On January 1, 2017, several new Expungement Law Updates took effect. Among the updates was the ratification of Public Act 99-0881, which amended the Criminal Identification Act (20 ILCS 2630/5.2(b)(1)) to expand your ability to expunge your arrest from your … Continue reading
This past June, Governor Quinn quietly signed legislation clarifying an ambiguity in the Illinois sealing statute. 20 ILCS 2630/5.2. The changes made to the statute includes fixing a loophole in Section 5/2(c)(2) which lists the offenses that may qualify for … Continue reading
Now that we have discussed the basics of expunging and sealing your criminal record, it’s time to answer some Frequently Asked Questions! 1. Q: Do you need to hire a lawyer to assist in filing a petition to expunge or … Continue reading
If you have a criminal conviction on your record, your record may not be eligible for expungement, but you may be eligible to seal your criminal record. The difference between expunging and sealing your criminal record was discussed in Part … Continue reading
If you have been arrested, charged, or convicted of a crime you have a criminal record! Expunging or sealing your criminal record is a legal remedy; your petition to expunge or seal must be filed in court. There is no … Continue reading
By: Timothy M. Black Google “Will Smith Assault” and you will come up with over 575 million results; Google “Will Smith Battery” and that number gets cut by almost 60% to yield just over 100 million results (at the time … Continue reading
by: Tim Black Anyone who has ditched their mask and gone outside in Chicago over the past two years knows that the odor of cannabis is everywhere. Since adult recreational use of cannabis was decriminalized at the start of 2020, … Continue reading
As Lauralaw reopened their physical space on June 15th, and we welcomed back both our Lauralaw employees, and our clients for in person meetings, our beloved Maddy’s birthday gave us the perfect opportunity to continue a long time lauralaw tradition … Continue reading
On New Year’s Eve, the night before the long-anticipated legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Illinois, Governor Pritzker pardoned over 11,000 people with low-level marijuana convictions. Illinois is the first state to include a process for those previously convicted of … Continue reading
From Bill Hutchinson of ABC News, legalization of marijuana has successfully made it through the state legislature and is now awaiting the approval signature from Governor J. B. Pritzker, who is certainly going to sign it. Illinois is unique not … Continue reading
