“Yeah, but that wasn’t a conviction.”
Posted by Bryant Chavez: Yesterday was the day for the Chicago hearings for the pardon petitions filed in July. The hearings are held before the Prisoner Review Board, who then make a confidential recommendation to Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn as to whether he should grant the petition or not. At the hearings, the board will ask all sorts of questions delving into the life of [...]
Tagged: Chicago > conviction > DUI > felony > Governor Quinn > Governor's pardon > Illinois > misdemeanor > possession of a controlled substance > Prisoner Review Board
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Arrested for DUI in Illinois? Only if it was dismissed can you expunge/seal the arrest
Michael Lewis, a Chicago resident, was arrested by Morris police in October of 2010 for aggravated driving under the influence. Earlier this month, a Grundy County Circuit Court judge sentenced Lewis (after a plea of guilty) to conditional discharge, jail, and community service. Lewis has a previous record of DUI arrests as well. ### DUI’s are (unfortunately) a very common offense. Many people think “supervision” [...]
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Q: I was arrested for a DUI in Illinois and given supervision. You said that supervision is not a conviction. So can I expunge my DUI?
A: There is an exception to the expungement law in Illinois regarding a DUI. If you were arrested for DUI, you either pleaded guilty or were found guilty and you received supervision, conditional discharge, probation or jail, you cannot expunge or seal the DUI; furthermore, you cannot expunge any other arrests on your record, if any. If you have other arrests on your record, you [...]
Tagged: case dismissed > charge > conditional discharge > conviction > convictions > DUI > eligibility > Governor's pardon > Illinois > Illinois expungement law > jail > probation > record > supervision
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