The following definitions shall apply to this Part:
"Department" means the Illinois Department of State Police.
"FBI" means the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
"Electronic transmission" means the transmission of data by electronic method.
"Fee applicant process" means the procedure used by noncriminal justice agencies and other entities in conducting fingerprint-based criminal history background investigations of prospective employees or licensees. This term does not include inquiries made under the provisions of the Uniform Conviction Information Act.
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 20, § 1265.20