Legal Question in Criminal Law in Illinois

Without more information, it sounds as if you may have plead guilty and paid a fine. You would need to check with the county in which this occurred to be certain. If I am correct, this would be considered a conviction, even though you did not have a trial, etc. You also need to be careful to answer the question asked by the bank. Are they asking you if you have any previous convictions, or arrests? Even if your previous encounter did not result in a conviction, you would need to answer yes if you were asked if you have ever been arrested.

By the way, I hope you got your finger prince back (sorry I could not resist, I am sure you meant to type "prints" rather than "prince" but the typo made me chuckle.)

even if the court case was dismissed, the arrest record still exists. without more information, i am unable to determine if your arrest record is eligible to be either sealed or expunged. you can call me at 312-372-5600 for further assistence.