Section 1126.410  Copies of Public Records

a)         Copies of public records shall be provided to the requestor only upon payment of any charges that are due.  If payment is not received within 60 days after the Department has notified the requestor of the charges, the Department shall consider the request withdrawn.

b)         Charges for copies of public records shall be assessed according to the following fee schedule:

1)         Paper copy from 8½" x 14" (or smaller) paper original

A)        19 pages or fewer − No fee, except that multiple requests received on the same day from the same person for a total of more than 19 pages will be treated as one request under subparagraph (b)(1)(B).

B)        20 pages or more − 25 cents per page (includes all pages to be copied).

2)         Paper copy from paper original of a size greater than 8½" x 14" (including photo copies of computer print-outs) − 50 cents per page.

3)         Computer reports (a new report printed out) − 10 cents per page.

c)         Charges may be waived if:

1)         the requestor is a State agency;

2)         the requestor is an agency of the federal, county, township, city or other governmental body;

3)         the requestor is a constitutional officer, a member of the General Assembly or United States Congress, or a staff person of a constitutional officer or member of the General Assembly or United States Congress;

4)         the requestor is a not-for-profit organization;

5)         the requestor is the news media;

6)         the requestor states the specific purpose of the request and indicates that a waiver of the fee is in the public interest.  Waiver of a fee is in the public interest if the principal purpose of the request is to access and disseminate information regarding the health, safety and welfare or the legal rights of the general public and is not for the principal purpose of personal or commercial benefit according to Section 6(b) of the FOIA; or

7)         in any other case, the Freedom of Information Officer determines that the waiver serves the public interest.

(Source:  Amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 2704, effective February 1, 2000)