FOIA section 2.15(a)

FOIA

5 ILCS 140/2.15(a). Section 2.15 overview: Sets faster deadlines for a narrow set of police records: basic arrest-report information (name, charges, time/location of arrest, arresting agency) must go out within 72 hours, faster than the normal 5-business-day clock in Section 3, plus separate rules for criminal history records.

3 issues across 3 determination letters:3 violation found.

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 Determination letters are not binding precedent.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

Arrest records and a gunshot residue test report (Pub. Acc. Op. No. 11-001) cited 1 times

Drafting brief for an AI assistant

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TOPIC: 5 ILCS 140/2.15(a)
SOURCE: Illinois Attorney General Public Access Bureau decisions compiled at https://illinoisfoia.org/provisions/foia-2-15-a/
NOTE: Determination letters are not binding precedent; they show how the Bureau applies the law.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.

VIOLATION FOUND (3):
- Disclosure of arrest report basic information
  Rule: Police must disclose enumerated arrest information within 72 hours unless a section 2.15(c) exception is proven by clear evidence.
  Decision: Police records of a sexual assault report (binding opinion, February 10, 2022) https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/2021-pac-68752/
- Failure to disclose arrest reports within 72 hours
  Rule: Basic arrest information must be disclosed within 72 hours unless a specific statutory exception is proven to apply.
  Decision: Police arrest reports (binding opinion, December 29, 2020) https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/2020-pac-65678/
- Arrest report disclosure under FOIA
  Rule: Custody constituting an arrest triggers mandatory disclosure of section 2.15(a) arrest information which cannot be withheld under section 7(1)(c).
  Decision: Police incident reports and 911 call records of an arrest (binding opinion, March 16, 2012) https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/2011-pac-18379/

MOST-CITED AUTHORITIES: Ill. Att'y Gen. Pub. Acc. Op. No. 11-001

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Violation found (3)

Disclosure of arrest report basic information
Rule: Police must disclose enumerated arrest information within 72 hours unless a section 2.15(c) exception is proven by clear evidence.
Violation found Police records of a sexual assault report · February 10, 2022
Failure to disclose arrest reports within 72 hours
Rule: Basic arrest information must be disclosed within 72 hours unless a specific statutory exception is proven to apply.
Violation found Police arrest reports · December 29, 2020
Arrest report disclosure under FOIA
Rule: Custody constituting an arrest triggers mandatory disclosure of section 2.15(a) arrest information which cannot be withheld under section 7(1)(c).
Violation found Police incident reports and 911 call records of an arrest · March 16, 2012