{
 "topic": "FOIA section 7(1)(k) - Architectural/engineering security-sensitive construction documents",
 "statute": "5 ILCS 140/7(1)(k)",
 "family": "FOIA exemptions (section 7)",
 "page": "https://illinoisfoia.org/issues/foia-7-1-k/",
 "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": "Denial of building plans under FOIA section 7(1)(k) for privately funded projects",
   "outcome": "no_violation",
   "rule": "Section 7(1)(k) exempts building plans for projects constructed entirely with private funds, regardless of whether disclosure would compromise security.",
   "decision": {
    "title": "Building permits and inspection records for commercial structures",
    "date": "2022-05-19",
    "binding": false,
    "url": "https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-69505/"
   },
   "authorities": [
    {
     "text": "DeLuna v. Burciaga, 223 Ill. 2d 49, 59 (2006)",
     "url": null
    },
    {
     "text": "Gaffney v. Board of Trustees of Orland Fire Protection District, 2012 IL 110012, ¶ 56, 969 N.E.2d 359, 372 (2012)",
     "url": null
    },
    {
     "text": "Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois Univ. v. Illinois Dep't of Human Rights, 159 Ill. 2d 206, 211 (1994)",
     "url": null
    },
    {
     "text": "Duffy v. Illinois Dep't of Human Rights, 354 Ill. App. 3d 236, 239 (4th Dist. 2004)",
     "url": null
    },
    {
     "text": "American Red Cross v. Weatherford, 311 Ark. 656, 846 S.W.2d 641 (Ark. 1993)",
     "url": null
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "issue": "Withholding blueprints under section 7(1)(k) private funds exemption",
   "outcome": "no_violation",
   "rule": "Section 7(1)(k) exempts construction-related technical documents for projects paid for entirely with private funds, so the Village properly withheld the blueprints.",
   "decision": {
    "title": "Blueprints for condominium units",
    "date": "2015-12-18",
    "binding": false,
    "url": "https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-38780/"
   },
   "authorities": [
    {
     "text": "Ill. Att'y Gen. PAC Req. Rev. Ltr. 10924, issued January 21, 2011",
     "url": null
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "issue": "Withholding mechanical drawings of Division M under section 7(1)(k)",
   "outcome": "no_violation",
   "rule": "Technical construction documents for public facilities are exempt from disclosure only to the extent that disclosure would compromise security.",
   "decision": {
    "title": "Engineering plans for water reclamation facilities",
    "date": "2016-03-04",
    "binding": false,
    "url": "https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-34937/"
   },
   "authorities": [
    {
     "text": "Southern Illinoisan v. Illinois Dept. of Public Health, 218 Ill. 2d 390, 415 (2006)",
     "url": null
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
}