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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1055 Introduced , by Rep. Dave Vella SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2630/5.2 Amends the Criminal Identification Act. In provisions concerning expungement, modifies the definition of "Minor Cannabis Offense" to mean a violation of specified provisions of the Cannabis Control Act concerning not more than 100 grams (rather than 30 grams) of any substance containing cannabis if the violation did not include a penalty enhancement under specified provisions of the Cannabis Control Act and is not associated with an arrest, conviction, or other disposition for a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. LRB104 03207 RTM 13228 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1055 Introduced , by Rep. Dave Vella SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2630/5.2 20 ILCS 2630/5.2 Amends the Criminal Identification Act. In provisions concerning expungement, modifies the definition of "Minor Cannabis Offense" to mean a violation of specified provisions of the Cannabis Control Act concerning not more than 100 grams (rather than 30 grams) of any substance containing cannabis if the violation did not include a penalty enhancement under specified provisions of the Cannabis Control Act and is not associated with an arrest, conviction, or other disposition for a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. LRB104 03207 RTM 13228 b LRB104 03207 RTM 13228 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Amends the Criminal Identification Act. In provisions concerning expungement, modifies the definition of "Minor Cannabis Offense" to mean a violation of specified provisions of the Cannabis Control Act concerning not more than 100 grams (rather than 30 grams) of any substance containing cannabis if the violation did not include a penalty enhancement under specified provisions of the Cannabis Control Act and is not associated with an arrest, conviction, or other disposition for a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
15	15	5 changing Section 5.2 as follows:
16	16	6 (20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
17	17	7 Sec. 5.2. Expungement, sealing, and immediate sealing.
18	18	8 (a) General Provisions.
19	19	9 (1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
20	20	10 the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a
21	21	11 particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
22	22	12 (A) The following terms shall have the meanings
23	23	13 ascribed to them in the following Sections of the
24	24	14 Unified Code of Corrections:
25	25	15 Business Offense, Section 5-1-2.
26	26	16 Charge, Section 5-1-3.
27	27	17 Court, Section 5-1-6.
28	28	18 Defendant, Section 5-1-7.
29	29	19 Felony, Section 5-1-9.
30	30	20 Imprisonment, Section 5-1-10.
31	31	21 Judgment, Section 5-1-12.
32	32	22 Misdemeanor, Section 5-1-14.
33	33	23 Offense, Section 5-1-15.
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37	37	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1055 Introduced , by Rep. Dave Vella SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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40	40	Amends the Criminal Identification Act. In provisions concerning expungement, modifies the definition of "Minor Cannabis Offense" to mean a violation of specified provisions of the Cannabis Control Act concerning not more than 100 grams (rather than 30 grams) of any substance containing cannabis if the violation did not include a penalty enhancement under specified provisions of the Cannabis Control Act and is not associated with an arrest, conviction, or other disposition for a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.
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68	68	1 Parole, Section 5-1-16.
69	69	2 Petty Offense, Section 5-1-17.
70	70	3 Probation, Section 5-1-18.
71	71	4 Sentence, Section 5-1-19.
72	72	5 Supervision, Section 5-1-21.
73	73	6 Victim, Section 5-1-22.
74	74	7 (B) As used in this Section, "charge not initiated
75	75	8 by arrest" means a charge (as defined by Section 5-1-3
76	76	9 of the Unified Code of Corrections) brought against a
77	77	10 defendant where the defendant is not arrested prior to
78	78	11 or as a direct result of the charge.
79	79	12 (C) "Conviction" means a judgment of conviction or
80	80	13 sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a
81	81	14 verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered
82	82	15 by a legally constituted jury or by a court of
83	83	16 competent jurisdiction authorized to try the case
84	84	17 without a jury. An order of supervision successfully
85	85	18 completed by the petitioner is not a conviction. An
86	86	19 order of qualified probation (as defined in subsection
87	87	20 (a)(1)(J)) successfully completed by the petitioner is
88	88	21 not a conviction. An order of supervision or an order
89	89	22 of qualified probation that is terminated
90	90	23 unsatisfactorily is a conviction, unless the
91	91	24 unsatisfactory termination is reversed, vacated, or
92	92	25 modified and the judgment of conviction, if any, is
93	93	26 reversed or vacated.
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104	104	1 (D) "Criminal offense" means a petty offense,
105	105	2 business offense, misdemeanor, felony, or municipal
106	106	3 ordinance violation (as defined in subsection
107	107	4 (a)(1)(H)). As used in this Section, a minor traffic
108	108	5 offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)) shall not
109	109	6 be considered a criminal offense.
110	110	7 (E) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the
111	111	8 records or return them to the petitioner and to
112	112	9 obliterate the petitioner's name from any official
113	113	10 index or public record, or both. Nothing in this Act
114	114	11 shall require the physical destruction of the circuit
115	115	12 court file, but such records relating to arrests or
116	116	13 charges, or both, ordered expunged shall be impounded
117	117	14 as required by subsections (d)(9)(A)(ii) and
118	118	15 (d)(9)(B)(ii).
119	119	16 (F) As used in this Section, "last sentence" means
120	120	17 the sentence, order of supervision, or order of
121	121	18 qualified probation (as defined by subsection
122	122	19 (a)(1)(J)), for a criminal offense (as defined by
123	123	20 subsection (a)(1)(D)) that terminates last in time in
124	124	21 any jurisdiction, regardless of whether the petitioner
125	125	22 has included the criminal offense for which the
126	126	23 sentence or order of supervision or qualified
127	127	24 probation was imposed in his or her petition. If
128	128	25 multiple sentences, orders of supervision, or orders
129	129	26 of qualified probation terminate on the same day and
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140	140	1 are last in time, they shall be collectively
141	141	2 considered the "last sentence" regardless of whether
142	142	3 they were ordered to run concurrently.
143	143	4 (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
144	144	5 business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
145	145	6 Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
146	146	7 municipal or local ordinance.
147	147	8 (G-5) "Minor Cannabis Offense" means a violation
148	148	9 of Section 4 or 5 of the Cannabis Control Act
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150	150	11 containing cannabis, provided the violation did not
151	151	12 include a penalty enhancement under Section 7 of the
152	152	13 Cannabis Control Act and is not associated with an
153	153	14 arrest, conviction or other disposition for a violent
154	154	15 crime as defined in subsection (c) of Section 3 of the
155	155	16 Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.
156	156	17 (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
157	157	18 offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
158	158	19 is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner
159	159	20 was charged or for which the petitioner was arrested
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161	161	22 (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
162	162	23 prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief
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164	164	25 (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
165	165	26 probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control
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176	176	1 Act, Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances
177	177	2 Act, Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
178	178	3 Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4
179	179	4 of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
180	180	5 12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as
181	181	6 those provisions existed before their deletion by
182	182	7 Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
183	183	8 Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
184	184	9 40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10
185	185	10 of the Steroid Control Act. For the purpose of this
186	186	11 Section, "successful completion" of an order of
187	187	12 qualified probation under Section 10-102 of the
188	188	13 Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act and
189	189	14 Section 40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act means
190	190	15 that the probation was terminated satisfactorily and
191	191	16 the judgment of conviction was vacated.
192	192	17 (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
193	193	18 maintain the records, unless the records would
194	194	19 otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
195	195	20 records unavailable without a court order, subject to
196	196	21 the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
197	197	22 petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
198	198	23 official index required to be kept by the circuit
199	199	24 court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
200	200	25 Act, but any index issued by the circuit court clerk
201	201	26 before the entry of the order to seal shall not be
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212	212	1 affected.
213	213	2 (L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor"
214	214	3 includes, but is not limited to, the offenses of
215	215	4 indecent solicitation of a child or criminal sexual
216	216	5 abuse when the victim of such offense is under 18 years
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218	218	7 (M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or
219	219	8 order of supervision or qualified probation includes
220	220	9 either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of
221	221	10 the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this
222	222	11 Section. A sentence is terminated notwithstanding any
223	223	12 outstanding financial legal obligation.
224	224	13 (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
225	225	14 convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
226	226	15 petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
227	227	16 pursuant to this Section.
228	228	17 (2.5) Commencing 180 days after July 29, 2016 (the
229	229	18 effective date of Public Act 99-697), the law enforcement
230	230	19 agency issuing the citation shall automatically expunge,
231	231	20 on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the law
232	232	21 enforcement records of a person found to have committed a
233	233	22 civil law violation of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the
234	234	23 Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of Section 3.5 of
235	235	24 the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the law enforcement
236	236	25 agency's possession or control and which contains the
237	237	26 final satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
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248	248	1 issued a citation for that offense. The law enforcement
249	249	2 agency shall provide by rule the process for access,
250	250	3 review, and to confirm the automatic expungement by the
251	251	4 law enforcement agency issuing the citation. Commencing
252	252	5 180 days after July 29, 2016 (the effective date of Public
253	253	6 Act 99-697), the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge,
254	254	7 upon order of the court, or in the absence of a court order
255	255	8 on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court
256	256	9 records of a person found in the circuit court to have
257	257	10 committed a civil law violation of subsection (a) of
258	258	11 Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of
259	259	12 Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the
260	260	13 clerk's possession or control and which contains the final
261	261	14 satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
262	262	15 issued a citation for any of those offenses.
263	263	16 (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
264	264	17 subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)
265	265	18 of this Section, the court shall not order:
266	266	19 (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
267	267	20 arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
268	268	21 in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
269	269	22 any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
270	270	23 Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
271	271	24 similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
272	272	25 Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
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284	284	1 arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
285	285	2 subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar
286	286	3 provision of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to
287	287	4 the offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
288	288	5 offender has no other conviction for violating Section
289	289	6 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
290	290	7 similar provision of a local ordinance.
291	291	8 (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
292	292	9 traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
293	293	10 unless the petitioner was arrested and released
294	294	11 without charging.
295	295	12 (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
296	296	13 charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
297	297	14 order of supervision or a conviction for the following
298	298	15 offenses:
299	299	16 (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
300	300	17 Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
301	301	18 or a similar provision of a local ordinance,
302	302	19 except Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation
303	303	20 of Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
304	304	21 the Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision
305	305	22 of a local ordinance;
306	306	23 (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
307	307	24 26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
308	308	25 Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
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320	320	1 (iii) Section 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the Criminal
321	321	2 Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or
322	322	3 Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact Order Act,
323	323	4 or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order Act,
324	324	5 or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
325	325	6 (iv) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses
326	326	7 under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
327	327	8 (v) any offense or attempted offense that
328	328	9 would subject a person to registration under the
329	329	10 Sex Offender Registration Act.
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331	331	12 (b) Expungement.
332	332	13 (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
333	333	14 expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
334	334	15 initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not
335	335	16 initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in: (i)
336	336	17 acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
337	337	18 charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (ii) a
338	338	19 conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded
339	339	20 by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of supervision and
340	340	21 such supervision was successfully completed by the
341	341	22 petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or
342	342	23 (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of qualified probation (as
343	343	24 defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was
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345	345	26 (1.5) When a petitioner seeks to have a record of
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356	356	1 arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has
357	357	2 been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney
358	358	3 may object to the expungement on the grounds that the
359	359	4 records contain specific relevant information aside from
360	360	5 the mere fact of the arrest.
361	361	6 (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
362	362	7 (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
363	363	8 arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
364	364	9 dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
365	365	10 or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
366	366	11 no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
367	367	12 such records.
368	368	13 (A-5) In anticipation of the successful completion
369	369	14 of a problem-solving court, pre-plea diversion, or
370	370	15 post-plea diversion program, a petition for
371	371	16 expungement may be filed 61 days before the
372	372	17 anticipated dismissal of the case or any time
373	373	18 thereafter. Upon successful completion of the program
374	374	19 and dismissal of the case, the court shall review the
375	375	20 petition of the person graduating from the program and
376	376	21 shall grant expungement if the petitioner meets all
377	377	22 requirements as specified in any applicable statute.
378	378	23 (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
379	379	24 arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
380	380	25 supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
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392	392	1 (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
393	393	2 orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
394	394	3 3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or
395	395	4 a similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
396	396	5 Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
397	397	6 Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
398	398	7 similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
399	399	8 be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
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401	401	10 the supervision.
402	402	11 (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
403	403	12 in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
404	404	13 violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
405	405	14 the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision
406	406	15 of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
407	407	16 offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
408	408	17 offender has no other conviction for violating
409	409	18 Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
410	410	19 Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
411	411	20 shall not be eligible for expungement until the
412	412	21 petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
413	413	22 (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
414	414	23 orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
415	415	24 not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
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428	428	1 (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
429	429	2 arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
430	430	3 qualified probation, successfully completed by the
431	431	4 petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
432	432	5 expungement until 5 years have passed following the
433	433	6 satisfactory termination of the probation.
434	434	7 (3) Those records maintained by the Illinois State
435	435	8 Police for persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday
436	436	9 shall be expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the
437	437	10 Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
438	438	11 (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
439	439	12 convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
440	440	13 identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
441	441	14 possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
442	442	15 was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
443	443	16 upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
444	444	17 or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
445	445	18 judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
446	446	19 court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
447	447	20 correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
448	448	21 all official records of the arresting authority, the
449	449	22 Illinois State Police, other criminal justice agencies,
450	450	23 the prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such
451	451	24 arrest, if any, by removing his or her name from all such
452	452	25 records in connection with the arrest and conviction, if
453	453	26 any, and by inserting in the records the name of the
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464	464	1 offender, if known or ascertainable, in lieu of the
465	465	2 aggrieved's name. The records of the circuit court clerk
466	466	3 shall be sealed until further order of the court upon good
467	467	4 cause shown and the name of the aggrieved person
468	468	5 obliterated on the official index required to be kept by
469	469	6 the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
470	470	7 Courts Act, but the order shall not affect any index
471	471	8 issued by the circuit court clerk before the entry of the
472	472	9 order. Nothing in this Section shall limit the Illinois
473	473	10 State Police or other criminal justice agencies or
474	474	11 prosecutors from listing under an offender's name the
475	475	12 false names he or she has used.
476	476	13 (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
477	477	14 sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
478	478	15 predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
479	479	16 sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
480	480	17 victim of that offense may request that the State's
481	481	18 Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
482	482	19 file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
483	483	20 the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
484	484	21 seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
485	485	22 with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
486	486	23 offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
487	487	24 and the Illinois State Police concerning the offense shall
488	488	25 not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown, shall
489	489	26 make the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
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500	500	1 with the proceedings of the trial court concerning the
501	501	2 offense available for public inspection.
502	502	3 (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct
503	503	4 review or on collateral attack and the court determines by
504	504	5 clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner was
505	505	6 factually innocent of the charge, the court that finds the
506	506	7 petitioner factually innocent of the charge shall enter an
507	507	8 expungement order for the conviction for which the
508	508	9 petitioner has been determined to be innocent as provided
509	509	10 in subsection (b) of Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of
510	510	11 Corrections.
511	511	12 (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Illinois
512	512	13 State Police from maintaining all records of any person
513	513	14 who is admitted to probation upon terms and conditions and
514	514	15 who fulfills those terms and conditions pursuant to
515	515	16 Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the
516	516	17 Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the
517	517	18 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
518	518	19 Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
519	519	20 Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
520	520	21 Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
521	521	22 Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
522	522	23 Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
523	523	24 the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10 of the
524	524	25 Steroid Control Act.
525	525	26 (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate
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536	536	1 of innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
537	537	2 Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
538	538	3 innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
539	539	4 conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
540	540	5 be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
541	541	6 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
542	542	7 (c) Sealing.
543	543	8 (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
544	544	9 of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any
545	545	10 rights to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
546	546	11 authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and
547	547	12 of minors prosecuted as adults. Subsection (g) of this
548	548	13 Section provides for immediate sealing of certain records.
549	549	14 (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
550	550	15 sealed:
551	551	16 (A) All arrests resulting in release without
552	552	17 charging;
553	553	18 (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
554	554	19 resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
555	555	20 the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
556	556	21 excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
557	557	22 (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
558	558	23 resulting in orders of supervision, including orders
559	559	24 of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,
560	560	25 successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
561	561	26 excluded by subsection (a)(3);
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572	572	1 (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
573	573	2 resulting in convictions, including convictions on
574	574	3 municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
575	575	4 subsection (a)(3);
576	576	5 (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
577	577	6 resulting in orders of first offender probation under
578	578	7 Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
579	579	8 the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
580	580	9 the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
581	581	10 Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
582	582	11 Corrections; and
583	583	12 (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
584	584	13 resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise
585	585	14 excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this
586	586	15 Section.
587	587	16 (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
588	588	17 identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
589	589	18 sealed as follows:
590	590	19 (A) Records identified as eligible under
591	591	20 subsections (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at
592	592	21 any time.
593	593	22 (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
594	594	23 (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
595	595	24 eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed 2
596	596	25 years after the termination of petitioner's last
597	597	26 sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).
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608	608	1 (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
609	609	2 (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
610	610	3 eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and
611	611	4 (c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination
612	612	5 of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in
613	613	6 subsection (a)(1)(F)). Convictions requiring public
614	614	7 registration under the Arsonist Registry Act, the Sex
615	615	8 Offender Registration Act, or the Murderer and Violent
616	616	9 Offender Against Youth Registration Act may not be
617	617	10 sealed until the petitioner is no longer required to
618	618	11 register under that relevant Act.
619	619	12 (D) Records identified in subsection
620	620	13 (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
621	621	14 reached the age of 25 years.
622	622	15 (E) Records identified as eligible under
623	623	16 subsection (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), or
624	624	17 (c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination of the
625	625	18 petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner earned a
626	626	19 high school diploma, associate's degree, career
627	627	20 certificate, vocational technical certification, or
628	628	21 bachelor's degree, or passed the high school level
629	629	22 Test of General Educational Development, during the
630	630	23 period of his or her sentence or mandatory supervised
631	631	24 release. This subparagraph shall apply only to a
632	632	25 petitioner who has not completed the same educational
633	633	26 goal prior to the period of his or her sentence or
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644	644	1 mandatory supervised release. If a petition for
645	645	2 sealing eligible records filed under this subparagraph
646	646	3 is denied by the court, the time periods under
647	647	4 subparagraph (B) or (C) shall apply to any subsequent
648	648	5 petition for sealing filed by the petitioner.
649	649	6 (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
650	650	7 have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
651	651	8 provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
652	652	9 of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
653	653	10 prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
654	654	11 (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent
655	655	12 felony offense, order the unsealing of prior felony
656	656	13 conviction records previously ordered sealed by the court.
657	657	14 (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
658	658	15 disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
659	659	16 (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
660	660	17 right to have the records sealed and the procedures for
661	661	18 the sealing of the records.
662	662	19 (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
663	663	20 expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
664	664	21 under subsections (c) and (e-5):
665	665	22 (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
666	666	23 petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
667	667	24 this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
668	668	25 requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
669	669	26 clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
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680	680	1 charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
681	681	2 charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
682	682	3 must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
683	683	4 shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be
684	684	5 required if the petitioner has obtained a court order
685	685	6 waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is
686	686	7 otherwise waived.
687	687	8 (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. From August 9,
688	688	9 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-306) through
689	689	10 December 31, 2020, in a county of 3,000,000 or more
690	690	11 inhabitants, no fee shall be required to be paid by a
691	691	12 petitioner if the records sought to be expunged or sealed
692	692	13 were arrests resulting in release without charging or
693	693	14 arrests or charges not initiated by arrest resulting in
694	694	15 acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the conviction
695	695	16 was reversed or vacated, unless excluded by subsection
696	696	17 (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this paragraph (1.5), other
697	697	18 than this sentence, are inoperative on and after January
698	698	19 1, 2022.
699	699	20 (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
700	700	21 verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
701	701	22 birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
702	702	23 initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
703	703	24 case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
704	704	25 the arresting authority, and such other information as the
705	705	26 court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
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716	716	1 the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
717	717	2 clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
718	718	3 petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
719	719	4 sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph
720	720	5 (10) of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified
721	721	6 Code of Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to
722	722	7 the petition.
723	723	8 (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
724	724	9 petition proof that the petitioner has taken within 30
725	725	10 days before the filing of the petition a test showing the
726	726	11 absence within his or her body of all illegal substances
727	727	12 as defined by the Illinois Controlled Substances Act and
728	728	13 the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act
729	729	14 if he or she is petitioning to:
730	730	15 (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
731	731	16 (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
732	732	17 Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
733	733	18 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
734	734	19 or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
735	735	20 (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
736	736	21 (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
737	737	22 probation under clause (b)(1)(iv).
738	738	23 (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
739	739	24 promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
740	740	25 support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on
741	741	26 the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty
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752	752	1 of prosecuting the offense, the Illinois State Police, the
753	753	2 arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the unit
754	754	3 of local government effecting the arrest.
755	755	4 (5) Objections.
756	756	5 (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
757	757	6 may file an objection to the petition. All objections
758	758	7 shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
759	759	8 court clerk, and shall state with specificity the
760	760	9 basis of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
761	761	10 convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
762	762	11 Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an
763	763	12 objection to the petition may not be filed.
764	764	13 (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
765	765	14 must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
766	766	15 the petition.
767	767	16 (6) Entry of order.
768	768	17 (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
769	769	18 charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
770	770	19 designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
771	771	20 than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
772	772	21 at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
773	773	22 petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
774	774	23 subsection (d)(6).
775	775	24 (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
776	776	25 Illinois State Police, the arresting agency, or the
777	777	26 chief legal officer files an objection to the petition
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788	788	1 to expunge or seal within 60 days from the date of
789	789	2 service of the petition, the court shall enter an
790	790	3 order granting or denying the petition.
791	791	4 (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
792	792	5 the court shall not deny a petition for sealing under
793	793	6 this Section because the petitioner has not satisfied
794	794	7 an outstanding legal financial obligation established,
795	795	8 imposed, or originated by a court, law enforcement
796	796	9 agency, or a municipal, State, county, or other unit
797	797	10 of local government, including, but not limited to,
798	798	11 any cost, assessment, fine, or fee. An outstanding
799	799	12 legal financial obligation does not include any court
800	800	13 ordered restitution to a victim under Section 5-5-6 of
801	801	14 the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the
802	802	15 restitution has been converted to a civil judgment.
803	803	16 Nothing in this subparagraph (C) waives, rescinds, or
804	804	17 abrogates a legal financial obligation or otherwise
805	805	18 eliminates or affects the right of the holder of any
806	806	19 financial obligation to pursue collection under
807	807	20 applicable federal, State, or local law.
808	808	21 (D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
809	809	22 the court shall not deny a petition to expunge or seal
810	810	23 under this Section because the petitioner has
811	811	24 submitted a drug test taken within 30 days before the
812	812	25 filing of the petition to expunge or seal that
813	813	26 indicates a positive test for the presence of cannabis
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824	824	1 within the petitioner's body. In this subparagraph
825	825	2 (D), "cannabis" has the meaning ascribed to it in
826	826	3 Section 3 of the Cannabis Control Act.
827	827	4 (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court
828	828	5 shall set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner
829	829	6 and all parties entitled to notice of the petition of the
830	830	7 hearing date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior
831	831	8 to the hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with
832	832	9 the Illinois State Police as to the appropriateness of the
833	833	10 relief sought in the petition to expunge or seal. At the
834	834	11 hearing, the court shall hear evidence on whether the
835	835	12 petition should or should not be granted, and shall grant
836	836	13 or deny the petition to expunge or seal the records based
837	837	14 on the evidence presented at the hearing. The court may
838	838	15 consider the following:
839	839	16 (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
840	840	17 defendant's conviction;
841	841	18 (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
842	842	19 records by the State;
843	843	20 (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
844	844	21 and employment history;
845	845	22 (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
846	846	23 arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
847	847	24 the filing of the petition under this Section; and
848	848	25 (E) the specific adverse consequences the
849	849	26 petitioner may be subject to if the petition is
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860	860	1 denied.
861	861	2 (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
862	862	3 expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
863	863	4 the order to the Illinois State Police, in a form and
864	864	5 manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police, to the
865	865	6 petitioner, to the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged
866	866	7 with the duty of prosecuting the offense, to the arresting
867	867	8 agency, to the chief legal officer of the unit of local
868	868	9 government effecting the arrest, and to such other
869	869	10 criminal justice agencies as may be ordered by the court.
870	870	11 (9) Implementation of order.
871	871	12 (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
872	872	13 pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or
873	873	14 both:
874	874	15 (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
875	875	16 in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
876	876	17 the Illinois State Police, and any other agency as
877	877	18 ordered by the court, within 60 days of the date of
878	878	19 service of the order, unless a motion to vacate,
879	879	20 modify, or reconsider the order is filed pursuant
880	880	21 to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
881	881	22 Section;
882	882	23 (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
883	883	24 shall be impounded until further order of the
884	884	25 court upon good cause shown and the name of the
885	885	26 petitioner obliterated on the official index
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896	896	1 required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
897	897	2 under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
898	898	3 the order shall not affect any index issued by the
899	899	4 circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
900	900	5 and
901	901	6 (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
902	902	7 records, the court, the Illinois State Police, or
903	903	8 the agency receiving such inquiry, shall reply as
904	904	9 it does in response to inquiries when no records
905	905	10 ever existed.
906	906	11 (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
907	907	12 pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or
908	908	13 both:
909	909	14 (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
910	910	15 in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
911	911	16 and any other agency as ordered by the court,
912	912	17 within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
913	913	18 unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
914	914	19 the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
915	915	20 subsection (d) of this Section;
916	916	21 (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
917	917	22 shall be impounded until further order of the
918	918	23 court upon good cause shown and the name of the
919	919	24 petitioner obliterated on the official index
920	920	25 required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
921	921	26 under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
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932	932	1 the order shall not affect any index issued by the
933	933	2 circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
934	934	3 (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
935	935	4 Illinois State Police within 60 days of the date
936	936	5 of service of the order as ordered by the court,
937	937	6 unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
938	938	7 the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
939	939	8 subsection (d) of this Section;
940	940	9 (iv) records impounded by the Illinois State
941	941	10 Police may be disseminated by the Illinois State
942	942	11 Police only as required by law or to the arresting
943	943	12 authority, the State's Attorney, and the court
944	944	13 upon a later arrest for the same or a similar
945	945	14 offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
946	946	15 subsequent felony, and to the Department of
947	947	16 Corrections upon conviction for any offense; and
948	948	17 (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
949	949	18 from anyone not authorized by law to access such
950	950	19 records, the court, the Illinois State Police, or
951	951	20 the agency receiving such inquiry shall reply as
952	952	21 it does in response to inquiries when no records
953	953	22 ever existed.
954	954	23 (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
955	955	24 under subsection (e-6):
956	956	25 (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
957	957	26 in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
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968	968	1 and any other agency as ordered by the court,
969	969	2 within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
970	970	3 unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
971	971	4 the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
972	972	5 subsection (d) of this Section;
973	973	6 (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
974	974	7 shall be impounded until further order of the
975	975	8 court upon good cause shown and the name of the
976	976	9 petitioner obliterated on the official index
977	977	10 required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
978	978	11 under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
979	979	12 the order shall not affect any index issued by the
980	980	13 circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
981	981	14 (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
982	982	15 Illinois State Police within 60 days of the date
983	983	16 of service of the order as ordered by the court,
984	984	17 unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
985	985	18 the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
986	986	19 subsection (d) of this Section;
987	987	20 (iv) records impounded by the Illinois State
988	988	21 Police may be disseminated by the Illinois State
989	989	22 Police only as required by law or to the arresting
990	990	23 authority, the State's Attorney, and the court
991	991	24 upon a later arrest for the same or a similar
992	992	25 offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
993	993	26 subsequent felony, and to the Department of
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1004	1004	1 Corrections upon conviction for any offense; and
1005	1005	2 (v) in response to an inquiry for these
1006	1006	3 records from anyone not authorized by law to
1007	1007	4 access the records, the court, the Illinois State
1008	1008	5 Police, or the agency receiving the inquiry shall
1009	1009	6 reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
1010	1010	7 records ever existed.
1011	1011	8 (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
1012	1012	9 subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
1013	1013	10 as ordered by the court, the Illinois State Police,
1014	1014	11 and the court shall seal the records (as defined in
1015	1015	12 subsection (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for
1016	1016	13 such records, from anyone not authorized by law to
1017	1017	14 access such records, the court, the Illinois State
1018	1018	15 Police, or the agency receiving such inquiry shall
1019	1019	16 reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
1020	1020	17 records ever existed.
1021	1021	18 (D) The Illinois State Police shall send written
1022	1022	19 notice to the petitioner of its compliance with each
1023	1023	20 order to expunge or seal records within 60 days of the
1024	1024	21 date of service of that order or, if a motion to
1025	1025	22 vacate, modify, or reconsider is filed, within 60 days
1026	1026	23 of service of the order resolving the motion, if that
1027	1027	24 order requires the Illinois State Police to expunge or
1028	1028	25 seal records. In the event of an appeal from the
1029	1029	26 circuit court order, the Illinois State Police shall
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1040	1040	1 send written notice to the petitioner of its
1041	1041	2 compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
1042	1042	3 judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
1043	1043	4 the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
1044	1044	5 required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
1045	1045	6 reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
1046	1046	7 discretionary appellate review, is pending.
1047	1047	8 (E) Upon motion, the court may order that a sealed
1048	1048	9 judgment or other court record necessary to
1049	1049	10 demonstrate the amount of any legal financial
1050	1050	11 obligation due and owing be made available for the
1051	1051	12 limited purpose of collecting any legal financial
1052	1052	13 obligations owed by the petitioner that were
1053	1053	14 established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
1054	1054	15 proceeding for which those records have been sealed.
1055	1055	16 The records made available under this subparagraph (E)
1056	1056	17 shall not be entered into the official index required
1057	1057	18 to be kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16
1058	1058	19 of the Clerks of Courts Act and shall be immediately
1059	1059	20 re-impounded upon the collection of the outstanding
1060	1060	21 financial obligations.
1061	1061	22 (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
1062	1062	23 Section, a circuit court clerk may access a sealed
1063	1063	24 record for the limited purpose of collecting payment
1064	1064	25 for any legal financial obligations that were
1065	1065	26 established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
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1076	1076	1 proceedings for which those records have been sealed.
1077	1077	2 (10) Fees. The Illinois State Police may charge the
1078	1078	3 petitioner a fee equivalent to the cost of processing any
1079	1079	4 order to expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any
1080	1080	5 provision of the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the
1081	1081	6 circuit court clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the
1082	1082	7 cost associated with the sealing or expungement of records
1083	1083	8 by the circuit court clerk. From the total filing fee
1084	1084	9 collected for the petition to seal or expunge, the circuit
1085	1085	10 court clerk shall deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk
1086	1086	11 Operation and Administrative Fund, to be used to offset
1087	1087	12 the costs incurred by the circuit court clerk in
1088	1088	13 performing the additional duties required to serve the
1089	1089	14 petition to seal or expunge on all parties. The circuit
1090	1090	15 court clerk shall collect and remit the Illinois State
1091	1091	16 Police portion of the fee to the State Treasurer and it
1092	1092	17 shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund. If
1093	1093	18 the record brought under an expungement petition was
1094	1094	19 previously sealed under this Section, the fee for the
1095	1095	20 expungement petition for that same record shall be waived.
1096	1096	21 (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
1097	1097	22 expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
1098	1098	23 become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
1099	1099	24 service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
1100	1100	25 entitled to notice of the petition.
1101	1101	26 (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
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1112	1112	1 Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
1113	1113	2 petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
1114	1114	3 motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
1115	1115	4 or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
1116	1116	5 of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
1117	1117	6 service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
1118	1118	7 reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
1119	1119	8 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
1120	1120	9 motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
1121	1121	10 motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
1122	1122	11 entitled to notice of the petition.
1123	1123	12 (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
1124	1124	13 under the expungement or sealing provisions of this
1125	1125	14 Section shall not be considered void because it fails to
1126	1126	15 comply with the provisions of this Section or because of
1127	1127	16 any error asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or
1128	1128	17 reconsider. The circuit court retains jurisdiction to
1129	1129	18 determine whether the order is voidable and to vacate,
1130	1130	19 modify, or reconsider its terms based on a motion filed
1131	1131	20 under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d).
1132	1132	21 (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
1133	1133	22 Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
1134	1134	23 granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to
1135	1135	24 notice of the petition must fully comply with the terms of
1136	1136	25 the order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
1137	1137	26 party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
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1148	1148	1 filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
1149	1149	2 appealing the order.
1150	1150	3 (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
1151	1151	4 Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
1152	1152	5 order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
1153	1153	6 filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
1154	1154	7 appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay
1155	1155	8 of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
1156	1156	9 petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records
1157	1157	10 until there is a final order on the motion for relief or,
1158	1158	11 in the case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's
1159	1159	12 mandate.
1160	1160	13 (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
1161	1161	14 Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5,
1162	1162	15 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all
1163	1163	16 orders ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after
1164	1164	17 August 5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).
1165	1165	18 (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
1166	1166	19 is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
1167	1167	20 authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
1168	1168	21 to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
1169	1169	22 convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
1170	1170	23 Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
1171	1171	24 presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
1172	1172	25 order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
1173	1173	26 records of the arresting authority and order that the records
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1184	1184	1 of the circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be
1185	1185	2 sealed until further order of the court upon good cause shown
1186	1186	3 or as otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
1187	1187	4 obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by
1188	1188	5 the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
1189	1189	6 Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
1190	1190	7 the offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
1191	1191	8 shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
1192	1192	9 before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
1193	1193	10 Illinois State Police may be disseminated by the Illinois
1194	1194	11 State Police only to the arresting authority, the State's
1195	1195	12 Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the same or
1196	1196	13 similar offense or for the purpose of sentencing for any
1197	1197	14 subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any subsequent offense,
1198	1198	15 the Department of Corrections shall have access to all sealed
1199	1199	16 records of the Illinois State Police pertaining to that
1200	1200	17 individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
1201	1201	18 circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
1202	1202	19 the person who was pardoned.
1203	1203	20 (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
1204	1204	21 offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
1205	1205	22 the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
1206	1206	23 sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
1207	1207	24 Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
1208	1208	25 judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
1209	1209	26 counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
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1220	1220	1 trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
1221	1221	2 entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
1222	1222	3 of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
1223	1223	4 circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be sealed
1224	1224	5 until further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
1225	1225	6 otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
1226	1226	7 obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by
1227	1227	8 the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of
1228	1228	9 Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
1229	1229	10 the offense for which he or she had been granted the
1230	1230	11 certificate but the order shall not affect any index issued by
1231	1231	12 the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order. All
1232	1232	13 records sealed by the Illinois State Police may be
1233	1233	14 disseminated by the Illinois State Police only as required by
1234	1234	15 this Act or to the arresting authority, a law enforcement
1235	1235	16 agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a later
1236	1236	17 arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose of
1237	1237	18 sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any
1238	1238	19 subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall have
1239	1239	20 access to all sealed records of the Illinois State Police
1240	1240	21 pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
1241	1241	22 sealing, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of
1242	1242	23 the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
1243	1243	24 eligibility for sealing.
1244	1244	25 (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
1245	1245	26 offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for
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1256	1256	1 expungement by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically
1257	1257	2 authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
1258	1258	3 to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
1259	1259	4 convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
1260	1260	5 Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
1261	1261	6 presiding trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court
1262	1262	7 order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
1263	1263	8 records of the arresting authority and order that the records
1264	1264	9 of the circuit court clerk and the Illinois State Police be
1265	1265	10 sealed until further order of the court upon good cause shown
1266	1266	11 or as otherwise provided herein, and the name of the
1267	1267	12 petitioner obliterated from the official index requested to be
1268	1268	13 kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks
1269	1269	14 of Courts Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
1270	1270	15 the offense for which he or she had been granted the
1271	1271	16 certificate but the order shall not affect any index issued by
1272	1272	17 the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order. All
1273	1273	18 records sealed by the Illinois State Police may be
1274	1274	19 disseminated by the Illinois State Police only as required by
1275	1275	20 this Act or to the arresting authority, a law enforcement
1276	1276	21 agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a later
1277	1277	22 arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose of
1278	1278	23 sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for any
1279	1279	24 subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall have
1280	1280	25 access to all expunged records of the Illinois State Police
1281	1281	26 pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
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1292	1292	1 expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a
1293	1293	2 copy of the order to the person who was granted the certificate
1294	1294	3 of eligibility for expungement.
1295	1295	4 (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
1296	1296	5 of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
1297	1297	6 especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
1298	1298	7 random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
1299	1299	8 criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of
1300	1300	9 the Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the
1301	1301	10 Illinois Department of Employment Security shall be utilized
1302	1302	11 as appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
1303	1303	12 disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
1304	1304	13 identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
1305	1305	14 The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
1306	1306	15 later than September 1, 2010.
1307	1307	16 (g) Immediate Sealing.
1308	1308	17 (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
1309	1309	18 of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any
1310	1310	19 rights to expungement or sealing of criminal records, this
1311	1311	20 subsection authorizes the immediate sealing of criminal
1312	1312	21 records of adults and of minors prosecuted as adults.
1313	1313	22 (2) Eligible Records. Arrests or charges not initiated
1314	1314	23 by arrest resulting in acquittal or dismissal with
1315	1315	24 prejudice, except as excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B),
1316	1316	25 that occur on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
1317	1317	26 of Public Act 100-282), may be sealed immediately if the
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1328	1328	1 petition is filed with the circuit court clerk on the same
1329	1329	2 day and during the same hearing in which the case is
1330	1330	3 disposed.
1331	1331	4 (3) When Records are Eligible to be Immediately
1332	1332	5 Sealed. Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this
1333	1333	6 subsection (g) may be sealed immediately after entry of
1334	1334	7 the final disposition of a case, notwithstanding the
1335	1335	8 disposition of other charges in the same case.
1336	1336	9 (4) Notice of Eligibility for Immediate Sealing. Upon
1337	1337	10 entry of a disposition for an eligible record under this
1338	1338	11 subsection (g), the defendant shall be informed by the
1339	1339	12 court of his or her right to have eligible records
1340	1340	13 immediately sealed and the procedure for the immediate
1341	1341	14 sealing of these records.
1342	1342	15 (5) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
1343	1343	16 immediate sealing under this subsection (g).
1344	1344	17 (A) Filing the Petition. Upon entry of the final
1345	1345	18 disposition of the case, the defendant's attorney may
1346	1346	19 immediately petition the court, on behalf of the
1347	1347	20 defendant, for immediate sealing of eligible records
1348	1348	21 under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) that are
1349	1349	22 entered on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective
1350	1350	23 date of Public Act 100-282). The immediate sealing
1351	1351	24 petition may be filed with the circuit court clerk
1352	1352	25 during the hearing in which the final disposition of
1353	1353	26 the case is entered. If the defendant's attorney does
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1364	1364	1 not file the petition for immediate sealing during the
1365	1365	2 hearing, the defendant may file a petition for sealing
1366	1366	3 at any time as authorized under subsection (c)(3)(A).
1367	1367	4 (B) Contents of Petition. The immediate sealing
1368	1368	5 petition shall be verified and shall contain the
1369	1369	6 petitioner's name, date of birth, current address, and
1370	1370	7 for each eligible record, the case number, the date of
1371	1371	8 arrest if applicable, the identity of the arresting
1372	1372	9 authority if applicable, and other information as the
1373	1373	10 court may require.
1374	1374	11 (C) Drug Test. The petitioner shall not be
1375	1375	12 required to attach proof that he or she has passed a
1376	1376	13 drug test.
1377	1377	14 (D) Service of Petition. A copy of the petition
1378	1378	15 shall be served on the State's Attorney in open court.
1379	1379	16 The petitioner shall not be required to serve a copy of
1380	1380	17 the petition on any other agency.
1381	1381	18 (E) Entry of Order. The presiding trial judge
1382	1382	19 shall enter an order granting or denying the petition
1383	1383	20 for immediate sealing during the hearing in which it
1384	1384	21 is filed. Petitions for immediate sealing shall be
1385	1385	22 ruled on in the same hearing in which the final
1386	1386	23 disposition of the case is entered.
1387	1387	24 (F) Hearings. The court shall hear the petition
1388	1388	25 for immediate sealing on the same day and during the
1389	1389	26 same hearing in which the disposition is rendered.
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1400	1400	1 (G) Service of Order. An order to immediately seal
1401	1401	2 eligible records shall be served in conformance with
1402	1402	3 subsection (d)(8).
1403	1403	4 (H) Implementation of Order. An order to
1404	1404	5 immediately seal records shall be implemented in
1405	1405	6 conformance with subsections (d)(9)(C) and (d)(9)(D).
1406	1406	7 (I) Fees. The fee imposed by the circuit court
1407	1407	8 clerk and the Illinois State Police shall comply with
1408	1408	9 paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section.
1409	1409	10 (J) Final Order. No court order issued under this
1410	1410	11 subsection (g) shall become final for purposes of
1411	1411	12 appeal until 30 days after service of the order on the
1412	1412	13 petitioner and all parties entitled to service of the
1413	1413	14 order in conformance with subsection (d)(8).
1414	1414	15 (K) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
1415	1415	16 Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
1416	1416	17 petitioner, State's Attorney, or the Illinois State
1417	1417	18 Police may file a motion to vacate, modify, or
1418	1418	19 reconsider the order denying the petition to
1419	1419	20 immediately seal within 60 days of service of the
1420	1420	21 order. If filed more than 60 days after service of the
1421	1421	22 order, a petition to vacate, modify, or reconsider
1422	1422	23 shall comply with subsection (c) of Section 2-1401 of
1423	1423	24 the Code of Civil Procedure.
1424	1424	25 (L) Effect of Order. An order granting an
1425	1425	26 immediate sealing petition shall not be considered
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1436	1436	1 void because it fails to comply with the provisions of
1437	1437	2 this Section or because of an error asserted in a
1438	1438	3 motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The circuit
1439	1439	4 court retains jurisdiction to determine whether the
1440	1440	5 order is voidable, and to vacate, modify, or
1441	1441	6 reconsider its terms based on a motion filed under
1442	1442	7 subparagraph (L) of this subsection (g).
1443	1443	8 (M) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
1444	1444	9 Seal Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an
1445	1445	10 order granting a petition to immediately seal, all
1446	1446	11 parties entitled to service of the order must fully
1447	1447	12 comply with the terms of the order within 60 days of
1448	1448	13 service of the order.
1449	1449	14 (h) Sealing or vacation and expungement of trafficking
1450	1450	15 victims' crimes.
1451	1451	16 (1) A trafficking victim, as defined by paragraph (10)
1452	1452	17 of subsection (a) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
1453	1453	18 2012, may petition for vacation and expungement or
1454	1454	19 immediate sealing of his or her criminal record upon the
1455	1455	20 completion of his or her last sentence if his or her
1456	1456	21 participation in the underlying offense was a result of
1457	1457	22 human trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
1458	1458	23 of 2012 or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
1459	1459	24 Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
1460	1460	25 (1.5) A petition under paragraph (1) shall be
1461	1461	26 prepared, signed, and filed in accordance with Supreme
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1472	1472	1 Court Rule 9. The court may allow the petitioner to attend
1473	1473	2 any required hearing remotely in accordance with local
1474	1474	3 rules. The court may allow a petition to be filed under
1475	1475	4 seal if the public filing of the petition would constitute
1476	1476	5 a risk of harm to the petitioner.
1477	1477	6 (2) A petitioner under this subsection (h), in
1478	1478	7 addition to the requirements provided under paragraph (4)
1479	1479	8 of subsection (d) of this Section, shall include in his or
1480	1480	9 her petition a clear and concise statement that: (A) he or
1481	1481	10 she was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the
1482	1482	11 offense; and (B) that his or her participation in the
1483	1483	12 offense was a result of human trafficking under Section
1484	1484	13 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form of
1485	1485	14 trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
1486	1486	15 Protection Act.
1487	1487	16 (3) If an objection is filed alleging that the
1488	1488	17 petitioner is not entitled to vacation and expungement or
1489	1489	18 immediate sealing under this subsection (h), the court
1490	1490	19 shall conduct a hearing under paragraph (7) of subsection
1491	1491	20 (d) of this Section and the court shall determine whether
1492	1492	21 the petitioner is entitled to vacation and expungement or
1493	1493	22 immediate sealing under this subsection (h). A petitioner
1494	1494	23 is eligible for vacation and expungement or immediate
1495	1495	24 relief under this subsection (h) if he or she shows, by a
1496	1496	25 preponderance of the evidence, that: (A) he or she was a
1497	1497	26 victim of human trafficking at the time of the offense;
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1508	1508	1 and (B) that his or her participation in the offense was a
1509	1509	2 result of human trafficking under Section 10-9 of the
1510	1510	3 Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form of trafficking
1511	1511	4 under the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
1512	1512	5 (i) Minor Cannabis Offenses under the Cannabis Control
1513	1513	6 Act.
1514	1514	7 (1) Expungement of Arrest Records of Minor Cannabis
1515	1515	8 Offenses.
1516	1516	9 (A) The Illinois State Police and all law
1517	1517	10 enforcement agencies within the State shall
1518	1518	11 automatically expunge all criminal history records of
1519	1519	12 an arrest, charge not initiated by arrest, order of
1520	1520	13 supervision, or order of qualified probation for a
1521	1521	14 Minor Cannabis Offense committed prior to June 25,
1522	1522	15 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) if:
1523	1523	16 (i) One year or more has elapsed since the
1524	1524	17 date of the arrest or law enforcement interaction
1525	1525	18 documented in the records; and
1526	1526	19 (ii) No criminal charges were filed relating
1527	1527	20 to the arrest or law enforcement interaction or
1528	1528	21 criminal charges were filed and subsequently
1529	1529	22 dismissed or vacated or the arrestee was
1530	1530	23 acquitted.
1531	1531	24 (B) If the law enforcement agency is unable to
1532	1532	25 verify satisfaction of condition (ii) in paragraph
1533	1533	26 (A), records that satisfy condition (i) in paragraph
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1544	1544	1 (A) shall be automatically expunged.
1545	1545	2 (C) Records shall be expunged by the law
1546	1546	3 enforcement agency under the following timelines:
1547	1547	4 (i) Records created prior to June 25, 2019
1548	1548	5 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27), but on
1549	1549	6 or after January 1, 2013, shall be automatically
1550	1550	7 expunged prior to January 1, 2021;
1551	1551	8 (ii) Records created prior to January 1, 2013,
1552	1552	9 but on or after January 1, 2000, shall be
1553	1553	10 automatically expunged prior to January 1, 2023;
1554	1554	11 (iii) Records created prior to January 1, 2000
1555	1555	12 shall be automatically expunged prior to January
1556	1556	13 1, 2025.
1557	1557	14 In response to an inquiry for expunged records,
1558	1558	15 the law enforcement agency receiving such inquiry
1559	1559	16 shall reply as it does in response to inquiries when no
1560	1560	17 records ever existed; however, it shall provide a
1561	1561	18 certificate of disposition or confirmation that the
1562	1562	19 record was expunged to the individual whose record was
1563	1563	20 expunged if such a record exists.
1564	1564	21 (D) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
1565	1565	22 restrict or modify an individual's right to have that
1566	1566	23 individual's records expunged except as otherwise may
1567	1567	24 be provided in this Act, or diminish or abrogate any
1568	1568	25 rights or remedies otherwise available to the
1569	1569	26 individual.
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1580	1580	1 (2) Pardons Authorizing Expungement of Minor Cannabis
1581	1581	2 Offenses.
1582	1582	3 (A) Upon June 25, 2019 (the effective date of
1583	1583	4 Public Act 101-27), the Department of State Police
1584	1584	5 shall review all criminal history record information
1585	1585	6 and identify all records that meet all of the
1586	1586	7 following criteria:
1587	1587	8 (i) one or more convictions for a Minor
1588	1588	9 Cannabis Offense;
1589	1589	10 (ii) the conviction identified in paragraph
1590	1590	11 (2)(A)(i) did not include a penalty enhancement
1591	1591	12 under Section 7 of the Cannabis Control Act; and
1592	1592	13 (iii) the conviction identified in paragraph
1593	1593	14 (2)(A)(i) is not associated with a conviction for
1594	1594	15 a violent crime as defined in subsection (c) of
1595	1595	16 Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and
1596	1596	17 Witnesses Act.
1597	1597	18 (B) Within 180 days after June 25, 2019 (the
1598	1598	19 effective date of Public Act 101-27), the Department
1599	1599	20 of State Police shall notify the Prisoner Review Board
1600	1600	21 of all such records that meet the criteria established
1601	1601	22 in paragraph (2)(A).
1602	1602	23 (i) The Prisoner Review Board shall notify the
1603	1603	24 State's Attorney of the county of conviction of
1604	1604	25 each record identified by State Police in
1605	1605	26 paragraph (2)(A) that is classified as a Class 4
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1616	1616	1 felony. The State's Attorney may provide a written
1617	1617	2 objection to the Prisoner Review Board on the sole
1618	1618	3 basis that the record identified does not meet the
1619	1619	4 criteria established in paragraph (2)(A). Such an
1620	1620	5 objection must be filed within 60 days or by such
1621	1621	6 later date set by the Prisoner Review Board in the
1622	1622	7 notice after the State's Attorney received notice
1623	1623	8 from the Prisoner Review Board.
1624	1624	9 (ii) In response to a written objection from a
1625	1625	10 State's Attorney, the Prisoner Review Board is
1626	1626	11 authorized to conduct a non-public hearing to
1627	1627	12 evaluate the information provided in the
1628	1628	13 objection.
1629	1629	14 (iii) The Prisoner Review Board shall make a
1630	1630	15 confidential and privileged recommendation to the
1631	1631	16 Governor as to whether to grant a pardon
1632	1632	17 authorizing expungement for each of the records
1633	1633	18 identified by the Department of State Police as
1634	1634	19 described in paragraph (2)(A).
1635	1635	20 (C) If an individual has been granted a pardon
1636	1636	21 authorizing expungement as described in this Section,
1637	1637	22 the Prisoner Review Board, through the Attorney
1638	1638	23 General, shall file a petition for expungement with
1639	1639	24 the Chief Judge of the circuit or any judge of the
1640	1640	25 circuit designated by the Chief Judge where the
1641	1641	26 individual had been convicted. Such petition may
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1652	1652	1 include more than one individual. Whenever an
1653	1653	2 individual who has been convicted of an offense is
1654	1654	3 granted a pardon by the Governor that specifically
1655	1655	4 authorizes expungement, an objection to the petition
1656	1656	5 may not be filed. Petitions to expunge under this
1657	1657	6 subsection (i) may include more than one individual.
1658	1658	7 Within 90 days of the filing of such a petition, the
1659	1659	8 court shall enter an order expunging the records of
1660	1660	9 arrest from the official records of the arresting
1661	1661	10 authority and order that the records of the circuit
1662	1662	11 court clerk and the Illinois State Police be expunged
1663	1663	12 and the name of the defendant obliterated from the
1664	1664	13 official index requested to be kept by the circuit
1665	1665	14 court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
1666	1666	15 Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for
1667	1667	16 the offense for which the individual had received a
1668	1668	17 pardon but the order shall not affect any index issued
1669	1669	18 by the circuit court clerk before the entry of the
1670	1670	19 order. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
1671	1671	20 circuit court clerk shall promptly provide a copy of
1672	1672	21 the order and a certificate of disposition to the
1673	1673	22 individual who was pardoned to the individual's last
1674	1674	23 known address or by electronic means (if available) or
1675	1675	24 otherwise make it available to the individual upon
1676	1676	25 request.
1677	1677	26 (D) Nothing in this Section is intended to
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1688	1688	1 diminish or abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise
1689	1689	2 available to the individual.
1690	1690	3 (3) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and
1691	1691	4 expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4 felony
1692	1692	5 violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis
1693	1693	6 Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
1694	1694	7 subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
1695	1695	8 Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
1696	1696	9 designated by the Chief Judge. The circuit court clerk
1697	1697	10 shall promptly serve a copy of the motion to vacate and
1698	1698	11 expunge, and any supporting documentation, on the State's
1699	1699	12 Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
1700	1700	13 prosecuting the offense. When considering such a motion to
1701	1701	14 vacate and expunge, a court shall consider the following:
1702	1702	15 the reasons to retain the records provided by law
1703	1703	16 enforcement, the petitioner's age, the petitioner's age at
1704	1704	17 the time of offense, the time since the conviction, and
1705	1705	18 the specific adverse consequences if denied. An individual
1706	1706	19 may file such a petition after the completion of any
1707	1707	20 non-financial sentence or non-financial condition imposed
1708	1708	21 by the conviction. Within 60 days of the filing of such
1709	1709	22 motion, a State's Attorney may file an objection to such a
1710	1710	23 petition along with supporting evidence. If a motion to
1711	1711	24 vacate and expunge is granted, the records shall be
1712	1712	25 expunged in accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and
1713	1713	26 (d)(9)(A) of this Section. An agency providing civil legal
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1724	1724	1 aid, as defined by Section 15 of the Public Interest
1725	1725	2 Attorney Assistance Act, assisting individuals seeking to
1726	1726	3 file a motion to vacate and expunge under this subsection
1727	1727	4 may file motions to vacate and expunge with the Chief
1728	1728	5 Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
1729	1729	6 designated by the Chief Judge, and the motion may include
1730	1730	7 more than one individual. Motions filed by an agency
1731	1731	8 providing civil legal aid concerning more than one
1732	1732	9 individual may be prepared, presented, and signed
1733	1733	10 electronically.
1734	1734	11 (4) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate
1735	1735	12 and expunge a conviction for a misdemeanor or Class 4
1736	1736	13 felony violation of Section 4 or Section 5 of the Cannabis
1737	1737	14 Control Act. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
1738	1738	15 subsection (i) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
1739	1739	16 Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
1740	1740	17 designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more than
1741	1741	18 one individual. Motions filed by a State's Attorney
1742	1742	19 concerning more than one individual may be prepared,
1743	1743	20 presented, and signed electronically. When considering
1744	1744	21 such a motion to vacate and expunge, a court shall
1745	1745	22 consider the following: the reasons to retain the records
1746	1746	23 provided by law enforcement, the individual's age, the
1747	1747	24 individual's age at the time of offense, the time since
1748	1748	25 the conviction, and the specific adverse consequences if
1749	1749	26 denied. Upon entry of an order granting a motion to vacate
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1760	1760	1 and expunge records pursuant to this Section, the State's
1761	1761	2 Attorney shall notify the Prisoner Review Board within 30
1762	1762	3 days. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the circuit
1763	1763	4 court clerk shall promptly provide a copy of the order and
1764	1764	5 a certificate of disposition to the individual whose
1765	1765	6 records will be expunged to the individual's last known
1766	1766	7 address or by electronic means (if available) or otherwise
1767	1767	8 make available to the individual upon request. If a motion
1768	1768	9 to vacate and expunge is granted, the records shall be
1769	1769	10 expunged in accordance with subparagraphs (d)(8) and
1770	1770	11 (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
1771	1771	12 (5) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a
1772	1772	13 county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge
1773	1773	14 pursuant to this Section in the circuit court with
1774	1774	15 jurisdiction over the underlying conviction.
1775	1775	16 (6) If a person is arrested for a Minor Cannabis
1776	1776	17 Offense as defined in this Section before June 25, 2019
1777	1777	18 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) and the person's
1778	1778	19 case is still pending but a sentence has not been imposed,
1779	1779	20 the person may petition the court in which the charges are
1780	1780	21 pending for an order to summarily dismiss those charges
1781	1781	22 against him or her, and expunge all official records of
1782	1782	23 his or her arrest, plea, trial, conviction, incarceration,
1783	1783	24 supervision, or expungement. If the court determines, upon
1784	1784	25 review, that: (A) the person was arrested before June 25,
1785	1785	26 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27) for an
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1796	1796	1 offense that has been made eligible for expungement; (B)
1797	1797	2 the case is pending at the time; and (C) the person has not
1798	1798	3 been sentenced of the minor cannabis violation eligible
1799	1799	4 for expungement under this subsection, the court shall
1800	1800	5 consider the following: the reasons to retain the records
1801	1801	6 provided by law enforcement, the petitioner's age, the
1802	1802	7 petitioner's age at the time of offense, the time since
1803	1803	8 the conviction, and the specific adverse consequences if
1804	1804	9 denied. If a motion to dismiss and expunge is granted, the
1805	1805	10 records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
1806	1806	11 (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
1807	1807	12 (7) A person imprisoned solely as a result of one or
1808	1808	13 more convictions for Minor Cannabis Offenses under this
1809	1809	14 subsection (i) shall be released from incarceration upon
1810	1810	15 the issuance of an order under this subsection.
1811	1811	16 (8) The Illinois State Police shall allow a person to
1812	1812	17 use the access and review process, established in the
1813	1813	18 Illinois State Police, for verifying that his or her
1814	1814	19 records relating to Minor Cannabis Offenses of the
1815	1815	20 Cannabis Control Act eligible under this Section have been
1816	1816	21 expunged.
1817	1817	22 (9) No conviction vacated pursuant to this Section
1818	1818	23 shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly
1819	1819	24 served as provided in the Court of Claims Act.
1820	1820	25 (10) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to
1821	1821	26 expunge an expungeable offense shall not be limited under
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1832	1832	1 this Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall
1833	1833	2 be to restore the person to the status he or she occupied
1834	1834	3 before the arrest, charge, or conviction.
1835	1835	4 (11) Information. The Illinois State Police shall post
1836	1836	5 general information on its website about the expungement
1837	1837	6 process described in this subsection (i).
1838	1838	7 (j) Felony Prostitution Convictions.
1839	1839	8 (1) Any individual may file a motion to vacate and
1840	1840	9 expunge a conviction for a prior Class 4 felony violation
1841	1841	10 of prostitution. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
1842	1842	11 subsection (j) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
1843	1843	12 Judge of a judicial circuit, or any judge of the circuit
1844	1844	13 designated by the Chief Judge. When considering the motion
1845	1845	14 to vacate and expunge, a court shall consider the
1846	1846	15 following:
1847	1847	16 (A) the reasons to retain the records provided by
1848	1848	17 law enforcement;
1849	1849	18 (B) the petitioner's age;
1850	1850	19 (C) the petitioner's age at the time of offense;
1851	1851	20 and
1852	1852	21 (D) the time since the conviction, and the
1853	1853	22 specific adverse consequences if denied. An individual
1854	1854	23 may file the petition after the completion of any
1855	1855	24 sentence or condition imposed by the conviction.
1856	1856	25 Within 60 days of the filing of the motion, a State's
1857	1857	26 Attorney may file an objection to the petition along
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1868	1868	1 with supporting evidence. If a motion to vacate and
1869	1869	2 expunge is granted, the records shall be expunged in
1870	1870	3 accordance with subparagraph (d)(9)(A) of this
1871	1871	4 Section. An agency providing civil legal aid, as
1872	1872	5 defined in Section 15 of the Public Interest Attorney
1873	1873	6 Assistance Act, assisting individuals seeking to file
1874	1874	7 a motion to vacate and expunge under this subsection
1875	1875	8 may file motions to vacate and expunge with the Chief
1876	1876	9 Judge of a judicial circuit or any judge of the circuit
1877	1877	10 designated by the Chief Judge, and the motion may
1878	1878	11 include more than one individual.
1879	1879	12 (2) Any State's Attorney may file a motion to vacate
1880	1880	13 and expunge a conviction for a Class 4 felony violation of
1881	1881	14 prostitution. Motions to vacate and expunge under this
1882	1882	15 subsection (j) may be filed with the circuit court, Chief
1883	1883	16 Judge of a judicial circuit, or any judge of the circuit
1884	1884	17 court designated by the Chief Judge, and may include more
1885	1885	18 than one individual. When considering the motion to vacate
1886	1886	19 and expunge, a court shall consider the following reasons:
1887	1887	20 (A) the reasons to retain the records provided by
1888	1888	21 law enforcement;
1889	1889	22 (B) the petitioner's age;
1890	1890	23 (C) the petitioner's age at the time of offense;
1891	1891	24 (D) the time since the conviction; and
1892	1892	25 (E) the specific adverse consequences if denied.
1893	1893	26 If the State's Attorney files a motion to vacate and
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1904	1904	1 expunge records for felony prostitution convictions
1905	1905	2 pursuant to this Section, the State's Attorney shall
1906	1906	3 notify the Prisoner Review Board within 30 days of the
1907	1907	4 filing. If a motion to vacate and expunge is granted, the
1908	1908	5 records shall be expunged in accordance with subparagraph
1909	1909	6 (d)(9)(A) of this Section.
1910	1910	7 (3) In the public interest, the State's Attorney of a
1911	1911	8 county has standing to file motions to vacate and expunge
1912	1912	9 pursuant to this Section in the circuit court with
1913	1913	10 jurisdiction over the underlying conviction.
1914	1914	11 (4) The Illinois State Police shall allow a person to
1915	1915	12 a use the access and review process, established in the
1916	1916	13 Illinois State Police, for verifying that his or her
1917	1917	14 records relating to felony prostitution eligible under
1918	1918	15 this Section have been expunged.
1919	1919	16 (5) No conviction vacated pursuant to this Section
1920	1920	17 shall serve as the basis for damages for time unjustly
1921	1921	18 served as provided in the Court of Claims Act.
1922	1922	19 (6) Effect of Expungement. A person's right to expunge
1923	1923	20 an expungeable offense shall not be limited under this
1924	1924	21 Section. The effect of an order of expungement shall be to
1925	1925	22 restore the person to the status he or she occupied before
1926	1926	23 the arrest, charge, or conviction.
1927	1927	24 (7) Information. The Illinois State Police shall post
1928	1928	25 general information on its website about the expungement
1929	1929	26 process described in this subsection (j).
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