(a) Any report or information submitted to the program under Section 10 is confidential, may not be released except as otherwise provided in this Act or in the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and is not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
     (b) Any report or information submitted to the program and forwarded by the vendor described in subsection (d) of Section 10 to a law enforcement official or to a school official is confidential, may not be released except as otherwise provided in this Act, and is not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

Attorney's Note

Under the Illinois Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $1,500
For details, see § Ill. Comp. Stat. 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-65

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 860/15

  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC

     (c) A person who intentionally discloses information to another person in violation of subsection (a) or (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor.