{
 "topic": "FOIA section 7.5(h) - Exempt under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act",
 "statute": "5 ILCS 140/7.5(h)",
 "family": "Other statutory exemptions (section 7.5)",
 "page": "https://illinoisfoia.org/issues/foia-7-5-h/",
 "note": "Determination letters are non-binding. Verify against the source PDF before citing.",
 "counts": {
  "violation_found": 0,
  "no_violation": 1,
  "no_determination": 0,
  "other": 0
 },
 "challenge_notes": null,
 "issues": [
  {
   "issue": "Exemption of responsive inventory records under section 7.5(h)",
   "outcome": "no_violation",
   "rule": "Records submitted to a lawfully created local inspector general for an investigation are exempt from FOIA disclosure under section 7.5(h).",
   "decision": {
    "title": "Inventory records of lost or stolen electronic devices",
    "date": "2025-06-13",
    "binding": false,
    "url": "https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-81235/"
   },
   "authorities": [
    {
     "text": "Ill. Att'y Gen. PAC Req. Rev. Ltr. 72654, issued November 4, 2022, at 5",
     "url": null
    },
    {
     "text": "Ill Att'y Gen. PAC Req. Rev. Ltr. 57727, issued June 4, 2019, at 4",
     "url": null
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
}