Beginning in 2003, every January 20, the copying fee limits established in Sections 8-2001 and 8-2005 shall automatically be increased or decreased, as applicable, by a percentage equal to the percentage change in the consumer price index-u during the preceding 12-month calendar year. "Consumer price index-u" means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor that measures the average change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84 = 100. The new amount resulting from each annual adjustment shall be determined by the Comptroller and made available to the public via the Comptroller's official website by January 31 of every year.
8-2006.Copying fees; adjustment for inflation.
Article VIII. Evidence · Part 20. Inspection of Records · Last amended 2008 · Last verified July 20, 2026
In one sentenceDirects the Illinois Comptroller to adjust, each January, the copying-fee limits set for health-care records and attorney records to reflect inflation, measured by the consumer price index.
Full Text of 735 ILCS 5/8-2006
Plain-English Summary
Starting in 2003, this section makes the copying-fee limits set in Section 8-2001 (health care records) and Section 8-2005 (attorney records) move automatically. Every January 20, those limits rise or fall by the percentage change in the CPI-U — the Bureau of Labor Statistics' urban-consumer price index — measured over the preceding 12-month calendar year.
The Comptroller calculates the resulting new amounts and posts them on the Comptroller's official website by January 31 of each year, so the public can find the current fee caps without tracking the underlying CPI-U calculation directly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which fee limits does this section adjust?
How often does the adjustment happen?
Automatically, every January 20, with the updated rates published by January 31.
What index drives the adjustment?
The CPI-U published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Who calculates and publishes the new rates?
The Illinois Comptroller, who posts them on the Comptroller's official website.
Can the fee limits go down as well as up?
Yes — the section says the limits are increased or decreased "as applicable" based on the CPI-U change.
Amendment History
(Source: P.A. 94-982, eff. 6-30-06; 95-478, eff. 1-1-08 (changed from 8-27-07 by P.A. 95-480).)
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Illinois Compiled Statutes, published by the
Illinois Compiled Statutes, Illinois General Assembly / Legislative Reference Bureau. Last verified July 20, 2026.
· Official source
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