Welcome to Records Removal Services! We assist people with securing an expungement, seal, or pardon followed by criminal database updates, or criminal database updates for people who already have a court-ordered seal or expungement. Current laws allow your criminal records to be visible to everyone resulting in the loss of jobs, housing, and credit opportunities.

Illinois Expungement:  The process of legally destroying, obliterating or striking out records or information in files, computers and other depositories relating to criminal charges. The records cannot be accessed for general law enforcement or civil use.

An expunged record may not be considered by any private or public entity in employment matters, certification, licensing, revocation of certification or licensure, or registration. 20 ILCS 2630/12

In Illinois, criminal records may only be expunged under the following circumstances: 

1. A person reaching age 17 may have prior records may be expunged if:    no petition for delinquency filed, or    found not delinquent of offense, or    offense would be Class B misdemeanor if an adult, or    order of supervision terminated. 705 ILCS 405/5-915 2. At any time after turning 21 or having 5 years pass since last juvenile court proceeding or confinement terminated, whichever is first, and no convictions since 17th birthday, a person may apply for expungement of delinquency offense committed before age 17 not resulting in criminal court proceedings. Expungement is not available for first-degree murder or sex offenses. 705 ILCS 405/5-915 3. Whenever any person has reached the age of 17 or whenever all juvenile court proceedings relating to that person have been terminated, whichever is later, the person may petition the court to expunge law enforcement records relating to incidents occurring before his 17th birthday or his juvenile court records, or both, if the minor was placed under supervision pursuant to Sections 2-20, 3-21, or 4-18, and that order of supervision has since been successfully terminated. 705 ILCS 405/1-9 4. A person whose conviction has been set aside on direct review or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant was factually innocent of the charge. 20 ILCS 2630/5 5. Your record can be expunged of municipal ordinance, misdemeanor and felony charges IF:    You were found NOT GUILTY of the charges, OR    The State dismissed the charges against you. 6. If you were sentenced to supervision for certain misdemeanors, AND    It has been at least five years since supervision was discharged, AND    You have not been arrested or criminally charged since the supervision was discharged. 7. Class 3 and Class 4 Felony Drug Convictions. 20 ILCS 2630/5 8. An adult or minor prosecuted as an adult, not having previously been convicted of any criminal offense or municipal ordinance violation, charged with a violation of a municipal ordinance, misdemeanor, or felony, is acquitted or released without being convicted. 20 ILCS 2630/5 9. PARDON:  A person who has been convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the Board of Pardons which specifically authorizes expungement. 20 ILCS 2630/5    A pardon may be granted to those individuals who have maintained a good reputation in their community, following the completion of their sentence for a criminal offense.     After a pardon, a court ordered expungement may be granted. 20 ILCS 2630/5   Read the latest news about Illinois Pardons from our official blog: http://www.recordsremovalservices.com/2010/11/illinois-governor-pat-quinn-grants.html  (a new window will open)

Illinois Pardon:  A Pardon is a constitutionally authorized process that provides the means through which convicted felons may seek restoration of their civil rights and may be considered for relief from punishment. The restoration of voting rights and other civil rights, pardons, commutation of sentence, relief from fines and forfeitures, and restoration of firearm authority will be granted.