(505 ILCS 17/30)
Sec. 30.
Confidentiality clauses.
A production contract may include a
confidentiality provision, but communications with any of the following shall
not be
considered a breach of any such provision: (i) a producer's spouse; (ii) a
producer's
parents, siblings, and children of the age of majority if these persons are
partners,
shareholders, officers, or directors of the producer's agricultural operations;
(iii)
accountants; (iv) attorneys; (v) bankers; (vi) financial institutions; (vii)
farm managers;
(viii) trusts or trust beneficiaries; or (ix) the partners, officers, or
directors of the
producer's agricultural operations. When communicating with these persons, the
producer must request each person to treat the information as privileged and
confidential.
(Source: P.A. 93-522, eff. 1-1-05.)
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