FOIA section 3.2
FOIA5 ILCS 140/3.2. Section 3.2 overview: Special rules for “recurrent requesters” (people who've filed a lot of requests with the same body recently, as defined in Section 2(g)): also a 21-business-day response window instead of the normal 5.
3 issues across 2 determination letters:3 no violation.
Counts are per issue, not per letter, and come from automated extraction checked against sampled letters. Determination letters are not binding precedent.
Authorities the Bureau cites most on this issue
- Ill. Att'y Gen. PAC Req. Rev. Ltr. 71808 cited 2 times
Drafting brief for an AI assistant
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No violation (3)
Recurrent requester designation for DHS request
Rule: A requester who fails to show they qualify as news media may be treated as a recurrent requester.
No violation A journalist's recurrent requester designation · July 3, 2024
Recurrent requester designation for Department of Veterans' Affairs request
Rule: A requester who fails to show they qualify as news media may be treated as a recurrent requester.
No violation A journalist's recurrent requester designation · July 3, 2024
Whether requester is subject to recurrent requester provision
Rule: Because requester is not news media, the recurrent requester time limits apply to his requests.
No violation Cellular phone bills and credit card expenditures · December 2, 2016