Illinois: Adult Factual Innocence (IL-FI-2)

Records relating to a conviction or sentence that has been set aside on direct review or collateral attack due to the person's factual innocence will be expunged by the court. 20 ILCS 2630/5.2(b)(6); 730 ILCS 5/5-5-4.

Record Detail(s)

Improper conviction

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

No

Mandatory / Discretionary

Mandatory

Hearing

No statutory language

Clearance Process

Automatic

Remedy

Expunge

Ineligible Category or Citation

No statutory language regarding ineligible offenses.

Procedure General

The procedure is automatic. When a conviction or sentence has been set aside on direct review or collateral attack, and the court determines that the person is factually innocent, the court will order the arrest records expunged and the person's name will be obliterated from the circuit court clerk's index. 20 ILCS 2630/5.2(b)(6); 730 ILCS 5/5-5-4.

Fees

There is no statutory language regarding fees.

Effect

The arrest records will be destroyed or returned to the person. State police and circuit court clerk's records can be sealed upon good cause shown. The person's name will be obliterated from the circuit court clerk's index. 20 ILCS 2630/5.2(b)(6); 730 ILCS 5/5-5-4.

Waiting Periods

There is no statutory language regarding a waiting period.

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