Illinois Compiled Statutes 310 ILCS 10/25.02 – Criminal records assessment hearing
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a) An applicant has the right to an individualized criminal records assessment hearing if the applicant’s application for housing requires further review because of the applicant’s or another household member’s criminal history record. The individualized criminal records assessment hearing shall allow the applicant or other household member to:
(1) contest the accuracy of the criminal history
(1) contest the accuracy of the criminal history
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record;
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(2) contest the relevance of the criminal history
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record to the Authority’s decision to deny the applicant’s application for housing; and
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(3) provide mitigating evidence concerning the
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applicant’s or other household member’s criminal conviction or evidence of rehabilitation.
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(b) The Authority shall not rent or lease to any other person the available housing unit that is the subject of the applicant’s individualized criminal records assessment hearing until after the Authority has issued a final ruling.
(c) The Authority shall adopt rules for criminal records assessment hearings in accordance with Article 10 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 310 ILCS 10/25.02
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
(c) The Authority shall adopt rules for criminal records assessment hearings in accordance with Article 10 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.