Illinois Statutes
§ 8.5 — Records maintained online
Illinois § 8.5
JurisdictionIllinois
TopicGOVERNMENT
Ch. 5GENERAL PROVISIONS
Act 5 ILCS 140/Freedom of Information Act.
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Bluebook
5 Ill. Comp. Stat. 8.5 (2026).
Text
(a)Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the contrary, a public body is not required to copy a public record that is published on the public body's website. The public body 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.
(b)If the person requesting the public record is unable to reasonably access the record online after being directed to the website pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section, 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 public body shall make the requested record available for inspection or copying as provided in Section 3 of this Act.
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Legislative History
(Source: P.A. 98-1129, eff. 12-3-14.)
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Illinois § 8.5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/il/5/8.5.