§ 471 — Hearing procedure and judicial review

Illinois § 471

• Jurisdiction: Illinois
• Topic: REGULATION
• Ch. 215: INSURANCE
• Act 215 ILCS 5/: Illinois Insurance Code.
• Art.: Article XXIX - Workers' Compensation And Employer's Liability Rates

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(1) Any company or rating organization aggrieved by any order or decision of the Director made without a hearing, may, within 30 days after notice of the order to the company or organization, make written request to the Director for a hearing thereon. The Director shall hear such party or parties within 20 days after receipt of such request and shall give not less than 10 days' written notice of the time and place of the hearing. Within 15 days after such hearing the Director shall affirm, reverse or modify his previous action, specifying his reasons therefor. Pending such hearing and decision thereon the Director may suspend or postpone the effective date of his previous action. (2) Nothing contained in this Article shall require the observance at any hearing of formal rules of pleading or evidence. (3) The Administrative Review Law shall apply to and govern all proceedings for the judicial review of orders and decisions of the Director under this Article. Provided, however, that, in the review of any order or decision of the Director under this Article, such order or decision shall not be deemed prima facie to be correct and proper, and provided further that a rating organization aggrieved by an order or decision under this Article may initiate such proceedings for its review.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 82-783.)