IL SB3276

Courts must advise non-citizen defendants in open court before accepting guilty, guilty but mentally ill, or nolo contendere pleas that conviction may result in deportation, exclusion from admission to the United States, or denial of naturalization.

If a court fails to provide the required advisement to a defendant arraigned on or after the effective date of this amendment, and the defendant shows conviction may have immigration consequences, the defendant may file a motion to vacate the judgment and withdraw the plea.

Motions to vacate and withdraw pleas under this section must be filed within 2 years of the date of conviction.

Corrects the language in the advisement from "consequences" to "consequence" of immigration penalties.