(805 ILCS 415/110)

Sec. 110. Interrogatories to be propounded by the Secretary of State.

(a) The Secretary of State may propound to any entity, domestic or foreign, subject to the provisions of this Act, and to any governor or interest holder thereof, such interrogatories as may be reasonably necessary and proper to enable the Secretary to ascertain whether the entity has complied with all the provisions of this Act applicable to the entity. The interrogatories shall be answered within 30 days after the mailing thereof, or within such additional time as shall be fixed by the Secretary of State, and the answers thereto shall be full and complete and shall be made in writing and under oath. If the interrogatories are directed to an individual, they shall be answered by him or her, and if directed to an entity, they shall be answered by the governor or interest holder thereof. The Secretary of State need not file any document to which the interrogatories relate until the interrogatories are answered as herein provided, and not then if the answers thereto disclose that the document is not in conformity with the provisions of this Act. The Secretary of State shall certify to the Attorney General, for such action as the Attorney General may deem appropriate, all interrogatories and answers thereto that disclose a violation of any of the provisions of this Act.

(b) Interrogatories propounded by the Secretary of State and the answers thereto shall not be open to public inspection nor shall the Secretary of State disclose any facts or information obtained therefrom except in so far as official duty may require the same to be made public or if the interrogatories or the answers thereto are required for evidence in any criminal proceeding or in any other action by the State.

(Source: P.A. 101-491, eff. 8-23-19.)