SB1993 Summary

• Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 to define key terms including "dissemination," "expunge," "juvenile court record," "juvenile law enforcement record," and "significant event report."

• Establishes automatic expungement of juvenile law enforcement records one year after arrest if no petition for delinquency was filed and no subsequent arrests occur within six months.

• Creates procedures for petitioning courts to expunge juvenile records for non-delinquency cases and allows automatic expungement two years after case closure for most delinquency adjudications (with exceptions for serious offenses).

• Requires expunged records to be treated as if they never occurred, prohibits employers from considering expunged records in employment decisions, and imposes penalties for willful dissemination of expunged records (Class C misdemeanor up to Class 4 felony for financial gain).

• Directs the State Appellate Defender to establish a juvenile expungement program including a toll-free helpline, educational materials, petition assistance, and a volunteer attorney network to help eligible minors expunge their records.