Ill. legislators OK plan to erase juvenile arrests

Published May 29, 2014 11:33pm ET



SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Legislature has advanced a plan that would erase some arrest records for children who weren’t charged or convicted of the alleged crime.

The state Senate voted 36-16 on Thursday to approve a proposal that would require the Illinois State Police to delete its arrest records for those minors. The measure would exclude alleged sex-related offenses, higher-level felony arrests and those occurring within the previous six months.

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