Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3846 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3846 Introduced , by Rep. Cyril Nichols SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2630/5.2 Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides for expungement of minor cannabis offenses (as that term is defined in the Act) after receipt of a certified copy of a diploma issued by an Illinois community college by a law enforcement agency that issued a citation relating to a minor cannabis offense from a person who was convicted of the minor cannabis offense. LRB103 26748 AWJ 53111 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3846 Introduced , by Rep. Cyril Nichols SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2630/5.2 20 ILCS 2630/5.2 Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides for expungement of minor cannabis offenses (as that term is defined in the Act) after receipt of a certified copy of a diploma issued by an Illinois community college by a law enforcement agency that issued a citation relating to a minor cannabis offense from a person who was convicted of the minor cannabis offense. LRB103 26748 AWJ 53111 b LRB103 26748 AWJ 53111 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides for expungement of minor cannabis offenses (as that term is defined in the Act) after receipt of a certified copy of a diploma issued by an Illinois community college by a law enforcement agency that issued a citation relating to a minor cannabis offense from a person who was convicted of the minor cannabis offense.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
15	15	5 changing Section 5.2 as follows:
16	16	6 (20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
17	17	7 Sec. 5.2. Expungement, sealing, and immediate sealing.
18	18	8 (a) General Provisions.
19	19	9 (1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
20	20	10 the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a
21	21	11 particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
22	22	12 (A) The following terms shall have the meanings
23	23	13 ascribed to them in the following Sections of the
24	24	14 Unified Code of Corrections:
25	25	15 Business Offense, Section 5-1-2.
26	26	16 Charge, Section 5-1-3.
27	27	17 Court, Section 5-1-6.
28	28	18 Defendant, Section 5-1-7.
29	29	19 Felony, Section 5-1-9.
30	30	20 Imprisonment, Section 5-1-10.
31	31	21 Judgment, Section 5-1-12.
32	32	22 Misdemeanor, Section 5-1-14.
33	33	23 Offense, Section 5-1-15.
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68	68	1 Parole, Section 5-1-16.
69	69	2 Petty Offense, Section 5-1-17.
70	70	3 Probation, Section 5-1-18.
71	71	4 Sentence, Section 5-1-19.
72	72	5 Supervision, Section 5-1-21.
73	73	6 Victim, Section 5-1-22.
74	74	7 (B) As used in this Section, "charge not initiated
75	75	8 by arrest" means a charge (as defined by Section 5-1-3
76	76	9 of the Unified Code of Corrections) brought against a
77	77	10 defendant where the defendant is not arrested prior to
78	78	11 or as a direct result of the charge.
79	79	12 (C) "Conviction" means a judgment of conviction or
80	80	13 sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a
81	81	14 verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered
82	82	15 by a legally constituted jury or by a court of
83	83	16 competent jurisdiction authorized to try the case
84	84	17 without a jury. An order of supervision successfully
85	85	18 completed by the petitioner is not a conviction. An
86	86	19 order of qualified probation (as defined in subsection
87	87	20 (a)(1)(J)) successfully completed by the petitioner is
88	88	21 not a conviction. An order of supervision or an order
89	89	22 of qualified probation that is terminated
90	90	23 unsatisfactorily is a conviction, unless the
91	91	24 unsatisfactory termination is reversed, vacated, or
92	92	25 modified and the judgment of conviction, if any, is
93	93	26 reversed or vacated.
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104	104	1 (D) "Criminal offense" means a petty offense,
105	105	2 business offense, misdemeanor, felony, or municipal
106	106	3 ordinance violation (as defined in subsection
107	107	4 (a)(1)(H)). As used in this Section, a minor traffic
108	108	5 offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)) shall not
109	109	6 be considered a criminal offense.
110	110	7 (E) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the
111	111	8 records or return them to the petitioner and to
112	112	9 obliterate the petitioner's name from any official
113	113	10 index or public record, or both. Nothing in this Act
114	114	11 shall require the physical destruction of the circuit
115	115	12 court file, but such records relating to arrests or
116	116	13 charges, or both, ordered expunged shall be impounded
117	117	14 as required by subsections (d)(9)(A)(ii) and
118	118	15 (d)(9)(B)(ii).
119	119	16 (F) As used in this Section, "last sentence" means
120	120	17 the sentence, order of supervision, or order of
121	121	18 qualified probation (as defined by subsection
122	122	19 (a)(1)(J)), for a criminal offense (as defined by
123	123	20 subsection (a)(1)(D)) that terminates last in time in
124	124	21 any jurisdiction, regardless of whether the petitioner
125	125	22 has included the criminal offense for which the
126	126	23 sentence or order of supervision or qualified
127	127	24 probation was imposed in his or her petition. If
128	128	25 multiple sentences, orders of supervision, or orders
129	129	26 of qualified probation terminate on the same day and
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140	140	1 are last in time, they shall be collectively
141	141	2 considered the "last sentence" regardless of whether
142	142	3 they were ordered to run concurrently.
143	143	4 (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
144	144	5 business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
145	145	6 Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
146	146	7 municipal or local ordinance.
147	147	8 (G-5) "Minor Cannabis Offense" means a violation
148	148	9 of Section 4 or 5 of the Cannabis Control Act
149	149	10 concerning not more than 30 grams of any substance
150	150	11 containing cannabis, provided the violation did not
151	151	12 include a penalty enhancement under Section 7 of the
152	152	13 Cannabis Control Act and is not associated with an
153	153	14 arrest, conviction or other disposition for a violent
154	154	15 crime as defined in subsection (c) of Section 3 of the
155	155	16 Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.
156	156	17 (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
157	157	18 offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
158	158	19 is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner
159	159	20 was charged or for which the petitioner was arrested
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161	161	22 (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
162	162	23 prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief
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164	164	25 (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
165	165	26 probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control
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176	176	1 Act, Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances
177	177	2 Act, Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
178	178	3 Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4
179	179	4 of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
180	180	5 12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as
181	181	6 those provisions existed before their deletion by
182	182	7 Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
183	183	8 Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
184	184	9 40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10
185	185	10 of the Steroid Control Act. For the purpose of this
186	186	11 Section, "successful completion" of an order of
187	187	12 qualified probation under Section 10-102 of the
188	188	13 Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act and
189	189	14 Section 40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act means
190	190	15 that the probation was terminated satisfactorily and
191	191	16 the judgment of conviction was vacated.
192	192	17 (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
193	193	18 maintain the records, unless the records would
194	194	19 otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
195	195	20 records unavailable without a court order, subject to
196	196	21 the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
197	197	22 petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
198	198	23 official index required to be kept by the circuit
199	199	24 court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
200	200	25 Act, but any index issued by the circuit court clerk
201	201	26 before the entry of the order to seal shall not be
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212	212	1 affected.
213	213	2 (L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor"
214	214	3 includes, but is not limited to, the offenses of
215	215	4 indecent solicitation of a child or criminal sexual
216	216	5 abuse when the victim of such offense is under 18 years
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218	218	7 (M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or
219	219	8 order of supervision or qualified probation includes
220	220	9 either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of
221	221	10 the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this
222	222	11 Section. A sentence is terminated notwithstanding any
223	223	12 outstanding financial legal obligation.
224	224	13 (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
225	225	14 convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
226	226	15 petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
227	227	16 pursuant to this Section.
228	228	17 (2.5) Commencing 180 days after July 29, 2016 (the
229	229	18 effective date of Public Act 99-697), the law enforcement
230	230	19 agency issuing the citation shall automatically expunge,
231	231	20 on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the law
232	232	21 enforcement records of a person found to have committed a
233	233	22 civil law violation of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the
234	234	23 Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of Section 3.5 of
235	235	24 the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the law enforcement
236	236	25 agency's possession or control and which contains the
237	237	26 final satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
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248	248	1 issued a citation for that offense. The law enforcement
249	249	2 agency shall provide by rule the process for access,
250	250	3 review, and to confirm the automatic expungement by the
251	251	4 law enforcement agency issuing the citation. Commencing
252	252	5 180 days after July 29, 2016 (the effective date of Public
253	253	6 Act 99-697), the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge,
254	254	7 upon order of the court, or in the absence of a court order
255	255	8 on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court
256	256	9 records of a person found in the circuit court to have
257	257	10 committed a civil law violation of subsection (a) of
258	258	11 Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of
259	259	12 Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the
260	260	13 clerk's possession or control and which contains the final
261	261	14 satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
262	262	15 issued a citation for any of those offenses.
263	263	16 (2.7) No later than 30 days after receipt of a
264	264	17 certified copy of a diploma issued by an Illinois
265	265	18 community college by a law enforcement agency that issued
266	266	19 a citation relating to a minor cannabis offense from a
267	267	20 person who was convicted of the minor cannabis offense,
268	268	21 the law enforcement agency shall expunge the records of
269	269	22 the person found to have committed such violation in the
270	270	23 law enforcement agency's possession or control and which
271	271	24 contains the final satisfactory disposition which pertain
272	272	25 to the person issued a citation for that offense. After
273	273	26 the expungement is complete, the law enforcement agency
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284	284	1 shall notify the clerk of the circuit court, where the
285	285	2 criminal file relating to the person's conviction is kept,
286	286	3 that the expungement is complete. Each law enforcement
287	287	4 agency shall provide by rule the process for access,
288	288	5 review, and to confirm the expungement by the law
289	289	6 enforcement agency issuing the citation.
290	290	7 After receipt of a confirmation from a law enforcement
291	291	8 agency that expunged the records of a person under this
292	292	9 paragraph, the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge,
293	293	10 upon order of the court, or in the absence of a court order
294	294	11 on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court
295	295	12 records of a person related to the law enforcement file
296	296	13 that the law enforcement agency expunged under this
297	297	14 paragraph in the clerk's possession or control and which
298	298	15 contains the final satisfactory disposition which pertain
299	299	16 to the person issued a citation for any of those offenses.
300	300	17 (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
301	301	18 subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)
302	302	19 of this Section, the court shall not order:
303	303	20 (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
304	304	21 arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
305	305	22 in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
306	306	23 any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
307	307	24 Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
308	308	25 similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
309	309	26 Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
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320	320	1 similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
321	321	2 arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
322	322	3 subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar
323	323	4 provision of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to
324	324	5 the offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
325	325	6 offender has no other conviction for violating Section
326	326	7 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
327	327	8 similar provision of a local ordinance.
328	328	9 (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
329	329	10 traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
330	330	11 unless the petitioner was arrested and released
331	331	12 without charging.
332	332	13 (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
333	333	14 charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
334	334	15 order of supervision or a conviction for the following
335	335	16 offenses:
336	336	17 (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
337	337	18 Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
338	338	19 or a similar provision of a local ordinance,
339	339	20 except Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation
340	340	21 of Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
341	341	22 the Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision
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343	343	24 (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
344	344	25 26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
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356	356	1 local ordinance;
357	357	2 (iii) Section Sections 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the
358	358	3 Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
359	359	4 2012, or Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact
360	360	5 Order Act, or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact
361	361	6 Order Act, or a similar provision of a local
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363	363	8 (iv) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses
364	364	9 under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
365	365	10 (v) any offense or attempted offense that
366	366	11 would subject a person to registration under the
367	367	12 Sex Offender Registration Act.
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369	369	14 (b) Expungement.
370	370	15 (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
371	371	16 expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
372	372	17 initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not
373	373	18 initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in: (i)
374	374	19 acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
375	375	20 charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (ii) a
376	376	21 conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded
377	377	22 by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of supervision and
378	378	23 such supervision was successfully completed by the
379	379	24 petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or
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392	392	1 successfully completed by the petitioner.
393	393	2 (1.5) When a petitioner seeks to have a record of
394	394	3 arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has
395	395	4 been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney
396	396	5 may object to the expungement on the grounds that the
397	397	6 records contain specific relevant information aside from
398	398	7 the mere fact of the arrest.
399	399	8 (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
400	400	9 (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
401	401	10 arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
402	402	11 dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
403	403	12 or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
404	404	13 no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
405	405	14 such records.
406	406	15 (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
407	407	16 arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
408	408	17 supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
409	409	18 the following time frames will apply:
410	410	19 (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
411	411	20 orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
412	412	21 3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or
413	413	22 a similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
414	414	23 Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
415	415	24 Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
416	416	25 similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
417	417	26 be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
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430	430	3 (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
431	431	4 in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
432	432	5 violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
433	433	6 the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision
434	434	7 of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
435	435	8 offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
436	436	9 offender has no other conviction for violating
437	437	10 Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
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439	439	12 shall not be eligible for expungement until the
440	440	13 petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
441	441	14 (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
442	442	15 orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
443	443	16 not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
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446	446	19 (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
447	447	20 arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
448	448	21 qualified probation, successfully completed by the
449	449	22 petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
450	450	23 expungement until 5 years have passed following the
451	451	24 satisfactory termination of the probation.
452	452	25 (3) Those records maintained by the Illinois State
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464	464	1 shall be expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the
465	465	2 Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
466	466	3 (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
467	467	4 convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
468	468	5 identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
469	469	6 possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
470	470	7 was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
471	471	8 upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
472	472	9 or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
473	473	10 judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
474	474	11 court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
475	475	12 correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
476	476	13 all official records of the arresting authority, the
477	477	14 Illinois State Police, other criminal justice agencies,
478	478	15 the prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such
479	479	16 arrest, if any, by removing his or her name from all such
480	480	17 records in connection with the arrest and conviction, if
481	481	18 any, and by inserting in the records the name of the
482	482	19 offender, if known or ascertainable, in lieu of the
483	483	20 aggrieved's name. The records of the circuit court clerk
484	484	21 shall be sealed until further order of the court upon good
485	485	22 cause shown and the name of the aggrieved person
486	486	23 obliterated on the official index required to be kept by
487	487	24 the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
488	488	25 Courts Act, but the order shall not affect any index
489	489	26 issued by the circuit court clerk before the entry of the
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500	500	1 order. Nothing in this Section shall limit the Illinois
501	501	2 State Police or other criminal justice agencies or
502	502	3 prosecutors from listing under an offender's name the
503	503	4 false names he or she has used.
504	504	5 (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
505	505	6 sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
506	506	7 predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
507	507	8 sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
508	508	9 victim of that offense may request that the State's
509	509	10 Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
510	510	11 file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
511	511	12 the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
512	512	13 seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
513	513	14 with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
514	514	15 offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
515	515	16 and the Illinois State Police concerning the offense shall
516	516	17 not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown, shall
517	517	18 make the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
518	518	19 with the proceedings of the trial court concerning the
519	519	20 offense available for public inspection.
520	520	21 (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct
521	521	22 review or on collateral attack and the court determines by
522	522	23 clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner was
523	523	24 factually innocent of the charge, the court that finds the
524	524	25 petitioner factually innocent of the charge shall enter an
525	525	26 expungement order for the conviction for which the
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536	536	1 petitioner has been determined to be innocent as provided
537	537	2 in subsection (b) of Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of
538	538	3 Corrections.
539	539	4 (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Illinois
540	540	5 State Police from maintaining all records of any person
541	541	6 who is admitted to probation upon terms and conditions and
542	542	7 who fulfills those terms and conditions pursuant to
543	543	8 Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the
544	544	9 Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the
545	545	10 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
546	546	11 Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
547	547	12 Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
548	548	13 Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
549	549	14 Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
550	550	15 Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
551	551	16 the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10 of the
552	552	17 Steroid Control Act.
553	553	18 (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate
554	554	19 of innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
555	555	20 Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
556	556	21 innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
557	557	22 conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
558	558	23 be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
559	559	24 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
560	560	25 (c) Sealing.
561	561	26 (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
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572	572	1 of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any
573	573	2 rights to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
574	574	3 authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and
575	575	4 of minors prosecuted as adults. Subsection (g) of this
576	576	5 Section provides for immediate sealing of certain records.
577	577	6 (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
578	578	7 sealed:
579	579	8 (A) All arrests resulting in release without
580	580	9 charging;
581	581	10 (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
582	582	11 resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
583	583	12 the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
584	584	13 excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
585	585	14 (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
586	586	15 resulting in orders of supervision, including orders
587	587	16 of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,
588	588	17 successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
589	589	18 excluded by subsection (a)(3);
590	590	19 (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
591	591	20 resulting in convictions, including convictions on
592	592	21 municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
593	593	22 subsection (a)(3);
594	594	23 (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
595	595	24 resulting in orders of first offender probation under
596	596	25 Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
597	597	26 the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
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608	608	1 the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
609	609	2 Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
610	610	3 Corrections; and
611	611	4 (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
612	612	5 resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise
613	613	6 excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this
614	614	7 Section.
615	615	8 (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
616	616	9 identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
617	617	10 sealed as follows:
618	618	11 (A) Records identified as eligible under
619	619	12 subsections subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be
620	620	13 sealed at any time.
621	621	14 (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
622	622	15 (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
623	623	16 eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed 2
624	624	17 years after the termination of petitioner's last
625	625	18 sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).
626	626	19 (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
627	627	20 (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
628	628	21 eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and
629	629	22 (c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination
630	630	23 of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in
631	631	24 subsection (a)(1)(F)). Convictions requiring public
632	632	25 registration under the Arsonist Registration Act, the
633	633	26 Sex Offender Registration Act, or the Murderer and
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644	644	1 Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act may
645	645	2 not be sealed until the petitioner is no longer
646	646	3 required to register under that relevant Act.
647	647	4 (D) Records identified in subsection
648	648	5 (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
649	649	6 reached the age of 25 years.
650	650	7 (E) Records identified as eligible under
651	651	8 subsection subsections (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D),
652	652	9 (c)(2)(E), or (c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination
653	653	10 of the petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner
654	654	11 earned a high school diploma, associate's degree,
655	655	12 career certificate, vocational technical
656	656	13 certification, or bachelor's degree, or passed the
657	657	14 high school level Test of General Educational
658	658	15 Development, during the period of his or her sentence
659	659	16 or mandatory supervised release. This subparagraph
660	660	17 shall apply only to a petitioner who has not completed
661	661	18 the same educational goal prior to the period of his or
662	662	19 her sentence or mandatory supervised release. If a
663	663	20 petition for sealing eligible records filed under this
664	664	21 subparagraph is denied by the court, the time periods
665	665	22 under subparagraph (B) or (C) shall apply to any
666	666	23 subsequent petition for sealing filed by the
667	667	24 petitioner.
668	668	25 (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
669	669	26 have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
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680	680	1 provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
681	681	2 of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
682	682	3 prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
683	683	4 (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent
684	684	5 felony offense, order the unsealing of prior felony
685	685	6 conviction records previously ordered sealed by the court.
686	686	7 (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
687	687	8 disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
688	688	9 (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
689	689	10 right to have the records sealed and the procedures for
690	690	11 the sealing of the records.
691	691	12 (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
692	692	13 expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
693	693	14 under subsections (c) and (e-5):
694	694	15 (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
695	695	16 petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
696	696	17 this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
697	697	18 requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
698	698	19 clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
699	699	20 charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
700	700	21 charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
701	701	22 must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
702	702	23 shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be
703	703	24 required if the petitioner has obtained a court order
704	704	25 waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is
705	705	26 otherwise waived.
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716	716	1 (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. From August 9,
717	717	2 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-306) through
718	718	3 December 31, 2020, in a county of 3,000,000 or more
719	719	4 inhabitants, no fee shall be required to be paid by a
720	720	5 petitioner if the records sought to be expunged or sealed
721	721	6 were arrests resulting in release without charging or
722	722	7 arrests or charges not initiated by arrest resulting in
723	723	8 acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the conviction
724	724	9 was reversed or vacated, unless excluded by subsection
725	725	10 (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this paragraph (1.5), other
726	726	11 than this sentence, are inoperative on and after January
727	727	12 1, 2022.
728	728	13 (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
729	729	14 verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
730	730	15 birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
731	731	16 initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
732	732	17 case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
733	733	18 the arresting authority, and such other information as the
734	734	19 court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
735	735	20 the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
736	736	21 clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
737	737	22 petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
738	738	23 sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph
739	739	24 (10) of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified
740	740	25 Code of Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to
741	741	26 the petition.
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752	752	1 (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
753	753	2 petition proof that the petitioner has taken within 30
754	754	3 days before the filing of the petition a test showing the
755	755	4 absence within his or her body of all illegal substances
756	756	5 as defined by the Illinois Controlled Substances Act and
757	757	6 the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act
758	758	7 if he or she is petitioning to:
759	759	8 (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
760	760	9 (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
761	761	10 Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
762	762	11 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
763	763	12 or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
764	764	13 (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
765	765	14 (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
766	766	15 probation under clause (b)(1)(iv).
767	767	16 (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
768	768	17 promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
769	769	18 support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on
770	770	19 the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty
771	771	20 of prosecuting the offense, the Illinois State Police, the
772	772	21 arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the unit
773	773	22 of local government effecting the arrest.
774	774	23 (5) Objections.
775	775	24 (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
776	776	25 may file an objection to the petition. All objections
777	777	26 shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
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788	788	1 court clerk, and shall state with specificity the
789	789	2 basis of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
790	790	3 convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
791	791	4 Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an
792	792	5 objection to the petition may not be filed.
793	793	6 (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
794	794	7 must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
795	795	8 the petition.
796	796	9 (6) Entry of order.
797	797	10 (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
798	798	11 charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
799	799	12 designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
800	800	13 than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
801	801	14 at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
802	802	15 petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
803	803	16 subsection (d)(6).
804	804	17 (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
805	805	18 Illinois State Police, the arresting agency, or the
806	806	19 chief legal officer files an objection to the petition
807	807	20 to expunge or seal within 60 days from the date of
808	808	21 service of the petition, the court shall enter an
809	809	22 order granting or denying the petition.
810	810	23 (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
811	811	24 the court shall not deny a petition for sealing under
812	812	25 this Section because the petitioner has not satisfied
813	813	26 an outstanding legal financial obligation established,
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824	824	1 imposed, or originated by a court, law enforcement
825	825	2 agency, or a municipal, State, county, or other unit
826	826	3 of local government, including, but not limited to,
827	827	4 any cost, assessment, fine, or fee. An outstanding
828	828	5 legal financial obligation does not include any court
829	829	6 ordered restitution to a victim under Section 5-5-6 of
830	830	7 the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the
831	831	8 restitution has been converted to a civil judgment.
832	832	9 Nothing in this subparagraph (C) waives, rescinds, or
833	833	10 abrogates a legal financial obligation or otherwise
834	834	11 eliminates or affects the right of the holder of any
835	835	12 financial obligation to pursue collection under
836	836	13 applicable federal, State, or local law.
837	837	14 (D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
838	838	15 the court shall not deny a petition to expunge or seal
839	839	16 under this Section because the petitioner has
840	840	17 submitted a drug test taken within 30 days before the
841	841	18 filing of the petition to expunge or seal that
842	842	19 indicates a positive test for the presence of cannabis
843	843	20 within the petitioner's body. In this subparagraph
844	844	21 (D), "cannabis" has the meaning ascribed to it in
845	845	22 Section 3 of the Cannabis Control Act.
846	846	23 (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court
847	847	24 shall set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner
848	848	25 and all parties entitled to notice of the petition of the
849	849	26 hearing date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior
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860	860	1 to the hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with
861	861	2 the Illinois State Police as to the appropriateness of the
862	862	3 relief sought in the petition to expunge or seal. At the
863	863	4 hearing, the court shall hear evidence on whether the
864	864	5 petition should or should not be granted, and shall grant
865	865	6 or deny the petition to expunge or seal the records based
866	866	7 on the evidence presented at the hearing. The court may
867	867	8 consider the following:
868	868	9 (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
869	869	10 defendant's conviction;
870	870	11 (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
871	871	12 records by the State;
872	872	13 (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
873	873	14 and employment history;
874	874	15 (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
875	875	16 arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
876	876	17 the filing of the petition under this Section; and
877	877	18 (E) the specific adverse consequences the
878	878	19 petitioner may be subject to if the petition is
879	879	20 denied.
880	880	21 (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
881	881	22 expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
882	882	23 the order to the Illinois State Police, in a form and
883	883	24 manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police, to the
884	884	25 petitioner, to the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged
885	885	26 with the duty of prosecuting the offense, to the arresting
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896	896	1 agency, to the chief legal officer of the unit of local
897	897	2 government effecting the arrest, and to such other
898	898	3 criminal justice agencies as may be ordered by the court.
899	899	4 (9) Implementation of order.
900	900	5 (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
901	901	6 pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or
902	902	7 both:
903	903	8 (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
904	904	9 in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
905	905	10 the Illinois State Police, and any other agency as
906	906	11 ordered by the court, within 60 days of the date of
907	907	12 service of the order, unless a motion to vacate,
908	908	13 modify, or reconsider the order is filed pursuant
909	909	14 to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
910	910	15 Section;
911	911	16 (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
912	912	17 shall be impounded until further order of the
913	913	18 court upon good cause shown and the name of the
914	914	19 petitioner obliterated on the official index
915	915	20 required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
916	916	21 under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
917	917	22 the order shall not affect any index issued by the
918	918	23 circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
919	919	24 and
920	920	25 (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
921	921	26 records, the court, the Illinois State Police, or
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933	933	2 it does in response to inquiries when no records
934	934	3 ever existed.
935	935	4 (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
936	936	5 pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or
937	937	6 both:
938	938	7 (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
939	939	8 in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
940	940	9 and any other agency as ordered by the court,
941	941	10 within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
942	942	11 unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
943	943	12 the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
944	944	13 subsection (d) of this Section;
945	945	14 (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
946	946	15 shall be impounded until further order of the
947	947	16 court upon good cause shown and the name of the
948	948	17 petitioner obliterated on the official index
949	949	18 required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
950	950	19 under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
951	951	20 the order shall not affect any index issued by the
952	952	21 circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
953	953	22 (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
954	954	23 Illinois State Police within 60 days of the date
955	955	24 of service of the order as ordered by the court,
956	956	25 unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
957	957	26 the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
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968	968	1 subsection (d) of this Section;
969	969	2 (iv) records impounded by the Illinois State
970	970	3 Police may be disseminated by the Illinois State
971	971	4 Police only as required by law or to the arresting
972	972	5 authority, the State's Attorney, and the court
973	973	6 upon a later arrest for the same or a similar
974	974	7 offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
975	975	8 subsequent felony, and to the Department of
976	976	9 Corrections upon conviction for any offense; and
977	977	10 (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
978	978	11 from anyone not authorized by law to access such
979	979	12 records, the court, the Illinois State Police, or
980	980	13 the agency receiving such inquiry shall reply as
981	981	14 it does in response to inquiries when no records
982	982	15 ever existed.
983	983	16 (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
984	984	17 under subsection (e-6):
985	985	18 (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
986	986	19 in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
987	987	20 and any other agency as ordered by the court,
988	988	21 within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
989	989	22 unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
990	990	23 the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
991	991	24 subsection (d) of this Section;
992	992	25 (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
993	993	26 shall be impounded until further order of the
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1004	1004	1 court upon good cause shown and the name of the
1005	1005	2 petitioner obliterated on the official index
1006	1006	3 required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
1007	1007	4 under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
1008	1008	5 the order shall not affect any index issued by the
1009	1009	6 circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
1010	1010	7 (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
1011	1011	8 Illinois State Police within 60 days of the date
1012	1012	9 of service of the order as ordered by the court,
1013	1013	10 unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
1014	1014	11 the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
1015	1015	12 subsection (d) of this Section;
1016	1016	13 (iv) records impounded by the Illinois State
1017	1017	14 Police may be disseminated by the Illinois State
1018	1018	15 Police only as required by law or to the arresting
1019	1019	16 authority, the State's Attorney, and the court
1020	1020	17 upon a later arrest for the same or a similar
1021	1021	18 offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
1022	1022	19 subsequent felony, and to the Department of
1023	1023	20 Corrections upon conviction for any offense; and
1024	1024	21 (v) in response to an inquiry for these
1025	1025	22 records from anyone not authorized by law to
1026	1026	23 access the records, the court, the Illinois State
1027	1027	24 Police, or the agency receiving the inquiry shall
1028	1028	25 reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
1029	1029	26 records ever existed.
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1040	1040	1 (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
1041	1041	2 subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
1042	1042	3 as ordered by the court, the Illinois State Police,
1043	1043	4 and the court shall seal the records (as defined in
1044	1044	5 subsection (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for
1045	1045	6 such records, from anyone not authorized by law to
1046	1046	7 access such records, the court, the Illinois State
1047	1047	8 Police, or the agency receiving such inquiry shall
1048	1048	9 reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
1049	1049	10 records ever existed.
1050	1050	11 (D) The Illinois State Police shall send written
1051	1051	12 notice to the petitioner of its compliance with each
1052	1052	13 order to expunge or seal records within 60 days of the
1053	1053	14 date of service of that order or, if a motion to
1054	1054	15 vacate, modify, or reconsider is filed, within 60 days
1055	1055	16 of service of the order resolving the motion, if that
1056	1056	17 order requires the Illinois State Police to expunge or
1057	1057	18 seal records. In the event of an appeal from the
1058	1058	19 circuit court order, the Illinois State Police shall
1059	1059	20 send written notice to the petitioner of its
1060	1060	21 compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
1061	1061	22 judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
1062	1062	23 the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
1063	1063	24 required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
1064	1064	25 reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
1065	1065	26 discretionary appellate review, is pending.
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1076	1076	1 (E) Upon motion, the court may order that a sealed
1077	1077	2 judgment or other court record necessary to
1078	1078	3 demonstrate the amount of any legal financial
1079	1079	4 obligation due and owing be made available for the
1080	1080	5 limited purpose of collecting any legal financial
1081	1081	6 obligations owed by the petitioner that were
1082	1082	7 established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
1083	1083	8 proceeding for which those records have been sealed.
1084	1084	9 The records made available under this subparagraph (E)
1085	1085	10 shall not be entered into the official index required
1086	1086	11 to be kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16
1087	1087	12 of the Clerks of Courts Act and shall be immediately
1088	1088	13 re-impounded upon the collection of the outstanding
1089	1089	14 financial obligations.
1090	1090	15 (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
1091	1091	16 Section, a circuit court clerk may access a sealed
1092	1092	17 record for the limited purpose of collecting payment
1093	1093	18 for any legal financial obligations that were
1094	1094	19 established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
1095	1095	20 proceedings for which those records have been sealed.
1096	1096	21 (10) Fees. The Illinois State Police may charge the
1097	1097	22 petitioner a fee equivalent to the cost of processing any
1098	1098	23 order to expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any
1099	1099	24 provision of the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the
1100	1100	25 circuit court clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the
1101	1101	26 cost associated with the sealing or expungement of records
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1112	1112	1 by the circuit court clerk. From the total filing fee
1113	1113	2 collected for the petition to seal or expunge, the circuit
1114	1114	3 court clerk shall deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk
1115	1115	4 Operation and Administrative Fund, to be used to offset
1116	1116	5 the costs incurred by the circuit court clerk in
1117	1117	6 performing the additional duties required to serve the
1118	1118	7 petition to seal or expunge on all parties. The circuit
1119	1119	8 court clerk shall collect and remit the Illinois State
1120	1120	9 Police portion of the fee to the State Treasurer and it
1121	1121	10 shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund. If
1122	1122	11 the record brought under an expungement petition was
1123	1123	12 previously sealed under this Section, the fee for the
1124	1124	13 expungement petition for that same record shall be waived.
1125	1125	14 (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
1126	1126	15 expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
1127	1127	16 become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
1128	1128	17 service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
1129	1129	18 entitled to notice of the petition.
1130	1130	19 (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
1131	1131	20 Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
1132	1132	21 petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
1133	1133	22 motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
1134	1134	23 or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
1135	1135	24 of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
1136	1136	25 service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
1137	1137	26 reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
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1148	1148	1 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
1149	1149	2 motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
1150	1150	3 motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
1151	1151	4 entitled to notice of the petition.
1152	1152	5 (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
1153	1153	6 under the expungement or sealing provisions of this
1154	1154	7 Section shall not be considered void because it fails to
1155	1155	8 comply with the provisions of this Section or because of
1156	1156	9 any error asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or
1157	1157	10 reconsider. The circuit court retains jurisdiction to
1158	1158	11 determine whether the order is voidable and to vacate,
1159	1159	12 modify, or reconsider its terms based on a motion filed
1160	1160	13 under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d).
1161	1161	14 (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
1162	1162	15 Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
1163	1163	16 granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to
1164	1164	17 notice of the petition must fully comply with the terms of
1165	1165	18 the order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
1166	1166	19 party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
1167	1167	20 filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
1168	1168	21 appealing the order.
1169	1169	22 (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
1170	1170	23 Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
1171	1171	24 order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
1172	1172	25 filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
1173	1173	26 appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay
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1184	1184	1 of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
1185	1185	2 petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records
1186	1186	3 until there is a final order on the motion for relief or,
1187	1187	4 in the case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's
1188	1188	5 mandate.
1189	1189	6 (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
1190	1190	7 Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5,
1191	1191	8 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all
1192	1192	9 orders ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after
1193	1193	10 August 5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).
1194	1194	11 (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
1195	1195	12 is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
1196	1196	13 authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
1197	1197	14 to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
1198	1198	15 convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
1199	1199	16 Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
1200	1200	17 presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
1201	1201	18 order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
1202	1202	19 records of the arresting authority and order that the records
1203	1203	20 of the circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be
1204	1204	21 sealed until further order of the court upon good cause shown
1205	1205	22 or as otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
1206	1206	23 obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by
1207	1207	24 the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
1208	1208	25 Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
1209	1209	26 the offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
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1220	1220	1 shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
1221	1221	2 before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
1222	1222	3 Illinois State Police may be disseminated by the Illinois
1223	1223	4 State Police only to the arresting authority, the State's
1224	1224	5 Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the same or
1225	1225	6 similar offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
1226	1226	7 subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any subsequent offense,
1227	1227	8 the Department of Corrections shall have access to all sealed
1228	1228	9 records of the Illinois State Police pertaining to that
1229	1229	10 individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
1230	1230	11 circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
1231	1231	12 the person who was pardoned.
1232	1232	13 (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
1233	1233	14 offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
1234	1234	15 the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
1235	1235	16 sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
1236	1236	17 Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
1237	1237	18 judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
1238	1238	19 counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
1239	1239	20 trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
1240	1240	21 entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
1241	1241	22 of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
1242	1242	23 circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be sealed
1243	1243	24 until further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
1244	1244	25 otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
1245	1245	26 obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by
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1256	1256	1 the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
1257	1257	2 Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
1258	1258	3 the offense for which he or she had been granted the
1259	1259	4 certificate but the order shall not affect any index issued by
1260	1260	5 the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order. All
1261	1261	6 records sealed by the Illinois State Police may be
1262	1262	7 disseminated by the Illinois State Police only as required by
1263	1263	8 this Act or to the arresting authority, a law enforcement
1264	1264	9 agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a later
1265	1265	10 arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose of
1266	1266	11 sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any
1267	1267	12 subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall have
1268	1268	13 access to all sealed records of the Illinois State Police
1269	1269	14 pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
1270	1270	15 sealing, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of
1271	1271	16 the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
1272	1272	17 eligibility for sealing.
1273	1273	18 (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
1274	1274	19 offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for
1275	1275	20 expungement by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically
1276	1276	21 authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
1277	1277	22 to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
1278	1278	23 convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
1279	1279	24 Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
1280	1280	25 presiding trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court
1281	1281	26 order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
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1292	1292	1 records of the arresting authority and order that the records
1293	1293	2 of the circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be
1294	1294	3 sealed until further order of the court upon good cause shown
1295	1295	4 or as otherwise provided herein, and the name of the
1296	1296	5 petitioner obliterated from the official index requested to be
1297	1297	6 kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks
1298	1298	7 of Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
1299	1299	8 the offense for which he or she had been granted the
1300	1300	9 certificate but the order shall not affect any index issued by
1301	1301	10 the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order. All
1302	1302	11 records sealed by the Illinois State Police may be
1303	1303	12 disseminated by the Illinois State Police only as required by
1304	1304	13 this Act or to the arresting authority, a law enforcement
1305	1305	14 agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a later
1306	1306	15 arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose of
1307	1307	16 sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any
1308	1308	17 subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall have
1309	1309	18 access to all expunged records of the Illinois State Police
1310	1310	19 pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
1311	1311	20 expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a
1312	1312	21 copy of the order to the person who was granted the certificate
1313	1313	22 of eligibility for expungement.
1314	1314	23 (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
1315	1315	24 of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
1316	1316	25 especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
1317	1317	26 random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
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1328	1328	1 criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of
1329	1329	2 the Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the
1330	1330	3 Illinois Department of Employment Security shall be utilized
1331	1331	4 as appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
1332	1332	5 disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
1333	1333	6 identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
1334	1334	7 The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
1335	1335	8 later than September 1, 2010.
1336	1336	9 (g) Immediate Sealing.
1337	1337	10 (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
1338	1338	11 of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any
1339	1339	12 rights to expungement or sealing of criminal records, this
1340	1340	13 subsection authorizes the immediate sealing of criminal
1341	1341	14 records of adults and of minors prosecuted as adults.
1342	1342	15 (2) Eligible Records. Arrests or charges not initiated
1343	1343	16 by arrest resulting in acquittal or dismissal with
1344	1344	17 prejudice, except as excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B),
1345	1345	18 that occur on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
1346	1346	19 of Public Act 100-282), may be sealed immediately if the
1347	1347	20 petition is filed with the circuit court clerk on the same
1348	1348	21 day and during the same hearing in which the case is
1349	1349	22 disposed.
1350	1350	23 (3) When Records are Eligible to be Immediately
1351	1351	24 Sealed. Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this
1352	1352	25 subsection (g) may be sealed immediately after entry of
1353	1353	26 the final disposition of a case, notwithstanding the
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1364	1364	1 disposition of other charges in the same case.
1365	1365	2 (4) Notice of Eligibility for Immediate Sealing. Upon
1366	1366	3 entry of a disposition for an eligible record under this
1367	1367	4 subsection (g), the defendant shall be informed by the
1368	1368	5 court of his or her right to have eligible records
1369	1369	6 immediately sealed and the procedure for the immediate
1370	1370	7 sealing of these records.
1371	1371	8 (5) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
1372	1372	9 immediate sealing under this subsection (g).
1373	1373	10 (A) Filing the Petition. Upon entry of the final
1374	1374	11 disposition of the case, the defendant's attorney may
1375	1375	12 immediately petition the court, on behalf of the
1376	1376	13 defendant, for immediate sealing of eligible records
1377	1377	14 under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) that are
1378	1378	15 entered on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective
1379	1379	16 date of Public Act 100-282). The immediate sealing
1380	1380	17 petition may be filed with the circuit court clerk
1381	1381	18 during the hearing in which the final disposition of
1382	1382	19 the case is entered. If the defendant's attorney does
1383	1383	20 not file the petition for immediate sealing during the
1384	1384	21 hearing, the defendant may file a petition for sealing
1385	1385	22 at any time as authorized under subsection (c)(3)(A).
1386	1386	23 (B) Contents of Petition. The immediate sealing
1387	1387	24 petition shall be verified and shall contain the
1388	1388	25 petitioner's name, date of birth, current address, and
1389	1389	26 for each eligible record, the case number, the date of
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1400	1400	1 arrest if applicable, the identity of the arresting
1401	1401	2 authority if applicable, and other information as the
1402	1402	3 court may require.
1403	1403	4 (C) Drug Test. The petitioner shall not be
1404	1404	5 required to attach proof that he or she has passed a
1405	1405	6 drug test.
1406	1406	7 (D) Service of Petition. A copy of the petition
1407	1407	8 shall be served on the State's Attorney in open court.
1408	1408	9 The petitioner shall not be required to serve a copy of
1409	1409	10 the petition on any other agency.
1410	1410	11 (E) Entry of Order. The presiding trial judge
1411	1411	12 shall enter an order granting or denying the petition
1412	1412	13 for immediate sealing during the hearing in which it
1413	1413	14 is filed. Petitions for immediate sealing shall be
1414	1414	15 ruled on in the same hearing in which the final
1415	1415	16 disposition of the case is entered.
1416	1416	17 (F) Hearings. The court shall hear the petition
1417	1417	18 for immediate sealing on the same day and during the
1418	1418	19 same hearing in which the disposition is rendered.
1419	1419	20 (G) Service of Order. An order to immediately seal
1420	1420	21 eligible records shall be served in conformance with
1421	1421	22 subsection (d)(8).
1422	1422	23 (H) Implementation of Order. An order to
1423	1423	24 immediately seal records shall be implemented in
1424	1424	25 conformance with subsections (d)(9)(C) and (d)(9)(D).
1425	1425	26 (I) Fees. The fee imposed by the circuit court
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1436	1436	1 clerk and the Illinois State Police shall comply with
1437	1437	2 paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section.
1438	1438	3 (J) Final Order. No court order issued under this
1439	1439	4 subsection (g) shall become final for purposes of
1440	1440	5 appeal until 30 days after service of the order on the
1441	1441	6 petitioner and all parties entitled to service of the
1442	1442	7 order in conformance with subsection (d)(8).
1443	1443	8 (K) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
1444	1444	9 Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
1445	1445	10 petitioner, State's Attorney, or the Illinois State
1446	1446	11 Police may file a motion to vacate, modify, or
1447	1447	12 reconsider the order denying the petition to
1448	1448	13 immediately seal within 60 days of service of the
1449	1449	14 order. If filed more than 60 days after service of the
1450	1450	15 order, a petition to vacate, modify, or reconsider
1451	1451	16 shall comply with subsection (c) of Section 2-1401 of
1452	1452	17 the Code of Civil Procedure.
1453	1453	18 (L) Effect of Order. An order granting an
1454	1454	19 immediate sealing petition shall not be considered
1455	1455	20 void because it fails to comply with the provisions of
1456	1456	21 this Section or because of an error asserted in a
1457	1457	22 motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The circuit
1458	1458	23 court retains jurisdiction to determine whether the
1459	1459	24 order is voidable, and to vacate, modify, or
1460	1460	25 reconsider its terms based on a motion filed under
1461	1461	26 subparagraph (L) of this subsection (g).
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1472	1472	1 (M) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
1473	1473	2 Seal Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an
1474	1474	3 order granting a petition to immediately seal, all
1475	1475	4 parties entitled to service of the order must fully
1476	1476	5 comply with the terms of the order within 60 days of
1477	1477	6 service of the order.
1478	1478	7 (h) Sealing; trafficking victims.
1479	1479	8 (1) A trafficking victim as defined by paragraph (10)
1480	1480	9 of subsection (a) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
1481	1481	10 2012 shall be eligible to petition for immediate sealing
1482	1482	11 of his or her criminal record upon the completion of his or
1483	1483	12 her last sentence if his or her participation in the
1484	1484	13 underlying offense was a direct result of human
1485	1485	14 trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
1486	1486	15 2012 or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
1487	1487	16 Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
1488	1488	17 (2) A petitioner under this subsection (h), in
1489	1489	18 addition to the requirements provided under paragraph (4)
1490	1490	19 of subsection (d) of this Section, shall include in his or
1491	1491	20 her petition a clear and concise statement that: (A) he or
1492	1492	21 she was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the
1493	1493	22 offense; and (B) that his or her participation in the
1494	1494	23 offense was a direct result of human trafficking under
1495	1495	24 Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form
1496	1496	25 of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
1497	1497	26 Protection Act.
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1508	1508	1 (3) If an objection is filed alleging that the
1509	1509	2 petitioner is not entitled to immediate sealing under this
1510	1510	3 subsection (h), the court shall conduct a hearing under
1511	1511	4 paragraph (7) of subsection (d) of this Section and the
1512	1512	5 court shall determine whether the petitioner is entitled
1513	1513	6 to immediate sealing under this subsection (h). A
1514	1514	7 petitioner is eligible for immediate relief under this
1515	1515	8 subsection (h) if he or she shows, by a preponderance of
1516	1516	9 the evidence, that: (A) he or she was a victim of human
1517	1517	10 trafficking at the time of the offense; and (B) that his or
1518	1518	11 her participation in the offense was a direct result of
1519	1519	12 human trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
1520	1520	13 of 2012 or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
1521	1521	14 Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
1522	1522	15 (i) Minor Cannabis Offenses under the Cannabis Control
1523	1523	16 Act.
1524	1524	17 (1) Expungement of Arrest Records of Minor Cannabis
1525	1525	18 Offenses.
1526	1526	19 (A) The Illinois State Police and all law
1527	1527	20 enforcement agencies within the State shall
1528	1528	21 automatically expunge all criminal history records of
1529	1529	22 an arrest, charge not initiated by arrest, order of
1530	1530	23 supervision, or order of qualified probation for a
1531	1531	24 Minor Cannabis Offense committed prior to June 25,
1532	1532	25 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) if:
1533	1533	26 (i) One year or more has elapsed since the
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1544	1544	1 date of the arrest or law enforcement interaction
1545	1545	2 documented in the records; and
1546	1546	3 (ii) No criminal charges were filed relating
1547	1547	4 to the arrest or law enforcement interaction or
1548	1548	5 criminal charges were filed and subsequently
1549	1549	6 dismissed or vacated or the arrestee was
1550	1550	7 acquitted.
1551	1551	8 (B) If the law enforcement agency is unable to
1552	1552	9 verify satisfaction of condition (ii) in paragraph
1553	1553	10 (A), records that satisfy condition (i) in paragraph
1554	1554	11 (A) shall be automatically expunged.
1555	1555	12 (C) Records shall be expunged by the law
1556	1556	13 enforcement agency under the following timelines:
1557	1557	14 (i) Records created prior to June 25, 2019
1558	1558	15 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27), but on
1559	1559	16 or after January 1, 2013, shall be automatically
1560	1560	17 expunged prior to January 1, 2021;
1561	1561	18 (ii) Records created prior to January 1, 2013,
1562	1562	19 but on or after January 1, 2000, shall be
1563	1563	20 automatically expunged prior to January 1, 2023;
1564	1564	21 (iii) Records created prior to January 1, 2000
1565	1565	22 shall be automatically expunged prior to January
1566	1566	23 1, 2025.
1567	1567	24 In response to an inquiry for expunged records,
1568	1568	25 the law enforcement agency receiving such inquiry
1569	1569	26 shall reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
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1580	1580	1 records ever existed; however, it shall provide a
1581	1581	2 certificate of disposition or confirmation that the
1582	1582	3 record was expunged to the individual whose record was
1583	1583	4 expunged if such a record exists.
1584	1584	5 (D) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
1585	1585	6 restrict or modify an individual's right to have that
1586	1586	7 individual's records expunged except as otherwise may
1587	1587	8 be provided in this Act, or diminish or abrogate any
1588	1588	9 rights or remedies otherwise available to the
1589	1589	10 individual.
1590	1590	11 (2) Pardons Authorizing Expungement of Minor Cannabis
1591	1591	12 Offenses.
1592	1592	13 (A) Upon June 25, 2019 (the effective date of
1593	1593	14 Public Act 101-27), the Department of State Police
1594	1594	15 shall review all criminal history record information
1595	1595	16 and identify all records that meet all of the
1596	1596	17 following criteria:
1597	1597	18 (i) one or more convictions for a Minor
1598	1598	19 Cannabis Offense;
1599	1599	20 (ii) the conviction identified in paragraph
1600	1600	21 (2)(A)(i) did not include a penalty enhancement
1601	1601	22 under Section 7 of the Cannabis Control Act; and
1602	1602	23 (iii) the conviction identified in paragraph
1603	1603	24 (2)(A)(i) is not associated with a conviction for
1604	1604	25 a violent crime as defined in subsection (c) of
1605	1605	26 Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and
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1616	1616	1 Witnesses Act.
1617	1617	2 (B) Within 180 days after June 25, 2019 (the
1618	1618	3 effective date of Public Act 101-27), the Department
1619	1619	4 of State Police shall notify the Prisoner Review Board
1620	1620	5 of all such records that meet the criteria established
1621	1621	6 in paragraph (2)(A).
1622	1622	7 (i) The Prisoner Review Board shall notify the
1623	1623	8 State's Attorney of the county of conviction of
1624	1624	9 each record identified by State Police in
1625	1625	10 paragraph (2)(A) that is classified as a Class 4
1626	1626	11 felony. The State's Attorney may provide a written
1627	1627	12 objection to the Prisoner Review Board on the sole
1628	1628	13 basis that the record identified does not meet the
1629	1629	14 criteria established in paragraph (2)(A). Such an
1630	1630	15 objection must be filed within 60 days or by such
1631	1631	16 later date set by the Prisoner Review Board in the
1632	1632	17 notice after the State's Attorney received notice
1633	1633	18 from the Prisoner Review Board.
1634	1634	19 (ii) In response to a written objection from a
1635	1635	20 State's Attorney, the Prisoner Review Board is
1636	1636	21 authorized to conduct a non-public hearing to
1637	1637	22 evaluate the information provided in the
1638	1638	23 objection.
1639	1639	24 (iii) The Prisoner Review Board shall make a
1640	1640	25 confidential and privileged recommendation to the
1641	1641	26 Governor as to whether to grant a pardon
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1652	1652	1 authorizing expungement for each of the records
1653	1653	2 identified by the Department of State Police as
1654	1654	3 described in paragraph (2)(A).
1655	1655	4 (C) If an individual has been granted a pardon
1656	1656	5 authorizing expungement as described in this Section,
1657	1657	6 the Prisoner Review Board, through the Attorney
1658	1658	7 General, shall file a petition for expungement with
1659	1659	8 the Chief Judge of the circuit or any judge of the
1660	1660	9 circuit designated by the Chief Judge where the
1661	1661	10 individual had been convicted. Such petition may
1662	1662	11 include more than one individual. Whenever an
1663	1663	12 individual who has been convicted of an offense is
1664	1664	13 granted a pardon by the Governor that specifically
1665	1665	14 authorizes expungement, an objection to the petition
1666	1666	15 may not be filed. Petitions to expunge under this
1667	1667	16 subsection (i) may include more than one individual.
1668	1668	17 Within 90 days of the filing of such a petition, the
1669	1669	18 court shall enter an order expunging the records of
1670	1670	19 arrest from the official records of the arresting
1671	1671	20 authority and order that the records of the circuit
1672	1672	21 court clerk and the Illinois State Police be expunged
1673	1673	22 and the name of the defendant obliterated from the
1674	1674	23 official index requested to be kept by the circuit
1675	1675	24 court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
1676	1676	25 Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
1677	1677	26 the offense for which the individual had received a
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1688	1688	1 pardon but the order shall not affect any index issued
1689	1689	2 by the circuit court clerk before the entry of the
1690	1690	3 order. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
1691	1691	4 circuit court clerk shall promptly provide a copy of
1692	1692	5 the order and a certificate of disposition to the
1693	1693	6 individual who was pardoned to the individual's last
1694	1694	7 known address or by electronic means (if available) or
1695	1695	8 otherwise make it available to the individual upon
1696	1696	9 request.
1697	1697	10 (D) Nothing in this Section is intended to
1698	1698	11 diminish or abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise
1699	1699	12 available to the individual.
1700	1700	13 (3) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and
1701	1701	14 expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4 felony
1702	1702	15 violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis
1703	1703	16 Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
1704	1704	17 subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
1705	1705	18 Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
1706	1706	19 designated by the Chief Judge. The circuit court clerk
1707	1707	20 shall promptly serve a copy of the motion to vacate and
1708	1708	21 expunge, and any supporting documentation, on the State's
1709	1709	22 Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
1710	1710	23 prosecuting the offense. When considering such a motion to
1711	1711	24 vacate and expunge, a court shall consider the following:
1712	1712	25 the reasons to retain the records provided by law
1713	1713	26 enforcement, the petitioner's age, the petitioner's age at
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1724	1724	1 the time of offense, the time since the conviction, and
1725	1725	2 the specific adverse consequences if denied. An individual
1726	1726	3 may file such a petition after the completion of any
1727	1727	4 non-financial sentence or non-financial condition imposed
1728	1728	5 by the conviction. Within 60 days of the filing of such
1729	1729	6 motion, a State's Attorney may file an objection to such a
1730	1730	7 petition along with supporting evidence. If a motion to
1731	1731	8 vacate and expunge is granted, the records shall be
1732	1732	9 expunged in accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and
1733	1733	10 (d)(9)(A) of this Section. An agency providing civil legal
1734	1734	11 aid, as defined by Section 15 of the Public Interest
1735	1735	12 Attorney Assistance Act, assisting individuals seeking to
1736	1736	13 file a motion to vacate and expunge under this subsection
1737	1737	14 may file motions to vacate and expunge with the Chief
1738	1738	15 Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
1739	1739	16 designated by the Chief Judge, and the motion may include
1740	1740	17 more than one individual. Motions filed by an agency
1741	1741	18 providing civil legal aid concerning more than one
1742	1742	19 individual may be prepared, presented, and signed
1743	1743	20 electronically.
1744	1744	21 (4) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate
1745	1745	22 and expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4
1746	1746	23 felony violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis
1747	1747	24 Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
1748	1748	25 subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
1749	1749	26 Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
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1760	1760	1 designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more than
1761	1761	2 one individual. Motions filed by a State's Attorney
1762	1762	3 concerning more than one individual may be prepared,
1763	1763	4 presented, and signed electronically. When considering
1764	1764	5 such a motion to vacate and expunge, a court shall
1765	1765	6 consider the following: the reasons to retain the records
1766	1766	7 provided by law enforcement, the individual's age, the
1767	1767	8 individual's age at the time of offense, the time since
1768	1768	9 the conviction, and the specific adverse consequences if
1769	1769	10 denied. Upon entry of an order granting a motion to vacate
1770	1770	11 and expunge records pursuant to this Section, the State's
1771	1771	12 Attorney shall notify the Prisoner Review Board within 30
1772	1772	13 days. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the circuit
1773	1773	14 court clerk shall promptly provide a copy of the order and
1774	1774	15 a certificate of disposition to the individual whose
1775	1775	16 records will be expunged to the individual's last known
1776	1776	17 address or by electronic means (if available) or otherwise
1777	1777	18 make available to the individual upon request. If a motion
1778	1778	19 to vacate and expunge is granted, the records shall be
1779	1779	20 expunged in accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and
1780	1780	21 (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
1781	1781	22 (5) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a
1782	1782	23 county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge
1783	1783	24 pursuant to this Section in the circuit court with
1784	1784	25 jurisdiction over the underlying conviction.
1785	1785	26 (6) If a person is arrested for a Minor Cannabis
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1796	1796	1 Offense as defined in this Section before June 25, 2019
1797	1797	2 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) and the person's
1798	1798	3 case is still pending but a sentence has not been imposed,
1799	1799	4 the person may petition the court in which the charges are
1800	1800	5 pending for an order to summarily dismiss those charges
1801	1801	6 against him or her, and expunge all official records of
1802	1802	7 his or her arrest, plea, trial, conviction, incarceration,
1803	1803	8 supervision, or expungement. If the court determines, upon
1804	1804	9 review, that: (A) the person was arrested before June 25,
1805	1805	10 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) for an
1806	1806	11 offense that has been made eligible for expungement; (B)
1807	1807	12 the case is pending at the time; and (C) the person has not
1808	1808	13 been sentenced of the minor cannabis violation eligible
1809	1809	14 for expungement under this subsection, the court shall
1810	1810	15 consider the following: the reasons to retain the records
1811	1811	16 provided by law enforcement, the petitioner's age, the
1812	1812	17 petitioner's age at the time of offense, the time since
1813	1813	18 the conviction, and the specific adverse consequences if
1814	1814	19 denied. If a motion to dismiss and expunge is granted, the
1815	1815	20 records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
1816	1816	21 (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
1817	1817	22 (7) A person imprisoned solely as a result of one or
1818	1818	23 more convictions for Minor Cannabis Offenses under this
1819	1819	24 subsection (i) shall be released from incarceration upon
1820	1820	25 the issuance of an order under this subsection.
1821	1821	26 (8) The Illinois State Police shall allow a person to
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1832	1832	1 use the access and review process, established in the
1833	1833	2 Illinois State Police, for verifying that his or her
1834	1834	3 records relating to Minor Cannabis Offenses of the
1835	1835	4 Cannabis Control Act eligible under this Section have been
1836	1836	5 expunged.
1837	1837	6 (9) No conviction vacated pursuant to this Section
1838	1838	7 shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly
1839	1839	8 served as provided in the Court of Claims Act.
1840	1840	9 (10) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to
1841	1841	10 expunge an expungeable offense shall not be limited under
1842	1842	11 this Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall
1843	1843	12 be to restore the person to the status he or she occupied
1844	1844	13 before the arrest, charge, or conviction.
1845	1845	14 (11) Information. The Illinois State Police shall post
1846	1846	15 general information on its website about the expungement
1847	1847	16 process described in this subsection (i).
1848	1848	17 (j) Felony Prostitution Convictions.
1849	1849	18 (1) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and
1850	1850	19 expunge a conviction for a prior Class 4 felony violation
1851	1851	20 of prostitution. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
1852	1852	21 subsection (j) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
1853	1853	22 Judge of a judicial circuit, or any judge of the circuit
1854	1854	23 designated by the Chief Judge. When considering the motion
1855	1855	24 to vacate and expunge, a court shall consider the
1856	1856	25 following:
1857	1857	26 (A) the reasons to retain the records provided by
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1868	1868	1 law enforcement;
1869	1869	2 (B) the petitioner's age;
1870	1870	3 (C) the petitioner's age at the time of offense;
1871	1871	4 and
1872	1872	5 (D) the time since the conviction, and the
1873	1873	6 specific adverse consequences if denied. An individual
1874	1874	7 may file the petition after the completion of any
1875	1875	8 sentence or condition imposed by the conviction.
1876	1876	9 Within 60 days of the filing of the motion, a State's
1877	1877	10 Attorney may file an objection to the petition along
1878	1878	11 with supporting evidence. If a motion to vacate and
1879	1879	12 expunge is granted, the records shall be expunged in
1880	1880	13 accordance with subparagraph (d)(9)(A) of this
1881	1881	14 Section. An agency providing civil legal aid, as
1882	1882	15 defined in Section 15 of the Public Interest Attorney
1883	1883	16 Assistance Act, assisting individuals seeking to file
1884	1884	17 a motion to vacate and expunge under this subsection
1885	1885	18 may file motions to vacate and expunge with the Chief
1886	1886	19 Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
1887	1887	20 designated by the Chief Judge, and the motion may
1888	1888	21 include more than one individual.
1889	1889	22 (2) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate
1890	1890	23 and expunge a conviction for a Class 4 felony violation of
1891	1891	24 prostitution. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
1892	1892	25 subsection (j) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
1893	1893	26 Judge of a judicial circuit, or any judge of the circuit
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1904	1904	1 court designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more
1905	1905	2 than one individual. When considering the motion to vacate
1906	1906	3 and expunge, a court shall consider the following reasons:
1907	1907	4 (A) the reasons to retain the records provided by
1908	1908	5 law enforcement;
1909	1909	6 (B) the petitioner's age;
1910	1910	7 (C) the petitioner's age at the time of offense;
1911	1911	8 (D) the time since the conviction; and
1912	1912	9 (E) the specific adverse consequences if denied.
1913	1913	10 If the State's Attorney files a motion to vacate and
1914	1914	11 expunge records for felony prostitution convictions
1915	1915	12 pursuant to this Section, the State's Attorney shall
1916	1916	13 notify the Prisoner Review Board within 30 days of the
1917	1917	14 filing. If a motion to vacate and expunge is granted, the
1918	1918	15 records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
1919	1919	16 (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
1920	1920	17 (3) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a
1921	1921	18 county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge
1922	1922	19 pursuant to this Section in the circuit court with
1923	1923	20 jurisdiction over the underlying conviction.
1924	1924	21 (4) The Illinois State Police shall allow a person to
1925	1925	22 a use the access and review process, established in the
1926	1926	23 Illinois State Police, for verifying that his or her
1927	1927	24 records relating to felony prostitution eligible under
1928	1928	25 this Section have been expunged.
1929	1929	26 (5) No conviction vacated pursuant to this Section
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1940	1940	1 shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly
1941	1941	2 served as provided in the Court of Claims Act.
1942	1942	3 (6) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to expunge
1943	1943	4 an expungeable offense shall not be limited under this
1944	1944	5 Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall be to
1945	1945	6 restore the person to the status he or she occupied before
1946	1946	7 the arrest, charge, or conviction.
1947	1947	8 (7) Information. The Illinois State Police shall post
1948	1948	9 general information on its website about the expungement
1949	1949	10 process described in this subsection (j).
1950	1950	11 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
1951	1951	12 101-159, eff. 1-1-20; 101-306, eff. 8-9-19; 101-593, eff.
1952	1952	13 12-4-19; 101-645, eff. 6-26-20; 102-145, eff. 7-23-21;
1953	1953	14 102-558, 8-20-21; 102-639, eff. 8-27-21; 102-813, eff.
1954	1954	15 5-13-22; 102-933, eff. 1-1-23; revised 12-8-22.)
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