Bill Text: IL SB0978 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Supreme Court Historic Preservation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0637 [SB0978 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB0978-Amended.html

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Rep. Arthur Turner

Filed: 5/15/2014

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 978
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 978 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The State Records Act is amended by changing
Section 3 as follows:
(5 ILCS 160/3) (from Ch. 116, par. 43.6)
Sec. 3. Records as property of State.
(a) All records created or received by or under the
authority of or coming into the custody, control, or possession
of public officials of this State in the course of their public
duties are the property of the State. These records may not be
mutilated, destroyed, transferred, removed, or otherwise
damaged or disposed of, in whole or in part, except as provided
by law. Any person shall have the right of access to any public
records, unless access to the records is otherwise limited or
prohibited by law. This subsection (a) does not apply to

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records that are subject to expungement under subsections (1.5)
and (1.6) of Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
(b) Reports and records of the obligation, receipt and use
of public funds of the State are public records available for
inspection by the public, except as access to such records is
otherwise limited or prohibited by law or pursuant to law.
These records shall be kept at the official place of business
of the State or at a designated place of business of the State.
These records shall be available for public inspection during
regular office hours except when in immediate use by persons
exercising official duties which require the use of those
records. Nothing in this section shall require the State to
invade or assist in the invasion of any person's right to
privacy. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit
any right given by statute or rule of law with respect to the
inspection of other types of records.
Warrants and vouchers in the keeping of the State
Comptroller may be destroyed by him as authorized in "An Act in
relation to the reproduction and destruction of records kept by
the Comptroller", approved August 1, 1949, as now or hereafter
amended after obtaining the approval of the State Records
Commission.
(Source: P.A. 92-866, eff. 1-3-03.)
Section 10. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
changing Section 5.2 as follows:

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(20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
Sec. 5.2. Expungement and sealing.
(a) General Provisions.
(1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a
particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
(A) The following terms shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Unified Code of Corrections,
730 ILCS 5/5-1-2 through 5/5-1-22:
(i) Business Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-2),
(ii) Charge (730 ILCS 5/5-1-3),
(iii) Court (730 ILCS 5/5-1-6),
(iv) Defendant (730 ILCS 5/5-1-7),
(v) Felony (730 ILCS 5/5-1-9),
(vi) Imprisonment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-10),
(vii) Judgment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-12),
(viii) Misdemeanor (730 ILCS 5/5-1-14),
(ix) Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-15),
(x) Parole (730 ILCS 5/5-1-16),
(xi) Petty Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-17),
(xii) Probation (730 ILCS 5/5-1-18),
(xiii) Sentence (730 ILCS 5/5-1-19),
(xiv) Supervision (730 ILCS 5/5-1-21), and
(xv) Victim (730 ILCS 5/5-1-22).
(B) As used in this Section, "charge not initiated

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by arrest" means a charge (as defined by 730 ILCS
5/5-1-3) brought against a defendant where the
defendant is not arrested prior to or as a direct
result of the charge.
(C) "Conviction" means a judgment of conviction or
sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a
verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered by
a legally constituted jury or by a court of competent
jurisdiction authorized to try the case without a jury.
An order of supervision successfully completed by the
petitioner is not a conviction. An order of qualified
probation (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(J))
successfully completed by the petitioner is not a
conviction. An order of supervision or an order of
qualified probation that is terminated
unsatisfactorily is a conviction, unless the
unsatisfactory termination is reversed, vacated, or
modified and the judgment of conviction, if any, is
reversed or vacated.
(D) "Criminal offense" means a petty offense,
business offense, misdemeanor, felony, or municipal
ordinance violation (as defined in subsection
(a)(1)(H)). As used in this Section, a minor traffic
offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)) shall not
be considered a criminal offense.
(E) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the

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records or return them to the petitioner and to
obliterate the petitioner's name from any official
index or public record, or both. Nothing in this Act
shall require the physical destruction of the circuit
court file, but such records relating to arrests or
charges, or both, ordered expunged shall be impounded
as required by subsections (d)(9)(A)(ii) and
(d)(9)(B)(ii).
(F) As used in this Section, "last sentence" means
the sentence, order of supervision, or order of
qualified probation (as defined by subsection
(a)(1)(J)), for a criminal offense (as defined by
subsection (a)(1)(D)) that terminates last in time in
any jurisdiction, regardless of whether the petitioner
has included the criminal offense for which the
sentence or order of supervision or qualified
probation was imposed in his or her petition. If
multiple sentences, orders of supervision, or orders
of qualified probation terminate on the same day and
are last in time, they shall be collectively considered
the "last sentence" regardless of whether they were
ordered to run concurrently.
(G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
municipal or local ordinance.

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(H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner was
charged or for which the petitioner was arrested and
released without charging.
(I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief under
this Section.
(J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act,
Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4
of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as
those provisions existed before their deletion by
Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
40-10 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
Dependency Act, or Section 10 of the Steroid Control
Act. For the purpose of this Section, "successful
completion" of an order of qualified probation under
Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other
Drug Dependency Act and Section 40-10 of the Alcoholism
and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act means that the
probation was terminated satisfactorily and the

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judgment of conviction was vacated.
(K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
maintain the records, unless the records would
otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
records unavailable without a court order, subject to
the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
official index required to be kept by the circuit court
clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
any index issued by the circuit court clerk before the
entry of the order to seal shall not be affected.
(L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor"
includes but is not limited to the offenses of indecent
solicitation of a child or criminal sexual abuse when
the victim of such offense is under 18 years of age.
(M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or
order of supervision or qualified probation includes
either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of
the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this
Section.
(2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
pursuant to this Section.
(3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)

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of this Section, the court shall not order:
(A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar provision
of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
offender reaching the age of 25 years and the offender
has no other conviction for violating Section 11-501 or
11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
provision of a local ordinance.
(B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
unless the petitioner was arrested and released
without charging.
(C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
order of supervision, an order of qualified probation
(as defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)), or a conviction
for the following offenses:
(i) offenses included in Article 11 of the

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Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except
Section 11-14 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
local ordinance;
(ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
local ordinance;
(iii) offenses defined as "crimes of violence"
in Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act
or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
(iv) offenses which are Class A misdemeanors
under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
(v) any offense or attempted offense that
would subject a person to registration under the
Sex Offender Registration Act.
(D) the sealing of the records of an arrest which
results in the petitioner being charged with a felony
offense or records of a charge not initiated by arrest
for a felony offense unless:
(i) the charge is amended to a misdemeanor and
is otherwise eligible to be sealed pursuant to
subsection (c);
(ii) the charge is brought along with another
charge as a part of one case and the charge results

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in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when the
conviction was reversed or vacated, and another
charge brought in the same case results in a
disposition for a misdemeanor offense that is
eligible to be sealed pursuant to subsection (c) or
a disposition listed in paragraph (i), (iii), or
(iv) of this subsection;
(iii) the charge results in first offender
probation as set forth in subsection (c)(2)(E);
(iv) the charge is for a felony offense listed
in subsection (c)(2)(F) or the charge is amended to
a felony offense listed in subsection (c)(2)(F);
(v) the charge results in acquittal,
dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
conviction; or
(vi) the charge results in a conviction, but
the conviction was reversed or vacated.
(b) Expungement.
(1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
initiated by arrest when:
(A) He or she has never been convicted of a
criminal offense; and
(B) Each arrest or charge not initiated by arrest
sought to be expunged resulted in: (i) acquittal,
dismissal, or the petitioner's release without

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charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
(ii) a conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless
excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of
supervision and such supervision was successfully
completed by the petitioner, unless excluded by
subsection (a)(3)(A) or (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of
qualified probation (as defined in subsection
(a)(1)(J)) and such probation was successfully
completed by the petitioner.
(2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
(A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
such records.
(B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
the following time frames will apply:
(i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a

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similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not
be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
passed following the satisfactory termination of
the supervision.
(i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
offender has no other conviction for violating
Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
shall not be eligible for expungement until the
petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
(ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
passed following the satisfactory termination of
the supervision.
(C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
qualified probation, successfully completed by the
petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
expungement until 5 years have passed following the
satisfactory termination of the probation.

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(3) Those records maintained by the Department for
persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
Act of 1987.
(4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
all official records of the arresting authority, the
Department, other criminal justice agencies, the
prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such arrest, if
any, by removing his or her name from all such records in
connection with the arrest and conviction, if any, and by
inserting in the records the name of the offender, if known
or ascertainable, in lieu of the aggrieved's name. The
records of the circuit court clerk shall be sealed until
further order of the court upon good cause shown and the
name of the aggrieved person obliterated on the official
index required to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but the order shall

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not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
before the entry of the order. Nothing in this Section
shall limit the Department of State Police or other
criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
under an offender's name the false names he or she has
used.
(5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
victim of that offense may request that the State's
Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
and the Department of State Police concerning the offense
shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
shall make the records of the circuit court clerk in
connection with the proceedings of the trial court
concerning the offense available for public inspection.
(6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
innocent of the charge, the court that finds the petitioner

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factually innocent of the charge shall enter an expungement
order for the conviction for which the petitioner has been
determined to be innocent as provided in subsection (b) of
Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
(7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, or
Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act.
(8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate of
innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(c) Sealing.

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(1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
minors prosecuted as adults.
(2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
sealed:
(A) All arrests resulting in release without
charging;
(B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
(C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
resulting in orders of supervision successfully
completed by the petitioner, unless excluded by
subsection (a)(3);
(D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
resulting in convictions unless excluded by subsection
(a)(3);
(E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
resulting in orders of first offender probation under
Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of
the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of

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Corrections; and
(F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
resulting in felony convictions for the following
offenses:
(i) Class 4 felony convictions for:
Prostitution under Section 11-14 of the
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
2012.
Possession of cannabis under Section 4 of
the Cannabis Control Act.
Possession of a controlled substance under
Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled
Substances Act.
Offenses under the Methamphetamine
Precursor Control Act.
Offenses under the Steroid Control Act.
Theft under Section 16-1 of the Criminal
Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
Retail theft under Section 16A-3 or
paragraph (a) of 16-25 of the Criminal Code of
1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
Deceptive practices under Section 17-1 of
the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
of 2012.
Forgery under Section 17-3 of the Criminal
Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.

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Possession of burglary tools under Section
19-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
Criminal Code of 2012.
(ii) Class 3 felony convictions for:
Theft under Section 16-1 of the Criminal
Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
Retail theft under Section 16A-3 or
paragraph (a) of 16-25 of the Criminal Code of
1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
Deceptive practices under Section 17-1 of
the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
of 2012.
Forgery under Section 17-3 of the Criminal
Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
Possession with intent to manufacture or
deliver a controlled substance under Section
401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
(3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
sealed as follows:
(A) Records identified as eligible under
subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any
time.
(B) Records identified as eligible under
subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed (i) 3 years after
the termination of petitioner's last sentence (as

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defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)) if the petitioner has
never been convicted of a criminal offense (as defined
in subsection (a)(1)(D)); or (ii) 4 years after the
termination of the petitioner's last sentence (as
defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)) if the petitioner has
ever been convicted of a criminal offense (as defined
in subsection (a)(1)(D)).
(C) Records identified as eligible under
subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and (c)(2)(F) may be
sealed 4 years after the termination of the
petitioner's last sentence (as defined in subsection
(a)(1)(F)).
(D) Records identified in subsection
(a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
reached the age of 25 years.
(4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
have subsequent felony conviction records sealed as
provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
(c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony
offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction
records previously ordered sealed by the court.
(5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
(c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the

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right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the
sealing of the records.
(d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
under subsections (c) and (e-5):
(1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
shall pay the applicable fee, if not waived.
(2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
the arresting authority, and such other information as the
court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph (10)
of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified Code of

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Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to the
petition.
(3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken
within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
the absence within his or her body of all illegal
substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled
Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
is petitioning to:
(A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
(B) seal felony records for a violation of the
Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
(C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
(D) expunge felony records of a qualified
probation under clause (b)(1)(B)(iv).
(4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
support the petition under subsection (e), (e-5), or (e-6)
on the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty
of prosecuting the offense, the Department of State Police,
the arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the
unit of local government effecting the arrest.
(5) Objections.

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(A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
may file an objection to the petition. All objections
shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis
of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an
objection to the petition may not be filed.
(B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
the petition.
(6) Entry of order.
(A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
subsection (d)(6).
(B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
Department of State Police, the arresting agency, or
the chief legal officer files an objection to the
petition to expunge or seal within 60 days from the
date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
an order granting or denying the petition.
(7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall

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set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all
parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing
date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior to the
hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with the
Department as to the appropriateness of the relief sought
in the petition to expunge or seal. At the hearing, the
court shall hear evidence on whether the petition should or
should not be granted, and shall grant or deny the petition
to expunge or seal the records based on the evidence
presented at the hearing. The court may consider the
following:
(A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
defendant's conviction;
(B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
records by the State;
(C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
and employment history;
(D) the period of time between the petitioner's
arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
the filing of the petition under this Section; and
(E) the specific adverse consequences the
petitioner may be subject to if the petition is denied.
(8) Service of order. After entering an order to
expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
the order to the Department, in a form and manner
prescribed by the Department, to the petitioner, to the

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State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
prosecuting the offense, to the arresting agency, to the
chief legal officer of the unit of local government
effecting the arrest, and to such other criminal justice
agencies as may be ordered by the court.
(9) Implementation of order.
(A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both:
(i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
the Department, and any other agency as ordered by
the court, within 60 days of the date of service of
the order, unless a motion to vacate, modify, or
reconsider the order is filed pursuant to
paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this Section;
(ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
shall be impounded until further order of the court
upon good cause shown and the name of the
petitioner obliterated on the official index
required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
the order shall not affect any index issued by the
circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
and
(iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
records, the court, the Department, or the agency

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receiving such inquiry, shall reply as it does in
response to inquiries when no records ever
existed.
(B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both:
(i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
and any other agency as ordered by the court,
within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
subsection (d) of this Section;
(ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
shall be impounded until further order of the court
upon good cause shown and the name of the
petitioner obliterated on the official index
required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
the order shall not affect any index issued by the
circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
(iii) the records shall be impounded by the
Department within 60 days of the date of service of
the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of
this Section;

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(iv) records impounded by the Department may
be disseminated by the Department only as required
by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
offense; and
(v) in response to an inquiry for such records
from anyone not authorized by law to access such
records, the court, the Department, or the agency
receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
response to inquiries when no records ever
existed.
(B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
under subsection (e-6):
(i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
and any other agency as ordered by the court,
within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
subsection (d) of this Section;
(ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
shall be impounded until further order of the court
upon good cause shown and the name of the

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petitioner obliterated on the official index
required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
the order shall not affect any index issued by the
circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
(iii) the records shall be impounded by the
Department within 60 days of the date of service of
the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
under paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
Section;
(iv) records impounded by the Department may
be disseminated by the Department only as required
by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
offense; and
(v) in response to an inquiry for these records
from anyone not authorized by law to access the
records, the court, the Department, or the agency
receiving the inquiry shall reply as it does in
response to inquiries when no records ever
existed.
(C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under

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subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
(a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records
from anyone not authorized by law to access such
records, the court, the Department, or the agency
receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
(D) The Department shall send written notice to the
petitioner of its compliance with each order to expunge
or seal records within 60 days of the date of service
of that order or, if a motion to vacate, modify, or
reconsider is filed, within 60 days of service of the
order resolving the motion, if that order requires the
Department to expunge or seal records. In the event of
an appeal from the circuit court order, the Department
shall send written notice to the petitioner of its
compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
discretionary appellate review, is pending.
(10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a
fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to
expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any provision of

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the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit court
clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost associated
with the sealing or expungement of records by the circuit
court clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the
petition to seal or expunge, the circuit court clerk shall
deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
Administrative Fund, to be used to offset the costs
incurred by the circuit court clerk in performing the
additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or
expunge on all parties. The circuit court clerk shall
collect and forward the Department of State Police portion
of the fee to the Department and it shall be deposited in
the State Police Services Fund.
(11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
become final for purposes of appeal until 30 days after
service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
entitled to notice of the petition.
(12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section

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2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
entitled to notice of the petition.
(13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
under the expungement or sealing provisions of this Section
shall not be considered void because it fails to comply
with the provisions of this Section or because of any error
asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The
circuit court retains jurisdiction to determine whether
the order is voidable and to vacate, modify, or reconsider
its terms based on a motion filed under paragraph (12) of
this subsection (d).
(14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
granting a petition to seal, all parties entitled to notice
of the petition must fully comply with the terms of the
order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
appealing the order.
(15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay

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of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records until
there is a final order on the motion for relief or, in the
case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's mandate.
(16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
Act 98-163 this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly
apply to all petitions pending on August 5, 2013 (the
effective date of Public Act 98-163) this amendatory Act of
the 98th General Assembly and to all orders ruling on a
petition to expunge or seal on or after August 5, 2013 (the
effective date of Public Act 98-163) this amendatory Act of
the 98th General Assembly.
(e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court
order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
records of the arresting authority and order that the records
of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
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Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
Department may be disseminated by the Department only to the
arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
to that individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
the person who was pardoned.
(e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until further
order of the court upon good cause shown or as otherwise
provided herein, and the name of the petitioner obliterated

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from the official index requested to be kept by the circuit
court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in
connection with the arrest and conviction for the offense for
which he or she had been granted the certificate but the order
shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
to that individual. Upon entry of the order of sealing, the
circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
the person who was granted the certificate of eligibility for
sealing.
(e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for expungement
by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
entered expunging the record of arrest from the official

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records of the arresting authority and order that the records
of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
offense for which he or she had been granted the certificate
but the order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit
court clerk before the entry of the order. All records sealed
by the Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
have access to all expunged records of the Department
pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
expungement, the circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy
of the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
eligibility for expungement.
(f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the

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Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
later than September 1, 2010.
(Source: P.A. 97-443, eff. 8-19-11; 97-698, eff. 1-1-13;
97-1026, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1109, eff.
1-1-13; 97-1118, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1120, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150,
eff. 1-25-13; 98-133, eff. 1-1-14; 98-142, eff. 1-1-14; 98-163,
eff. 8-5-13; 98-164, eff. 1-1-14; 98-399, eff. 8-16-13; revised
9-4-13.)
Section 15. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
changing Sections 5-125 and 5-915 as follows:
(705 ILCS 405/5-125)
Sec. 5-125. Concurrent jurisdiction. Any minor alleged to
have violated a traffic, boating, or fish and game law, or a
municipal or county ordinance, may be prosecuted for the
violation and if found guilty punished under any statute or
ordinance relating to the violation, without reference to the
procedures set out in this Article, except that:
(1) any detention, must be in compliance with this
Article; and

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(2) the confidentiality of records provisions in Part 9
of this Article shall apply to any law enforcement and
court records relating to prosecution of a minor under 18
years of age for a municipal or county ordinance violation.
For the purpose of this Section, "traffic violation" shall
include a violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961
or the Criminal Code of 2012 relating to the offense of
reckless homicide, Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
or any similar county or municipal ordinance.
(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
(705 ILCS 405/5-915)
Sec. 5-915. Expungement of juvenile law enforcement and
court records.
(0.05) For purposes of this Section and Section 5-622:
"Expunge" means to physically destroy the records and
to obliterate the minor's name from any official index or
public record, or both. Nothing in this Act shall require
the physical destruction of the internal office records,
files, or databases maintained by a State's Attorney's
Office or other prosecutor.
"Law enforcement record" includes but is not limited to
records of arrest, station adjustments, fingerprints,
probation adjustments, the issuance of a notice to appear,
or any other records maintained by a law enforcement agency
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(1) Whenever any person has attained the age of 18 or
whenever all juvenile court proceedings relating to that person
have been terminated, whichever is later, the person may
petition the court to expunge law enforcement records relating
to incidents occurring before his or her 18th birthday or his
or her juvenile court records, or both, but only in the
following circumstances:
(a) the minor was arrested and no petition for
delinquency was filed with the clerk of the circuit court;
or
(b) the minor was charged with an offense and was found
not delinquent of that offense; or
(c) the minor was placed under supervision pursuant to
Section 5-615, and the order of supervision has since been
successfully terminated; or
(d) the minor was adjudicated for an offense which
would be a Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, or a
petty or business offense if committed by an adult.
(1.5) Commencing 180 days after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, the Department of
State Police shall automatically expunge, on or before January
1 of each year, a person's law enforcement records relating to
incidents occurring before his or her 18th birthday in the
Department's possession or control and which contains the final
disposition which pertain to the person when arrested as a
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(a) the minor was arrested and no petition for
delinquency was filed with the clerk of the circuit court;
and
(b) since the date of the minor's most recent arrest,
at least 6 months have elapsed without an additional
arrest, filing of a petition for delinquency whether
related or not to a previous arrest, or filing of charges
not initiated by arrest.
The Department of State Police shall allow a person to use
the Access and Review process, established in the Department of
State Police, for verifying that his or her law enforcement
records relating to incidents occurring before his or her 18th
birthday eligible under this subsection have been expunged as
provided in this subsection.
A State's Attorney, prosecutor charged with the duty of
prosecuting a minor, or the arresting agency or agencies may
file an objection to the automatic expungement of the law
enforcement records pertaining to the person with the
Department of State Police. An objection must be filed at least
45 days prior to January 1. This subsection shall serve as
notice to State's Attorneys, prosecutors charged with the duty
of prosecuting a minor, and arresting agencies that annual
automatic expungement of records under this subsection shall
commence 180 days after the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 98th General Assembly. The objection shall serve to
remove the records from qualification for automatic

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expungement. The Department of State Police may not interpret
the objection legally or procedurally.
The Department of State Police shall provide by rule the
process for access, review, objection, and automatic
expungement. Through emergency rulemaking the Department of
State Police and the Cook County State's Attorney's office
shall work together to establish a mutually agreed upon data
source for purposes of confirming expungement eligibility
under this subsection.
(1.6) Commencing on the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 98th General Assembly, a person whose law
enforcement records are not subject to subsection (1.5) of this
Section and who has attained the age of 18 years may use the
Access and Review process, established in the Department of
State Police, for verifying his or her law enforcement records
relating to incidents occurring before his or her 18th birthday
in the Department's possession or control which pertain to the
person when arrested as a minor, if the incident occurred no
earlier than 30 years before the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly. If the person
identifies a law enforcement record that meets the requirements
of this subsection, paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1.5)
of this Section, and all juvenile court proceedings related to
the person have been terminated, the person may file a Request
for Expungement of Juvenile Law Enforcement Records, in the
form and manner prescribed by the Department of State Police,

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with the Department and the Department shall consider
expungement of the record as otherwise provided for automatic
expungement under subsection (1.5) of this Section. The person
shall provide notice and a copy of the Request for Expungement
of Juvenile Law Enforcement Records to the arresting agency,
prosecutor charged with the prosecution of the minor, or the
State's Attorney of the county that prosecuted the minor. The
Department of State Police shall provide by rule the process
for access, review, and Request for Expungement of Juvenile Law
Enforcement Records. Through emergency rulemaking the
Department of State Police and the Cook County State's
Attorney's office shall work together to establish a mutually
agreed upon data source for purposes of confirming expungement
eligibility under this subsection.
(2) Any person may petition the court to expunge all law
enforcement records relating to any incidents occurring before
his or her 18th birthday which did not result in proceedings in
criminal court and all juvenile court records with respect to
any adjudications except those based upon first degree murder
and sex offenses which would be felonies if committed by an
adult, if the person for whom expungement is sought has had no
convictions for any crime since his or her 18th birthday and:
(a) has attained the age of 21 years; or
(b) 5 years have elapsed since all juvenile court
proceedings relating to him or her have been terminated or
his or her commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice

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pursuant to this Act has been terminated;
whichever is later of (a) or (b). Nothing in this Section 5-915
precludes a minor from obtaining expungement under Section
5-622.
(2.5) If a minor is arrested and no petition for
delinquency is filed with the clerk of the circuit court as
provided in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) at the time the
minor is released from custody, the youth officer, if
applicable, or other designated person from the arresting
agency, shall notify verbally and in writing to the minor or
the minor's parents or guardians that if the State's Attorney
does not file a petition for delinquency, the minor has a right
to petition to have his or her arrest record expunged when the
minor attains the age of 18 or when all juvenile court
proceedings relating to that minor have been terminated and
that unless a petition to expunge is filed, the minor shall
have an arrest record and shall provide the minor and the
minor's parents or guardians with an expungement information
packet, including a petition to expunge juvenile records
obtained from the clerk of the circuit court.
(2.6) If a minor is charged with an offense and is found
not delinquent of that offense; or if a minor is placed under
supervision under Section 5-615, and the order of supervision
is successfully terminated; or if a minor is adjudicated for an
offense that would be a Class B misdemeanor, a Class C
misdemeanor, or a business or petty offense if committed by an

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adult; or if a minor has incidents occurring before his or her
18th birthday that have not resulted in proceedings in criminal
court, or resulted in proceedings in juvenile court, and the
adjudications were not based upon first degree murder or sex
offenses that would be felonies if committed by an adult; then
at the time of sentencing or dismissal of the case, the judge
shall inform the delinquent minor of his or her right to
petition for expungement as provided by law, and the clerk of
the circuit court shall provide an expungement information
packet to the delinquent minor, written in plain language,
including a petition for expungement, a sample of a completed
petition, expungement instructions that shall include
information informing the minor that (i) once the case is
expunged, it shall be treated as if it never occurred, (ii) he
or she may apply to have petition fees waived, (iii) once he or
she obtains an expungement, he or she may not be required to
disclose that he or she had a juvenile record, and (iv) he or
she may file the petition on his or her own or with the
assistance of an attorney. The failure of the judge to inform
the delinquent minor of his or her right to petition for
expungement as provided by law does not create a substantive
right, nor is that failure grounds for: (i) a reversal of an
adjudication of delinquency, (ii) a new trial; or (iii) an
appeal.
(2.7) For counties with a population over 3,000,000, the
clerk of the circuit court shall send a "Notification of a

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Possible Right to Expungement" post card to the minor at the
address last received by the clerk of the circuit court on the
date that the minor attains the age of 18 based on the
birthdate provided to the court by the minor or his or her
guardian in cases under paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of
subsection (1); and when the minor attains the age of 21 based
on the birthdate provided to the court by the minor or his or
her guardian in cases under subsection (2).
(2.8) The petition for expungement for subsection (1) may
include multiple offenses on the same petition and shall be
substantially in the following form:
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ......, ILLINOIS
........ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN THE INTEREST OF ) NO.
)
)
...................)
(Name of Petitioner)
PETITION TO EXPUNGE JUVENILE RECORDS
(705 ILCS 405/5-915 (SUBSECTION 1))
(Please prepare a separate petition for each offense)
Now comes ............., petitioner, and respectfully requests
that this Honorable Court enter an order expunging all juvenile
law enforcement and court records of petitioner and in support

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thereof states that: Petitioner has attained the age of 18,
his/her birth date being ......, or all Juvenile Court
proceedings terminated as of ......, whichever occurred later.
Petitioner was arrested on ..... by the ....... Police
Department for the offense or offenses of ......., and:
(Check All That Apply One:)
( ) a. no petition or petitions were was filed with the Clerk
of the Circuit Court.
( ) b. was charged with ...... and was found not delinquent of
the offense or offenses.
( ) c. a petition or petitions were was filed and the petition
or petitions were was dismissed without a finding of
delinquency on .....
( ) d. on ....... placed under supervision pursuant to Section
5-615 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and such order of
supervision successfully terminated on ........
( ) e. was adjudicated for the offense or offenses, which would
have been a Class B misdemeanor, a Class C misdemeanor, or a
petty offense or business offense if committed by an adult.
Petitioner .... has .... has not been arrested on charges in
this or any county other than the charges listed above. If
petitioner has been arrested on additional charges, please list
the charges below:
Charge(s): ......
Arresting Agency or Agencies: ...........
Disposition/Result: (choose from a. through e., above): .....

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WHEREFORE, the petitioner respectfully requests this Honorable
Court to (1) order all law enforcement agencies to expunge all
records of petitioner to this incident or incidents, and (2) to
order the Clerk of the Court to expunge all records concerning
the petitioner regarding this incident or incidents.
......................
Petitioner (Signature)
..........................
Petitioner's Street Address
.....................
City, State, Zip Code
.............................
Petitioner's Telephone Number
Pursuant to the penalties of perjury under the Code of Civil
Procedure, 735 ILCS 5/1-109, I hereby certify that the
statements in this petition are true and correct, or on
information and belief I believe the same to be true.
......................
Petitioner (Signature)
The Petition for Expungement for subsection (2) shall be

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substantially in the following form:
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ........, ILLINOIS
........ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN THE INTEREST OF ) NO.
)
)
...................)
(Name of Petitioner)
PETITION TO EXPUNGE JUVENILE RECORDS
(705 ILCS 405/5-915 (SUBSECTION 2))
(Please prepare a separate petition for each offense)
Now comes ............, petitioner, and respectfully requests
that this Honorable Court enter an order expunging all Juvenile
Law Enforcement and Court records of petitioner and in support
thereof states that:
The incident for which the Petitioner seeks expungement
occurred before the Petitioner's 18th birthday and did not
result in proceedings in criminal court and the Petitioner has
not had any convictions for any crime since his/her 18th
birthday; and
The incident for which the Petitioner seeks expungement
occurred before the Petitioner's 18th birthday and the
adjudication was not based upon first-degree murder or sex

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offenses which would be felonies if committed by an adult, and
the Petitioner has not had any convictions for any crime since
his/her 18th birthday.
Petitioner was arrested on ...... by the ....... Police
Department for the offense of ........, and:
(Check whichever one occurred the latest:)
( ) a. The Petitioner has attained the age of 21 years, his/her
birthday being .......; or
( ) b. 5 years have elapsed since all juvenile court
proceedings relating to the Petitioner have been terminated; or
the Petitioner's commitment to the Department of Juvenile
Justice pursuant to the expungement of juvenile law enforcement
and court records provisions of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987
has been terminated. Petitioner ...has ...has not been arrested
on charges in this or any other county other than the charge
listed above. If petitioner has been arrested on additional
charges, please list the charges below:
Charge(s): ..........
Arresting Agency or Agencies: .......
Disposition/Result: (choose from a or b, above): ..........
WHEREFORE, the petitioner respectfully requests this Honorable
Court to (1) order all law enforcement agencies to expunge all
records of petitioner related to this incident, and (2) to
order the Clerk of the Court to expunge all records concerning
the petitioner regarding this incident.

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.......................
Petitioner (Signature)
......................
Petitioner's Street Address
.....................
City, State, Zip Code
.............................
Petitioner's Telephone Number
Pursuant to the penalties of perjury under the Code of Civil
Procedure, 735 ILCS 5/1-109, I hereby certify that the
statements in this petition are true and correct, or on
information and belief I believe the same to be true.
......................
Petitioner (Signature)
(3) The chief judge of the circuit in which an arrest was
made or a charge was brought or any judge of that circuit
designated by the chief judge may, upon verified petition of a
person who is the subject of an arrest or a juvenile court
proceeding under subsection (1) or (2) of this Section, order
the law enforcement records or official court file, or both, to
be expunged from the official records of the arresting
authority, the clerk of the circuit court and the Department of
State Police. The person whose records are to be expunged shall

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petition the court using the appropriate form containing his or
her current address and shall promptly notify the clerk of the
circuit court of any change of address. Notice of the petition
shall be served upon the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged
with the duty of prosecuting the offense, the Department of
State Police, and the arresting agency or agencies by the clerk
of the circuit court. If an objection is filed within 45 days
of the notice of the petition, the clerk of the circuit court
shall set a date for hearing after the 45 day objection period.
At the hearing the court shall hear evidence on whether the
expungement should or should not be granted. Unless the State's
Attorney or prosecutor, the Department of State Police, or an
arresting agency objects to the expungement within 45 days of
the notice, the court may enter an order granting expungement.
The person whose records are to be expunged shall pay the clerk
of the circuit court a fee equivalent to the cost associated
with expungement of records by the clerk and the Department of
State Police. The clerk shall forward a certified copy of the
order to the Department of State Police, the appropriate
portion of the fee to the Department of State Police for
processing, and deliver a certified copy of the order to the
arresting agency.
(3.1) The Notice of Expungement shall be in substantially
the following form:
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ....., ILLINOIS
.... JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

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IN THE INTEREST OF ) NO.
)
)
...................)
(Name of Petitioner)
NOTICE
TO: State's Attorney
TO: Arresting Agency
................
................
................
................
TO: Illinois State Police
.....................
.....................
ATTENTION: Expungement
You are hereby notified that on ....., at ....., in courtroom
..., located at ..., before the Honorable ..., Judge, or any
judge sitting in his/her stead, I shall then and there present
a Petition to Expunge Juvenile records in the above-entitled

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matter, at which time and place you may appear.
......................
Petitioner's Signature
...........................
Petitioner's Street Address
.....................
City, State, Zip Code
.............................
Petitioner's Telephone Number
PROOF OF SERVICE
On the ....... day of ......, 20..., I on oath state that I
served this notice and true and correct copies of the
above-checked documents by:
(Check One:)
delivering copies personally to each entity to whom they are
directed;
or
by mailing copies to each entity to whom they are directed by
depositing the same in the U.S. Mail, proper postage fully
prepaid, before the hour of 5:00 p.m., at the United States
Postal Depository located at .................
.........................................
Signature
Clerk of the Circuit Court or Deputy Clerk
Printed Name of Delinquent Minor/Petitioner: ....

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Address: ........................................
Telephone Number: ...............................
(3.2) The Order of Expungement shall be in substantially
the following form:
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ....., ILLINOIS
.... JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN THE INTEREST OF ) NO.
)
)
...................)
(Name of Petitioner)
DOB ................
Arresting Agency/Agencies ......
ORDER OF EXPUNGEMENT
(705 ILCS 405/5-915 (SUBSECTION 3))
This matter having been heard on the petitioner's motion and
the court being fully advised in the premises does find that
the petitioner is indigent or has presented reasonable cause to
waive all costs in this matter, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
( ) 1. Clerk of Court and Department of State Police costs
are hereby waived in this matter.
( ) 2. The Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification
and the following law enforcement agencies expunge all records
of petitioner relating to an arrest dated ...... for the

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offense of ......
Law Enforcement Agencies:
.........................
.........................
( ) 3. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Circuit
Court expunge all records regarding the above-captioned case.
ENTER: ......................
JUDGE
DATED: .......
Name:
Attorney for:
Address: City/State/Zip:
Attorney Number:
(3.3) The Notice of Objection shall be in substantially the
following form:
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ....., ILLINOIS
....................... JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN THE INTEREST OF ) NO.
)
)
...................)
(Name of Petitioner)
NOTICE OF OBJECTION

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TO:(Attorney, Public Defender, Minor)
.................................
.................................
TO:(Illinois State Police)
.................................
.................................
TO:(Clerk of the Court)
.................................
.................................
TO:(Judge)
.................................
.................................
TO:(Arresting Agency/Agencies)
.................................
.................................
ATTENTION: You are hereby notified that an objection has been
filed by the following entity regarding the above-named minor's
petition for expungement of juvenile records:
( ) State's Attorney's Office;
( ) Prosecutor (other than State's Attorney's Office) charged
with the duty of prosecuting the offense sought to be expunged;
( ) Department of Illinois State Police; or
( ) Arresting Agency or Agencies.
The agency checked above respectfully requests that this case
be continued and set for hearing on whether the expungement
should or should not be granted.

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DATED: .......
Name:
Attorney For:
Address:
City/State/Zip:
Telephone:
Attorney No.:
FOR USE BY CLERK OF THE COURT PERSONNEL ONLY
This matter has been set for hearing on the foregoing
objection, on ...... in room ...., located at ....., before the
Honorable ....., Judge, or any judge sitting in his/her stead.
(Only one hearing shall be set, regardless of the number of
Notices of Objection received on the same case).
A copy of this completed Notice of Objection containing the
court date, time, and location, has been sent via regular U.S.
Mail to the following entities. (If more than one Notice of
Objection is received on the same case, each one must be
completed with the court date, time and location and mailed to
the following entities):
( ) Attorney, Public Defender or Minor;
( ) State's Attorney's Office;
( ) Prosecutor (other than State's Attorney's Office) charged
with the duty of prosecuting the offense sought to be expunged;
( ) Department of Illinois State Police; and
( ) Arresting agency or agencies.
Date: ......

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Initials of Clerk completing this section: .....
(4) Upon entry of an order expunging records or files, the
offense, which the records or files concern shall be treated as
if it never occurred. Law enforcement officers and other public
offices and agencies shall properly reply on inquiry that no
record or file exists with respect to the person.
(5) Records which have not been expunged are sealed, and
may be obtained only under the provisions of Sections 5-901,
5-905 and 5-915.
(6) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit
the maintenance of information relating to an offense after
records or files concerning the offense have been expunged if
the information is kept in a manner that does not enable
identification of the offender. This information may only be
used for statistical and bona fide research purposes.
(6.5) The Department of State Police or any employee of the
Department shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for
failure to expunge any records of arrest that are subject to
expungement under subsection (1.5) or (1.6) of this Section
because of inability to verify a record or because an objection
to the expungement of the record has been filed by any
arresting agency, prosecutor charged with the prosecution of
the minor, or the State's Attorney of the county that
prosecuted the minor. Nothing in subsection (1.5) or (1.6) of
this Section shall create Department of State Police liability
or responsibility for the expungement of law enforcement

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records it does not possess.
(7)(a) The State Appellate Defender shall establish,
maintain, and carry out, by December 31, 2004, a juvenile
expungement program to provide information and assistance to
minors eligible to have their juvenile records expunged.
(b) The State Appellate Defender shall develop brochures,
pamphlets, and other materials in printed form and through the
agency's World Wide Web site. The pamphlets and other materials
shall include at a minimum the following information:
(i) An explanation of the State's juvenile expungement
process;
(ii) The circumstances under which juvenile
expungement may occur;
(iii) The juvenile offenses that may be expunged;
(iv) The steps necessary to initiate and complete the
juvenile expungement process; and
(v) Directions on how to contact the State Appellate
Defender.
(c) The State Appellate Defender shall establish and
maintain a statewide toll-free telephone number that a person
may use to receive information or assistance concerning the
expungement of juvenile records. The State Appellate Defender
shall advertise the toll-free telephone number statewide. The
State Appellate Defender shall develop an expungement
information packet that may be sent to eligible persons seeking
expungement of their juvenile records, which may include, but

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is not limited to, a pre-printed expungement petition with
instructions on how to complete the petition and a pamphlet
containing information that would assist individuals through
the juvenile expungement process.
(d) The State Appellate Defender shall compile a statewide
list of volunteer attorneys willing to assist eligible
individuals through the juvenile expungement process.
(e) This Section shall be implemented from funds
appropriated by the General Assembly to the State Appellate
Defender for this purpose. The State Appellate Defender shall
employ the necessary staff and adopt the necessary rules for
implementation of this Section.
(8)(a) Except with respect to law enforcement agencies, the
Department of Corrections, State's Attorneys, or other
prosecutors, an expunged juvenile record may not be considered
by any private or public entity in employment matters,
certification, licensing, revocation of certification or
licensure, or registration. Applications for employment must
contain specific language that states that the applicant is not
obligated to disclose expunged juvenile records of conviction
or arrest. Employers may not ask if an applicant has had a
juvenile record expunged. Effective January 1, 2005, the
Department of Labor shall develop a link on the Department's
website to inform employers that employers may not ask if an
applicant had a juvenile record expunged and that application
for employment must contain specific language that states that

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the applicant is not obligated to disclose expunged juvenile
records of arrest or conviction.
(b) A person whose juvenile records have been expunged is
not entitled to remission of any fines, costs, or other money
paid as a consequence of expungement. This amendatory Act of
the 93rd General Assembly does not affect the right of the
victim of a crime to prosecute or defend a civil action for
damages.
(c) The expungement of juvenile records under Section 5-622
shall be funded by the additional fine imposed under Section
5-9-1.17 of the Unified Code of Corrections and additional
appropriations made by the General Assembly for such purpose.
(9) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly apply to law
enforcement records of a minor who has been arrested or taken
into custody on or after January 1, 2014 ( the effective date
of Public Act 98-61) this amendatory Act.
(10) The changes made in subsection (1.5) of this Section
by this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly apply to
law enforcement records of a minor who has been arrested or
taken into custody on or after January 1, 2015. The changes
made in subsection (1.6) of this Section by this amendatory Act
of the 98th General Assembly apply to law enforcement records
of a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody before
January 1, 2015.
(Source: P.A. 98-61, eff. 1-1-14; revised 3-27-14.)".