(20 ILCS 2635/6) (from Ch. 38, par. 1606)
Sec. 6. Dissemination time frames and priorities. (A) The Illinois State Police's
duty and obligation to furnish criminal history record
information to peace officers and criminal justice agencies shall take
precedence over any requirement of this Act to furnish conviction
information to non-criminal justice agencies or to the public. When, in
the judgment of the Director, such duties and obligations are being
fulfilled in a timely manner, the Illinois State Police shall furnish conviction
information to requesters in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
The Illinois State Police may give priority to requests for conviction information
from non-criminal justice agencies over other requests submitted pursuant
to this Act.
(B) The Illinois State Police shall attempt to honor requests for conviction
information made pursuant to this Act in the shortest time possible.
Subject to the dissemination priorities of subsection (A) of this Section,
the Illinois State Police shall respond to a request for conviction information within
2 weeks from receipt of a request.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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