IL HB1126

Requires automatic expungement of juvenile law enforcement records when a minor turns 17, if no delinquency petitions were ever filed and the minor was not arrested in the year prior to turning 17

Eliminates the requirement for police to transmit juvenile station adjustment records (both formal and informal) to the Department of State Police

Restricts fingerprinting and reporting to the Department of State Police for minors age 10 and over to only those who are arrested for felony-equivalent offenses AND are subject to a delinquency petition under the Juvenile Court Act

Removes the requirement for probation officers to transmit information about felony or misdemeanor offenses to the Department of State Police when imposing probation adjustment plans

Requires law enforcement to notify minors and their parents/guardians at release about their right to automatic expungement upon turning 17 if they meet eligibility requirements