Illinois Administrative Code
Title 2 - GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
Part 1520 - COMPLAINT PROCEDURE
Section 1520.20 - Complaints and Initial Notice
Universal Citation: 2 IL Admin Code § 1520.20
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 52, December 27, 2024
a) To be considered by the Commission, a complaint must be in writing, signed and notarized, and allege a violation of the Act committed by a named employee of the Attorney General no more than one year before the complaint is filed.
1) Complaints should fully describe the
incident and surrounding circumstances, including identification of others
involved in the violation and their employers and other relevant contractual
relationships, dates and places, etc.
2) If the complaint is in any way defective
(e.g., no time frame given, not notarized, no allegation of any violation of
the Act or of any facts that could possibly constitute a violation of the Act),
the Chair shall, by certified mail, return receipt requested, notify the
complainant that the complaint was not properly filed and identify each and
every defect. The notice shall include a statement advising the complainant
that the complaint may be resubmitted if the defects are cured.
3) A complaint or other report of an incident
of a violation of the Act that is not made against an employee of the Attorney
General will be forwarded immediately to the appropriate ethics
commission.
4) The Chair shall
provide assistance in preparing the complaint upon complainant's
request.
b) Upon receipt of a valid complaint, the Commission shall provide the notifications required by Section 60(b) of the Act to the respondent and the complainant. In addition to a statement of the time, place and nature of the meeting on the sufficiency of the complaint and probable cause, the notice to the respondent shall include:
1) a statement of the legal
authority and jurisdiction under which the meeting is to be held with a
citation to the particular Sections of the statutes and rules
involved,
2) a short and plain
statement of the matters asserted and the possible outcome of the
meeting,
3) the official tracking
number assigned to the matter, and
4) the names and mailing addresses of the
administrative law judge, if any, all parties and all other persons to whom the
Commission gives notice of the meeting.
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