Clear your Illinois record.

You can clear your Illinois record. Illinois law lets you petition to expunge arrest records and seal certain conviction records under 20 ILCS 2630/5.2. The process uses a petition filed with the court that handled the case, and certain matters require a court hearing. Illinois enacted HB1836 (Public Act 104) extending automatic sealing to millions of records starting in January 2029; until that automatic process takes effect, the petition path described below remains the operative route.

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