Illinois Administrative Code

Section 1700.130 Subpoenas a) The Administrative Law Judge may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses or production of specific books, records, documents or other evidence. b) Any respondent or petitioner seeking issuance of a subpoena shall submit a request in writing t…

Section 1700.140 Witnesses a) Subject to the evidentiary requirements of Section 10-40(a) of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100], a party may conduct examinations or cross-examinations required for a full and fair disclosure of the facts. [5 ILCS 100/10-40(b)] …

Section 1700.150 Evidence at Hearings a) Evidence at hearings shall be governed by Section 10-40 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. 1) Irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence shall be excluded. The rules of evidence and privilege as applied in civil case…

Section 1700.155 Business Documents a) Business records that are relevant to the case shall be admissible. These records shall be: 1) A memorandum, report, record or data compilation; 2) Made by a person with first-hand knowledge of the facts or from information transmitted by a …

Section 1700.160 Court Reporter The Department, at its option, will designate a licensed court reporter to make a stenographic record or have the Administrative Law Judge make an audio recording of hearings in all proceedings. Upon the filing of a motion for review, the Departmen…

Section 1700.170 Corrections to Transcripts A party who requests and receives a transcript copy prior to the Administrative Law Judge rendering a report and recommendation to the Director may suggest corrections to the transcript of record within 10 days after the transcript is r…

Section 1700.180 Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations After the close of all proofs in the hearing, the ALJ shall cause to be prepared and transmitted to the Director findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations, together with the entire record in the proceeding…

Section 1700.190 Final Disposition by Director The findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations of the Administrative Law Judge, as well as any recommendations of the Board, shall be reviewed by the Director. The Director shall have 30 days to review the record of th…

Section 1700.195 Authority of Administrative Law Judge An Administrative Law Judge presiding over a hearing shall have all powers necessary and appropriate to conduct a full, fair and impartial hearing, including the authority to: a) Administer oaths and affirmations; b) Rule upo…

Section 1700.20 Notice of Denial of Application Within 180 days from the receipt of the application and fee, the Department shall, in writing, promptly notify the applicant for a license to act as a lottery sales agent for the Department of the grant or denial of the license. The…

Section 1700.200 Disqualification of an Administrative Law Judge a) Any party to a proceeding may request the Director to disqualify the Administrative Law Judge if that party believes that the ALJ is biased against that party or that a conflict of interest exists on the part of …

Section 1700.210 Ex Parte Communications a) After a notice of hearing has been issued, communications between a party to a proceeding and the Administrative Law Judge, Board, Director or an employee of the Department, whether oral or written, direct or indirect (ex parte communic…

Section 1700.220 Consent Decree If the parties to the proceeding resolve, settle or compromise their dispute and the parties desire the Administrative Law Judge to enter a consent decree in order to resolve the matter pursuant to section 10-25 of the Illinois Administrative Proce…

Section 1700.230 Settlement Agreements Terms of settlement shall be in writing and signed by the parties. The Administrative Law Judge has no authority to change, amend or modify the settlement agreement of the parties to the proceeding. (Source: Added at 47 Ill. Reg. 13886, effe…

Section 1700.240 Non-Compliance and Enforcement of Settlement Agreements When the Department believes that a party has violated written terms of a settlement approved by the Administrative Law Judge under Section 1700.195 and 1700.220, it may file a notice with the ALJ, with serv…

Section 1700.250 Communication Aids and Service a) The Department will provide oral or sign language interpretation services upon request for persons seeking information or participating in a hearing. The Administrative Law Judge may order the use of these such services at a hear…

Section 1700.260 Record of Hearings a) The record of the hearing in a contested case shall include: 1) All pleadings presented before the Administrative Law Judge (including notices, responses, admissions, stipulations of fact, motions and rulings on these issuances); 2) All docu…

Section 1700.30 Notice of Revocation or Suspension of License The Department will notify the agent of its determination to revoke or suspend that agent's license and shall include in the notification the grounds serving as the basis for the revocation or suspension. The Departmen…

Section 1700.40 Notice of Refusal to Renew License The Department will notify the agent of its determination not to renew the agent's license not less than 30 days prior to the expiration of that license. The notice shall state the grounds serving as the basis for the denial of r…

Section 1700.45 Notice of Assessment, Denial of a Claim Prize or any Other Contested Case Whenever the Department issues a Notice of Assessment, a claim prize denial, or any other determination pursuant to the Lottery Law and this Part, the Department will notify the agent, playe…

Section 1700.5 Applicability This Part shall apply to all hearings conducted by the Department of Lottery pursuant to the Illinois Lottery Law [20 ILCS 1605] and other Acts under its jurisdiction. (Source: Added at 47 Ill. Reg. 13886, effective September 18, 2023)

Section 1700.50 Informal Conference a) Upon written notice by the Administrative Law Judge or the Chief Administrative Law Judge's Clerk in any proceeding, parties or their attorneys may be directed to appear at a specified date, time and place, mutually agreed upon by the partie…

Section 1700.6 Definitions The following definitions apply to this Part: "Address of Record" means the address and/or email address required to be on file with the Department's Licensure Maintenance Unit by a licensee or, in the case of an unlicensed person, the most recent publi…

Section 1700.60 Right to Legal Counsel a) Any party may appear and be heard through an attorney at law authorized to practice in the State of Illinois. b) In any proceeding pending before the Board or an Administrative Law Judge, a natural person may appear pro se and be heard on…

Section 1700.70 Appearance of Attorney a) An attorney appearing in a representative capacity shall file a written notice of appearance identifying the attorney by name, address, and telephone number, and identifying the party represented. b) An attorney who has appeared in a repr…

Section 1700.80 Service and Proof of Service a) All service shall be by certified mail or registered mail, or by email pursuant to section 10-75 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100]. Service by mail shall be deemed complete four days after mailing of the docu…

Section 1700.90 Form of Papers a) All papers filed in any proceeding shall be typewritten on 8½ x 11" white paper using one side only, shall have margins no less than one inch on each side, shall be in a typeface no smaller than 11-point type, shall be double spaced (except that …

Section 1770.10 Definitions Terms defined in the Lottery Law have the same meanings when used in this Part. The following words and terms when used in this Part shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Agent" means a person permitted by …

Section 1770.100 Bonding of Agents The Department may require a surety bond, letter of credit, or security deposit in the form of a cashier's check or money order from any Agent, at the Agent's expense, to avoid any monetary loss to the State because of the Agent's activities in …

Section 1770.110 License Expiration and Renewal All Agent licenses issued by the Department pursuant to the Lottery Law shall be valid for a period not to exceed 2 years after issuance unless sooner revoked, cancelled or suspended. The license may be terminated before the expirat…

Section 1770.120 Agent Financial Adjustments a) Whenever instant tickets are lost, stolen or destroyed while in the possession of an Agent, the Department may provide for full or partial credit against the settlement due the Department from an Agent for lost or destroyed non-winn…

Section 1770.130 Lost, Stolen, Altered, and Damaged Winning Tickets and other Discrepancies a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), or Section 1770.145 or 1770.160(d), no claim for a game prize with respect to any Lottery game shall be honored, and no prize sh…

Section 1770.140 Sales by Department Directly a) The Department may engage in direct sales of tickets at any selling points it establishes within the State. The Department may also sell its products by means of telephone, electronic transmission, parcel delivery services and, to …

Section 1770.145 Internet Program (iLottery) a) The Department shall offer for sale via the internet only those games authorized by the Lottery Law. b) Players who wish to purchase Lottery game tickets or subscriptions via the internet must register for an internet Lottery player…

Section 1770.150 Sales, Inspection, Compensation, and Ticket Purchases a) Except as provided in Sections 1770.140 and 1770.145 or pursuant to special license, Lottery game tickets shall be sold only to purchasers physically present on the premises at the specific location named i…

Section 1770.160 Lottery Tickets a) The Director is authorized to prepare for sale to the public such Lottery game tickets as may be appropriate for implementation of the Lottery games offered, from time to time, by the Department, or to offer Lottery game tickets at no charge to…

Section 1770.170 Lottery Games a) The Director may authorize instant ticket games in which winners are determined by matching certain of the numbers, letters, characters, words or symbols as provided by the rules of the game. Instant game rules may also provide for preliminary an…

Section 1770.180 Drawings The Department may award prizes of cash or merchandise as incidental or participation prizes at drawings, at special events and in connection with promotions. Merchandise prizes of nominal value (e.g., water bottles, t-shirts, coffee mugs) may be distrib…

Section 1770.185 Account Requirements a) Electronic Player Files. The Department will establish internet lottery player accounts for each player, upon request, as follows: 1) Create an electronic player file, which shall include, at a minimum, the following information for each p…

Section 1770.190 Prize Payment, Claiming or Redeeming of Prizes and Transfers to Common School Fund a) The prize structure may vary with each game and will be established at the beginning of the game by the Private Manager, subject to the approval of the Department. The prize str…

Section 1770.195 High-Frequency Prize Winners: Review, Penalties and Hearings a) The Department will conduct an investigation of a High-Frequency Prize Winner, as defined in this Part, to determine if the submission of at least 20 claims for Lottery prizes, each with a value of a…

Section 1770.20 Selection of Lottery Sales Agents; License Application and Fee a) The Director shall license Agents as authorized persons engaged in business activity dealing with the public, provided that the sole proprietors, partners, corporate officers or principals of an app…

Section 1770.200 Eligibility to Buy a) No ticket shall be purchased by, and no prize shall be paid to any of the following persons: 1) Any member of the Board or any officer or other person employed by the Board or by the Department; 2) Any employees of any TV station from which …

Section 1770.210 Promotional Items The Department may purchase and stock promotional items bearing the identifying marks of the Illinois Lottery or any of its games. These products may be distributed at no charge to consumers for promotional purposes, to Agents as a sales incenti…

Section 1770.220 Priority of Rules Official game rules and promotion rules identified each January in the Illinois Register as required by Section 7.1 of the Lottery Law shall be maintained on file in the Department's principal office in Springfield, Illinois or at the principal …

Section 1770.230 Assignment of Lottery Prizes a) The right of any person to receive payments under a prize that is paid in installments over time by the Department may be voluntarily assigned up to a total of two times, in whole or in part, if the assignment is made to a person o…

Section 1770.240 Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program The Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program shall consist of those persons who have complied with the applicable provisions of this Section and have been placed on the Self-Exclusion List by the Lottery. The Voluntary Self-Exclusion Prog…

Section 1770.30 Special Licenses a) The Director may issue special licenses from time to time for the sale of Lottery products at public events of short-term duration and limited geographic scope. Examples of these events include, but are not limited to, State and county fairs, e…

Section 1770.40 License Revocation Without Prior Notice a) Pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Lottery Law, the Director must act to assure that no person whom the Lottery Law declares to be ineligible for a license is granted a license, and that no Agent who becomes ineligible under…

Section 1770.50 License Revocation, Suspension, Non-Renewal or Denial With Prior Notice The Director may deny, suspend, not renew or revoke an Agent's license with prior notice and opportunity for hearing for one or more of the following causes: a) Violation of any of the provisi…