Ill. House OKs plan to expunge juvenile arrests

Published May 28, 2014 9:05pm ET



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

The House voted 74-40 on Wednesday to approve a proposal that would require the Illinois State Police to annually 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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