Section 3000.102  Public Inquiries

Requests for information from the Board shall be directed to the Board's Public Information Officer.  All requests seeking information pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act [5 ILCS 140] or Section 5.1 of the Act must be made in writing and directed to the Board's Public Information Officer. A denial of a written request for information made pursuant to this Section may be appealed by submitting a written request for review to the Administrator.  Data that will be disseminated includes but is not limited to the following:

a)         information the disclosure of which is required by Section 5.1 of the Act;

b)         information the disclosure of which is required by the Illinois Freedom of Information Act and not prohibited by the Act;

c)         information regarding the identities of beneficiaries of trusts that possess an ownership interest in the holder of an Owner's License, except where the beneficiary is a lineal descendant of or the spouse of a lineal descendant of the parents of the settlor of the trust.  A lineal descendant shall include a step-child and an adopted child; and

d)         information regarding whether a person's ownership interest in the holder of an Owner's License exceeds five percent.

(Source:  Added at 21 Ill. Reg. 4642, effective April 1, 1997)