Section 826.220  Types of Department Responses

a)         The Department shall respond to a request for public records in one of three ways:

1)         Approve the request;

2)         Approve in part and deny in part; or

3)         Deny the request.

b)         Upon approval of a request for public records, the Department may either provide the materials immediately, give notice that the materials shall be made available upon payment of reproduction costs or give notice of the time and place for inspection of records.  (See Exhibit C).

c)         A denial of a request for public records shall be made in writing. (See Exhibits D and E).

d)         Categorical requests creating an undue burden upon the Department shall be denied only after extending to the requestor an opportunity to confer in an attempt to reduce the request to manageable proportions in accordance with Section 3(f) of the FOIA.

e)         Failure to respond to a written request within 7 working days may be considered by the requestor a denial of the request.

(Source:  Amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 8616, effective May 31, 1994)