Print Form Order to Expunge (and Seal) Clear Form (Rev. 7/16/08) CCCR 0013 A IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS or A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION v. ________________________________________________ Defendant/Petitioner } Case No(s). ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ORDER TO EXPUNGE (AND SEAL) 1. The court having found that the Defendant/Petitioner has been acquitted or released without being convicted; IT IS ORDERED THAT: A. ________________________________________________________________________________, Arresting Police Agency, shall expunge this arrest from its records, and it is further directed that the Arresting Agency shall request the return of all identification materials from any other repositories and custodians of statistics that were previously notified of this arrest by the Arresting Agency; B. The Illinois State Police, Bureau of Identification, shall expunge their files of the record of this arrest; C. The Circuit Court Clerk shall seal this file and the name of the defendant shall be obliterated from the official index required to be kept by the Circuit Court Clerk. 2. The court having found that the Defendant/Petitioner has been released without being convicted following a sentence of supervision and it has been two (2) years since discharge and dismissal of that supervision; IT IS ORDERED THAT: A. ________________________________________________________________________________, Arresting Police Agency, shall expunge this arrest from its records, and it is further directed that the Arresting Agency shall request the return of all identification materials from any other repositories and custodians of statistics that were previously notified of this arrest by the Arresting Agency; B. The Illinois State Police, Bureau of Identification, shall expunge their files of the record of this arrest; C. The Circuit Court Clerk shall impound this file. 3. The court having found that the Defendant/Petitioner has been released without being convicted following a sentence of supervision for an offense listed in 20 ILCS 2630/5(a) and it has been five (5) years since discharge and dismissal of that supervision; IT IS ORDERED THAT: A. ________________________________________________________________________________, Arresting Police Agency, shall expunge this arrest from its records, and it is further directed that the Arresting Agency shall request the return of all identification materials from any other repositories and custodians of statistics that were previously notified of this arrest by the Arresting Agency; B. The Illinois State Police, Bureau of Identification, shall seal their files and records of this arrest and the record, once sealed, may be disseminated only as required by law; C. The Circuit Court Clerk shall impound this file. (OVER) DOROTHY BROWN, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS (Rev. 7/16/08) CCCR 0013 B 4. The Court having found that the Defendant/Petitioner was granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically authorizes expungement; IT IS ORDERED THAT: A. ________________________________________________________________________________, Arresting Police Agency, shall expunge this arrest from its records, and it is further directed that the Arresting Agency shall request the return of all identification materials from any other repositories and custodians of statistics that were previously notified of this arrest by the Arresting Agency; B. The Illinois State Police, Bureau of Identification, shall seal their files and records of this arrest and the record, once sealed, may be disseminated only as required by law; C. The Circuit Court Clerk shall impound this file and the name of the defendant shall be obliterated from the official index required to be kept by the Circuit Court Clerk. 5. Any order of protection previously entered against the Petitioner will, by law, not be expunged or sealed. Any order of protection is maintained in a separate index under the direction of the Clerk of the Circuit Court. Prepared by: Atty. No. ________________________________________ ENTERED: Name: _________________________________________ Dated:___________________________, __________ _________________________________ City/State/Zip: ___________________________________ Telephone: ______________________________________ ___________________________________________ Address: Judge Judge’s No. DOROTHY BROWN, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS