TITLE 2: GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
SUBTITLE C: CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS
CHAPTER VII: STATE TREASURER
PART 651 ACCESS TO RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE ILLINOIS STATE TREASURER
SECTION 651.330 REQUESTS FOR RECORDS FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES


 

Section 651.330  Requests for Records for Commercial Purposes

 

a)         It is a violation of FOIA for a person to knowingly obtain a record for a commercial purpose without disclosing that it is for a commercial purpose if requested to do so by the Office of the Treasurer.  (Section 3.1(c) of FOIA)

 

b)         The Office of the Treasurer shall respond to a request for records to be used for a commercial purpose within 21 working days after receipt.  The response shall:

 

1)         Provide to the requester an estimate of the time required by the Office of the Treasurer to provide the records requested and an estimate of the fees to be charged, which the Office of the Treasurer may require the person to pay in full before copying the requested documents;

 

2)         Deny the request pursuant to one or more of the exemptions set out in Section 651.220 or 651.230;

 

3)         Notify the requester that the request is unduly burdensome and extend an opportunity to the requester to attempt to reduce the request to manageable proportions; or

 

4)         Provide the records requested. (Section 3.1(a) of FOIA)

 

c)         Unless the records are exempt from disclosure, the Office of the Treasurer shall comply with a request within a reasonable period considering the size and complexity of the request, and giving priority to records requested for non-commercial purposes. (Section 3.1(b) of FOIA)

 

(Source:  Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 1635, effective January 7, 2022)