(815 ILCS 602/5-75)
    Sec. 5-75. Administrative files and opinions.
    (a) A document is filed with the Secretary of State when all requirements of this Law with respect to filing have been complied with and the required fee has been paid.
    (b) The Secretary of State shall keep records of all applications for registration and disclosure documents which are or have been effective under this Law and all orders which have been entered under this Law. The register shall be open for public inspection.
    (c) Unless otherwise provided by law, any registration statement, filing, application, or report filed with the Secretary of State shall be open for public inspection.
    (d) The Secretary of State may honor written requests from interested persons for non-binding opinions upon the payment of a fee established pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 5-30 of this Law, which shall not be returnable in any event.
(Source: P.A. 89-209, eff. 1-1-96; 90-70, eff. 7-8-97.)