Section 651.480  Records Maintained Online

a)         Notwithstanding any provision of FOIA or this Part to the contrary, the Office of the Treasurer is not required to copy a public record that is published on the Office of the Treasurer’s website. The Office of the Treasurer shall notify the requester that the public record is available online and direct the requester to the website where the record can be reasonably accessed. (Section 8.5(a) of FOIA)

b)         If the person requesting the public record is unable to reasonably access the record online after being directed to the website pursuant to Section 8.5(2) of FOIA, the requester may re-submit his or her request for the record stating his or her inability to reasonably access the record online, and the Office of the Treasurer shall make the requested record available for inspection or copying as provided in Section 3 of FOIA. (Section 8.5(b) of FOIA)

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