TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SUBTITLE A: GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER II: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PART 168 PROCEDURES FOR CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS The General Assembly's Illinois Administrative Code database includes only those rulemakings that have been permanently adopted. This menu will point out the Sections on which an emergency rule (valid for a maximum of 150 days, usually until replaced by a permanent rulemaking) exists. The emergency rulemaking is linked through the notation that follows the Section heading in the menu. View Entire Part SUBPART A: INTRODUCTION Section 168.101 Purpose Section 168.102 Applicability Section 168.103 Definitions SUBPART B: PROCEDURES FOR CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS Section 168.200 Commencement of an Action Section 168.205 Notice of Contested Case Hearing Section 168.210 Appearances and Representation Section 168.215 Form of Documents Section 168.220 Filing of Documents Section 168.225 Service of Documents and Proof of Service Section 168.230 Intervention Section 168.235 Motions Section 168.240 Computation of Time Section 168.245 Pre-Hearing Conferences Section 168.250 Discovery Section 168.255 Admissions Section 168.260 Authority of Hearing Officer Section 168.265 Conduct of the Hearing Section 168.266 Burden of Proof Section 168.267 Order of the Hearing Section 168.270 Rules of Evidence Section 168.275 Testimony and Cross-Examination of Witnesses Section 168.280 Official Notice Section 168.285 Records in Other Proceedings Section 168.290 Documentary Evidence Section 168.295 Exhibits Section 168.300 Consolidation Section 168.305 Transcript of Hearing Section 168.310 Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law Section 168.315 Proposal for Decision Section 168.320 Contested Case Record Section 168.325 Decision in Contested Case SUBPART C: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 168.400 Sanctions Section 168.405 Ex Parte Communication Section 168.410 Severability

AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by Sections 4, 22(b), 39(f), 39(i) and 39.3(e) of the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 111½, pars. 1004, 1022(b), 1039(f), 1939(i), and 1039.3(e)) and Section 5-10(a)(i) of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 127, par. 1004(a)(i)).

SOURCE: Adopted and codified at 8 Ill. Reg. 6693, effective June 1st, 1984.