Illinois Administrative Code
Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION
Part 1002 - SALE OF INFORMATION
Section 1002.20 - Definitions

"Access Agreement" - an agreement entered into under Section 1002.60 of this Part by the Secretary of State and a recipient of drivers, title, vehicle, identification card information, or organ and tissue donor registry information covered by this Part.

"Attorney" - an individual who is licensed to practice law

"Automobile Associated Businesses" - shall include but not be limited to new or used vehicle dealerships, vehicle rental agencies, and tow truck operators

"Commercial Purchasers" - individuals and business entities who enter into a written agreement to buy all or a portion of the drivers, title, or vehicle list or individual records in bulk

"Commercial Solicitation Purposes" - the use of the drivers, vehicle or title list, or driving or identification card abstracts, to contact individuals for advertising, offering for sale, marketing or sale of products or services; or identifying potential employees, except for the United States armed forces

"Director" - the Director or Acting Director of either Driver Services or Vehicle Services, depending on the context

"Driver Services" - the Department of Driver Services of the Office of the Secretary of State

"Drivers List" - the entire list or any part of the list of all drivers licensed by the State of Illinois that includes the driver's name, address, weight, height, gender, color of eyes, color of hair, and date of birth, county of residence, zip code, license, classification, license restriction codes, and license issuance and expiration dates

"Driving Abstract" - a record kept by the Department of Driver Services on each driver licensed by the State of Illinois, containing all information required by IVC Section 6-106(b), all records of each driver's violations of the traffic laws, and administrative actions pertaining to driving privileges

"Employers" - individuals or business entities that permit individuals to work, when requesting information concerning current or prospective employees

"Financial Institutions" - banks, savings and loans, and credit unions, but not including currency exchanges

"Government Agencies" - units of local, state, or federal governmental agencies or elected governmental officials, including, but not limited to, Representatives, Senators, Congressmen, park board members, county board members, and school districts

"Identification Card Abstract" - a record kept by the Department of Driver Services on each person issued an identification card by the Secretary of State, containing all information required by the Illinois Identification Card Act [15 ILCS 335]

"Illinois Vehicle Code", "Vehicle Code", or "IVC" - 625 ILCS 5

"Insurers" - any insurance agent or company as defined in Section 2(e) of the Illinois Insurance Code [215 ILCS 5] authorized by the laws of any state to transact the business of insurance, and including all employees of such agent or company

"Law Enforcement Officials" - police agencies, state's attorneys' offices or court officials

"News Medium" - any newspaper or other periodical issued at regular intervals and having a general circulation; a news service; a radio station; a television station; a community antenna television service; and any person or corporation engaged in the making of news reels or other motion picture news for public showing

"Office" - the Office of the Secretary of State and not any particular department, address, or location

"Other Business Entities for Purposes Consistent with the Illinois Vehicle Code" - licensed remitters when requesting title or registration information; public libraries, public educational institutions, and private educational institutions when requesting driving records or registration or title information

"Personally Identifying Information" -

for driving records, the information regarding the driver's name, address (excluding the 5 digit zip code), date of birth, height, weight, hair color, eye color, email address, telephone number and driver's license number;

for title or vehicle records the:

information regarding the vehicle owner's name, address (excluding the 5 digit zip code), email address and telephone number; or

registration owner's address (excluding the 5 digit zip code), email address and telephone number;

for identification card records, the information regarding the identification card holder's name, address (excluding the 5 digit zip code), date of birth, height, weight, hair color, eye color, email address, telephone number, and identification card number

"Reporter" - any person regularly engaged in the business of collecting, writing or editing news for publication through a news medium; includes any person who was a reporter at the time the information sought was procured or obtained

"Request" - the written application upon the designated form or an acceptable alternative for the obtaining of a drivers list, vehicle list, title list, a driving or identification card abstract, or organ and tissue donor registry information

"Secretary" - the Secretary of State of Illinois

"Title List" - the list of all vehicles titled by the State of Illinois

"Vehicle List" - the list of all vehicles by identification number, with the name and address of the owners, that are registered by the State of Illinois

"Vehicle Services" - the Department of Vehicle Services of the Office of the Secretary of State