Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB3955 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3955 Introduced 5/17/2024, by Sen. Mattie Hunter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 140/7.520 ILCS 2605/2605-200 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a in part20 ILCS 2630/5.250 ILCS 705/10.25 new725 ILCS 5/107-17 new735 ILCS 5/8-802.4 new Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Illinois Police Training Act. Defines "gender-affirming care" and "reproductive health care". Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, records maintained by the Illinois State Police or a law enforcement agency that contain any reference to reproductive health care or gender-affirming care shall be redacted to exclude the references to reproductive health care and gender-affirming care upon inspection and copying when inspection and copying is otherwise allowed by law. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make a conforming change. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, if a document filed during a criminal or civil proceeding that contains any reference to reproductive health care or gender-affirming care, the document, including court records, shall be filed under seal and remain under seal unless the court orders otherwise, or, if not filed under seal, a document that references reproductive health care or gender-affirming care must be redacted before being filed. Requires, upon final disposition of a case involving documents described under the provisions, the entire court file to be immediately sealed, and, after immediate sealing, the case file only may be made available to the public by court order unsealing the records as otherwise provided by law and only with any reference to reproductive health care or gender-affirming care redacted. Includes procedures relating to the immediate sealing of the records, including modification of immediate sealing procedures under the Criminal Identification Act. Allows parties to access the unredacted filings or files with a protective order. Effective immediately. LRB103 40770 AWJ 73604 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3955 Introduced 5/17/2024, by Sen. Mattie Hunter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 140/7.520 ILCS 2605/2605-200 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a in part20 ILCS 2630/5.250 ILCS 705/10.25 new725 ILCS 5/107-17 new735 ILCS 5/8-802.4 new 5 ILCS 140/7.5 20 ILCS 2605/2605-200 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a in part 20 ILCS 2630/5.2 50 ILCS 705/10.25 new 725 ILCS 5/107-17 new 735 ILCS 5/8-802.4 new Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Illinois Police Training Act. Defines "gender-affirming care" and "reproductive health care". Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, records maintained by the Illinois State Police or a law enforcement agency that contain any reference to reproductive health care or gender-affirming care shall be redacted to exclude the references to reproductive health care and gender-affirming care upon inspection and copying when inspection and copying is otherwise allowed by law. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make a conforming change. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, if a document filed during a criminal or civil proceeding that contains any reference to reproductive health care or gender-affirming care, the document, including court records, shall be filed under seal and remain under seal unless the court orders otherwise, or, if not filed under seal, a document that references reproductive health care or gender-affirming care must be redacted before being filed. Requires, upon final disposition of a case involving documents described under the provisions, the entire court file to be immediately sealed, and, after immediate sealing, the case file only may be made available to the public by court order unsealing the records as otherwise provided by law and only with any reference to reproductive health care or gender-affirming care redacted. Includes procedures relating to the immediate sealing of the records, including modification of immediate sealing procedures under the Criminal Identification Act. Allows parties to access the unredacted filings or files with a protective order. Effective immediately. LRB103 40770 AWJ 73604 b LRB103 40770 AWJ 73604 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3955 Introduced 5/17/2024, by Sen. Mattie Hunter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	5 ILCS 140/7.520 ILCS 2605/2605-200 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a in part20 ILCS 2630/5.250 ILCS 705/10.25 new725 ILCS 5/107-17 new735 ILCS 5/8-802.4 new 5 ILCS 140/7.5 20 ILCS 2605/2605-200 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a in part 20 ILCS 2630/5.2 50 ILCS 705/10.25 new 725 ILCS 5/107-17 new 735 ILCS 5/8-802.4 new
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10	10	Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Illinois Police Training Act. Defines "gender-affirming care" and "reproductive health care". Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, records maintained by the Illinois State Police or a law enforcement agency that contain any reference to reproductive health care or gender-affirming care shall be redacted to exclude the references to reproductive health care and gender-affirming care upon inspection and copying when inspection and copying is otherwise allowed by law. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make a conforming change. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, if a document filed during a criminal or civil proceeding that contains any reference to reproductive health care or gender-affirming care, the document, including court records, shall be filed under seal and remain under seal unless the court orders otherwise, or, if not filed under seal, a document that references reproductive health care or gender-affirming care must be redacted before being filed. Requires, upon final disposition of a case involving documents described under the provisions, the entire court file to be immediately sealed, and, after immediate sealing, the case file only may be made available to the public by court order unsealing the records as otherwise provided by law and only with any reference to reproductive health care or gender-affirming care redacted. Includes procedures relating to the immediate sealing of the records, including modification of immediate sealing procedures under the Criminal Identification Act. Allows parties to access the unredacted filings or files with a protective order. Effective immediately.
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16	16	1 AN ACT concerning government.
17	17	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
18	18	3 represented in the General Assembly:
19	19	4 Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
20	20	5 changing Section 7.5 as follows:
21	21	6 (5 ILCS 140/7.5)
22	22	7 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-472)
23	23	8 Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
24	24	9 by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
25	25	10 exempt from inspection and copying:
26	26	11 (a) All information determined to be confidential
27	27	12 under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
28	28	13 Development Act.
29	29	14 (b) Library circulation and order records identifying
30	30	15 library users with specific materials under the Library
31	31	16 Records Confidentiality Act.
32	32	17 (c) Applications, related documents, and medical
33	33	18 records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
34	34	19 Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
35	35	20 records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
36	36	21 Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
37	37	22 has received.
38	38	23 (d) Information and records held by the Department of
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43	43	5 ILCS 140/7.520 ILCS 2605/2605-200 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a in part20 ILCS 2630/5.250 ILCS 705/10.25 new725 ILCS 5/107-17 new735 ILCS 5/8-802.4 new 5 ILCS 140/7.5 20 ILCS 2605/2605-200 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a in part 20 ILCS 2630/5.2 50 ILCS 705/10.25 new 725 ILCS 5/107-17 new 735 ILCS 5/8-802.4 new
44	44	5 ILCS 140/7.5
45	45	20 ILCS 2605/2605-200 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a in part
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47	47	50 ILCS 705/10.25 new
48	48	725 ILCS 5/107-17 new
49	49	735 ILCS 5/8-802.4 new
50	50	Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Illinois Police Training Act. Defines "gender-affirming care" and "reproductive health care". Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, records maintained by the Illinois State Police or a law enforcement agency that contain any reference to reproductive health care or gender-affirming care shall be redacted to exclude the references to reproductive health care and gender-affirming care upon inspection and copying when inspection and copying is otherwise allowed by law. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make a conforming change. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, if a document filed during a criminal or civil proceeding that contains any reference to reproductive health care or gender-affirming care, the document, including court records, shall be filed under seal and remain under seal unless the court orders otherwise, or, if not filed under seal, a document that references reproductive health care or gender-affirming care must be redacted before being filed. Requires, upon final disposition of a case involving documents described under the provisions, the entire court file to be immediately sealed, and, after immediate sealing, the case file only may be made available to the public by court order unsealing the records as otherwise provided by law and only with any reference to reproductive health care or gender-affirming care redacted. Includes procedures relating to the immediate sealing of the records, including modification of immediate sealing procedures under the Criminal Identification Act. Allows parties to access the unredacted filings or files with a protective order. Effective immediately.
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83	83	1 Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
84	84	2 to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
85	85	3 disease or any information the disclosure of which is
86	86	4 restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
87	87	5 Disease Control Act.
88	88	6 (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
89	89	7 under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
90	90	8 (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
91	91	9 the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
92	92	10 Qualifications Based Selection Act.
93	93	11 (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
94	94	12 and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
95	95	13 Tuition Act.
96	96	14 (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
97	97	15 under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
98	98	16 records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
99	99	17 general's office that would be exempt if created or
100	100	18 obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
101	101	19 that Act.
102	102	20 (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
103	103	21 plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
104	104	22 local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
105	105	23 under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
106	106	24 (j) Information and data concerning the distribution
107	107	25 of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
108	108	26 under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
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119	119	1 (k) Law enforcement officer identification information
120	120	2 or driver identification information compiled by a law
121	121	3 enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
122	122	4 under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
123	123	5 (l) Records and information provided to a residential
124	124	6 health care facility resident sexual assault and death
125	125	7 review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
126	126	8 Prevention Review Team Act.
127	127	9 (m) Information provided to the predatory lending
128	128	10 database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
129	129	11 Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
130	130	12 authorized under that Article.
131	131	13 (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
132	132	14 compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
133	133	15 counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the
134	134	16 Capital Crimes Litigation Act (repealed). This subsection
135	135	17 (n) shall apply until the conclusion of the trial of the
136	136	18 case, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the
137	137	19 death penalty prior to trial or sentencing.
138	138	20 (o) Information that is prohibited from being
139	139	21 disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
140	140	22 Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
141	141	23 (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
142	142	24 investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
143	143	25 information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
144	144	26 Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
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155	155	1 2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
156	156	2 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional
157	157	3 Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
158	158	4 Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair
159	159	5 County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
160	160	6 Act (repealed).
161	161	7 (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
162	162	8 Personnel Record Review Act.
163	163	9 (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
164	164	10 Illinois School Student Records Act.
165	165	11 (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
166	166	12 under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
167	167	13 (t) (Blank).
168	168	14 (u) Records and information provided to an independent
169	169	15 team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
170	170	16 Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
171	171	17 (v) Names and information of people who have applied
172	172	18 for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
173	173	19 the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
174	174	20 or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
175	175	21 Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
176	176	22 Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
177	177	23 Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
178	178	24 Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
179	179	25 Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
180	180	26 Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
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191	191	1 (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification
192	192	2 Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under
193	193	3 Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
194	194	4 (w) Personally identifiable information which is
195	195	5 exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
196	196	6 19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
197	197	7 (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
198	198	8 under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
199	199	9 8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
200	200	10 (y) Confidential information under the Adult
201	201	11 Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
202	202	12 statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
203	203	13 information about the identity and administrative finding
204	204	14 against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
205	205	15 decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
206	206	16 an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
207	207	17 under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
208	208	18 (z) Records and information provided to a fatality
209	209	19 review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
210	210	20 Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
211	211	21 Act.
212	212	22 (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
213	213	23 under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
214	214	24 (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
215	215	25 disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
216	216	26 (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
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227	227	1 Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
228	228	2 authorized under that Act.
229	229	3 (dd) Information that is prohibited from being
230	230	4 disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
231	231	5 Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
232	232	6 (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
233	233	7 under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
234	234	8 (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
235	235	9 under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
236	236	10 (gg) Information that is prohibited from being
237	237	11 disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
238	238	12 Code.
239	239	13 (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
240	240	14 Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
241	241	15 (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
242	242	16 under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
243	243	17 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
244	244	18 (jj) Information and reports that are required to be
245	245	19 submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day
246	246	20 and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
247	247	21 disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
248	248	22 and Temporary Labor Services Act.
249	249	23 (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
250	250	24 Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
251	251	25 (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
252	252	26 and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
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263	263	1 Aid Code.
264	264	2 (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
265	265	3 Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
266	266	4 (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
267	267	5 Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
268	268	6 (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
269	269	7 arising out of a peer support counseling session
270	270	8 prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
271	271	9 Suicide Prevention Act.
272	272	10 (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
273	273	11 an employee of an emergency services provider or law
274	274	12 enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
275	275	13 Prevention Act.
276	276	14 (qq) Information and records held by the Department of
277	277	15 Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
278	278	16 under the Reproductive Health Act.
279	279	17 (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
280	280	18 the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
281	281	19 (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
282	282	20 Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
283	283	21 Human Rights Act.
284	284	22 (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
285	285	23 Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
286	286	24 Act.
287	287	25 (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
288	288	26 Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
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299	299	1 (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
300	300	2 subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
301	301	3 Public Aid Code.
302	302	4 (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
303	303	5 Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
304	304	6 (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
305	305	7 information that shall not be made public under the
306	306	8 Illinois Insurance Code.
307	307	9 (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
308	308	10 the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
309	309	11 (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
310	310	12 the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
311	311	13 (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
312	312	14 under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
313	313	15 (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
314	314	16 by the Illinois Police Training Act, and the Illinois
315	315	17 State Police Act, and the Illinois State Police Law of the
316	316	18 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
317	317	19 (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
318	318	20 2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
319	319	21 Administrative Code of Illinois.
320	320	22 (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
321	321	23 under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
322	322	24 Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
323	323	25 Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
324	324	26 (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed
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335	335	1 under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
336	336	2 Violence Fatality Review Act.
337	337	3 (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera
338	338	4 Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after
339	339	5 July 1, 2025.
340	340	6 (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under
341	341	7 paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse
342	342	8 Agency Licensing Act.
343	343	9 (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State
344	344	10 Police in an affidavit or application for an assault
345	345	11 weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement,
346	346	12 .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge
347	347	13 endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card
348	348	14 Act.
349	349	15 (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of
350	350	16 the School Safety Drill Act.
351	351	17 (jjj) (hhh) Information exempt from disclosure under
352	352	18 Section 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law.
353	353	19 (kkk) (iii) Confidential business information
354	354	20 prohibited from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint
355	355	21 Stewardship Act.
356	356	22 (lll) (Reserved).
357	357	23 (mmm) (iii) Information prohibited from being
358	358	24 disclosed under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the
359	359	25 Illinois Power Agency Act.
360	360	26 (Source: P.A. 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22;
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371	371	1 102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21; 102-559, eff.
372	372	2 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff. 7-1-22;
373	373	3 102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff.
374	374	4 6-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372,
375	375	5 eff. 1-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23; 103-580, eff. 12-8-23;
376	376	6 revised 1-2-24.)
377	377	7 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-472)
378	378	8 Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
379	379	9 by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
380	380	10 exempt from inspection and copying:
381	381	11 (a) All information determined to be confidential
382	382	12 under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
383	383	13 Development Act.
384	384	14 (b) Library circulation and order records identifying
385	385	15 library users with specific materials under the Library
386	386	16 Records Confidentiality Act.
387	387	17 (c) Applications, related documents, and medical
388	388	18 records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
389	389	19 Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
390	390	20 records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
391	391	21 Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
392	392	22 has received.
393	393	23 (d) Information and records held by the Department of
394	394	24 Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
395	395	25 to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
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406	406	1 disease or any information the disclosure of which is
407	407	2 restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
408	408	3 Disease Control Act.
409	409	4 (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
410	410	5 under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
411	411	6 (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
412	412	7 the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
413	413	8 Qualifications Based Selection Act.
414	414	9 (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
415	415	10 and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
416	416	11 Tuition Act.
417	417	12 (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
418	418	13 under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
419	419	14 records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
420	420	15 general's office that would be exempt if created or
421	421	16 obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
422	422	17 that Act.
423	423	18 (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
424	424	19 plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
425	425	20 local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
426	426	21 under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
427	427	22 (j) Information and data concerning the distribution
428	428	23 of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
429	429	24 under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
430	430	25 (k) Law enforcement officer identification information
431	431	26 or driver identification information compiled by a law
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442	442	1 enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
443	443	2 under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
444	444	3 (l) Records and information provided to a residential
445	445	4 health care facility resident sexual assault and death
446	446	5 review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
447	447	6 Prevention Review Team Act.
448	448	7 (m) Information provided to the predatory lending
449	449	8 database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
450	450	9 Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
451	451	10 authorized under that Article.
452	452	11 (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
453	453	12 compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
454	454	13 counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the
455	455	14 Capital Crimes Litigation Act (repealed). This subsection
456	456	15 (n) shall apply until the conclusion of the trial of the
457	457	16 case, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the
458	458	17 death penalty prior to trial or sentencing.
459	459	18 (o) Information that is prohibited from being
460	460	19 disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
461	461	20 Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
462	462	21 (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
463	463	22 investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
464	464	23 information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
465	465	24 Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
466	466	25 2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
467	467	26 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional
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478	478	1 Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
479	479	2 Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair
480	480	3 County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
481	481	4 Act (repealed).
482	482	5 (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
483	483	6 Personnel Record Review Act.
484	484	7 (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
485	485	8 Illinois School Student Records Act.
486	486	9 (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
487	487	10 under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
488	488	11 (t) (Blank).
489	489	12 (u) Records and information provided to an independent
490	490	13 team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
491	491	14 Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
492	492	15 (v) Names and information of people who have applied
493	493	16 for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
494	494	17 the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
495	495	18 or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
496	496	19 Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
497	497	20 Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
498	498	21 Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
499	499	22 Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
500	500	23 Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
501	501	24 Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
502	502	25 (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification
503	503	26 Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under
504	504
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514	514	1 Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
515	515	2 (w) Personally identifiable information which is
516	516	3 exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
517	517	4 19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
518	518	5 (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
519	519	6 under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
520	520	7 8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
521	521	8 (y) Confidential information under the Adult
522	522	9 Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
523	523	10 statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
524	524	11 information about the identity and administrative finding
525	525	12 against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
526	526	13 decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
527	527	14 an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
528	528	15 under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
529	529	16 (z) Records and information provided to a fatality
530	530	17 review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
531	531	18 Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
532	532	19 Act.
533	533	20 (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
534	534	21 under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
535	535	22 (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
536	536	23 disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
537	537	24 (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
538	538	25 Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
539	539	26 authorized under that Act.
540	540
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543	543
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550	550	1 (dd) Information that is prohibited from being
551	551	2 disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
552	552	3 Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
553	553	4 (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
554	554	5 under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
555	555	6 (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
556	556	7 under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
557	557	8 (gg) Information that is prohibited from being
558	558	9 disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
559	559	10 Code.
560	560	11 (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
561	561	12 Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
562	562	13 (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
563	563	14 under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
564	564	15 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
565	565	16 (jj) Information and reports that are required to be
566	566	17 submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day
567	567	18 and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
568	568	19 disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
569	569	20 and Temporary Labor Services Act.
570	570	21 (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
571	571	22 Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
572	572	23 (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
573	573	24 and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
574	574	25 Aid Code.
575	575	26 (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
576	576
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578	578
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586	586	1 Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
587	587	2 (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
588	588	3 Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
589	589	4 (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
590	590	5 arising out of a peer support counseling session
591	591	6 prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
592	592	7 Suicide Prevention Act.
593	593	8 (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
594	594	9 an employee of an emergency services provider or law
595	595	10 enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
596	596	11 Prevention Act.
597	597	12 (qq) Information and records held by the Department of
598	598	13 Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
599	599	14 under the Reproductive Health Act.
600	600	15 (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
601	601	16 the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
602	602	17 (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
603	603	18 Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
604	604	19 Human Rights Act.
605	605	20 (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
606	606	21 Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
607	607	22 Act.
608	608	23 (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
609	609	24 Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
610	610	25 (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
611	611	26 subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
612	612
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622	622	1 Public Aid Code.
623	623	2 (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
624	624	3 Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
625	625	4 (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
626	626	5 information that shall not be made public under the
627	627	6 Illinois Insurance Code.
628	628	7 (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
629	629	8 the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
630	630	9 (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
631	631	10 the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
632	632	11 (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
633	633	12 under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
634	634	13 (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
635	635	14 by the Illinois Police Training Act, and the Illinois
636	636	15 State Police Act, and the Illinois State Police Law of the
637	637	16 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
638	638	17 (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
639	639	18 2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
640	640	19 Administrative Code of Illinois.
641	641	20 (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
642	642	21 under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
643	643	22 Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
644	644	23 Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
645	645	24 (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed
646	646	25 under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
647	647	26 Violence Fatality Review Act.
648	648
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658	658	1 (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera
659	659	2 Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after
660	660	3 July 1, 2025.
661	661	4 (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under
662	662	5 paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse
663	663	6 Agency Licensing Act.
664	664	7 (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State
665	665	8 Police in an affidavit or application for an assault
666	666	9 weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement,
667	667	10 .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge
668	668	11 endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card
669	669	12 Act.
670	670	13 (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of
671	671	14 the School Safety Drill Act.
672	672	15 (jjj) (hhh) Information exempt from disclosure under
673	673	16 Section 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law.
674	674	17 (kkk) (iii) Confidential business information
675	675	18 prohibited from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint
676	676	19 Stewardship Act.
677	677	20 (lll) (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section
678	678	21 2-3.196 of the School Code.
679	679	22 (mmm) (iii) Information prohibited from being
680	680	23 disclosed under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the
681	681	24 Illinois Power Agency Act.
682	682	25 (Source: P.A. 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22;
683	683	26 102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21; 102-559, eff.
684	684
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694	694	1 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff. 7-1-22;
695	695	2 102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff.
696	696	3 6-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372,
697	697	4 eff. 1-1-24; 103-472, eff. 8-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23;
698	698	5 103-580, eff. 12-8-23; revised 1-2-24.)
699	699	6 Section 10. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
700	700	7 Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
701	701	8 2605-200 as follows:
702	702	9 (20 ILCS 2605/2605-200) (was 20 ILCS 2605/55a in part)
703	703	10 Sec. 2605-200. Investigations of crime; enforcement of
704	704	11 laws; records; crime laboratories; personnel.
705	705	12 (a) To do the following:
706	706	13 (1) Investigate the origins, activities, personnel,
707	707	14 and incidents of crime and the ways and means to redress
708	708	15 the victims of crimes; study the impact, if any, of
709	709	16 legislation relative to the effusion of crime and growing
710	710	17 crime rates; and enforce the criminal laws of this State
711	711	18 related thereto.
712	712	19 (2) Enforce all laws regulating the production, sale,
713	713	20 prescribing, manufacturing, administering, transporting,
714	714	21 having in possession, dispensing, delivering,
715	715	22 distributing, or use of controlled substances and
716	716	23 cannabis.
717	717	24 (3) Employ skilled experts, scientists, technicians,
718	718
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728	728	1 investigators, or otherwise specially qualified persons to
729	729	2 aid in preventing or detecting crime, apprehending
730	730	3 criminals, or preparing and presenting evidence of
731	731	4 violations of the criminal laws of the State.
732	732	5 (4) Cooperate with the police of cities, villages, and
733	733	6 incorporated towns and with the police officers of any
734	734	7 county in enforcing the laws of the State and in making
735	735	8 arrests and recovering property.
736	736	9 (5) Apprehend and deliver up any person charged in
737	737	10 this State or any other state of the United States with
738	738	11 treason or a felony or other crime who has fled from
739	739	12 justice and is found in this State.
740	740	13 (6) Conduct other investigations as provided by law.
741	741	14 (7) Be a central repository and custodian of criminal
742	742	15 statistics for the State.
743	743	16 (8) Be a central repository for criminal history
744	744	17 record information.
745	745	18 (9) Procure and file for record information that is
746	746	19 necessary and helpful to plan programs of crime
747	747	20 prevention, law enforcement, and criminal justice.
748	748	21 (10) Procure and file for record copies of
749	749	22 fingerprints that may be required by law.
750	750	23 (11) Establish general and field crime laboratories.
751	751	24 (12) Register and file for record information that may
752	752	25 be required by law for the issuance of firearm owner's
753	753	26 identification cards under the Firearm Owners
754	754
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764	764	1 Identification Card Act and concealed carry licenses under
765	765	2 the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
766	766	3 (13) Employ laboratory technicians and other specially
767	767	4 qualified persons to aid in the identification of criminal
768	768	5 activity and the identification, collection, and recovery
769	769	6 of cyber forensics, including, but not limited to, digital
770	770	7 evidence, and may employ polygraph operators and forensic
771	771	8 anthropologists.
772	772	9 (14) Undertake other identification, information,
773	773	10 laboratory, statistical, or registration activities that
774	774	11 may be required by law.
775	775	12 (b) Persons exercising the powers set forth in subsection
776	776	13 (a) within the Illinois State Police are conservators of the
777	777	14 peace and as such have all the powers possessed by policemen in
778	778	15 cities and sheriffs, except that they may exercise those
779	779	16 powers anywhere in the State in cooperation with and after
780	780	17 contact with the local law enforcement officials. Those
781	781	18 persons may use false or fictitious names in the performance
782	782	19 of their duties under this Section, upon approval of the
783	783	20 Director, and shall not be subject to prosecution under the
784	784	21 criminal laws for that use.
785	785	22 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
786	786	23 Illinois State Police shall process investigation files and
787	787	24 documents mentioning reproductive health care or
788	788	25 gender-affirming care in the same manner required by a law
789	789	26 enforcement agency under Section 10.25 of the Illinois Police
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800	800	1 Training Act.
801	801	2 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24.)
802	802	3 Section 15. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
803	803	4 changing Section 5.2 as follows:
804	804	5 (20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
805	805	6 Sec. 5.2. Expungement, sealing, and immediate sealing.
806	806	7 (a) General Provisions.
807	807	8 (1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
808	808	9 the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a
809	809	10 particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
810	810	11 (A) The following terms shall have the meanings
811	811	12 ascribed to them in the following Sections of the
812	812	13 Unified Code of Corrections:
813	813	14 Business Offense, Section 5-1-2.
814	814	15 Charge, Section 5-1-3.
815	815	16 Court, Section 5-1-6.
816	816	17 Defendant, Section 5-1-7.
817	817	18 Felony, Section 5-1-9.
818	818	19 Imprisonment, Section 5-1-10.
819	819	20 Judgment, Section 5-1-12.
820	820	21 Misdemeanor, Section 5-1-14.
821	821	22 Offense, Section 5-1-15.
822	822	23 Parole, Section 5-1-16.
823	823	24 Petty Offense, Section 5-1-17.
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834	834	1 Probation, Section 5-1-18.
835	835	2 Sentence, Section 5-1-19.
836	836	3 Supervision, Section 5-1-21.
837	837	4 Victim, Section 5-1-22.
838	838	5 (B) As used in this Section, "charge not initiated
839	839	6 by arrest" means a charge (as defined by Section 5-1-3
840	840	7 of the Unified Code of Corrections) brought against a
841	841	8 defendant where the defendant is not arrested prior to
842	842	9 or as a direct result of the charge.
843	843	10 (C) "Conviction" means a judgment of conviction or
844	844	11 sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a
845	845	12 verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered
846	846	13 by a legally constituted jury or by a court of
847	847	14 competent jurisdiction authorized to try the case
848	848	15 without a jury. An order of supervision successfully
849	849	16 completed by the petitioner is not a conviction. An
850	850	17 order of qualified probation (as defined in subsection
851	851	18 (a)(1)(J)) successfully completed by the petitioner is
852	852	19 not a conviction. An order of supervision or an order
853	853	20 of qualified probation that is terminated
854	854	21 unsatisfactorily is a conviction, unless the
855	855	22 unsatisfactory termination is reversed, vacated, or
856	856	23 modified and the judgment of conviction, if any, is
857	857	24 reversed or vacated.
858	858	25 (D) "Criminal offense" means a petty offense,
859	859	26 business offense, misdemeanor, felony, or municipal
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870	870	1 ordinance violation (as defined in subsection
871	871	2 (a)(1)(H)). As used in this Section, a minor traffic
872	872	3 offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)) shall not
873	873	4 be considered a criminal offense.
874	874	5 (E) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the
875	875	6 records or return them to the petitioner and to
876	876	7 obliterate the petitioner's name from any official
877	877	8 index or public record, or both. Nothing in this Act
878	878	9 shall require the physical destruction of the circuit
879	879	10 court file, but such records relating to arrests or
880	880	11 charges, or both, ordered expunged shall be impounded
881	881	12 as required by subsections (d)(9)(A)(ii) and
882	882	13 (d)(9)(B)(ii).
883	883	14 (F) As used in this Section, "last sentence" means
884	884	15 the sentence, order of supervision, or order of
885	885	16 qualified probation (as defined by subsection
886	886	17 (a)(1)(J)), for a criminal offense (as defined by
887	887	18 subsection (a)(1)(D)) that terminates last in time in
888	888	19 any jurisdiction, regardless of whether the petitioner
889	889	20 has included the criminal offense for which the
890	890	21 sentence or order of supervision or qualified
891	891	22 probation was imposed in his or her petition. If
892	892	23 multiple sentences, orders of supervision, or orders
893	893	24 of qualified probation terminate on the same day and
894	894	25 are last in time, they shall be collectively
895	895	26 considered the "last sentence" regardless of whether
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906	906	1 they were ordered to run concurrently.
907	907	2 (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
908	908	3 business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
909	909	4 Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
910	910	5 municipal or local ordinance.
911	911	6 (G-5) "Minor Cannabis Offense" means a violation
912	912	7 of Section 4 or 5 of the Cannabis Control Act
913	913	8 concerning not more than 30 grams of any substance
914	914	9 containing cannabis, provided the violation did not
915	915	10 include a penalty enhancement under Section 7 of the
916	916	11 Cannabis Control Act and is not associated with an
917	917	12 arrest, conviction or other disposition for a violent
918	918	13 crime as defined in subsection (c) of Section 3 of the
919	919	14 Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.
920	920	15 (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
921	921	16 offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
922	922	17 is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner
923	923	18 was charged or for which the petitioner was arrested
924	924	19 and released without charging.
925	925	20 (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
926	926	21 prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief
927	927	22 under this Section.
928	928	23 (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
929	929	24 probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control
930	930	25 Act, Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances
931	931	26 Act, Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
932	932
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942	942	1 Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4
943	943	2 of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
944	944	3 12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as
945	945	4 those provisions existed before their deletion by
946	946	5 Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
947	947	6 Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
948	948	7 40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10
949	949	8 of the Steroid Control Act. For the purpose of this
950	950	9 Section, "successful completion" of an order of
951	951	10 qualified probation under Section 10-102 of the
952	952	11 Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act and
953	953	12 Section 40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act means
954	954	13 that the probation was terminated satisfactorily and
955	955	14 the judgment of conviction was vacated.
956	956	15 (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
957	957	16 maintain the records, unless the records would
958	958	17 otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
959	959	18 records unavailable without a court order, subject to
960	960	19 the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
961	961	20 petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
962	962	21 official index required to be kept by the circuit
963	963	22 court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
964	964	23 Act, but any index issued by the circuit court clerk
965	965	24 before the entry of the order to seal shall not be
966	966	25 affected.
967	967	26 (L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor"
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978	978	1 includes, but is not limited to, the offenses of
979	979	2 indecent solicitation of a child or criminal sexual
980	980	3 abuse when the victim of such offense is under 18 years
981	981	4 of age.
982	982	5 (M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or
983	983	6 order of supervision or qualified probation includes
984	984	7 either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of
985	985	8 the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this
986	986	9 Section. A sentence is terminated notwithstanding any
987	987	10 outstanding financial legal obligation.
988	988	11 (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
989	989	12 convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
990	990	13 petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
991	991	14 pursuant to this Section.
992	992	15 (2.5) Commencing 180 days after July 29, 2016 (the
993	993	16 effective date of Public Act 99-697), the law enforcement
994	994	17 agency issuing the citation shall automatically expunge,
995	995	18 on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the law
996	996	19 enforcement records of a person found to have committed a
997	997	20 civil law violation of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the
998	998	21 Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of Section 3.5 of
999	999	22 the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the law enforcement
1000	1000	23 agency's possession or control and which contains the
1001	1001	24 final satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
1002	1002	25 issued a citation for that offense. The law enforcement
1003	1003	26 agency shall provide by rule the process for access,
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1014	1014	1 review, and to confirm the automatic expungement by the
1015	1015	2 law enforcement agency issuing the citation. Commencing
1016	1016	3 180 days after July 29, 2016 (the effective date of Public
1017	1017	4 Act 99-697), the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge,
1018	1018	5 upon order of the court, or in the absence of a court order
1019	1019	6 on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court
1020	1020	7 records of a person found in the circuit court to have
1021	1021	8 committed a civil law violation of subsection (a) of
1022	1022	9 Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of
1023	1023	10 Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the
1024	1024	11 clerk's possession or control and which contains the final
1025	1025	12 satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
1026	1026	13 issued a citation for any of those offenses.
1027	1027	14 (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
1028	1028	15 subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)
1029	1029	16 of this Section, the court shall not order:
1030	1030	17 (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
1031	1031	18 arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
1032	1032	19 in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
1033	1033	20 any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
1034	1034	21 Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
1035	1035	22 similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
1036	1036	23 Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
1037	1037	24 similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
1038	1038	25 arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
1039	1039	26 subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar
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1050	1050	1 provision of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to
1051	1051	2 the offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
1052	1052	3 offender has no other conviction for violating Section
1053	1053	4 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
1054	1054	5 similar provision of a local ordinance.
1055	1055	6 (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
1056	1056	7 traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
1057	1057	8 unless the petitioner was arrested and released
1058	1058	9 without charging.
1059	1059	10 (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
1060	1060	11 charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
1061	1061	12 order of supervision or a conviction for the following
1062	1062	13 offenses:
1063	1063	14 (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
1064	1064	15 Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
1065	1065	16 or a similar provision of a local ordinance,
1066	1066	17 except Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation
1067	1067	18 of Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
1068	1068	19 the Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision
1069	1069	20 of a local ordinance;
1070	1070	21 (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
1071	1071	22 26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
1072	1072	23 Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
1073	1073	24 local ordinance;
1074	1074	25 (iii) Section 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the Criminal
1075	1075	26 Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or
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1086	1086	1 Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact Order Act,
1087	1087	2 or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order Act,
1088	1088	3 or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
1089	1089	4 (iv) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses
1090	1090	5 under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
1091	1091	6 (v) any offense or attempted offense that
1092	1092	7 would subject a person to registration under the
1093	1093	8 Sex Offender Registration Act.
1094	1094	9 (D) (blank).
1095	1095	10 (b) Expungement.
1096	1096	11 (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
1097	1097	12 expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
1098	1098	13 initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not
1099	1099	14 initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in: (i)
1100	1100	15 acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
1101	1101	16 charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (ii) a
1102	1102	17 conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded
1103	1103	18 by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of supervision and
1104	1104	19 such supervision was successfully completed by the
1105	1105	20 petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or
1106	1106	21 (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of qualified probation (as
1107	1107	22 defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was
1108	1108	23 successfully completed by the petitioner.
1109	1109	24 (1.5) When a petitioner seeks to have a record of
1110	1110	25 arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has
1111	1111	26 been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney
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1122	1122	1 may object to the expungement on the grounds that the
1123	1123	2 records contain specific relevant information aside from
1124	1124	3 the mere fact of the arrest.
1125	1125	4 (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
1126	1126	5 (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
1127	1127	6 arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
1128	1128	7 dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
1129	1129	8 or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
1130	1130	9 no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
1131	1131	10 such records.
1132	1132	11 (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
1133	1133	12 arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
1134	1134	13 supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
1135	1135	14 the following time frames will apply:
1136	1136	15 (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
1137	1137	16 orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
1138	1138	17 3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or
1139	1139	18 a similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
1140	1140	19 Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
1141	1141	20 Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
1142	1142	21 similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
1143	1143	22 be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
1144	1144	23 passed following the satisfactory termination of
1145	1145	24 the supervision.
1146	1146	25 (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
1147	1147	26 in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
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1158	1158	1 violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
1159	1159	2 the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision
1160	1160	3 of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
1161	1161	4 offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
1162	1162	5 offender has no other conviction for violating
1163	1163	6 Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
1164	1164	7 Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
1165	1165	8 shall not be eligible for expungement until the
1166	1166	9 petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
1167	1167	10 (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
1168	1168	11 orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
1169	1169	12 not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
1170	1170	13 passed following the satisfactory termination of
1171	1171	14 the supervision.
1172	1172	15 (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
1173	1173	16 arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
1174	1174	17 qualified probation, successfully completed by the
1175	1175	18 petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
1176	1176	19 expungement until 5 years have passed following the
1177	1177	20 satisfactory termination of the probation.
1178	1178	21 (3) Those records maintained by the Illinois State
1179	1179	22 Police for persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday
1180	1180	23 shall be expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the
1181	1181	24 Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
1182	1182	25 (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
1183	1183	26 convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
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1194	1194	1 identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
1195	1195	2 possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
1196	1196	3 was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
1197	1197	4 upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
1198	1198	5 or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
1199	1199	6 judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
1200	1200	7 court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
1201	1201	8 correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
1202	1202	9 all official records of the arresting authority, the
1203	1203	10 Illinois State Police, other criminal justice agencies,
1204	1204	11 the prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such
1205	1205	12 arrest, if any, by removing his or her name from all such
1206	1206	13 records in connection with the arrest and conviction, if
1207	1207	14 any, and by inserting in the records the name of the
1208	1208	15 offender, if known or ascertainable, in lieu of the
1209	1209	16 aggrieved's name. The records of the circuit court clerk
1210	1210	17 shall be sealed until further order of the court upon good
1211	1211	18 cause shown and the name of the aggrieved person
1212	1212	19 obliterated on the official index required to be kept by
1213	1213	20 the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
1214	1214	21 Courts Act, but the order shall not affect any index
1215	1215	22 issued by the circuit court clerk before the entry of the
1216	1216	23 order. Nothing in this Section shall limit the Illinois
1217	1217	24 State Police or other criminal justice agencies or
1218	1218	25 prosecutors from listing under an offender's name the
1219	1219	26 false names he or she has used.
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1230	1230	1 (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
1231	1231	2 sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
1232	1232	3 predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
1233	1233	4 sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
1234	1234	5 victim of that offense may request that the State's
1235	1235	6 Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
1236	1236	7 file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
1237	1237	8 the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
1238	1238	9 seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
1239	1239	10 with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
1240	1240	11 offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
1241	1241	12 and the Illinois State Police concerning the offense shall
1242	1242	13 not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown, shall
1243	1243	14 make the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
1244	1244	15 with the proceedings of the trial court concerning the
1245	1245	16 offense available for public inspection.
1246	1246	17 (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct
1247	1247	18 review or on collateral attack and the court determines by
1248	1248	19 clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner was
1249	1249	20 factually innocent of the charge, the court that finds the
1250	1250	21 petitioner factually innocent of the charge shall enter an
1251	1251	22 expungement order for the conviction for which the
1252	1252	23 petitioner has been determined to be innocent as provided
1253	1253	24 in subsection (b) of Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of
1254	1254	25 Corrections.
1255	1255	26 (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Illinois
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1266	1266	1 State Police from maintaining all records of any person
1267	1267	2 who is admitted to probation upon terms and conditions and
1268	1268	3 who fulfills those terms and conditions pursuant to
1269	1269	4 Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the
1270	1270	5 Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the
1271	1271	6 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
1272	1272	7 Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
1273	1273	8 Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
1274	1274	9 Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
1275	1275	10 Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
1276	1276	11 Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
1277	1277	12 the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10 of the
1278	1278	13 Steroid Control Act.
1279	1279	14 (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate
1280	1280	15 of innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
1281	1281	16 Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
1282	1282	17 innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
1283	1283	18 conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
1284	1284	19 be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
1285	1285	20 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
1286	1286	21 (c) Sealing.
1287	1287	22 (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
1288	1288	23 of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any
1289	1289	24 rights to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
1290	1290	25 authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and
1291	1291	26 of minors prosecuted as adults. Subsection (g) of this
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1302	1302	1 Section provides for immediate sealing of certain records.
1303	1303	2 (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
1304	1304	3 sealed:
1305	1305	4 (A) All arrests resulting in release without
1306	1306	5 charging;
1307	1307	6 (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
1308	1308	7 resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
1309	1309	8 the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
1310	1310	9 excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
1311	1311	10 (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
1312	1312	11 resulting in orders of supervision, including orders
1313	1313	12 of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,
1314	1314	13 successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
1315	1315	14 excluded by subsection (a)(3);
1316	1316	15 (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
1317	1317	16 resulting in convictions, including convictions on
1318	1318	17 municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
1319	1319	18 subsection (a)(3);
1320	1320	19 (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
1321	1321	20 resulting in orders of first offender probation under
1322	1322	21 Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
1323	1323	22 the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
1324	1324	23 the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
1325	1325	24 Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
1326	1326	25 Corrections; and
1327	1327	26 (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
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1338	1338	1 resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise
1339	1339	2 excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this
1340	1340	3 Section.
1341	1341	4 (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
1342	1342	5 identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
1343	1343	6 sealed as follows:
1344	1344	7 (A) Records identified as eligible under
1345	1345	8 subsections (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at
1346	1346	9 any time.
1347	1347	10 (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
1348	1348	11 (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
1349	1349	12 eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed 2
1350	1350	13 years after the termination of petitioner's last
1351	1351	14 sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).
1352	1352	15 (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
1353	1353	16 (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
1354	1354	17 eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and
1355	1355	18 (c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination
1356	1356	19 of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in
1357	1357	20 subsection (a)(1)(F)). Convictions requiring public
1358	1358	21 registration under the Arsonist Registration Act, the
1359	1359	22 Sex Offender Registration Act, or the Murderer and
1360	1360	23 Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act may
1361	1361	24 not be sealed until the petitioner is no longer
1362	1362	25 required to register under that relevant Act.
1363	1363	26 (D) Records identified in subsection
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1374	1374	1 (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
1375	1375	2 reached the age of 25 years.
1376	1376	3 (E) Records identified as eligible under
1377	1377	4 subsection (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), or
1378	1378	5 (c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination of the
1379	1379	6 petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner earned a
1380	1380	7 high school diploma, associate's degree, career
1381	1381	8 certificate, vocational technical certification, or
1382	1382	9 bachelor's degree, or passed the high school level
1383	1383	10 Test of General Educational Development, during the
1384	1384	11 period of his or her sentence or mandatory supervised
1385	1385	12 release. This subparagraph shall apply only to a
1386	1386	13 petitioner who has not completed the same educational
1387	1387	14 goal prior to the period of his or her sentence or
1388	1388	15 mandatory supervised release. If a petition for
1389	1389	16 sealing eligible records filed under this subparagraph
1390	1390	17 is denied by the court, the time periods under
1391	1391	18 subparagraph (B) or (C) shall apply to any subsequent
1392	1392	19 petition for sealing filed by the petitioner.
1393	1393	20 (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
1394	1394	21 have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
1395	1395	22 provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
1396	1396	23 of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
1397	1397	24 prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
1398	1398	25 (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent
1399	1399	26 felony offense, order the unsealing of prior felony
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1410	1410	1 conviction records previously ordered sealed by the court.
1411	1411	2 (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
1412	1412	3 disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
1413	1413	4 (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
1414	1414	5 right to have the records sealed and the procedures for
1415	1415	6 the sealing of the records.
1416	1416	7 (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
1417	1417	8 expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
1418	1418	9 under subsections (c), and (e-5), and, as specified in this
1419	1419	10 Section, (g):
1420	1420	11 (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
1421	1421	12 petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
1422	1422	13 this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
1423	1423	14 requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
1424	1424	15 clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
1425	1425	16 charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
1426	1426	17 charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
1427	1427	18 must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
1428	1428	19 shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be
1429	1429	20 required if the petitioner has obtained a court order
1430	1430	21 waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is
1431	1431	22 otherwise waived.
1432	1432	23 (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. From August 9,
1433	1433	24 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-306) through
1434	1434	25 December 31, 2020, in a county of 3,000,000 or more
1435	1435	26 inhabitants, no fee shall be required to be paid by a
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1446	1446	1 petitioner if the records sought to be expunged or sealed
1447	1447	2 were arrests resulting in release without charging or
1448	1448	3 arrests or charges not initiated by arrest resulting in
1449	1449	4 acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the conviction
1450	1450	5 was reversed or vacated, unless excluded by subsection
1451	1451	6 (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this paragraph (1.5), other
1452	1452	7 than this sentence, are inoperative on and after January
1453	1453	8 1, 2022.
1454	1454	9 (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
1455	1455	10 verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
1456	1456	11 birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
1457	1457	12 initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
1458	1458	13 case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
1459	1459	14 the arresting authority, and such other information as the
1460	1460	15 court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
1461	1461	16 the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
1462	1462	17 clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
1463	1463	18 petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
1464	1464	19 sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph
1465	1465	20 (10) of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified
1466	1466	21 Code of Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to
1467	1467	22 the petition.
1468	1468	23 (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
1469	1469	24 petition proof that the petitioner has taken within 30
1470	1470	25 days before the filing of the petition a test showing the
1471	1471	26 absence within his or her body of all illegal substances
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1482	1482	1 as defined by the Illinois Controlled Substances Act and
1483	1483	2 the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act
1484	1484	3 if he or she is petitioning to:
1485	1485	4 (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
1486	1486	5 (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
1487	1487	6 Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
1488	1488	7 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
1489	1489	8 or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
1490	1490	9 (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
1491	1491	10 (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
1492	1492	11 probation under clause (b)(1)(iv).
1493	1493	12 (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
1494	1494	13 promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
1495	1495	14 support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on
1496	1496	15 the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty
1497	1497	16 of prosecuting the offense, the Illinois State Police, the
1498	1498	17 arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the unit
1499	1499	18 of local government effecting the arrest.
1500	1500	19 (5) Objections.
1501	1501	20 (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
1502	1502	21 may file an objection to the petition. All objections
1503	1503	22 shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
1504	1504	23 court clerk, and shall state with specificity the
1505	1505	24 basis of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
1506	1506	25 convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
1507	1507	26 Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an
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1518	1518	1 objection to the petition may not be filed.
1519	1519	2 (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
1520	1520	3 must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
1521	1521	4 the petition.
1522	1522	5 (6) Entry of order.
1523	1523	6 (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
1524	1524	7 charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
1525	1525	8 designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
1526	1526	9 than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
1527	1527	10 at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
1528	1528	11 petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
1529	1529	12 subsection (d)(6).
1530	1530	13 (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
1531	1531	14 Illinois State Police, the arresting agency, or the
1532	1532	15 chief legal officer files an objection to the petition
1533	1533	16 to expunge or seal within 60 days from the date of
1534	1534	17 service of the petition, the court shall enter an
1535	1535	18 order granting or denying the petition.
1536	1536	19 (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
1537	1537	20 the court shall not deny a petition for sealing under
1538	1538	21 this Section because the petitioner has not satisfied
1539	1539	22 an outstanding legal financial obligation established,
1540	1540	23 imposed, or originated by a court, law enforcement
1541	1541	24 agency, or a municipal, State, county, or other unit
1542	1542	25 of local government, including, but not limited to,
1543	1543	26 any cost, assessment, fine, or fee. An outstanding
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1554	1554	1 legal financial obligation does not include any court
1555	1555	2 ordered restitution to a victim under Section 5-5-6 of
1556	1556	3 the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the
1557	1557	4 restitution has been converted to a civil judgment.
1558	1558	5 Nothing in this subparagraph (C) waives, rescinds, or
1559	1559	6 abrogates a legal financial obligation or otherwise
1560	1560	7 eliminates or affects the right of the holder of any
1561	1561	8 financial obligation to pursue collection under
1562	1562	9 applicable federal, State, or local law.
1563	1563	10 (D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
1564	1564	11 the court shall not deny a petition to expunge or seal
1565	1565	12 under this Section because the petitioner has
1566	1566	13 submitted a drug test taken within 30 days before the
1567	1567	14 filing of the petition to expunge or seal that
1568	1568	15 indicates a positive test for the presence of cannabis
1569	1569	16 within the petitioner's body. In this subparagraph
1570	1570	17 (D), "cannabis" has the meaning ascribed to it in
1571	1571	18 Section 3 of the Cannabis Control Act.
1572	1572	19 (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court
1573	1573	20 shall set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner
1574	1574	21 and all parties entitled to notice of the petition of the
1575	1575	22 hearing date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior
1576	1576	23 to the hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with
1577	1577	24 the Illinois State Police as to the appropriateness of the
1578	1578	25 relief sought in the petition to expunge or seal. At the
1579	1579	26 hearing, the court shall hear evidence on whether the
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1590	1590	1 petition should or should not be granted, and shall grant
1591	1591	2 or deny the petition to expunge or seal the records based
1592	1592	3 on the evidence presented at the hearing. The court may
1593	1593	4 consider the following:
1594	1594	5 (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
1595	1595	6 defendant's conviction;
1596	1596	7 (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
1597	1597	8 records by the State;
1598	1598	9 (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
1599	1599	10 and employment history;
1600	1600	11 (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
1601	1601	12 arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
1602	1602	13 the filing of the petition under this Section; and
1603	1603	14 (E) the specific adverse consequences the
1604	1604	15 petitioner may be subject to if the petition is
1605	1605	16 denied.
1606	1606	17 (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
1607	1607	18 expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
1608	1608	19 the order to the Illinois State Police, in a form and
1609	1609	20 manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police, to the
1610	1610	21 petitioner, to the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged
1611	1611	22 with the duty of prosecuting the offense, to the arresting
1612	1612	23 agency, to the chief legal officer of the unit of local
1613	1613	24 government effecting the arrest, and to such other
1614	1614	25 criminal justice agencies as may be ordered by the court.
1615	1615	26 (9) Implementation of order.
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1626	1626	1 (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
1627	1627	2 pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or
1628	1628	3 both:
1629	1629	4 (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
1630	1630	5 in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
1631	1631	6 the Illinois State Police, and any other agency as
1632	1632	7 ordered by the court, within 60 days of the date of
1633	1633	8 service of the order, unless a motion to vacate,
1634	1634	9 modify, or reconsider the order is filed pursuant
1635	1635	10 to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
1636	1636	11 Section;
1637	1637	12 (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
1638	1638	13 shall be impounded until further order of the
1639	1639	14 court upon good cause shown and the name of the
1640	1640	15 petitioner obliterated on the official index
1641	1641	16 required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
1642	1642	17 under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
1643	1643	18 the order shall not affect any index issued by the
1644	1644	19 circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
1645	1645	20 and
1646	1646	21 (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
1647	1647	22 records, the court, the Illinois State Police, or
1648	1648	23 the agency receiving such inquiry, shall reply as
1649	1649	24 it does in response to inquiries when no records
1650	1650	25 ever existed.
1651	1651	26 (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
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1662	1662	1 pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or
1663	1663	2 both:
1664	1664	3 (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
1665	1665	4 in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
1666	1666	5 and any other agency as ordered by the court,
1667	1667	6 within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
1668	1668	7 unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
1669	1669	8 the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
1670	1670	9 subsection (d) of this Section;
1671	1671	10 (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
1672	1672	11 shall be impounded until further order of the
1673	1673	12 court upon good cause shown and the name of the
1674	1674	13 petitioner obliterated on the official index
1675	1675	14 required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
1676	1676	15 under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
1677	1677	16 the order shall not affect any index issued by the
1678	1678	17 circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
1679	1679	18 (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
1680	1680	19 Illinois State Police within 60 days of the date
1681	1681	20 of service of the order as ordered by the court,
1682	1682	21 unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
1683	1683	22 the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
1684	1684	23 subsection (d) of this Section;
1685	1685	24 (iv) records impounded by the Illinois State
1686	1686	25 Police may be disseminated by the Illinois State
1687	1687	26 Police only as required by law or to the arresting
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1698	1698	1 authority, the State's Attorney, and the court
1699	1699	2 upon a later arrest for the same or a similar
1700	1700	3 offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
1701	1701	4 subsequent felony, and to the Department of
1702	1702	5 Corrections upon conviction for any offense; and
1703	1703	6 (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
1704	1704	7 from anyone not authorized by law to access such
1705	1705	8 records, the court, the Illinois State Police, or
1706	1706	9 the agency receiving such inquiry shall reply as
1707	1707	10 it does in response to inquiries when no records
1708	1708	11 ever existed.
1709	1709	12 (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
1710	1710	13 under subsection (e-6):
1711	1711	14 (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
1712	1712	15 in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
1713	1713	16 and any other agency as ordered by the court,
1714	1714	17 within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
1715	1715	18 unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
1716	1716	19 the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
1717	1717	20 subsection (d) of this Section;
1718	1718	21 (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
1719	1719	22 shall be impounded until further order of the
1720	1720	23 court upon good cause shown and the name of the
1721	1721	24 petitioner obliterated on the official index
1722	1722	25 required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
1723	1723	26 under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
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1734	1734	1 the order shall not affect any index issued by the
1735	1735	2 circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
1736	1736	3 (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
1737	1737	4 Illinois State Police within 60 days of the date
1738	1738	5 of service of the order as ordered by the court,
1739	1739	6 unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
1740	1740	7 the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
1741	1741	8 subsection (d) of this Section;
1742	1742	9 (iv) records impounded by the Illinois State
1743	1743	10 Police may be disseminated by the Illinois State
1744	1744	11 Police only as required by law or to the arresting
1745	1745	12 authority, the State's Attorney, and the court
1746	1746	13 upon a later arrest for the same or a similar
1747	1747	14 offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
1748	1748	15 subsequent felony, and to the Department of
1749	1749	16 Corrections upon conviction for any offense; and
1750	1750	17 (v) in response to an inquiry for these
1751	1751	18 records from anyone not authorized by law to
1752	1752	19 access the records, the court, the Illinois State
1753	1753	20 Police, or the agency receiving the inquiry shall
1754	1754	21 reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
1755	1755	22 records ever existed.
1756	1756	23 (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
1757	1757	24 subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
1758	1758	25 as ordered by the court, the Illinois State Police,
1759	1759	26 and the court shall seal the records (as defined in
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1770	1770	1 subsection (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for
1771	1771	2 such records, from anyone not authorized by law to
1772	1772	3 access such records, the court, the Illinois State
1773	1773	4 Police, or the agency receiving such inquiry shall
1774	1774	5 reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
1775	1775	6 records ever existed.
1776	1776	7 (D) The Illinois State Police shall send written
1777	1777	8 notice to the petitioner of its compliance with each
1778	1778	9 order to expunge or seal records within 60 days of the
1779	1779	10 date of service of that order or, if a motion to
1780	1780	11 vacate, modify, or reconsider is filed, within 60 days
1781	1781	12 of service of the order resolving the motion, if that
1782	1782	13 order requires the Illinois State Police to expunge or
1783	1783	14 seal records. In the event of an appeal from the
1784	1784	15 circuit court order, the Illinois State Police shall
1785	1785	16 send written notice to the petitioner of its
1786	1786	17 compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
1787	1787	18 judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
1788	1788	19 the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
1789	1789	20 required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
1790	1790	21 reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
1791	1791	22 discretionary appellate review, is pending.
1792	1792	23 (E) Upon motion, the court may order that a sealed
1793	1793	24 judgment or other court record necessary to
1794	1794	25 demonstrate the amount of any legal financial
1795	1795	26 obligation due and owing be made available for the
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1806	1806	1 limited purpose of collecting any legal financial
1807	1807	2 obligations owed by the petitioner that were
1808	1808	3 established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
1809	1809	4 proceeding for which those records have been sealed.
1810	1810	5 The records made available under this subparagraph (E)
1811	1811	6 shall not be entered into the official index required
1812	1812	7 to be kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16
1813	1813	8 of the Clerks of Courts Act and shall be immediately
1814	1814	9 re-impounded upon the collection of the outstanding
1815	1815	10 financial obligations.
1816	1816	11 (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
1817	1817	12 Section, a circuit court clerk may access a sealed
1818	1818	13 record for the limited purpose of collecting payment
1819	1819	14 for any legal financial obligations that were
1820	1820	15 established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
1821	1821	16 proceedings for which those records have been sealed.
1822	1822	17 (10) Fees. The Illinois State Police may charge the
1823	1823	18 petitioner a fee equivalent to the cost of processing any
1824	1824	19 order to expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any
1825	1825	20 provision of the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the
1826	1826	21 circuit court clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the
1827	1827	22 cost associated with the sealing or expungement of records
1828	1828	23 by the circuit court clerk. From the total filing fee
1829	1829	24 collected for the petition to seal or expunge, the circuit
1830	1830	25 court clerk shall deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk
1831	1831	26 Operation and Administrative Fund, to be used to offset
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1842	1842	1 the costs incurred by the circuit court clerk in
1843	1843	2 performing the additional duties required to serve the
1844	1844	3 petition to seal or expunge on all parties. The circuit
1845	1845	4 court clerk shall collect and remit the Illinois State
1846	1846	5 Police portion of the fee to the State Treasurer and it
1847	1847	6 shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund. If
1848	1848	7 the record brought under an expungement petition was
1849	1849	8 previously sealed under this Section, the fee for the
1850	1850	9 expungement petition for that same record shall be waived.
1851	1851	10 (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
1852	1852	11 expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
1853	1853	12 become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
1854	1854	13 service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
1855	1855	14 entitled to notice of the petition.
1856	1856	15 (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
1857	1857	16 Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
1858	1858	17 petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
1859	1859	18 motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
1860	1860	19 or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
1861	1861	20 of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
1862	1862	21 service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
1863	1863	22 reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
1864	1864	23 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
1865	1865	24 motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
1866	1866	25 motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
1867	1867	26 entitled to notice of the petition.
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1878	1878	1 (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
1879	1879	2 under the expungement or sealing provisions of this
1880	1880	3 Section shall not be considered void because it fails to
1881	1881	4 comply with the provisions of this Section or because of
1882	1882	5 any error asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or
1883	1883	6 reconsider. The circuit court retains jurisdiction to
1884	1884	7 determine whether the order is voidable and to vacate,
1885	1885	8 modify, or reconsider its terms based on a motion filed
1886	1886	9 under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d).
1887	1887	10 (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
1888	1888	11 Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
1889	1889	12 granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to
1890	1890	13 notice of the petition must fully comply with the terms of
1891	1891	14 the order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
1892	1892	15 party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
1893	1893	16 filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
1894	1894	17 appealing the order.
1895	1895	18 (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
1896	1896	19 Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
1897	1897	20 order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
1898	1898	21 filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
1899	1899	22 appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay
1900	1900	23 of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
1901	1901	24 petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records
1902	1902	25 until there is a final order on the motion for relief or,
1903	1903	26 in the case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's
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1914	1914	1 mandate.
1915	1915	2 (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
1916	1916	3 Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5,
1917	1917	4 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all
1918	1918	5 orders ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after
1919	1919	6 August 5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).
1920	1920	7 (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
1921	1921	8 is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
1922	1922	9 authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
1923	1923	10 to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
1924	1924	11 convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
1925	1925	12 Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
1926	1926	13 presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
1927	1927	14 order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
1928	1928	15 records of the arresting authority and order that the records
1929	1929	16 of the circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be
1930	1930	17 sealed until further order of the court upon good cause shown
1931	1931	18 or as otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
1932	1932	19 obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by
1933	1933	20 the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
1934	1934	21 Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
1935	1935	22 the offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
1936	1936	23 shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
1937	1937	24 before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
1938	1938	25 Illinois State Police may be disseminated by the Illinois
1939	1939	26 State Police only to the arresting authority, the State's
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1950	1950	1 Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the same or
1951	1951	2 similar offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
1952	1952	3 subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any subsequent offense,
1953	1953	4 the Department of Corrections shall have access to all sealed
1954	1954	5 records of the Illinois State Police pertaining to that
1955	1955	6 individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
1956	1956	7 circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
1957	1957	8 the person who was pardoned.
1958	1958	9 (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
1959	1959	10 offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
1960	1960	11 the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
1961	1961	12 sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
1962	1962	13 Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
1963	1963	14 judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
1964	1964	15 counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
1965	1965	16 trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
1966	1966	17 entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
1967	1967	18 of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
1968	1968	19 circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be sealed
1969	1969	20 until further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
1970	1970	21 otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
1971	1971	22 obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by
1972	1972	23 the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
1973	1973	24 Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
1974	1974	25 the offense for which he or she had been granted the
1975	1975	26 certificate but the order shall not affect any index issued by
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1986	1986	1 the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order. All
1987	1987	2 records sealed by the Illinois State Police may be
1988	1988	3 disseminated by the Illinois State Police only as required by
1989	1989	4 this Act or to the arresting authority, a law enforcement
1990	1990	5 agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a later
1991	1991	6 arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose of
1992	1992	7 sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any
1993	1993	8 subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall have
1994	1994	9 access to all sealed records of the Illinois State Police
1995	1995	10 pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
1996	1996	11 sealing, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of
1997	1997	12 the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
1998	1998	13 eligibility for sealing.
1999	1999	14 (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
2000	2000	15 offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for
2001	2001	16 expungement by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically
2002	2002	17 authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
2003	2003	18 to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
2004	2004	19 convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
2005	2005	20 Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
2006	2006	21 presiding trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court
2007	2007	22 order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
2008	2008	23 records of the arresting authority and order that the records
2009	2009	24 of the circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be
2010	2010	25 sealed until further order of the court upon good cause shown
2011	2011	26 or as otherwise provided herein, and the name of the
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2022	2022	1 petitioner obliterated from the official index requested to be
2023	2023	2 kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks
2024	2024	3 of Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
2025	2025	4 the offense for which he or she had been granted the
2026	2026	5 certificate but the order shall not affect any index issued by
2027	2027	6 the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order. All
2028	2028	7 records sealed by the Illinois State Police may be
2029	2029	8 disseminated by the Illinois State Police only as required by
2030	2030	9 this Act or to the arresting authority, a law enforcement
2031	2031	10 agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a later
2032	2032	11 arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose of
2033	2033	12 sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any
2034	2034	13 subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall have
2035	2035	14 access to all expunged records of the Illinois State Police
2036	2036	15 pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
2037	2037	16 expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a
2038	2038	17 copy of the order to the person who was granted the certificate
2039	2039	18 of eligibility for expungement.
2040	2040	19 (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
2041	2041	20 of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
2042	2042	21 especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
2043	2043	22 random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
2044	2044	23 criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of
2045	2045	24 the Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the
2046	2046	25 Illinois Department of Employment Security shall be utilized
2047	2047	26 as appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
2048	2048
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2058	2058	1 disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
2059	2059	2 identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
2060	2060	3 The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
2061	2061	4 later than September 1, 2010.
2062	2062	5 (g) Immediate Sealing.
2063	2063	6 (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
2064	2064	7 of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any
2065	2065	8 rights to expungement or sealing of criminal records, this
2066	2066	9 subsection authorizes the immediate sealing of criminal
2067	2067	10 records of adults and of minors prosecuted as adults.
2068	2068	11 (2) Eligible Records.
2069	2069	12 (A) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
2070	2070	13 resulting in acquittal or dismissal with prejudice,
2071	2071	14 except as excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B), that occur
2072	2072	15 on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date of
2073	2073	16 Public Act 100-282), may be sealed immediately if the
2074	2074	17 petition is filed with the circuit court clerk on the
2075	2075	18 same day and during the same hearing in which the case
2076	2076	19 is disposed.
2077	2077	20 (B) Records that contain redacted reproductive
2078	2078	21 health care or gender-affirming care information under
2079	2079	22 Section 107-17 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of
2080	2080	23 1963.
2081	2081	24 (3) When Records are Eligible to be Immediately
2082	2082	25 Sealed. Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this
2083	2083	26 subsection (g) may be sealed immediately after entry of
2084	2084
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2094	2094	1 the final disposition of a case, notwithstanding the
2095	2095	2 disposition of other charges in the same case.
2096	2096	3 (4) Notice of Eligibility for Immediate Sealing. Upon
2097	2097	4 entry of a disposition for an eligible record under
2098	2098	5 subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of this subsection (g),
2099	2099	6 the defendant shall be informed by the court of his or her
2100	2100	7 right to have eligible records immediately sealed and the
2101	2101	8 procedure for the immediate sealing of these records.
2102	2102	9 (5) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
2103	2103	10 immediate sealing under this subsection (g).
2104	2104	11 (A) Filing the Petition. For eligible records
2105	2105	12 under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of this
2106	2106	13 subsection (g), upon Upon entry of the final
2107	2107	14 disposition of the case, the defendant's attorney may
2108	2108	15 immediately petition the court, on behalf of the
2109	2109	16 defendant, for immediate sealing of eligible records
2110	2110	17 under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) that are
2111	2111	18 entered on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective
2112	2112	19 date of Public Act 100-282). The immediate sealing
2113	2113	20 petition may be filed with the circuit court clerk
2114	2114	21 during the hearing in which the final disposition of
2115	2115	22 the case is entered. If the defendant's attorney does
2116	2116	23 not file the petition for immediate sealing during the
2117	2117	24 hearing, the defendant may file a petition for sealing
2118	2118	25 at any time as authorized under subsection (c)(3)(A).
2119	2119	26 (B) Contents of Petition. For eligible records
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2130	2130	1 under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of this
2131	2131	2 subsection (g), the The immediate sealing petition
2132	2132	3 shall be verified and shall contain the petitioner's
2133	2133	4 name, date of birth, current address, and for each
2134	2134	5 eligible record, the case number, the date of arrest
2135	2135	6 if applicable, the identity of the arresting authority
2136	2136	7 if applicable, and other information as the court may
2137	2137	8 require.
2138	2138	9 (C) Drug Test. The defendant receiving a sealed
2139	2139	10 record under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of this
2140	2140	11 subsection (g) or a petitioner shall not be required
2141	2141	12 to attach proof that he or she has passed a drug test.
2142	2142	13 (D) Service of Petition. For eligible records
2143	2143	14 under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of this
2144	2144	15 subsection (g), a A copy of the petition shall be
2145	2145	16 served on the State's Attorney in open court. The
2146	2146	17 petitioner shall not be required to serve a copy of the
2147	2147	18 petition on any other agency.
2148	2148	19 (E) Entry of Order. The presiding trial judge
2149	2149	20 shall enter an order granting or denying the petition
2150	2150	21 for immediate sealing under subparagraph (A) of
2151	2151	22 paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) during the
2152	2152	23 hearing in which it is filed. Petitions for immediate
2153	2153	24 sealing shall be ruled on in the same hearing in which
2154	2154	25 the final disposition of the case is entered. For
2155	2155	26 eligible records being sealed under subparagraph (B)
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2166	2166	1 of paragraph (2) of this subsection (g), the presiding
2167	2167	2 trial judge shall enter an order for immediate sealing
2168	2168	3 upon entry of a disposition for an eligible record.
2169	2169	4 (F) Hearings. For eligible records under
2170	2170	5 subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of this subsection
2171	2171	6 (g), the The court shall hear the petition for
2172	2172	7 immediate sealing on the same day and during the same
2173	2173	8 hearing in which the disposition is rendered.
2174	2174	9 (G) Service of Order. An order to immediately seal
2175	2175	10 eligible records shall be served in conformance with
2176	2176	11 subsection (d)(8).
2177	2177	12 (H) Implementation of Order. An order to
2178	2178	13 immediately seal records shall be implemented in
2179	2179	14 conformance with subsections (d)(9)(C) and (d)(9)(D).
2180	2180	15 (I) Fees. The fee imposed by the circuit court
2181	2181	16 clerk and the Illinois State Police shall comply with
2182	2182	17 paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section.
2183	2183	18 (J) Final Order. No court order issued under this
2184	2184	19 subsection (g) shall become final for purposes of
2185	2185	20 appeal until 30 days after service of the order on the
2186	2186	21 petitioner and all parties entitled to service of the
2187	2187	22 order in conformance with subsection (d)(8).
2188	2188	23 (K) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
2189	2189	24 Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
2190	2190	25 petitioner, State's Attorney, or the Illinois State
2191	2191	26 Police may file a motion to vacate, modify, or
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2202	2202	1 reconsider the order denying the petition to
2203	2203	2 immediately seal within 60 days of service of the
2204	2204	3 order. If filed more than 60 days after service of the
2205	2205	4 order, a petition to vacate, modify, or reconsider
2206	2206	5 shall comply with subsection (c) of Section 2-1401 of
2207	2207	6 the Code of Civil Procedure.
2208	2208	7 (L) Effect of Order. An order granting an
2209	2209	8 immediate sealing petition shall not be considered
2210	2210	9 void because it fails to comply with the provisions of
2211	2211	10 this Section or because of an error asserted in a
2212	2212	11 motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The circuit
2213	2213	12 court retains jurisdiction to determine whether the
2214	2214	13 order is voidable, and to vacate, modify, or
2215	2215	14 reconsider its terms based on a motion filed under
2216	2216	15 subparagraph (L) of this subsection (g).
2217	2217	16 (M) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
2218	2218	17 Seal Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an
2219	2219	18 order granting a petition to immediately seal, all
2220	2220	19 parties entitled to service of the order must fully
2221	2221	20 comply with the terms of the order within 60 days of
2222	2222	21 service of the order.
2223	2223	22 (h) Sealing or vacation and expungement of trafficking
2224	2224	23 victims' crimes.
2225	2225	24 (1) A trafficking victim, as defined by paragraph (10)
2226	2226	25 of subsection (a) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
2227	2227	26 2012, may petition for vacation and expungement or
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2238	2238	1 immediate sealing of his or her criminal record upon the
2239	2239	2 completion of his or her last sentence if his or her
2240	2240	3 participation in the underlying offense was a result of
2241	2241	4 human trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
2242	2242	5 of 2012 or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
2243	2243	6 Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
2244	2244	7 (1.5) A petition under paragraph (1) shall be
2245	2245	8 prepared, signed, and filed in accordance with Supreme
2246	2246	9 Court Rule 9. The court may allow the petitioner to attend
2247	2247	10 any required hearing remotely in accordance with local
2248	2248	11 rules. The court may allow a petition to be filed under
2249	2249	12 seal if the public filing of the petition would constitute
2250	2250	13 a risk of harm to the petitioner.
2251	2251	14 (2) A petitioner under this subsection (h), in
2252	2252	15 addition to the requirements provided under paragraph (4)
2253	2253	16 of subsection (d) of this Section, shall include in his or
2254	2254	17 her petition a clear and concise statement that: (A) he or
2255	2255	18 she was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the
2256	2256	19 offense; and (B) that his or her participation in the
2257	2257	20 offense was a result of human trafficking under Section
2258	2258	21 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form of
2259	2259	22 trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
2260	2260	23 Protection Act.
2261	2261	24 (3) If an objection is filed alleging that the
2262	2262	25 petitioner is not entitled to vacation and expungement or
2263	2263	26 immediate sealing under this subsection (h), the court
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2274	2274	1 shall conduct a hearing under paragraph (7) of subsection
2275	2275	2 (d) of this Section and the court shall determine whether
2276	2276	3 the petitioner is entitled to vacation and expungement or
2277	2277	4 immediate sealing under this subsection (h). A petitioner
2278	2278	5 is eligible for vacation and expungement or immediate
2279	2279	6 relief under this subsection (h) if he or she shows, by a
2280	2280	7 preponderance of the evidence, that: (A) he or she was a
2281	2281	8 victim of human trafficking at the time of the offense;
2282	2282	9 and (B) that his or her participation in the offense was a
2283	2283	10 result of human trafficking under Section 10-9 of the
2284	2284	11 Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form of trafficking
2285	2285	12 under the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
2286	2286	13 (i) Minor Cannabis Offenses under the Cannabis Control
2287	2287	14 Act.
2288	2288	15 (1) Expungement of Arrest Records of Minor Cannabis
2289	2289	16 Offenses.
2290	2290	17 (A) The Illinois State Police and all law
2291	2291	18 enforcement agencies within the State shall
2292	2292	19 automatically expunge all criminal history records of
2293	2293	20 an arrest, charge not initiated by arrest, order of
2294	2294	21 supervision, or order of qualified probation for a
2295	2295	22 Minor Cannabis Offense committed prior to June 25,
2296	2296	23 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) if:
2297	2297	24 (i) One year or more has elapsed since the
2298	2298	25 date of the arrest or law enforcement interaction
2299	2299	26 documented in the records; and
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2310	2310	1 (ii) No criminal charges were filed relating
2311	2311	2 to the arrest or law enforcement interaction or
2312	2312	3 criminal charges were filed and subsequently
2313	2313	4 dismissed or vacated or the arrestee was
2314	2314	5 acquitted.
2315	2315	6 (B) If the law enforcement agency is unable to
2316	2316	7 verify satisfaction of condition (ii) in paragraph
2317	2317	8 (A), records that satisfy condition (i) in paragraph
2318	2318	9 (A) shall be automatically expunged.
2319	2319	10 (C) Records shall be expunged by the law
2320	2320	11 enforcement agency under the following timelines:
2321	2321	12 (i) Records created prior to June 25, 2019
2322	2322	13 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27), but on
2323	2323	14 or after January 1, 2013, shall be automatically
2324	2324	15 expunged prior to January 1, 2021;
2325	2325	16 (ii) Records created prior to January 1, 2013,
2326	2326	17 but on or after January 1, 2000, shall be
2327	2327	18 automatically expunged prior to January 1, 2023;
2328	2328	19 (iii) Records created prior to January 1, 2000
2329	2329	20 shall be automatically expunged prior to January
2330	2330	21 1, 2025.
2331	2331	22 In response to an inquiry for expunged records,
2332	2332	23 the law enforcement agency receiving such inquiry
2333	2333	24 shall reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
2334	2334	25 records ever existed; however, it shall provide a
2335	2335	26 certificate of disposition or confirmation that the
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2346	2346	1 record was expunged to the individual whose record was
2347	2347	2 expunged if such a record exists.
2348	2348	3 (D) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
2349	2349	4 restrict or modify an individual's right to have that
2350	2350	5 individual's records expunged except as otherwise may
2351	2351	6 be provided in this Act, or diminish or abrogate any
2352	2352	7 rights or remedies otherwise available to the
2353	2353	8 individual.
2354	2354	9 (2) Pardons Authorizing Expungement of Minor Cannabis
2355	2355	10 Offenses.
2356	2356	11 (A) Upon June 25, 2019 (the effective date of
2357	2357	12 Public Act 101-27), the Department of State Police
2358	2358	13 shall review all criminal history record information
2359	2359	14 and identify all records that meet all of the
2360	2360	15 following criteria:
2361	2361	16 (i) one or more convictions for a Minor
2362	2362	17 Cannabis Offense;
2363	2363	18 (ii) the conviction identified in paragraph
2364	2364	19 (2)(A)(i) did not include a penalty enhancement
2365	2365	20 under Section 7 of the Cannabis Control Act; and
2366	2366	21 (iii) the conviction identified in paragraph
2367	2367	22 (2)(A)(i) is not associated with a conviction for
2368	2368	23 a violent crime as defined in subsection (c) of
2369	2369	24 Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and
2370	2370	25 Witnesses Act.
2371	2371	26 (B) Within 180 days after June 25, 2019 (the
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2382	2382	1 effective date of Public Act 101-27), the Department
2383	2383	2 of State Police shall notify the Prisoner Review Board
2384	2384	3 of all such records that meet the criteria established
2385	2385	4 in paragraph (2)(A).
2386	2386	5 (i) The Prisoner Review Board shall notify the
2387	2387	6 State's Attorney of the county of conviction of
2388	2388	7 each record identified by State Police in
2389	2389	8 paragraph (2)(A) that is classified as a Class 4
2390	2390	9 felony. The State's Attorney may provide a written
2391	2391	10 objection to the Prisoner Review Board on the sole
2392	2392	11 basis that the record identified does not meet the
2393	2393	12 criteria established in paragraph (2)(A). Such an
2394	2394	13 objection must be filed within 60 days or by such
2395	2395	14 later date set by the Prisoner Review Board in the
2396	2396	15 notice after the State's Attorney received notice
2397	2397	16 from the Prisoner Review Board.
2398	2398	17 (ii) In response to a written objection from a
2399	2399	18 State's Attorney, the Prisoner Review Board is
2400	2400	19 authorized to conduct a non-public hearing to
2401	2401	20 evaluate the information provided in the
2402	2402	21 objection.
2403	2403	22 (iii) The Prisoner Review Board shall make a
2404	2404	23 confidential and privileged recommendation to the
2405	2405	24 Governor as to whether to grant a pardon
2406	2406	25 authorizing expungement for each of the records
2407	2407	26 identified by the Department of State Police as
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2418	2418	1 described in paragraph (2)(A).
2419	2419	2 (C) If an individual has been granted a pardon
2420	2420	3 authorizing expungement as described in this Section,
2421	2421	4 the Prisoner Review Board, through the Attorney
2422	2422	5 General, shall file a petition for expungement with
2423	2423	6 the Chief Judge of the circuit or any judge of the
2424	2424	7 circuit designated by the Chief Judge where the
2425	2425	8 individual had been convicted. Such petition may
2426	2426	9 include more than one individual. Whenever an
2427	2427	10 individual who has been convicted of an offense is
2428	2428	11 granted a pardon by the Governor that specifically
2429	2429	12 authorizes expungement, an objection to the petition
2430	2430	13 may not be filed. Petitions to expunge under this
2431	2431	14 subsection (i) may include more than one individual.
2432	2432	15 Within 90 days of the filing of such a petition, the
2433	2433	16 court shall enter an order expunging the records of
2434	2434	17 arrest from the official records of the arresting
2435	2435	18 authority and order that the records of the circuit
2436	2436	19 court clerk and the Illinois State Police be expunged
2437	2437	20 and the name of the defendant obliterated from the
2438	2438	21 official index requested to be kept by the circuit
2439	2439	22 court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
2440	2440	23 Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
2441	2441	24 the offense for which the individual had received a
2442	2442	25 pardon but the order shall not affect any index issued
2443	2443	26 by the circuit court clerk before the entry of the
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2454	2454	1 order. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
2455	2455	2 circuit court clerk shall promptly provide a copy of
2456	2456	3 the order and a certificate of disposition to the
2457	2457	4 individual who was pardoned to the individual's last
2458	2458	5 known address or by electronic means (if available) or
2459	2459	6 otherwise make it available to the individual upon
2460	2460	7 request.
2461	2461	8 (D) Nothing in this Section is intended to
2462	2462	9 diminish or abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise
2463	2463	10 available to the individual.
2464	2464	11 (3) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and
2465	2465	12 expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4 felony
2466	2466	13 violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis
2467	2467	14 Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
2468	2468	15 subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
2469	2469	16 Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
2470	2470	17 designated by the Chief Judge. The circuit court clerk
2471	2471	18 shall promptly serve a copy of the motion to vacate and
2472	2472	19 expunge, and any supporting documentation, on the State's
2473	2473	20 Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
2474	2474	21 prosecuting the offense. When considering such a motion to
2475	2475	22 vacate and expunge, a court shall consider the following:
2476	2476	23 the reasons to retain the records provided by law
2477	2477	24 enforcement, the petitioner's age, the petitioner's age at
2478	2478	25 the time of offense, the time since the conviction, and
2479	2479	26 the specific adverse consequences if denied. An individual
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2490	2490	1 may file such a petition after the completion of any
2491	2491	2 non-financial sentence or non-financial condition imposed
2492	2492	3 by the conviction. Within 60 days of the filing of such
2493	2493	4 motion, a State's Attorney may file an objection to such a
2494	2494	5 petition along with supporting evidence. If a motion to
2495	2495	6 vacate and expunge is granted, the records shall be
2496	2496	7 expunged in accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and
2497	2497	8 (d)(9)(A) of this Section. An agency providing civil legal
2498	2498	9 aid, as defined by Section 15 of the Public Interest
2499	2499	10 Attorney Assistance Act, assisting individuals seeking to
2500	2500	11 file a motion to vacate and expunge under this subsection
2501	2501	12 may file motions to vacate and expunge with the Chief
2502	2502	13 Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
2503	2503	14 designated by the Chief Judge, and the motion may include
2504	2504	15 more than one individual. Motions filed by an agency
2505	2505	16 providing civil legal aid concerning more than one
2506	2506	17 individual may be prepared, presented, and signed
2507	2507	18 electronically.
2508	2508	19 (4) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate
2509	2509	20 and expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4
2510	2510	21 felony violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis
2511	2511	22 Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
2512	2512	23 subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
2513	2513	24 Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
2514	2514	25 designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more than
2515	2515	26 one individual. Motions filed by a State's Attorney
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2526	2526	1 concerning more than one individual may be prepared,
2527	2527	2 presented, and signed electronically. When considering
2528	2528	3 such a motion to vacate and expunge, a court shall
2529	2529	4 consider the following: the reasons to retain the records
2530	2530	5 provided by law enforcement, the individual's age, the
2531	2531	6 individual's age at the time of offense, the time since
2532	2532	7 the conviction, and the specific adverse consequences if
2533	2533	8 denied. Upon entry of an order granting a motion to vacate
2534	2534	9 and expunge records pursuant to this Section, the State's
2535	2535	10 Attorney shall notify the Prisoner Review Board within 30
2536	2536	11 days. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the circuit
2537	2537	12 court clerk shall promptly provide a copy of the order and
2538	2538	13 a certificate of disposition to the individual whose
2539	2539	14 records will be expunged to the individual's last known
2540	2540	15 address or by electronic means (if available) or otherwise
2541	2541	16 make available to the individual upon request. If a motion
2542	2542	17 to vacate and expunge is granted, the records shall be
2543	2543	18 expunged in accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and
2544	2544	19 (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
2545	2545	20 (5) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a
2546	2546	21 county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge
2547	2547	22 pursuant to this Section in the circuit court with
2548	2548	23 jurisdiction over the underlying conviction.
2549	2549	24 (6) If a person is arrested for a Minor Cannabis
2550	2550	25 Offense as defined in this Section before June 25, 2019
2551	2551	26 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) and the person's
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2562	2562	1 case is still pending but a sentence has not been imposed,
2563	2563	2 the person may petition the court in which the charges are
2564	2564	3 pending for an order to summarily dismiss those charges
2565	2565	4 against him or her, and expunge all official records of
2566	2566	5 his or her arrest, plea, trial, conviction, incarceration,
2567	2567	6 supervision, or expungement. If the court determines, upon
2568	2568	7 review, that: (A) the person was arrested before June 25,
2569	2569	8 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) for an
2570	2570	9 offense that has been made eligible for expungement; (B)
2571	2571	10 the case is pending at the time; and (C) the person has not
2572	2572	11 been sentenced of the minor cannabis violation eligible
2573	2573	12 for expungement under this subsection, the court shall
2574	2574	13 consider the following: the reasons to retain the records
2575	2575	14 provided by law enforcement, the petitioner's age, the
2576	2576	15 petitioner's age at the time of offense, the time since
2577	2577	16 the conviction, and the specific adverse consequences if
2578	2578	17 denied. If a motion to dismiss and expunge is granted, the
2579	2579	18 records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
2580	2580	19 (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
2581	2581	20 (7) A person imprisoned solely as a result of one or
2582	2582	21 more convictions for Minor Cannabis Offenses under this
2583	2583	22 subsection (i) shall be released from incarceration upon
2584	2584	23 the issuance of an order under this subsection.
2585	2585	24 (8) The Illinois State Police shall allow a person to
2586	2586	25 use the access and review process, established in the
2587	2587	26 Illinois State Police, for verifying that his or her
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2598	2598	1 records relating to Minor Cannabis Offenses of the
2599	2599	2 Cannabis Control Act eligible under this Section have been
2600	2600	3 expunged.
2601	2601	4 (9) No conviction vacated pursuant to this Section
2602	2602	5 shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly
2603	2603	6 served as provided in the Court of Claims Act.
2604	2604	7 (10) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to
2605	2605	8 expunge an expungeable offense shall not be limited under
2606	2606	9 this Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall
2607	2607	10 be to restore the person to the status he or she occupied
2608	2608	11 before the arrest, charge, or conviction.
2609	2609	12 (11) Information. The Illinois State Police shall post
2610	2610	13 general information on its website about the expungement
2611	2611	14 process described in this subsection (i).
2612	2612	15 (j) Felony Prostitution Convictions.
2613	2613	16 (1) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and
2614	2614	17 expunge a conviction for a prior Class 4 felony violation
2615	2615	18 of prostitution. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
2616	2616	19 subsection (j) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
2617	2617	20 Judge of a judicial circuit, or any judge of the circuit
2618	2618	21 designated by the Chief Judge. When considering the motion
2619	2619	22 to vacate and expunge, a court shall consider the
2620	2620	23 following:
2621	2621	24 (A) the reasons to retain the records provided by
2622	2622	25 law enforcement;
2623	2623	26 (B) the petitioner's age;
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2634	2634	1 (C) the petitioner's age at the time of offense;
2635	2635	2 and
2636	2636	3 (D) the time since the conviction, and the
2637	2637	4 specific adverse consequences if denied. An individual
2638	2638	5 may file the petition after the completion of any
2639	2639	6 sentence or condition imposed by the conviction.
2640	2640	7 Within 60 days of the filing of the motion, a State's
2641	2641	8 Attorney may file an objection to the petition along
2642	2642	9 with supporting evidence. If a motion to vacate and
2643	2643	10 expunge is granted, the records shall be expunged in
2644	2644	11 accordance with subparagraph (d)(9)(A) of this
2645	2645	12 Section. An agency providing civil legal aid, as
2646	2646	13 defined in Section 15 of the Public Interest Attorney
2647	2647	14 Assistance Act, assisting individuals seeking to file
2648	2648	15 a motion to vacate and expunge under this subsection
2649	2649	16 may file motions to vacate and expunge with the Chief
2650	2650	17 Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
2651	2651	18 designated by the Chief Judge, and the motion may
2652	2652	19 include more than one individual.
2653	2653	20 (2) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate
2654	2654	21 and expunge a conviction for a Class 4 felony violation of
2655	2655	22 prostitution. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
2656	2656	23 subsection (j) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
2657	2657	24 Judge of a judicial circuit, or any judge of the circuit
2658	2658	25 court designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more
2659	2659	26 than one individual. When considering the motion to vacate
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2670	2670	1 and expunge, a court shall consider the following reasons:
2671	2671	2 (A) the reasons to retain the records provided by
2672	2672	3 law enforcement;
2673	2673	4 (B) the petitioner's age;
2674	2674	5 (C) the petitioner's age at the time of offense;
2675	2675	6 (D) the time since the conviction; and
2676	2676	7 (E) the specific adverse consequences if denied.
2677	2677	8 If the State's Attorney files a motion to vacate and
2678	2678	9 expunge records for felony prostitution convictions
2679	2679	10 pursuant to this Section, the State's Attorney shall
2680	2680	11 notify the Prisoner Review Board within 30 days of the
2681	2681	12 filing. If a motion to vacate and expunge is granted, the
2682	2682	13 records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
2683	2683	14 (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
2684	2684	15 (3) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a
2685	2685	16 county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge
2686	2686	17 pursuant to this Section in the circuit court with
2687	2687	18 jurisdiction over the underlying conviction.
2688	2688	19 (4) The Illinois State Police shall allow a person to
2689	2689	20 a use the access and review process, established in the
2690	2690	21 Illinois State Police, for verifying that his or her
2691	2691	22 records relating to felony prostitution eligible under
2692	2692	23 this Section have been expunged.
2693	2693	24 (5) No conviction vacated pursuant to this Section
2694	2694	25 shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly
2695	2695	26 served as provided in the Court of Claims Act.
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2706	2706	1 (6) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to expunge
2707	2707	2 an expungeable offense shall not be limited under this
2708	2708	3 Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall be to
2709	2709	4 restore the person to the status he or she occupied before
2710	2710	5 the arrest, charge, or conviction.
2711	2711	6 (7) Information. The Illinois State Police shall post
2712	2712	7 general information on its website about the expungement
2713	2713	8 process described in this subsection (j).
2714	2714	9 (Source: P.A. 102-145, eff. 7-23-21; 102-558, 8-20-21;
2715	2715	10 102-639, eff. 8-27-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-933, eff.
2716	2716	11 1-1-23; 103-35, eff. 1-1-24; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
2717	2717	12 Section 20. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
2718	2718	13 adding Section 10.25 as follows:
2719	2719	14 (50 ILCS 705/10.25 new)
2720	2720	15 Sec. 10.25. Confidentiality of information relating to
2721	2721	16 reproductive health care and gender-affirming care.
2722	2722	17 (a) As used in this Section, "gender-affirming care" and
2723	2723	18 "reproductive health care" have the meanings given to those
2724	2724	19 terms in Section 8-802.4 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
2725	2725	20 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, records
2726	2726	21 maintained by a law enforcement agency that contain any
2727	2727	22 reference to reproductive health care or gender-affirming care
2728	2728	23 shall be redacted to exclude the references to reproductive
2729	2729	24 health care and gender-affirming care upon inspection and
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2740	2740	1 copying when inspection and copying is otherwise allowed by
2741	2741	2 law.
2742	2742	3 Section 25. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
2743	2743	4 amended by adding Sections 107-17 as follows:
2744	2744	5 (725 ILCS 5/107-17 new)
2745	2745	6 Sec. 107-17. Confidentiality of information relating to
2746	2746	7 reproductive health care and gender-affirming care.
2747	2747	8 (a) As used in this Section, "gender-affirming care" and
2748	2748	9 "reproductive health care" have the meanings given to those
2749	2749	10 terms in Section 8-802.4 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
2750	2750	11 (b) If a document filed during a criminal proceeding that
2751	2751	12 contains any reference to reproductive health care or
2752	2752	13 gender-affirming care, the document, including court records,
2753	2753	14 shall be filed under seal and remain under seal unless the
2754	2754	15 court orders otherwise, or, if not filed under seal, a
2755	2755	16 document that references reproductive health care or
2756	2756	17 gender-affirming care must be redacted before being filed.
2757	2757	18 Upon final disposition of a case involving document described
2758	2758	19 under this subsection, the entire court file shall be
2759	2759	20 immediately sealed under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of
2760	2760	21 subsection (g) of Section 5.2 of the Criminal Identification
2761	2761	22 Act, and, after immediate sealing, the case file only may be
2762	2762	23 made available to the public by court order unsealing the
2763	2763	24 records as otherwise provided by law and only with any
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2774	2774	1 reference to reproductive health care or gender-affirming care
2775	2775	2 redacted.
2776	2776	3 (c) If, in any judicial proceeding, a party alleges that
2777	2777	4 items sealed or redacted under subsection (b) are necessary to
2778	2778	5 the determination of any issue before the court and written
2779	2779	6 consent to disclosure has not been given, the party may ask the
2780	2780	7 court to consider the relevance and admissibility of the
2781	2781	8 statements. In such a case, the court shall hold a hearing in
2782	2782	9 camera on the relevance of the statements. A transcript of the
2783	2783	10 in camera proceeding shall be made and sealed. If the court
2784	2784	11 finds the records sealed or redacted relevant and admissible
2785	2785	12 to the issue, the court order the statements to be disclosed
2786	2786	13 under a protective order in which the parties are prohibited
2787	2787	14 from furnishing to anyone the materials identified in the
2788	2788	15 order.
2789	2789	16 Section 30. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
2790	2790	17 adding Section 8-802.4 as follows:
2791	2791	18 (735 ILCS 5/8-802.4 new)
2792	2792	19 Sec. 8-802.4. Confidentiality of information relating to
2793	2793	20 reproductive health care and gender-affirming care.
2794	2794	21 (a) As used in this Section:
2795	2795	22 "Gender-affirming care" means medically necessary health
2796	2796	23 care that respects the gender identity of the patient, as
2797	2797	24 experienced and defined by the patient, including, but not
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2808	2808	1 limited to:
2809	2809	2 (1) interventions to suppress the development of
2810	2810	3 endogenous secondary sex characteristics;
2811	2811	4 (2) interventions to align the patient's appearance or
2812	2812	5 physical body with the patient's gender identity;
2813	2813	6 (3) interventions to alleviate symptoms of clinically
2814	2814	7 significant distress resulting from gender dysphoria, as
2815	2815	8 defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
2816	2816	9 Disorders, 5th Edition; or
2817	2817	10 (4) mental health care or behavioral health care that
2818	2818	11 respects the gender identity of the patient, as
2819	2819	12 experienced and defined by the patient, including, but not
2820	2820	13 limited to, developmentally appropriate exploration and
2821	2821	14 integration of identity, reduction of distress, adaptive
2822	2822	15 coping, and strategies to increase family acceptance.
2823	2823	16 "Reproductive health care" has the meaning given to that
2824	2824	17 term in Section 1-10 of the Reproductive Health Act.
2825	2825	18 (b) If a document filed during a civil proceeding that
2826	2826	19 contains any reference to reproductive health care or
2827	2827	20 gender-affirming care, the document, including court records,
2828	2828	21 shall be filed under seal and remain under seal unless the
2829	2829	22 court orders otherwise, or, if not filed under seal, a
2830	2830	23 document that references reproductive health care or
2831	2831	24 gender-affirming care must be redacted before being filed.
2832	2832	25 Upon final disposition of a case involving document described
2833	2833	26 under this subsection, the entire court file shall be
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2844	2844	1 immediately sealed under subsection (d), and, after immediate
2845	2845	2 sealing, the case file only may be made available to the public
2846	2846	3 by court order unsealing the records as otherwise provided by
2847	2847	4 law and only with any reference to reproductive health care or
2848	2848	5 gender-affirming care redacted.
2849	2849	6 (c) If, in any judicial proceeding, a party alleges that
2850	2850	7 items sealed or redacted under subsection (b) are necessary to
2851	2851	8 the determination of any issue before the court and written
2852	2852	9 consent to disclosure has not been given, the party may ask the
2853	2853	10 court to consider the relevance and admissibility of the
2854	2854	11 statements. In such a case, the court shall hold a hearing in
2855	2855	12 camera on the relevance of the statements. A transcript of the
2856	2856	13 in camera proceeding shall be made and sealed. If the court
2857	2857	14 finds the records sealed or redacted relevant and admissible
2858	2858	15 to the issue, the court order the statements to be disclosed
2859	2859	16 under a protective order in which the parties are prohibited
2860	2860	17 from furnishing to anyone the materials identified in the
2861	2861	18 order.
2862	2862	19 (d) Records that contain redacted reproductive health care
2863	2863	20 or gender-affirming care health information shall be sealed
2864	2864	21 immediately after entry of the final disposition of a case as
2865	2865	22 follows:
2866	2866	23 (1) Upon entry of the final disposition of the case,
2867	2867	24 the presiding trial judge shall enter an order for
2868	2868	25 immediate sealing of the case file.
2869	2869	26 (2) An order to immediately seal eligible records
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2880	2880	1 shall be served in on all parties to the case.
2881	2881	2 (3) An order to immediately seal records shall be
2882	2882	3 implemented in conformance with subsections (d)(9)(C) and
2883	2883	4 (d)(9)(D) of Section 5.2 of the Criminal Identification
2884	2884	5 Act.
2885	2885	6 (4) No court order issued under this subsection shall
2886	2886	7 become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
2887	2887	8 service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
2888	2888	9 entitled to service of the order in conformance with
2889	2889	10 subsection (d)(8) of Section 5.2 of the Criminal
2890	2890	11 Identification Act.
2891	2891	12 (5) Under Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil
2892	2892	13 Procedure, a party may file a motion to vacate, modify, or
2893	2893	14 reconsider the order denying the petition to immediately
2894	2894	15 seal within 60 days of service of the order. If filed more
2895	2895	16 than 60 days after service of the order, a petition to
2896	2896	17 vacate, modify, or reconsider shall comply with subsection
2897	2897	18 (c) of Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
2898	2898	19 (6) An order granting an immediate sealing petition
2899	2899	20 shall not be considered void because it fails to comply
2900	2900	21 with the provisions of this subsection or because of an
2901	2901	22 error asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or
2902	2902	23 reconsider. The circuit court retains jurisdiction to
2903	2903	24 determine whether the order is voidable, and to vacate,
2904	2904	25 modify, or reconsider its terms based on a motion filed
2905	2905	26 under paragraph (5).
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2916	2916	1 (7) Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
2917	2917	2 granting a petition to immediately seal, all parties
2918	2918	3 entitled to service of the order must fully comply with
2919	2919	4 the terms of the order within 60 days of service of the
2920	2920	5 order.
2921	2921	6 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
2922	2922	7 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
2923	2923	8 that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
2924	2924	9 represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
2925	2925	10 not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
2926	2926	11 made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
2927	2927	12 Public Act.
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