Ill. R. Cir. Ct. Lake Cnty. 1-3.07

As amended through September 23, 2024

Rule 1-3.07 - Limitations to Electronic Access

A. Certain Electronic Court Records are excluded from public access as follows:

1. Information that is impounded, sealed, or expunged pursuant to law or by Court Rule, Order of Court, or pursuant to the Manual on Recordkeeping shall be excluded from public access in electronic form. Access and inspection of this information is governed by the existing Court Rules and laws for public access of the official court record. Requests for inspection of this information must be made in person at the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

2. Information that is excluded from public access in electronic form pursuant to Supreme Court Rules 15 and 138, unless access is provided at the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court through the use of a computer terminal which does not allow information to be downloaded or exported and only if such access is not otherwise prohibited by these Rules. Information that is excluded in electronic form is:

a. Financial information that provides identifying account numbers of specific assets, liabilities, accounts or, credit cards, first five digits of social security numbers, or P.I.N. numbers of individuals or business entities;

b. Proprietary business information such as trade secrets, customer lists, financial information, or business tax returns;

c. Information constituting trade secrets, copyrighted or patented material or which is otherwise owned by the state or local government and whose release would infringe on the government's proprietary interests;

d. Notes, drafts and work products prepared by a Judge or for a Judge by court staff or individuals working for the Judge related to cases before the Court;

e. Names, addresses, or telephone numbers of potential or sworn jurors in a criminal case;

f. Juror questionnaires and transcripts of voir dire of prospective jurors;

g. Wills deposited with the Court pursuant to the Manual on Recordkeeping;

h. Arrest warrants (at least prior to the arrest of the person named).

B. Requests for Bulk Dissemination of bulk information in electronic form is not permitted for court records, except as provided for in Part Ill of these Rules, Court Order, or other law.

C. Dissemination of compiled information in electronic form is not permitted, except where explicitly provided for in Part Ill of these Rules, Court Order, or other law.

Ill. R. Cir. Ct. Lake Cnty. 1-3.07

Amended effective 10/24/2016.