FOIA section 3.6(d)

FOIA

5 ILCS 140/3.6(d). Section 3.6 overview: A public body can slow down and negotiate scope on a genuinely “voluminous” request (defined by size/complexity thresholds elsewhere in the Act) instead of just denying it outright -- it must notify the requester within 5 business days and give them a chance to narrow the request.

1 issue across 1 determination letter:1 no violation.

Counts are per issue, not per letter, and come from automated extraction checked against sampled letters. Determination letters are not binding precedent.

Drafting brief for an AI assistant

Copy this into your assistant to help draft a request, appeal, or challenge to a denial that turns on this issue. It carries the rules and decisions, not your facts: add those yourself. Machine-readable version: foia-3-6-d.json.

TOPIC: 5 ILCS 140/3.6(d)
SOURCE: Illinois Attorney General Public Access Bureau decisions compiled at https://illinoisfoia.org/issues/foia-3-6-d/
NOTE: Determination letters are not binding precedent; they show how the Bureau applies the law. Verify every decision against the source PDF before citing it.

NO VIOLATION (1):
- Extension of time to respond
  Rule: A public body may extend the time to respond to a voluminous request by up to 10 business days after the requester's response.
  Decision: Aggregation of multiple FOIA requests as voluminous (non-binding determination letter, March 3, 2025) https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-85334/



TASK FOR THE ASSISTANT: Using only the decisions above, help draft a letter. Argue from the rule and cite the decision by name and date. Do not invent decisions.

No violation (1)

Extension of time to respond
Rule: A public body may extend the time to respond to a voluminous request by up to 10 business days after the requester's response.
No violation Aggregation of multiple FOIA requests as voluminous · March 3, 2025