How to get a felony record expunged in Illinois. Can I expunge my felony record? My response: “It depends on whether you were convicted of the crime.” A criminal record can be expunged if you weren’t convicted of the crime you were charged with. For example, if a judge dismisses charges against you for misdemeanor retail theft or burglary, a felony, you can petition to expunge your record. We call the record you’re expunging a “record of an arrest.”
Read MoreSealing a Criminal Record in Illinois or Sealing a Conviction Record in Illinois. In Illinois, a criminal record of a conviction is not eligible to expunge. Expungement only applies to criminal cases where the charges against the defendant are dismissed. If you’ve been charged with and convicted of a crime in Illinois and don’t want that information to appear on a criminal background check for a job, an apartment, or an occupational license, you need to get your record sealed.
Read MoreIn Illinois, the governor has the sole authority to reinstate someone’s FOID card rights lost due to a felony conviction. Several years ago few knew that clemency could be used for this purpose.
Read MoreI had a client who was arrested for shoplifting at Macy’s. As a first-time, youthful offender, my client was sentenced to supervision and ordered to pay $500. If he had completed his supervision successfully, my client would not have a conviction on his record.
Read MoreFor the last several years I’ve been helping convicted felons reinstate their gun rights. Until recently, however, I’d never shot a gun, let alone held one.
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