730 ILCS 5/5-5-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 730 - CORRECTIONS|730 ILCS 5/ - Unified Code of Corrections.|Chapter V - Sentencing

 (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5)Sec. 5-5-5. Loss and restoration of rights.(a) Conviction and disposition shall not entail the loss by the  defendant of any civil rights, except under this Section and Sections 29-6  and 29-10 of The Election Code, as now or hereafter amended.(b) A person convicted of a felony shall be ineligible to hold an office  created by the Constitution of this State until the completion of his sentence.(c) A person sentenced to imprisonment shall lose his right to vote  until released from imprisonment.(d) On completion of sentence of imprisonment or upon discharge from  probation, conditional discharge or periodic imprisonment, or at any time  thereafter, all license rights and privileges  granted under the authority of this State which have been revoked or  suspended because of conviction of an offense shall be restored unless the  authority having jurisdiction of such license rights finds after  investigation and hearing that restoration is not in the public interest.  This paragraph (d) shall not apply to the suspension or revocation of a  license to operate a motor vehicle under the Illinois Vehicle Code.(e) Upon a person's discharge from incarceration or parole, or upon a  person's discharge from probation or at any time thereafter, the committing  court may enter an order certifying that the sentence has been  satisfactorily completed when the court believes it would assist in the  rehabilitation of the person and be consistent with the public welfare.  Such order may be entered upon the motion of the defendant or the State or  upon the court's own motion.(f) Upon entry of the order, the court shall issue to the person in  whose favor the order has been entered a certificate stating that his  behavior after conviction has warranted the issuance of the order.(g) This Section shall not affect the right of a defendant to  collaterally attack his conviction or to rely on it in bar of subsequent  proceedings for the same offense.(h) No application for any license specified in subsection (i) of this  Section granted under the  authority of this State shall be denied by reason of an eligible offender who  has obtained a certificate of relief from disabilities, as  defined in Article 5.5 of this Chapter, having been previously convicted of one  or more  criminal offenses, or by reason of a finding of lack of "good moral  character" when the finding is based upon the fact that the applicant has  previously been convicted of one or more criminal offenses, unless:(1) there is a direct relationship between one or     more of the previous criminal offenses and the specific license sought; or(2) the issuance of the license would involve an     unreasonable risk to property or to the safety or welfare of specific individuals or the general public.In making such a determination, the licensing agency shall consider the  following factors:(1) the public policy of this State, as expressed in     Article 5.5 of this Chapter, to encourage the licensure and employment of persons previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses;(2) the specific duties and responsibilities     necessarily related to the license being sought;(3) the bearing, if any, the criminal offenses or     offenses for which the person was previously convicted will have on his or her fitness or ability to perform one or more such duties and responsibilities;(4) the time which has elapsed since the occurrence     of the criminal offense or offenses;(5) the age of the person at the time of occurrence     of the criminal offense or offenses;(6) the seriousness of the offense or offenses;(7) any information produced by the person or     produced on his or her behalf in regard to his or her rehabilitation and good conduct, including a certificate of relief from disabilities issued to the applicant, which certificate shall create a presumption of rehabilitation in regard to the offense or offenses specified in the certificate; and(8) the legitimate interest of the licensing agency     in protecting property, and the  safety and welfare of specific individuals or the general public.(i) A certificate of relief from disabilities shall be issued only  for a  license or certification issued under the following Acts:(1) the Animal Welfare Act; except that a certificate     of relief from disabilities may not be granted to provide for the issuance or restoration of a license under the Animal Welfare Act for any person convicted of violating Section 3, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.03-1, or 4.01 of the Humane Care for Animals Act or Section 26-5 or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;(2) the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act;(3) the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair     Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985;(4) the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer     Regulation Act;(5) the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act;(6) the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of     1984;(7) the Illinois Farm Labor Contractor Certification     Act;(8) the Registered Interior Designers Act;(9) the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of     1989;(10) the Landscape Architecture Registration Act;(11) the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act;(12) the Private Employment Agency Act;(13) the Professional Counselor and Clinical     Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act;(14) the Real Estate License Act of 2000;(15) the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act;(16) the Professional Engineering Practice Act of     1989;(17) the Water Well and Pump Installation     Contractor's License Act;(18) the Electrologist Licensing Act;(19) the Auction License Act;(20) the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989;(21) the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act;(22) the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing     Act;(23) the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing     Code;(24) (blank);(25) the Professional Geologist Licensing Act;(26) the Illinois Public Accounting Act; and(27) the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.    (Source: P.A. 102-284, eff. 8-6-21.)