"Access Agreement" - an agreement entered into under Section
1002.60 of this
Part by the Secretary of State and a recipient of drivers, title, vehicle,
identification card information, or organ and tissue donor registry information
covered by this Part.
"Attorney" - an individual who is licensed to practice
law
"Automobile Associated Businesses" - shall include but not be
limited to new or used vehicle dealerships, vehicle rental agencies, and tow
truck operators
"Commercial Purchasers" - individuals and business entities who
enter into a written agreement to buy all or a portion of the drivers, title,
or vehicle list or individual records in bulk
"Commercial Solicitation Purposes" - the use of the drivers,
vehicle or title list, or driving or identification card abstracts, to contact
individuals for advertising, offering for sale, marketing or sale of products
or services; or identifying potential employees, except for the United States
armed forces
"Director" - the Director or Acting Director of either Driver
Services or Vehicle Services, depending on the context
"Driver Services" - the Department of Driver Services of the
Office of the Secretary of State
"Drivers List" - the entire list or any part of the list of all
drivers licensed by the State of Illinois that includes the driver's name,
address, weight, height, gender, color of eyes, color of hair, and date of
birth, county of residence, zip code, license, classification, license
restriction codes, and license issuance and expiration dates
"Driving Abstract" - a record kept by the Department of Driver
Services on each driver licensed by the State of Illinois, containing all
information required by IVC Section 6-106(b), all records of each driver's
violations of the traffic laws, and administrative actions pertaining to
driving privileges
"Employers" - individuals or business entities that permit
individuals to work, when requesting information concerning current or
prospective employees
"Financial Institutions" - banks, savings and loans, and credit
unions, but not including currency exchanges
"Government Agencies" - units of local, state, or federal
governmental agencies or elected governmental officials, including, but not
limited to, Representatives, Senators, Congressmen, park board members, county
board members, and school districts
"Identification Card Abstract" - a record kept by the
Department of Driver Services on each person issued an identification card by
the Secretary of State, containing all information required by the Illinois
Identification Card Act [15 ILCS 335]
"Illinois Vehicle Code", "Vehicle Code", or "IVC" - 625 ILCS
5
"Insurers" - any insurance agent or company as defined in
Section 2(e) of the Illinois Insurance Code [215 ILCS 5] authorized by the laws
of any state to transact the business of insurance, and including all employees
of such agent or company
"Law Enforcement Officials" - police agencies, state's
attorneys' offices or court officials
"News Medium" - any newspaper or other periodical issued at
regular intervals and having a general circulation; a news service; a radio
station; a television station; a community antenna television service; and any
person or corporation engaged in the making of news reels or other motion
picture news for public showing
"Office" - the Office of the Secretary of State and not any
particular department, address, or location
"Other Business Entities for Purposes Consistent with the
Illinois Vehicle Code" - licensed remitters when requesting title or
registration information; public libraries, public educational institutions,
and private educational institutions when requesting driving records or
registration or title information
"Personally Identifying Information" -
for driving records, the information regarding the driver's
name, address (excluding the 5 digit zip code), date of birth, height, weight,
hair color, eye color, email address, telephone number and driver's license
number;
for title or vehicle records the:
information regarding the vehicle owner's name, address
(excluding the 5 digit zip code), email address and telephone number; or
registration owner's address (excluding the 5 digit zip code),
email address and telephone number;
for identification card records, the information regarding the
identification card holder's name, address (excluding the 5 digit zip code),
date of birth, height, weight, hair color, eye color, email address, telephone
number, and identification card number
"Reporter" - any person regularly engaged in the business of
collecting, writing or editing news for publication through a news medium;
includes any person who was a reporter at the time the information sought was
procured or obtained
"Request" - the written application upon the designated form or
an acceptable alternative for the obtaining of a drivers list, vehicle list,
title list, a driving or identification card abstract, or organ and tissue
donor registry information
"Secretary" - the Secretary of State of Illinois
"Title List" - the list of all vehicles titled by the State of
Illinois
"Vehicle List" - the list of all vehicles by identification
number, with the name and address of the owners, that are registered by the
State of Illinois
"Vehicle Services" - the Department of Vehicle Services of the
Office of the Secretary of State