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92_HB5127
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1 AN ACT concerning freedom of information.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
5 changing Section 10 as follows:
6 (5 ILCS 140/10) (from Ch. 116, par. 210)
7 Sec. 10. Denial of requests; appeal.
8 (a) Any person denied access to inspect or copy any
9 public record may appeal the denial by sending a written
10 notice of appeal to the head of the public body. Upon
11 receipt of such notice the head of the public body shall
12 promptly review the public record, determine whether under
13 the provisions of this Act such record is open to inspection
14 and copying, and notify the person making the appeal of such
15 determination within 7 working days after the notice of
16 appeal.
17 (b) Any person making a request for public records shall
18 be deemed to have exhausted his administrative remedies with
19 respect to such request if the head of the public body
20 affirms the denial or fails to act within the time limit
21 provided in subsection (a) of this Section.
22 (Source: P.A. 83-1013.)