HB2841 Summary

• Eliminates requirement for police to submit fingerprints and descriptions of minors ages 10-17 arrested for felonies and Class A/B misdemeanors; submission now required only for persons over age 18.

• Establishes automatic expungement of law enforcement records for minors arrested but not charged with delinquency who have reached age 18 and had no additional arrests for 2 years.

• Allows any person to petition the court at any time to expunge law enforcement and juvenile court records for incidents before their 18th birthday, with court presumption that expungement is consistent with public welfare in certain cases.

• Increases additional fine for expungement of juvenile records from $10 to $15, with $15 retained by circuit clerk for administrative costs.

• Makes it a civil rights violation under the Illinois Human Rights Act for employers to use expunged juvenile records under Section 5-915 as basis for employment decisions.