Illinois Administrative Code

Section 1400.110 Form and Content of Requests a) All requests for public records submitted to the Department under the FOIA shall be in writing, signed by the requestor and prominently marked "FOIA Request" on both the letter and the envelope. b) The requestor shall include the f…

Section 1400.20 Definitions a) Terms used in this Part shall have the same meaning as in the Freedom of Information Act. b) The following definitions are applicable for purposes of this Part: "Department" means the Department of Labor. "Director" means the Director of the Departm…

Section 1400.200 Timeline for Department Response a) The Department shall respond to a written request for public records within 7 working days after the receipt of such request by the Freedom of Information Officer. b) In the event that the Department cannot respond to the reque…

Section 1400.210 Types of Department Responses a) The Department shall respond to a request for public records in one of three ways: 1) Approve the request. 2) Approve in part and deny in part. 3) Deny the request. b) When a request for public records has been approved, the Depar…

Section 1400.300 Appeal of a Denial a) A requestor whose request for public records has been denied by the Freedom of Information Officer may appeal the denial to the Director of the Department. The notice of appeal shall be made in writing and addressed to the Director at the De…

Section 1400.310 Director's Response to Appeal The Director shall respond to an appeal within 7 working days after receiving the notice of appeal. The Director shall either affirm the denial or provide access to the requested public records. Failure of the Director to respond wit…

Section 1400.400 Inspection of Records at Department Offices a) Public records will be made available for inspection at the Department's Chicago and Springfield offices between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except State holidays. b) Files shall be r…

Section 1400.410 Copies of Public Records; Copy Fees a) Copies of public records shall be provided to the requestor only upon payment of any fees which are due. b) Fees for copies of public records on letter or legal size paper shall be calculated at the rate of 30 cents per page…

Section 1520.10 Definitions "Act" means the State Gift Ban Act [5 ILCS 425]. "Chair" means the chairman of the Commission or his designee. "Commission" means the Attorney General's Ethics Commission created by Section 45 of the Act. "Valid complaint" means a complaint meeting the…

Section 1520.100 Meetings Except in cases of emergency, a member of the Commission must be physically present at the time and place of the meeting to be considered in attendance at a given meeting. In emergency situations members may attend by telephone or video conference so lon…

Section 1520.110 Filing of Papers a) Documents to be sent to, filed with, or served upon the Commission shall be addressed to the Chair, Attorney General's Ethics Commission, c/o Office of the Attorney General, 500 South Second Street, Springfield, Illinois 62706. b) Documents ot…

Section 1520.120 Comments to Public It is the policy of the Commission that its individual members shall not comment publicly upon the merits of complaints that are the subject of Commission proceedings.

Section 1520.20 Complaints and Initial Notice a) To be considered by the Commission, a complaint must be in writing, signed and notarized, and allege a violation of the Act committed by a named employee of the Attorney General no more than one year before the complaint is filed. …

Section 1520.30 Determination of Sufficiency and Probable Cause a) If the complaint is valid, the Chair shall review the complaint and prepare a recommendation to the Commission as to sufficiency and the existence of probable cause to proceed, which shall be considered at the Com…

Section 1520.40 Closed Meeting on the Complaint a) If the Commission finds that the complaint is sufficient and that there is a reasonable ground for belief of the alleged facts, it shall appoint an examiner, licensed to practice law in Illinois, to investigate the allegations an…

Section 1520.50 Public Hearing a) Should the respondent demand a public hearing after issuance of the Commission's preliminary recommendation or fine in accordance with Section 60(f) of the Act, the Commission shall appoint an attorney to act as administrative law judge to presid…

Section 1520.60 Conduct of Meetings and Hearings on the Complaint a) Meetings and hearings on complaints shall be conducted in accordance with the contested case provisions of Article 10 of the Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100/Art. 10]. b) Procedure 1) The meeting or hear…

Section 1520.70 Subpoenas The Chair and the administrative law judges shall have the authority to issue subpoenas in the name of the Commission to compel the presence of witnesses at meetings, hearings or depositions or to compel the production of books and papers. a) Subpoenas s…

Section 1520.80 Appointment and Disqualification of Administrative Law Judges a) In appointing an administrative law judge, the Commission shall inquire as to any personal or pecuniary interest or relationship the prospective appointee may have with respect to the complainant or …

Section 1520.90 Required Public Notice of Meetings and Hearings Where the Act requires that public notice of Commission meetings or hearings be given, the notice will be posted at the main Chicago and Springfield offices of the Attorney General. Notice of specific meetings or hea…

Section 1530.100 Purpose The purpose of this Part is to comply with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act requirement that each agency adopt and maintain rules relating to its organization and rulemaking procedures.

Section 1530.105 Definitions The following definitions are applicable for purposes of this Part: "Act" means the Department of Innovation and Technology Act [20 ILCS 1370]. "Agency" means Department of Innovation and Technology as established by the Act. "Secretary" means the Sec…

Section 1530.200 Office Locations The principal offices of the Agency are located at 120 West Jefferson Street, Springfield, Illinois 62702 and 555 West Monroe Street, 200-N (Second Floor), Chicago, Illinois 60661. (Source: Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 13258, effective August 30, 2023…

Section 1530.205 Organizational Structure a) The Agency is administered by a Secretary appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Illinois Senate. The Secretary shall be the Chief Information Officer for the State and the steward of State data with respect to agencies under t…

Section 1530.300 Rulemaking Procedure a) Suggestions for rules governing the operation of the Agency may be made by any Agency personnel or a member of the general public. These suggestions shall be in writing and submitted to the Agency's Legal Department at 120 West Jefferson S…

Section 1530.APPENDIX A General Organization DoIT Department of Innovation and Technology SECRETARY ASSISTANT SECRETARY DEPUTY SECRETARY CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR CONFIDENTIAL ASST ADMIN ASST I PRIVATE SECRETARY II PRIVATE SECRETARY II STUDENT WORKER EXTERNAL AUDIT COOR INFORMATION …

Section 1531.100 Summary and Purpose a) This Part states the policy of the Department of Innovation and Technology (Agency) for making its records available for reasonable public inspection while, at the same time, protecting legitimate interests in confidentiality. b) This Part:…

Section 1531.105 Definitions Terms not defined in this Section shall have the same meaning as in the Freedom of Information Act [5 ILCS 140]. The following definitions are applicable for purposes of this Part: "Act" means the Department of Innovation and Technology Act [20 ILCS 1…

Section 1531.200 Records that Will Be Disclosed Upon request meeting the requirements of this Part, the Agency will disclose to the requester all records requested except that it shall not disclose certain records as provided in Section 1531.205 or 1531.210. Records covered under…

Section 1531.205 Records that Will Be Withheld from Disclosure a) For exemptions from FOIA that are stated in FOIA, see Section 7(1) of FOIA. If it is not unduly burdensome to redact exempt information and data from a record and produce a redacted copy of the record, the exempt i…

Section 1531.210 Statutory Exemptions For exemptions from FOIA that are stated in other statutes, see Section 7.5 of FOIA. SUBPART C: PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING RECORDS FROM THE AGENCY

Section 1531.300 Submittal of Requests for Records a) Any request for public records should be submitted in writing to the FOI Officer at the Agency. b) The Agency has one FOI Officer, located in Springfield. c) Contact information for the FOI Officer can be found online at https…

Section 1531.305 Information To Be Provided in Requests for Records A request for records should include: a) The complete name, mailing address and telephone number of the requester; b) As specific a description as possible of the records sought. Requests that the Agency consider…

Section 1531.310 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 Agency. (Section 3.1(c) of FOIA) b) Th…

Section 1531.315 Records Maintained Online a) Notwithstanding any provision of FOIA to the contrary, a public body is not required to copy a public record that is published on the public body's website. The public body shall notify the requester that the public record is availabl…

Section 1531.400 Timeline for Agency Response a) Except as stated in Section 1531.310 or subsection (b) or (c), the Agency will respond to any written request for records within 5 business days after its receipt of the request. Failure to comply with a written request, extend the…

Section 1531.405 Requests for Records that the Agency Considers Unduly Burdensome a) The Agency will fulfill requests calling for all records falling within a category unless compliance with the request would unduly burden the Agency, there is no way to narrow the request, and th…

Section 1531.410 Recurrent Requesters a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Part to the contrary, the Agency will respond to a request from a recurrent requester, as defined in Section 1531.105, within 21 business days after receipt. The response shall: 1) provide to the reque…

Section 1531.415 Requests for Records that Require Electronic Retrieval a) A request for records that requires electronic retrieval will be treated the same as any other request for records, with the same timeline and extensions as allowed for other records. b) The Agency will re…

Section 1531.420 Denials of Requests for Records a) The Agency will deny requests for records when: 1) Compliance with the request would unduly burden the Agency, as determined pursuant to Section 1531.405, and the requester has not reduced the request to manageable proportions; …

Section 1531.425 Requests for Review of Denials − Public Access Counselor a) A person whose request to inspect or copy a record is denied by the Agency may file a request for review with the Public Access Counselor established in the Office of the Attorney General not later than …

Section 1531.430 Circuit Court Review A requester also has the right to file suit for injunctive or declaratory relief in the Circuit Court for Sangamon County or for the county in which the requester resides, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 11 of FOIA.

Section 1531.435 Administrative Review A binding opinion issued by the Attorney General shall be considered a final decision of an administrative agency, for purposes of administrative review under the Administrative Review Law [735 ILCS 5/Art. III]. An action for administrative …

Section 1531.500 Inspection and Copying of Records a) The Agency may make available records for personal inspection at the Agency's headquarters office located at 120 West Jefferson, Springfield or at another location agreed to by both the Agency and the requester. No original re…

Section 1531.505 Fees for Records a) In accordance with Section 1531.510, unless a fee is otherwise fixed by statute, the Agency will provide copies of records and certifications of records in accordance with the fee schedule set forth in Appendix A. b) In calculating its actual …

Section 1531.510 Reduction and Waiver of Fees a) Fees may be reduced or waived by the Agency if the requester states the specific purpose for the request and indicates that a waiver or reduction of the fee is in the public interest. In making this determination, the Agency will c…

Section 1531.APPENDIX A Fee Schedule for Duplication and Certification of Records TYPE OF DUPLICATION FEE (PER COPY) Paper copy from original, up to and including 50 copies of black and white, letter or legal sized copies No charge Paper copy from original, in excess of 50 copies…