BEWARE OF COPY CAT WEBSITES
Unlike most professional areas, attorneys can’t prevent their former attorneys from engaging in similar work. Just because a website looks good or similar to ours, we advise you to do the following things: 1) Your criminal record is a serious matter. Make sure you only hire an attorney to file the papers with the court. 2) Ask your attorney questions about his or her experience. [...]
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CHANGE IN ILLINOIS LAW AS OF 1/1/2012! RETAIL THEFT, SUPERVISION…NO LONGER 5 YEAR WAIT TO EXPUNGE!
As of January 1, 2012, the Illinois Criminal Identification Act has changed a bit, to the benefit of people who need to have their records expunged or sealed. Prior to 2012, people who were sentenced to supervision for misdemeanor retail theft had to wait 5 years after the successful termination of supervision to file to expunge their record. Now, however, people no longer have to [...]
Tagged: Chicago > clemency > Cook County > court > criminal identification act > Expunge > Illinois > pardon > Quinn > Seal > www.xpunged.com
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Doctor’s 2005 Sex Conviction Denied Sealing
Illinois law states a misdemeanor battery conviction is not eligible to seal. This past June, DuPage Judge Ron Sutter denied Dr. Angelo Consiglio’s request to seal his sex battery conviction. After pleading guilty to fondling Kate Byrnside, a female patient, in 2004, he received a sentence of 1 year probation and his medical license was suspended for 4 months. He has acknowledged having sexual relations [...]
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Juveniles, More than Delinquent
Posted by Bryant Chavez Most people are under the mistaken impression that their juvenile court proceedings won’t hold them back. Unfortunately, this is not necessarily the case in Illinois. While there are several mechanisms in place to help juvenile offenders, there are still pitfalls in the law forcing juveniles into harsh circumstances. In Illinois, you become an adult at age 17. The law states that [...]
Tagged: conviction > delinquent > Expunge > expungement > Illinois > juvenile > ordinance violation > possession > Seal > sealing
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Chicago’s decriminalization of marijuana proposal will still affect your criminal record
Earlier this week, Alderman Danny Solis (25th) with co-sponsor Alderman Joe Moreno (1st) introduced local legislation to Chicago’s City Council that makes possession of small amounts of marijuana an ordinance violation. The idea is that any person caught by the Chicago Police with less than 10 grams of marijuana will not be arrested for misdemeanor possession; instead the person will simply be ticketed with a [...]
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