(225 ILCS 450/20.2) (from Ch. 111, par. 5523)

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-309)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)

Sec. 20.2. Subpoenas; depositions; oaths.

(a) The Department may subpoena and bring before it any person to take the oral or written testimony or compel the production of any books, papers, records, or any other documents that the Secretary or his or her designee deems relevant or material to any investigation or hearing conducted by the Department with the same fees and mileage as prescribed in civil cases in circuit courts of this State and in the same manner as prescribed by this Act and its rules.

(b) The Secretary, any member of the Committee designated by the Secretary, a certified shorthand reporter, or any hearing officer appointed may administer oaths at any hearing which the Department conducts. Notwithstanding any statute or Department rule to the contrary, all requests for testimony, production of documents, or records shall be in accordance with this Act.

(Source: P.A. 98-254, eff. 8-9-13.)

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-309)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)

Sec. 20.2. Subpoenas; depositions; oaths.

(a) The Department may subpoena and bring before it any person to take the oral or written testimony or compel the production of any books, papers, records, or any other documents that the Secretary or the Secretary's designee deems relevant or material to any investigation or hearing conducted by the Department with the same fees and mileage as prescribed in civil cases in circuit courts of this State and in the same manner as prescribed by this Act and its rules.

(b) The Secretary, any member of the Committee designated by the Secretary, a certified shorthand reporter, or any hearing officer appointed may administer oaths at any hearing which the Department conducts. Notwithstanding any statute or Department rule to the contrary, all requests for testimony, production of documents, or records shall be in accordance with this Act.

(Source: P.A. 103-309, eff. 1-1-24.)