Section 176.1080 Orders, Notifications, and Time Limits on Obtaining Relief

Section 176.1080  Orders, Notifications, and Time Limits

on Obtaining Relief

a)         The

Department shall prepare a written order for all final determinations, which

shall include the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Recommendations of the hearing

officer, and the Order of the Secretary.

b)         The

hearing officer shall prepare the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and

Recommendations to the Secretary.  The Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

must be stated separately.

c)         The

Order of the Secretary shall be the decision of the Office of the Secretary of

State upon the application for relief.

d)         The

Department of Administrative Hearings shall notify all parties or their agents

personally, by facsimile, regular mail, or electronic transmission, of the

Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Recommendations, and the Order.  If it is

the Order of the Secretary to grant the petitioner relief, then the Department

of Administrative Hearings will also provide instructions on what steps the

petitioner must take to obtain the relief.  The failure to follow and complete

these instructions will result in the denial of relief.

e)         An

Order of Default will be entered against the petitioner or respondent who fails

to appear for a hearing at the scheduled time and has failed to request or been

granted a continuance under Section 176.1070(u).

f)         Orders

resulting from formal hearings are final administrative orders within the

meaning of the Administrative Review Law [735 ILCS 5/Art. III].