5 ILCS 170/ Filmed Records Reproduction Act.

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(5 ILCS 170/) Filmed Records Reproduction Act.

5 ILCS 170/0.01

(5 ILCS 170/0.01) (from Ch. 116, par. 34.9)

Sec. 0.01.

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the

Filmed Records Reproduction Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

5 ILCS 170/1

(5 ILCS 170/1) (from Ch. 116, par. 35)

Sec. 1.

The term "public officer" means any officer of the Executive
Department of the State government, the Clerk of the Supreme Court, all
officers created by "The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois", approved
March 7, 1917, as amended, and all other officers, boards, commissions
and agencies of the State government.

(Source: Laws 1943, vol. 1, p. 1057.)

5 ILCS 170/2

(5 ILCS 170/2) (from Ch. 116, par. 36)

Sec. 2.

Any public officer of the state may cause any or all records,
papers or documents made or kept by him to be photographed,
microphotographed or reproduced on film or by other processes which
accurately reproduce or form a durable medium for reproducing the
original. The reproduction of records by any photographic,
microphotographic or silver halide processes, when such reproductions are
to serve as permanent records, shall comply with the regulations and
standards of the State Records Commission. Other durable media using
machine readable techniques may be used as an alternative to film, provided
the medium is non-erasable and cannot be altered once the original document
has been recorded.

(Source: P.A. 87-205.)

5 ILCS 170/3

(5 ILCS 170/3) (from Ch. 116, par. 37)

Sec. 3.

Such photographs, microphotographs, photographic film or the
result of any other process authorized by Section 2 shall be
deemed to be an original record for all purposes, including introduction in
evidence in all courts or administrative agencies. A transcript,
exemplification or certified copy thereof shall, for all purposes recited
herein, be deemed to be a transcript, exemplification, or certified copy of
the original.

(Source: P.A. 87-205.)

5 ILCS 170/4

(5 ILCS 170/4) (from Ch. 116, par. 38)

Sec. 4.

Whenever such photographs, microphotographs, reproductions
on film or the result of any other process authorized by
Section 2 shall be placed in conveniently accessible files and
provisions made for preserving, examining and using the same,
any such public officer may, with the approval of the State
Records Commission, cause the original records from which the
photographs or microphotographs or other permanent record have
been made or any part thereof to be disposed of according to
methods prescribed by law.

(Source: P.A. 87-205.)