HB3817 Summary

• Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 to strengthen confidentiality and sealing protections for juvenile law enforcement and court records relating to minors arrested before age 18.

• Establishes automatic expungement of law enforcement records when one year has elapsed since arrest with no petition filed and six months passed without additional arrests or charges.

• Requires automatic expungement of juvenile court records within 60 days upon dismissal, finding of not delinquent, successful completion of supervision, or adjudication for Class B or C misdemeanors and petty offenses.

• Imposes criminal penalties (Class C misdemeanor, $1,000 fine per violation) for willful violation of confidentiality provisions and allows civil damages up to $1,000 or actual damages for record disclosure violations.

• Expands protections allowing individuals with expunged records to truthfully state they have no juvenile record on employment applications, and prohibits employers from asking about expunged juvenile records.