SB3636 Summary

• Amends the Juvenile Court Act to expand expungement eligibility by allowing immediate petitions (subsection 0.07) for arrests with no delinquency filing or cases resulting in not delinquent findings.

• Changes age requirement from 17 to 18 years old for standard expungement eligibility under subsection (1), which covers arrests without filings, not delinquent findings, successful supervision terminations, and low-level offense adjudications.

• Requires the Department of State Police to automatically expunge law enforcement records annually for minors aged 18+ who were arrested but never charged, provided 2 years have elapsed without additional arrests.

• Mandates arresting agencies provide expungement information packets in plain language to minors and parents/guardians, including sample petitions, adverse consequences information, and instructions that expunged records need not be disclosed to employers.

• Repeals Section 5-622 of the Juvenile Court Act and consolidates expungement procedures into Section 5-915; funds expungement through a $30 additional fine on criminal convictions, with $10 each to State Police, State's Attorney, and Circuit Clerk.