Ill. Admin. Code tit. 2, § 826.530 - Reduction and Waiver of Fees
a)
Fees may be reduced or waived by the Agency if the requester states the
specific purpose for the request and indicates that a waiver or reduction of
the fee is in the public interest.In making this
determination, the Agency will consider the following:
1)
Whether the principal purpose of
the request is to disseminate information regarding the health, safety, welfare
or legal rights of the general public; and
2)
Whether the principal purpose of
the request is personal or commercial benefit. For purposes of this
subsection (a), "commercial benefit" shall not apply to
requests made by news media when the principal purpose of the request is to
access and disseminate information regarding the health, safety, welfare or
legal rights of the general public. (Section 6(c) of FOIA)
b)
In setting the amount
of the waiver or reduction, the Agency will take into consideration the amount
of materials requested and the cost of copying them. (Section 6(c) of
FOIA)
c) The Agency will provide
copies of records without charge to federal, State and municipal agencies,
Constitutional officers and members of the General Assembly, and not-for-profit
organizations providing evidence of good standing with the Secretary of State's
Office.
d)
Except to the
extent that the General Assembly expressly provides, statutory fees applicable
to copies of records when furnished in a paper format will not be applicable to
those records when furnished to a requester in an electronic format.
(Section 6(a) of FOIA)
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