IL HB0067

Amends the Criminal Identification Act to allow expungement of arrest records 20 years after completion of sentence or supervision if person has no subsequent convictions or supervision placements for misdemeanor or felony offenses

Applies to all offenses except capital offenses and violations of local ordinances, with arrest records expunged from arresting authority, Department of State Police records sealed, and defendant's name obliterated from court indices

Requires verified petition to chief judge or designated judge (or presiding trial judge in counties under 3,000,000 inhabitants) with notice to State's Attorney, Department of State Police, and arresting agency

Court must grant petition if conditions are met and no objections are filed within 30 days; sealed records may only be disseminated as required by law or to law enforcement/prosecutors for subsequent arrests or felony sentencing

Applies retroactively to offenses occurring before, on, or after the effective date of this amendatory act