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Juvenile arrest and court records are confidential. This means they can only be seen by certain government agencies and employers. This is different from adult records which anyone can view. When a juvenile expungement is granted, however, these government agencies and employers can no longer see these records.
Whenever a person is arrested in Illinois, the arresting agency creates an arrest record. In some cases, they may report the arrest to the State Police. So there may be two records for an arrest.
Juvenile arrest records
Juvenile arrest records include:
- All arrests before you turn 17 years old,
- Arrests for misdemeanors before you turned 18 years old from 2010-2013, and
- Starting in 2014, all arrests before you turn 18 years old.
Court records
If you are charged with a crime in juvenile court, there will be juvenile court records. These include cases in juvenile court only. They do not include cases tried in adult criminal court or traffic court, even if you were under 17 years old.
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