(705 ILCS 90/Art. II heading)
(705 ILCS 90/2-1)
Sec. 2-1. Publicly posting or displaying a judicial officer's personal information by government agencies.
(a) Government agencies shall not publicly post or display publicly available content that includes a judicial officer's personal information, provided that the government agency has received a written request in accordance with Section 2-10 of this Act that it refrain from disclosing
the judicial officer's personal information. After a government agency has received a written request, that agency shall remove the judicial officer's personal information from publicly available content within 5 business days. After the government agency has removed the judicial officer's personal information from publicly available content, the agency shall not publicly post or display the information and the judicial officer's personal information shall be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act unless the government agency has received consent from the judicial officer to make the personal information available to the public.
(b) Redress. If a government agency fails to comply with a written request to refrain from disclosing personal information, the judicial officer may bring an action seeking injunctive or declaratory relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(Source: P.A. 97-847, eff. 9-22-12.)
(705 ILCS 90/2-5)
Sec. 2-5. Publicly posting a judicial officer's personal information on the Internet by persons, businesses, and associations.
(a) Prohibited Conduct.
(b) Required Conduct.
(c) Redress.
(Source: P.A. 97-847, eff. 9-22-12.)
(705 ILCS 90/2-10)
Sec. 2-10. Procedure for completing a written request.
(a) Requirement that a judicial officer make a written request. No government agency, person, business, or association shall be found to have violated any provision of this Act if the judicial officer fails to submit a written request calling for the protection of the officer's personal information.
(b) Written request procedure. A written request shall be valid if:
(c) A representative from the judicial officer's employer may submit a written request on the judicial officer's behalf, provided that the judicial officer gives written consent to the representative and provided that the representative agrees to furnish a copy of that consent when a written request is made. The representative shall submit the written request as provided in subsection (b) of this Section.
(d) Information to be included in the written request.
A judicial officer's written request shall specify what personal information shall be maintained private.
If a judicial officer wishes to identify a secondary residence as a home address as that term is defined in this Act, the designation shall be made in the written request.
A judicial officer shall disclose the identity of the officer's immediate family and indicate that the personal information of these family members shall also be excluded to the extent that it could reasonably be expected to reveal the personal information of the judicial officer.
(e) Duration of the written request.
A judicial officer's written request is valid until the judicial officer provides the government agency, person, business, or association with written permission to release the private information.
A judicial officer's written request expires on death.
(Source: P.A. 97-847, eff. 9-22-12.)