Illinois: Juvenile Court Records and Law Enforcement Records (IL-AR-8)

Records relating to a successful termination of an order of supervision will be expunged within 60 business days. 705 ILCS 405/5-915(0.2)(a).

Record Detail(s)

Sex-related offenses

Completion of diversion or deferral program

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

No statutory language

Mandatory / Discretionary

Discretionary

Hearing

No

Clearance Process

Automatic

Remedy

Expunge

Ineligible Category or Citation

No statutory language regarding ineligible offenses.

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(0.2)(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 within 60 business days of the dismissal.

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