§200.402. Hearing Officer

"Hearing Officer" means an independent person designated by the Administrator to preside at the hearing.  Such person must meet the following standards and qualifications:

 

a)         be of high integrity and good personal repute;

 

b)         be unbiased, impartial and without any material conflict of interest;

 

c)         be a member in good standing of the Bar of Illinois;

 

d)         be familiar with the rules of evidence applied in civil cases in the circuit courts of Illinois and with the Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder; and

 

e)         not be a regular employee of the Illinois Attorney General.

 

(Source:  Amended at 23 Ill. Reg. 11561, effective September 7, 1999)