FOIA section 8

FOIA

5 ILCS 140/8. Section 8 overview: Repealed -- no longer in effect.

2 issues across 1 determination letter:2 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 Determination letters are not binding precedent.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-8.json.

TOPIC: 5 ILCS 140/8
SOURCE: Illinois Attorney General Public Access Bureau decisions compiled at https://illinoisfoia.org/issues/foia-8/
NOTE: Determination letters are not binding precedent; they show how the Bureau applies the law.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 (2):
- Whether directing requester to website records violated FOIA
  Rule: A public body need not copy records published on its website if it directs the requester to the website where the records can be reasonably accessed.
  Decision: Consumer fraud forms and rules on a public body's website (non-binding determination letter, November 23, 2020) https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-65701/
- Whether requester resubmitted request stating inability to access online
  Rule: A requester who cannot reasonably access online records must resubmit the request stating that inability before the public body must provide physical copies.
  Decision: Consumer fraud forms and rules on a public body's website (non-binding determination letter, November 23, 2020) https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-65701/



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 (2)

Whether directing requester to website records violated FOIA
Rule: A public body need not copy records published on its website if it directs the requester to the website where the records can be reasonably accessed.
No violation Consumer fraud forms and rules on a public body's website · November 23, 2020
Whether requester resubmitted request stating inability to access online
Rule: A requester who cannot reasonably access online records must resubmit the request stating that inability before the public body must provide physical copies.
No violation Consumer fraud forms and rules on a public body's website · November 23, 2020