Illinois Appellate Court Clarifies When a FOIA Request Is “Received” If Quarantined by Email Security Software

Takeaway: Public bodies should treat a FOIA request as “received” the moment it enters their email system, not when it is discovered after being quarantined, filtered, or otherwise delayed internally. To avoid missing statutory deadlines or forfeiting available exemptions, public bodies must implement procedures to monitor internal systems that quarantine or filter emails….
By: Franczek P.C.