11        probation under clause (b)(1)(B)(iv).
12        (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
13    promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
14    support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on the
15    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
16    prosecuting the offense, the Department of State Police,
17    the arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the
18    unit of local government effecting the arrest.
19        (5) Objections.
20            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
21        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
22        shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
23        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis
24        of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
25        convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
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1        objection to the petition may not be filed.
2            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
3        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
4        the petition.
5        (6) Entry of order.
6            (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
7        charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
8        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
9        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
10        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
11        petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
12        subsection (d)(6).
13            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
14        Department of State Police, the arresting agency, or
15        the chief legal officer files an objection to the
16        petition to expunge or seal within 60 days from the
17        date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
18        an order granting or denying the petition.
19        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall
20    set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all
21    parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing
22    date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior to the
23    hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with the
24    Department as to the appropriateness of the relief sought
25    in the petition to expunge or seal. At the hearing, the
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1    should not be granted, and shall grant or deny the petition
2    to expunge or seal the records based on the evidence
3    presented at the hearing. The court may consider the
4    following:
5            (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
6        defendant's conviction;
7            (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
8        records by the State;
9            (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
10        and employment history;
11            (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
12        arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
13        the filing of the petition under this Section; and
14            (E) the specific adverse consequences the
15        petitioner may be subject to if the petition is denied.
16        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
17    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
18    the order to the Department, in a form and manner
19    prescribed by the Department, to the petitioner, to the
20    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
21    prosecuting the offense, to the arresting agency, to the
22    chief legal officer of the unit of local government
23    effecting the arrest, and to such other criminal justice
24    agencies as may be ordered by the court.
25        (9) Implementation of order.
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1        pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both:
2                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
3            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
4            the Department, and any other agency as ordered by
5            the court, within 60 days of the date of service of
6            the order, unless a motion to vacate, modify, or
7            reconsider the order is filed pursuant to
8            paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this Section;
9                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
10            shall be impounded until further order of the court
11            upon good cause shown and the name of the
12            petitioner obliterated on the official index
13            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
14            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
15            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
16            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
17            and
18                (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
19            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
20            receiving such inquiry, shall reply as it does in
21            response to inquiries when no records ever
22            existed.
23            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
24        pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both:
25                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
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1            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
2            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
3            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
4            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
5            subsection (d) of this Section;
6                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
7            shall be impounded until further order of the court
8            upon good cause shown and the name of the
9            petitioner obliterated on the official index
10            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
11            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
12            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
13            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
14                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
15            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
16            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
17            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
18            pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of
19            this Section;
20                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
21            be disseminated by the Department only as required
22            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
23            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
24            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
25            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
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1            offense; and
2                (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
3            from anyone not authorized by law to access such
4            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
5            receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
6            response to inquiries when no records ever
7            existed.
8            (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
9        under subsection (e-6):
10                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
11            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
12            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
13            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
14            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
15            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
16            subsection (d) of this Section;
17                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
18            shall be impounded until further order of the court
19            upon good cause shown and the name of the
20            petitioner obliterated on the official index
21            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
22            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
23            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
24            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
25                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
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1            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
2            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
3            under paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
4            Section;
5                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
6            be disseminated by the Department only as required
7            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
8            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
9            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
10            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
11            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
12            offense; and
13                (v) in response to an inquiry for these records
14            from anyone not authorized by law to access the
15            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
16            receiving the inquiry shall reply as it does in
17            response to inquiries when no records ever
18            existed.
19            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
20        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
21        as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
22        shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
23        (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records
24        from anyone not authorized by law to access such
25        records, the court, the Department, or the agency
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1        response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
2            (D) The Department shall send written notice to the
3        petitioner of its compliance with each order to expunge
4        or seal records within 60 days of the date of service
5        of that order or, if a motion to vacate, modify, or
6        reconsider is filed, within 60 days of service of the
7        order resolving the motion, if that order requires the
8        Department to expunge or seal records. In the event of
9        an appeal from the circuit court order, the Department
10        shall send written notice to the petitioner of its
11        compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
12        judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
13        the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
14        required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
15        reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
16        discretionary appellate review, is pending.
17        (10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a
18    fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to
19    expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any provision of
20    the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit court
21    clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost associated
22    with the sealing or expungement of records by the circuit
23    court clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the
24    petition to seal or expunge, the circuit court clerk shall
25    deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
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1    incurred by the circuit court clerk in performing the
2    additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or
3    expunge on all parties. The circuit court clerk shall
4    collect and forward the Department of State Police portion
5    of the fee to the Department and it shall be deposited in
6    the State Police Services Fund.
7        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
8    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
9    become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
10    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
11    entitled to notice of the petition.
12        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
13    Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
14    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
15    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
16    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
17    of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
18    service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
19    reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
20    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
21    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
22    motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
23    entitled to notice of the petition.
24        (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
25    under the expungement or sealing provisions of this Section
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1    with the provisions of this Section or because of any error
2    asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The
3    circuit court retains jurisdiction to determine whether
4    the order is voidable and to vacate, modify, or reconsider
5    its terms based on a motion filed under paragraph (12) of
6    this subsection (d).
7        (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
8    Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
9    granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to notice
10    of the petition must fully comply with the terms of the
11    order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
12    party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
13    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
14    appealing the order.
15        (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
16    Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
17    order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
18    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
19    appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay
20    of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
21    petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records until
22    there is a final order on the motion for relief or, in the
23    case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's mandate.
24        (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
25    Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5, 2013
26    (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all orders

 

 

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1    ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after August
2    5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).
3    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
4is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
5authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
6to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
7convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
8Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
9presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
10order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
11records of the arresting authority and order that the records
12of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
13further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
14otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
15obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
16circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
17Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
18offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
19shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
20before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
21Department may be disseminated by the Department only to the
22arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
23later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
24of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
25any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
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1to that individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
2circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
3the person who was pardoned.
4    (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
5offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
6the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
7sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
8Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
9judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
10counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
11trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
12entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
13of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
14circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until further
15order of the court upon good cause shown or as otherwise
16provided herein, and the name of the petitioner obliterated
17from the official index requested to be kept by the circuit
18court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in
19connection with the arrest and conviction for the offense for
20which he or she had been granted the certificate but the order
21shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
22before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
23Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
24required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
25enforcement agency, 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 sealing, the
5circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
6the person who was granted the certificate of eligibility for
7sealing.
8    (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
9offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for expungement
10by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
11expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
12Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
13judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
14counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
15trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
16entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
17records of the arresting authority and order that the records
18of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
19further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
20otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
21obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
22circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
23Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
24offense for which he or she had been granted the certificate
25but the order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit
26court clerk before the entry of the order. All records sealed

 

 

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1by the Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
2required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
3enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
4later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
5of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
6any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
7have access to all expunged records of the Department
8pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
9expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy
10of the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
11eligibility for expungement.
12    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
13of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
14especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
15random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
16criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the
17Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
18Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
19appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
20disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
21identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
22The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
23later than September 1, 2010.
24(Source: P.A. 97-443, eff. 8-19-11; 97-698, eff. 1-1-13;
2597-1026, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1109, eff.
261-1-13; 97-1118, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1120, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150,

 

 

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1eff. 1-25-13; 98-133, eff. 1-1-14; 98-142, eff. 1-1-14; 98-163,
2eff. 8-5-13; 98-164, eff. 1-1-14; 98-399, eff. 8-16-13; 98-635,
3eff. 1-1-15; 98-637, eff. 1-1-15; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14;
498-1009, eff. 1-1-15; 99HB0218eng.)
 
5    Section 10. If and only if House Bill 218 of the 99th
6General Assembly becomes law in the form in which it passed the
7House on April 23, 2015, then the Illinois Vehicle Code is
8amended by changing Section 11-507 as follows:
 
9    (625 ILCS 5/11-507)
10    Sec. 11-507. Supervising a minor driver while under the
11influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating
12compound or compounds or any combination thereof.
13    (a) A person shall not accompany or provide instruction,
14pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 6-107.1 of this Code, to
15a driver who is a minor and driving a motor vehicle pursuant to
16an instruction permit under Section 6-107.1 of this Code,
17while:
18        (1) the alcohol concentration in the person's blood,
19    other bodily substance, or breath is 0.08 or more based on
20    the definition of blood and breath units in Section
21    11-501.2 of this Code;
22        (2) under the influence of alcohol;
23        (3) under the influence of any intoxicating compound or
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1    renders the person incapable of properly supervising or
2    providing instruction to the minor driver;
3        (4) under the influence of any other drug or
4    combination of drugs to a degree that renders the person
5    incapable of properly supervising or providing instruction
6    to the minor driver;
7        (5) under the combined influence of alcohol, other drug
8    or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a degree
9    that renders the person incapable of properly supervising
10    or providing instruction to the minor driver;
11        (5.3) (blank); the person who is not a CDL holder has,
12    within 2 hours of accompanying or providing instruction, a
13    tetrahydrocannabinol concentration in the person's whole
14    blood or other bodily substance as defined in paragraph 6
15    of subsection (a) of Section 11-501.2 of this Code;
16        (5.5) (blank); or the person who is a CDL holder has
17    any amount of a drug, substance, or compound in the
18    person's breath, blood, other bodily substance, or urine
19    resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis
20    listed in the Cannabis Control Act; or
21        (6) there is any amount of a drug, substance, or
22    compound in the person's breath, blood, other bodily
23    substance, or urine resulting from the unlawful use or
24    consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act,
25    a controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
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1    of Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as
2    listed in the Methamphetamine Control and Community
3    Protection Act.
4    (b) A person found guilty of violating this Section is
5guilty of an offense against the regulations governing the
6movement of vehicles.
7(Source: P.A. 96-1237, eff. 1-1-11; 99HB0218eng.)
 
8    Section 15. If and only if House Bill 218 of the 99th
9General Assembly becomes law in the form in which it passed the
10House on April 23, 2015, then the Cannabis Control Act is
11amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
 
12    (720 ILCS 550/4)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 704)
13    Sec. 4. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to possess
14cannabis. Any person who violates this section with respect to:
15        (a) not more than 15 grams of any substance containing
16    cannabis is guilty of a civil law violation punishable by a
17    minimum fine of $55 and a maximum fine of $125. The
18    proceeds of the fine shall be payable to the clerk of the
19    circuit court who shall deposit the moneys from the fine
20    into a special fund in the county treasury. Within 30 days
21    after the deposit of the fine into the special fund, the
22    clerk county treasurer shall distribute the proceeds of the
23    fine as follows:
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1        the fine to the law enforcement agency that issued the
2        citation; the proceeds of each $10 fine distributed to
3        the circuit clerk and each $10 fine distributed to the
4        law enforcement agency that issued the citation for the
5        violation shall be used to defer the cost of automatic
6        expungements under paragraph (2.5) of subsection (a)
7        of Section 5.2 of the Criminal Identification Act;
8            (2) $15 to the county to fund drug addiction
9        services;
10            (3) $10 to the Office of the State's Attorneys
11        Appellate Prosecutor for use in training programs;
12            (4) $10 to the State's Attorney; and
13            (5) any remainder of the fine to the law
14        enforcement agency that issued the citation for the
15        violation.
16        With respect to funds designated for the Department of
17    State Police, the moneys shall be remitted by the circuit
18    court clerk to the Department of State Police within one
19    month after receipt for deposit into the State Police
20    Operations Assistance Fund. With respect to funds
21    designated for the Department of Natural Resources, the
22    Department of Natural Resources shall deposit the moneys
23    into the Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund;
24        (b) more than 15 grams but not more than 30 grams of
25    any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class B
26    misdemeanor;

 

 

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1        (c) more than 30 grams but not more than 100 grams of
2    any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class A
3    misdemeanor; provided, that if any offense under this
4    subsection (c) is a subsequent offense, the offender shall
5    be guilty of a Class 4 felony;
6        (d) more than 100 grams but not more than 500 grams of
7    any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 4
8    felony; provided that if any offense under this subsection
9    (d) is a subsequent offense, the offender shall be guilty
10    of a Class 3 felony;
11        (e) more than 500 grams but not more than 2,000 grams
12    of any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 3
13    felony;
14        (f) more than 2,000 grams but not more than 5,000 grams
15    of any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 2
16    felony;
17        (g) more than 5,000 grams of any substance containing
18    cannabis is guilty of a Class 1 felony.
19(Source: P.A. 90-397, eff. 8-15-97; 99HB0218eng.)
 
20    Section 20. If and only if House Bill 218 of the 99th
21General Assembly becomes law in the form in which it passed the
22House on April 23, 2015, then the Drug Paraphernalia Control
23Act is amended by changing Section 3.5 as follows:
 
24    (720 ILCS 600/3.5)

 

 

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1    Sec. 3.5. Possession of drug paraphernalia.
2    (a) A person who knowingly possesses an item of drug
3paraphernalia with the intent to use it in ingesting, inhaling,
4or otherwise introducing cannabis or a controlled substance
5into the human body, or in preparing cannabis or a controlled
6substance for that use, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for
7which the court shall impose a minimum fine of $750 in addition
8to any other penalty prescribed for a Class A misdemeanor. This
9subsection (a) does not apply to a person who is legally
10authorized to possess hypodermic syringes or needles under the
11Hypodermic Syringes and Needles Act.
12    (b) In determining intent under subsection (a), the trier
13of fact may take into consideration the proximity of the
14cannabis or controlled substances to drug paraphernalia or the
15presence of cannabis or a controlled substance on the drug
16paraphernalia.
17    (c) If a person violates subsection (a) of Section 4 of the
18Cannabis Control Act, the penalty for possession of any drug
19paraphernalia seized during the violation for that offense
20shall be a civil law violation punishable by a minimum fine of
21$55 and a maximum fine of $125. The proceeds of the fine shall
22be payable to the clerk of the circuit court who shall deposit
23the moneys from the fine into a special fund in the county
24treasury. Within 30 days after the deposit of the fine into the
25special fund, the clerk county treasurer shall distribute the
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1        (1) $10 of the fine to the circuit clerk and $10 of the
2    fine to the law enforcement agency that issued the
3    citation; the proceeds of each $10 fine distributed to the
4    circuit clerk and each $10 fine distributed to the law
5    enforcement agency that issued the citation for the
6    violation shall be used to defer the cost of automatic
7    expungements under paragraph (2.5) of subsection (a) of
8    Section 5.2 of the Criminal Identification Act;
9        (2) $15 to the county to fund drug addiction services;
10        (3) $10 to the Office of the State's Attorneys
11    Appellate Prosecutor for use in training programs;
12        (4) $10 to the State's Attorney; and
13        (5) any remainder of the fine to the law enforcement
14    agency that issued the citation for the violation.
15    With respect to funds designated for the Department of
16State Police, the moneys shall be remitted by the circuit court
17clerk to the Department of State Police within one month after
18receipt for deposit into the State Police Operations Assistance
19Fund. With respect to funds designated for the Department of
20Natural Resources, the Department of Natural Resources shall
21deposit the moneys into the Conservation Police Operations
22Assistance Fund.
23(Source: P.A. 93-392, eff. 7-25-03; 99HB0218eng.)
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
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1Assembly takes effect, whichever is later.".