Illinois: Juvenile Court Records and Law Enforcement Records (IL-AR-10)

A record relating to certain juvenile delinquency adjudications will be expunged two years after the case is closed, so long as the person is not subject to a disqualifying event. 705 ILCS 405/5-915(0.3)(a).

Record Detail(s)

Charges adjudicated

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

Potentially, see statute

Mandatory / Discretionary

Discretionary

Hearing

No

Clearance Process

Automatic

Remedy

Expunge

Ineligible Category or Citation

The person is ineligible for expungement under this section if the person has: (a) pending delinquency or criminal proceedings, or (b) a subsequent delinquency adjudication or criminal conviction. Numerous offenses are not eligible for expungement under this section. 705 ILCS 405/5-915(0.3)(a).

Procedure General

The expungement is automatic. However, if the chief law enforcement officer of an agency, or their designee, certifies in writing that certain information is needed for a pending investigation involving the commission of a felony, that identifying information can be retained in an intelligence file until the investigation is terminated or for one additional year, whichever is sooner. 705 ILCS 405/5-915(0.3)(b).

Fees

There is no statutory language regarding fees.

Effect

The Illinois State Police and all law enforcement agencies within the State shall automatically expunge, on or before January 1 of each year, except as described in paragraph (c) of subsection (0.1), all juvenile law enforcement records relating to events of the offense. 705 ILCS 405/5-915.

Waiting Periods

The records should be expunged two years after the case was closed.

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