{"data":{"id":"us-il/20-ilcs-2105-2105-117","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"20 ILCS 2105/2105-117","heading":"Confidentiality.","body":"All information collected by the Department in the course of an examination or investigation of a licensee, registrant, or applicant, including, but not limited to, any complaint against a licensee or registrant filed with the Department and information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and shall not be disclosed. The Department may not disclose the information to anyone other than law enforcement officials, other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory interest as determined by the Director, the Office of the Executive Inspector General, or a party presenting a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement agency, including the Office of the Executive Inspector General, shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to any other agency or person, except as necessary to those involved in enforcing the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. A formal complaint filed against a licensee or registrant by the Department or any order issued by the Department against a licensee, registrant, or applicant shall be a public record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.","path":["CHAPTER 20 EXECUTIVE BRANCH","Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Professional Regulation Law)"],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=325\u0026ChapterID=5\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:14Z","sha256":"0d3fc51ba5e515b6f179420b5657d9f9d6c030ee16211ac31c8e2d85ab7101d4","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/20-ilcs-2105-2105-115","next":"us-il/20-ilcs-2105-2105-120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}