Section 651.340  Recurrent Requesters

a)         Notwithstanding any provision of FOIA to the contrary, the Office of the Treasurer shall respond to a request from a recurrent requester, as defined in subsection (g) of Section 2 of FOIA or Section 651.120, within 21 business days after receipt. The response shall:

1)         Provide to the requester an estimate of the time required by the Office of the Treasurer to provide the records requested and an estimate of the fees to be charged, which the Office of the Treasurer may require the person to pay in full before copying the requested documents;

2)         Deny the request pursuant to one or more of the exemptions set out in Sections 7 and 7.5 of FOIA or Section 651.220 or 651.230 of this Part;

3)         Notify the requester that the request is unduly burdensome and extend an opportunity to the requester to attempt to reduce the request to manageable proportions; or

4)         Provide the records requested.  (Section 3.2(a) of FOIA)

b)         Within 5 business days after receiving a request from a recurrent requester, as defined in subsection (g) of Section 2 of FOIA or Section 651.120, the Office of the Treasurer shall notify the requester:

1)         that the Office of the Treasurer is treating the request as a request under subsection (g) of Section 2 of FOIA or Section 651.120;

2)         of the reasons why the Office of the Treasurer is treating the request as a request under subsection (g) of Section 2 of FOIA or Section 651.120; and

3)         that the Office of the Treasurer will send an initial response within 21 business days after receipt in accordance with subsection (a) of Section 3.2 of FOIA or Section 651.340. The public body shall also notify the requester of the proposed responses that can be asserted pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 3.2 of FOIA or Section 651.340.

c)         Unless the records are exempt from disclosure, the Office of the Treasurer shall comply with a request within a reasonable period considering the size and complexity of the request. (Section 3.2(c) of FOIA)

(Source:  Added at 46 Ill. Reg. 1635, effective January 7, 2022)