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What Cases Qualify for Expungement or Sealing? Acquittals. Dismissals. Court supervision (if satisfactorily completed) Qualified probation (i.e. 710-1410 probation, TASC probation, and second chance probation) are eligible for expungement.

In an effort to reduce debt burdens on Illinois citizens as well as encourage parents to make their child support payments, the State of Illinois has implemented the Clean Slate Program. The Clean Slate Program is an initiative to help parents erase child support debts owed to the State of Illinois.

On the other hand, more serious offenses like violent crimes, sexual offenses, and Class X felonies generally cannot be expunged or sealed. Additionally, if you have multiple convictions, you may not be eligible for expungement but could potentially be eligible for sealing.

Near the 60-day mark, you will have a court date set where you will find out whether or not the cases will be sealed or expunged. Once the Order is signed, the Circuit Clerk has about 60 days to seal or expunge the cases from public record. For most Illinois counties, the process will take approximately 4 months.

What Happens After a Case Is Expunged or Sealed? Once a judge signs an order to expunge or seal, the Clerk of the Circuit Court will remove all records from their system including their public access system so the information does not appear on a background check.

For several charges, including petty offenses and various misdemeanors, the record can be expunged automatically as soon as the sentence is complete. For many charges, a juvenile arrest can be automatically expunged from the record one year later if the person was not arrested again in that period for any other reason.

An expunged record is cleared from public background checks. Law enforcement agencies can still see an expunged criminal conviction for future criminal sentencing. The federal government still has access to criminal records even if they are sealed under state law.

I respectfully request that the court use its discretion to expunge my misdemeanor conviction and grant me a second chance to work and support myself. I declare under penalty of perjury of the laws of the State of California that the above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Once a judge signs an order to expunge or seal, the Clerk of the Circuit Court will remove all records from their system including their public access system so the information does not appear on a background check. A search in the Clerk's system will not yield any results as if the case never occurred.