SJR 79 — IJJC - JUVENILE EXPUNGMENT

*LRB09821477MST59980r* SJ007909800SJ0079 Engrossed LRB098 21477 MST 59980 r SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION WHEREAS,NO. Tens of thousands of youth who are arrested throughout this State each year are never subject to any formal proceedings in juvenile court;

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1) WHEREAS, Tens of thousands of youth who are arrested throughout this State each year are never subject to any formal proceedings in juvenile court;

and WHEREAS, Increased use of electronic recordkeeping by city, county, State, and federal agencies has compounded the 09800SJ0079 Engrossed -2- LRB098 21477 MST 59980 r number of ways in which confidential juvenile arrest and court SJ0079 -2- LRB098 21477 MST 59980 r records may be inadvertently disseminated, regardless of expungement;

and be it further RESOLVED, That the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission is 09800SJ0079 Engrossed -3- LRB098 21477 MST 59980 r requested to summarize available information and research on SJ0079 -3- LRB098 21477 MST 59980 r best practices within the State and across the nation with respect to juvenile record confidentiality, law enforcement recordkeeping, and expungement, including but not limited to the following:

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and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution shall be presented to the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, the Executive Director of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, the Office of the State Appellate Defender, the President of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association, and the Executive Director of the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission, who are each encouraged to share this resolution with their membership.