SB3433 Summary

• Amends the Criminal Identification Act to establish procedures for expungement and sealing of criminal records, distinguishing between physical destruction of records (expungement) and restricting access while maintaining records (sealing).

• Expungement is available for arrests and charges resulting in acquittal, dismissal, conviction reversal, successfully completed supervision, or successfully completed qualified probation, with waiting periods of 2-5 years depending on offense type.

• Sealing is available for various records including arrests without charging, acquittals, dismissals, certain convictions, and specific Class 4 felonies (cannabis, controlled substances, methamphetamine, steroids offenses) with waiting periods of 3-4 years after sentence termination.

• Prohibits sealing or expungement of records for sexual offenses against minors, DUI/DWI violations, violent crimes, sex offender registration offenses, and certain other crimes including crimes of violence and animal cruelty Class A misdemeanors.

• Establishes procedural requirements including petition filing with circuit court, service to prosecutors and law enforcement, 60-day objection period, and court hearings if objections are filed; requires drug testing for petitioners seeking to seal certain felony records.