Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Unless filed
through the e-Docket system pursuant to Subpart F, all formal written communications
and documents to be filed with or submitted to the Commission shall be addressed to:
The Chief Clerk, Illinois Commerce Commission, 527 East Capitol Avenue, Springfield,
Illinois 62701. Petitions, complaints and other filings that initiate a proceeding
or petitions for interlocutory review shall be deemed to be officially filed or
submitted only when received at the principal office of the Commission. The Chief
Clerk is the official custodian of all Commission records. Unless the Public
Utilities Act or other applicable statute specifically provides otherwise, or the
Hearing Examiner specifically provides otherwise in the interest of a fair hearing,
all other formal written communications and documents shall be deemed officially
filed or submitted either when received at the principal office of the Commission
or:
1) if transmitted through the United States
mail, shall be deemed filed with or received by the Commission on the date shown by
the post office cancellation mark stamped upon the envelope or other wrapper
containing it. If transmitted by a private express courier service, shall be deemed
filed with or received by the Commission upon delivery to the courier
service;
2) if mailed or deposited with
a private express courier service but not received by the Commission or if received
but without a cancellation mark or with the cancellation mark illegible or
erroneous, shall be deemed filed with or received by the Commission on the date it
was sent or deposited, provided a Proof of Filing by certificate of attorney,
acknowledgment of receipt, or affidavit is provided to the Commission showing that
the writing was deposited, properly addressed, in the United States mail or with a
private express courier service on or before the date on which it was required or
authorized to be filed. In cases in which the writing was mailed or deposited with a
private express courier service but not received, the sender must also file with the
Commission a duplicate writing, within 10 days after notification is given to the
person claiming to have sent the writing, of nonreceipt of the writing;
3) if a writing is sent by United States
registered mail, certified mail or certificate of mailing, a record authenticated by
the United States Postal Service of such registration, certification or certificate
shall be considered competent evidence that the writing was mailed. The date of
registration, certification or certificate shall be deemed the postmarked
date.
b) In an emergency,
upon affidavit specifying the emergency and affirming that no person will be
prejudiced, the Chief Clerk or his/her designated representative shall authorize
filing in the Chicago office of the Commission.
