Can my marijuana conviction be expunged? Beginning next month (Jan. 1, 2020), if you are at least 21 years old, you will be allowed to purchase up to 30 grams of marijuana from a licensed dispensary in Illinois. The Illinois law that decriminalizes small amounts of marijuana also contains provisions allowing people to expunge their old marijuana arrests and some convictions.
Read MoreIf you are a resident of Illinois, there’s a good chance you’ve heard that a new law is going into effect January 1, 2020 legalizing small amounts of marijuana. What is not so clear is what will change and what will remain the same with regarding the use of marijuana in 2020. This article seeks to separate fact from fiction.
Read MoreHow to Expunge a Criminal Record in Illinois? The only way to get rid of an arrest record is to petition for expungement. There are several ways a case can be dismissed in Illinois: non-suit, finding no probable cause, stricken with leave to reinstate (“SOL”), nolle pros (“NP”).
Read MoreHow 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.
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