FOIA section 6(c)

FOIA

5 ILCS 140/6(c). Section 6 overview: Governs fees: electronic copies in the format requested if feasible; for a normal (non-commercial, non-voluminous) request, no charge for staff time spent searching for or reviewing records -- only actual reproduction costs, and even those are typically free for the first 50 pages of black-and-white copies.

1 issue across 1 determination letter:1 no violation.

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 Determination letters are not binding precedent.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-6-c.json.

TOPIC: 5 ILCS 140/6(c)
SOURCE: Illinois Attorney General Public Access Bureau decisions compiled at https://illinoisfoia.org/issues/foia-6-c/
NOTE: Determination letters are not binding precedent; they show how the Bureau applies the law.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.

NO VIOLATION (1):
- Fee waiver for indigent requester
  Rule: A public body has discretion to decide whether to waive or reduce copying fees; FOIA does not require granting a fee waiver.
  Decision: A fee waiver request for medical and classification records (non-binding determination letter, December 3, 2018) https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-55719/



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.

No violation (1)

Fee waiver for indigent requester
Rule: A public body has discretion to decide whether to waive or reduce copying fees; FOIA does not require granting a fee waiver.
No violation A fee waiver request for medical and classification records · December 3, 2018