Section 601.510  Copies of Public Records

a)         Copies of public records not exempt from disclosure under FOIA will be provided unless the requester makes arrangements to personally inspect the public records as provided in Section 601.500.  The first 50 pages are provided free of charge.  The OAG reserves the right to charge fees to reimburse its actual cost for reproducing public records exceeding 50 pages, as allowed by FOIA.

b)         If the OAG incurs extraordinary shipping expenses for sending copies of public records to the requester, the OAG reserves the right to seek reimbursement of those actual shipping expenses from the requester.

c)         Charges may be waived or reduced in any case in which the FOI Officer determines that the waiver serves the public interest.

(Source:  Amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 11459, effective August 13, 2010)