Is a drug test required to expunge or seal your record in Illinois?
Illinois law gives people a “second chance” for certain crimes. A “second chance” in this context means that you can expunge your criminal record if you were placed on “qualified probation” such as Second Chance Probation, TASC Probation, and First Offender Cannabis, Controlled Substance, or Methamphetamine cases -often called 1410, 410, 710 probation. You must wait five years from completing your sentence to file for expungement. On the other hand, if you were convicted of a drug-related crime, you can seal, but not expunge, your record after three years of completing your sentence. You must attach a 5-panel drug test completed within 30 days of filing either a 1) Petition Expunge for cases where qualified probation was imposed or 2) a Petition to S...