(20 ILCS 2630/14)
Sec. 14. Expungement Backlog Accountability Law.
(a) On or before August 1 of each year, the Department of State Police shall report to the Governor, the Attorney General, the Office of the State Appellate Defender, and both houses of the General Assembly the following information for the previous fiscal year:
(1) the number of petitions to expunge received by
the Department;
(2) the number of petitions to expunge to which the
Department objected pursuant to subdivision (d)(5)(B) of Section 5.2 of this Act;
(3) the number of petitions to seal records received
by the Department;
(4) the number of petitions to seal records to which
the Department objected pursuant to subdivision (d)(5)(B) of Section 5.2 of this Act;
(5) the number of orders to expunge received by the
Department;
(6) the number of orders to expunge to which the
Department successfully filed a motion to vacate, modify or reconsider under paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of Section 5.2 of this Act;
(7) the number of orders to expunge records entered
by the Department;
(8) the number of orders to seal records received by
the Department;
(9) the number of orders to seal records to which the
Department successfully filed a motion to vacate, modify or reconsider under paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of Section 5.2 of this Act;
(10) the number of orders to seal records entered by
the Department;
(11) the amount of fees received by the Department
pursuant to subdivision (d)(10) of Section 5.2 of this Act and deposited into the State Police Services Fund;
(12) the number of orders to expunge or to seal
records received by the Department that have not been entered as of June 30 of the previous fiscal year.
(b) The information reported under this Section shall be made available to the public, at the time it is reported, on the official web site of the Department of State Police.
(c) Upon request of a State's Attorney or the Attorney General, the Department shall provide within 90 days a list of all orders to expunge or seal with which the Department has not yet complied. This list shall include the date of the order, the name of the petitioner, the case number, and a detailed statement of the basis for non-compliance.
(Source: P.A. 98-163, eff. 8-5-13.)
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