Legal Question in Criminal Law in Illinois

misdemeanor espungemnet

In 2003 I was convicted of a misdemeanor theft. I was given 1yr probation which I completed in sept 2004. I was told that I had to wait 4yrs from the end of my probation to get it espunged. In 2007 I was taken in for driving on a suspended license for a ticket that I had gone to court on and paid a $90 fine on. Is it true that now I have to wait 4 more years to get my record espunged because of this last incident?


Asked on 9/23/08, 8:14 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
David Shestokas Shestokas, & Associates

Re: misdemeanor espungemnet

No, the waiting time is for the original case. You may have a problem though as a result of your new arrest. It depends on what happened with your suspended license matter. I have several websites to recommend to assist you in these matters. Regarding the expungement matters check out: http://www.shestokas.com/Expungements.html and http://peacesecurity.suite101.com/article.cfm/illinios_criminal_expungement_law

Regarding the suspended license check out: http://www.shestokas.com/Suspended_License.html and http://peacesecurity.suite101.com/article.cfm/driving_suspended_in_illinois

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Answered on 9/23/08, 9:53 pm
George Zuganelis Zuganelis & Zuganelis, Attorneys at Law, P.C.

Re: misdemeanor espungemnet

David Shestokas gave you good information. However, if your sentence was probation you will not be able to expunge it. I'm assuming that you received a sentence of supervision. If you receive a conviction on this new case, instead of supervision, you will not be able to expunge anything. Good luck.

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Answered on 9/24/08, 1:55 pm


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