{
 "topic": "FOIA section 6(a-5)",
 "statute": "5 ILCS 140/6(a-5)",
 "family": "Fees and electronic formats",
 "page": "https://illinoisfoia.org/issues/foia-6-a-5/",
 "note": "Determination letters are non-binding. Verify against the source PDF before citing.",
 "counts": {
  "violation_found": 0,
  "no_violation": 3,
  "no_determination": 0,
  "other": 0
 },
 "challenge_notes": null,
 "issues": [
  {
   "issue": "Fees for electronic records",
   "outcome": "no_violation",
   "rule": "A public body may charge fees for electronic records in response to a voluminous request, but must provide an accounting if fees are imposed.",
   "decision": {
    "title": "Aggregation of multiple FOIA requests as voluminous",
    "date": "2025-03-03",
    "binding": false,
    "url": "https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-85334/"
   },
   "authorities": []
  },
  {
   "issue": "Fee amount for CSV file under voluminous request",
   "outcome": "no_violation",
   "rule": "For a voluminous electronic request not in PDF and under 2 megabytes, a public body may charge up to $20.",
   "decision": {
    "title": "Writer reviews from a university",
    "date": "2024-07-15",
    "binding": false,
    "url": "https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-81922/"
   },
   "authorities": []
  },
  {
   "issue": "FOIA fee for voluminous electronic records",
   "outcome": "no_violation",
   "rule": "A public body may charge up to $20 for a voluminous request of electronic records in PDF format not exceeding 80 megabytes.",
   "decision": {
    "title": "Fee calculation for a voluminous electronic records request",
    "date": "2024-04-25",
    "binding": false,
    "url": "https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-72599/"
   },
   "authorities": [
    {
     "text": "Ill. Att'y Gen. PAC Req. Rev. Ltr. 72265, issued July 13, 2022, at 4",
     "url": null
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
}