Section 601.100  Summary and Purpose

a)         These rules are established to implement the provisions of The Freedom of Information Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 116, pars. 201 et seq.) [5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.].  The purpose of these rules is to support the policy of providing public access to the public records in the possession of the Office of the Auditor General while, at the same time, protecting legitimate privacy interests and maintaining administrative efficiency.  To this end, the Auditor General's Regulation on Maintenance of Information, 74 Ill. Adm. Code 420:  Subpart G, is incorporated herein by reference.

b)         These rules create a procedure by which the public may request and obtain public records.  Therefore, they are being filed as internal rules in accordance with Section 5-15 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 127, par. 1005-15) [5 ILCS 100/5-15].

(Source:  Amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 7739, effective May 9, 1994)