FOIA section 7.5(aa)

FOIA

5 ILCS 140/7.5(aa). Section 7.5 overview: A second exemptions list, but instead of describing what's exempt directly, it just points to about 50 OTHER Illinois statutes that separately make certain records confidential (library records, organ-transplant board applications, sexually-transmitted-infection records, and many more) -- those other laws' confidentiality rules get pulled into FOIA through this section.

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 Determination letters are not binding precedent.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-7-5-aa.json.

TOPIC: 5 ILCS 140/7.5(aa)
SOURCE: Illinois Attorney General Public Access Bureau decisions compiled at https://illinoisfoia.org/issues/foia-7-5-aa/
NOTE: Determination letters are not binding precedent; they show how the Bureau applies the law.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):
- Section 7.5(aa) exemption for Wildlife Code information
  Rule: The Department failed to meet its burden of showing that information is exempt under section 7.5(aa) because it provided no explanation of how the provision applies.
  Decision: Records on gating Griffith Cave and Natural Heritage Database access (non-binding determination letter, October 30, 2018) https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-49942/



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Violation found (1)

Section 7.5(aa) exemption for Wildlife Code information
Rule: The Department failed to meet its burden of showing that information is exempt under section 7.5(aa) because it provided no explanation of how the provision applies.
Violation found Records on gating Griffith Cave and Natural Heritage Database access · October 30, 2018