FOIA section 2.15

FOIA

5 ILCS 140/2.15. Section 2.15 overview: Sets faster deadlines for a narrow set of police records: basic arrest-report information (name, charges, time/location of arrest, arresting agency) must go out within 72 hours, faster than the normal 5-business-day clock in Section 3, plus separate rules for criminal history records.

1 issue across 1 determination letter:1 violation found.

Counts are per issue, not per letter, and come from automated extraction checked against sampled letters. Determination letters are not binding precedent.

Drafting brief for an AI assistant

Copy this into your assistant to help draft a request, appeal, or challenge to a denial that turns on this issue. It carries the rules and decisions, not your facts: add those yourself. Machine-readable version: foia-2-15.json.

TOPIC: 5 ILCS 140/2.15
SOURCE: Illinois Attorney General Public Access Bureau decisions compiled at https://illinoisfoia.org/issues/foia-2-15/
NOTE: Determination letters are not binding precedent; they show how the Bureau applies the law. Verify every decision against the source PDF before citing it.

VIOLATION FOUND (1):
- Withholding of section 2.15(a)(i) and (ii) arrest information
  Rule: Information identifying arrestees and detailing charges is mandatory to disclose and cannot be withheld under section 2.15(c).
  Decision: Police incident report for case 2019-48357 (non-binding determination letter, March 11, 2020) https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-61099/



TASK FOR THE ASSISTANT: Using only the decisions above, help draft a letter. Argue from the rule and cite the decision by name and date. Do not invent decisions.

Violation found (1)

Withholding of section 2.15(a)(i) and (ii) arrest information
Rule: Information identifying arrestees and detailing charges is mandatory to disclose and cannot be withheld under section 2.15(c).
Violation found Police incident report for case 2019-48357 · March 11, 2020