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What exactly is an Expungement?

April 26, 2017expungement

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What exactly is an Expungement?

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The judge of the county where the arrest occurred orders the arresting agency (example: Chicago Police), the IL State Police and the FBI to return all original records of all arrests, original fingerprints and mug shots. Any internal computer records must be destroyed and removed from any public access system. The courthouse seals the file(s) so the public can’t gain access. If there were arrests in multiple counties, petitions must be filed with each county courthouse.