Ill. Admin. Code tit. 2 § 5176.410

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section 5176.410 - Recurrent Requesters

a)Notwithstanding any provision of this Part to the contrary, the Board will respond to a request from a recurrent requester, as defined in Section 5176.105, within 21 business days after receipt. The response shall:

1)provide to the requester an estimate of the time required by the Board to provide the records requested and an estimate of the fees to be charged, which the Board 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 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.

b)Within 5 business days after receiving a request from a recurrent requester, the Board will notify the requester that the Board is treating the request as a recurrent request, of the reasons why the Board is treating the request as a recurrent request, and that the Board will send an initial response within 21 business days after receipt in accordance with subsection (a). The Board will also notify the requester of the proposed responses that can be asserted pursuant to subsection (a).

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

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 2, § 5176.410

Adopted at 41 Ill. Reg. 7958, effective 6/21/2017