People v. Jones

PRESIDING JUSTICE QUINN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioner Braden Jones appeals from an order of the circuit court denying his request to expunge certain of his arrest records. Petitioner contends that the circuit court misconstrued the expungement statute, section 5 of the Criminal Identification Act (Act) (20 ILCS 2630/5 (West 2004)). Petitioner contends that the restriction under subsection 5(a) of the Act limiting eligibility to request expungement of conviction to persons “not having been previously convicted of any criminal offense” refers to the time of the charge for which…