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20 ILCS 2635/2 (2026)

Legislative Findings and Purposes

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(20 ILCS 2635/2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1602)
    Sec. 2. Legislative Findings and Purposes. (A) The legislature finds and hereby declares that conviction information maintained by the Illinois State Police shall be publicly available in the State of Illinois.
    (B) The purpose of this Act is: (1) to establish uniform policy for gaining access to and disseminating conviction information maintained by the State of Illinois; (2) to establish guidelines and priorities which fully support effective law enforcement and ongoing criminal investigations and which ensure that conviction information is made accessible within appropriate time frames; (3) to ensure the accuracy and completeness of conviction information in the State of Illinois; and (4) to establish procedures for effectively correcting errors and providing individuals with redress of grievances in the event that inaccurate or incomplete information may be disseminated about them.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2002–2025 · leading case: Ramos v. City of Peru, 775 N.E.2d 184 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002).
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Ramos v. City of Peru, 775 N.E.2d 184 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 3× “20 ILCS 2635/2(A) (West 2000). The purpose of the Act is to establish a uniform policy for access and dissemination of conviction information, set guidelines that would support effective law enforcement, ensure the accuracy of conviction information, and provide individuals with…”
City of Springfield v. Police Prot. & Benevolent Ass'n Unit No. 5., 2023 IL App (4th) 220321-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “Policy favoring effective law enforcement is found in the Civil Administration Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2605/2605-200(a)(1)-(6) (West 2020)), the Citizens Participation Act (735 ILCS 110/5 (West 2020)), and the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act (20 ILCS 2635/2(B)…”
Ramos v. City of Peru (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 3× “20 ILCS 2635/2(A) (West 2000) . The purpose of the Act is to establish a uniform policy for access and dissemination of conviction information, set guidelines that would support effective law enforcement, ensure the accuracy of conviction information, and provide individuals…”
Isreal v. City of Chicago, 2025 IL App (1st) 241290-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “” 20 ILCS 2635/2(B) (West 2020). As such, the statute provides guidelines for correcting inaccurate conviction information.”
Chicago John Dineen Lodge 7 v. City of Chicago, 2025 IL App (1st) 240875 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “¶ 79 The public policy favoring effective law enforcement can be found in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2605/2605-200(a)(3) (West 2022)), the Citizen Participation Act (735 ILCS 110/5 (West 2022)), and the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act (20 ILCS…”
20 ILCS 2635/2(A): 2 cases
Ramos v. City of Peru, 775 N.E.2d 184 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “20 ILCS 2635/2(A) (West 2000). The purpose of the Act is to establish a uniform policy for access and dissemination of conviction information, set guidelines that would support effective law enforcement, ensure the accuracy of conviction information, and provide individuals with…”
Ramos v. City of Peru (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “20 ILCS 2635/2(A) (West 2000) . The purpose of the Act is to establish a uniform policy for access and dissemination of conviction information, set guidelines that would support effective law enforcement, ensure the accuracy of conviction information, and provide individuals…”
20 ILCS 2635/2(B): 5 cases
Ramos v. City of Peru, 775 N.E.2d 184 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “20 ILCS 2635/2(A) (West 2000). The purpose of the Act is to establish a uniform policy for access and dissemination of conviction information, set guidelines that would support effective law enforcement, ensure the accuracy of conviction information, and provide individuals with…”
City of Springfield v. Police Prot. & Benevolent Ass'n Unit No. 5., 2023 IL App (4th) 220321-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “Policy favoring effective law enforcement is found in the Civil Administration Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2605/2605-200(a)(1)-(6) (West 2020)), the Citizens Participation Act (735 ILCS 110/5 (West 2020)), and the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act (20 ILCS 2635/2(B)…”
Ramos v. City of Peru (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “20 ILCS 2635/2(A) (West 2000) . The purpose of the Act is to establish a uniform policy for access and dissemination of conviction information, set guidelines that would support effective law enforcement, ensure the accuracy of conviction information, and provide individuals…”
Isreal v. City of Chicago, 2025 IL App (1st) 241290-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “” 20 ILCS 2635/2(B) (West 2020). As such, the statute provides guidelines for correcting inaccurate conviction information.”
Chicago John Dineen Lodge 7 v. City of Chicago, 2025 IL App (1st) 240875 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “¶ 79 The public policy favoring effective law enforcement can be found in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2605/2605-200(a)(3) (West 2022)), the Citizen Participation Act (735 ILCS 110/5 (West 2022)), and the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act (20 ILCS…”
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