225 ILCS 135/190

Current through Public Act 103-1056
Section 225 ILCS 135/190 - [Section Scheduled to be Repealed 1/1/2030] Confidentiality

All information collected by the Department in the course of an examination or investigation of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any complaint against a licensee filed with the Department and information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and shall not be disclosed. The Department shall not disclose the information to anyone other than law enforcement officials, regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed against a licensee or registrant by the Department or any other complaint issued by the Department against a licensee, registrant, or applicant shall be a public record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.

225 ILCS 135/190

Added by P.A. 098-0813,§ 15, eff. 1/1/2015.