83 Ill. Adm. Code 761.1050
Service by Electronic Means
Section 761
Section 761.1050 Service by
Electronic Means
a) Service by electronic means is allowed when agreed to by
individual parties. Notwithstanding Section 761.150, any party required to
serve a pleading or other document may serve copies of pleadings and other
documents on other parties of record by electronic means in substitution of
first class mail, provided that the service is on an e-mail address that the
recipient has identified in its appearance or in a subsequent filing or
agreement. Because of pagination and format concerns, the parties are encouraged
to serve in PDF. When serving by electronic means, service is deemed complete
on the day of electronic transmission if transmitted at or before the time due,
except service by electronic means on weekends or holidays shall be deemed
complete on the next business day unless otherwise specified by the Commission
or the Hearing Examiner.
b) If any party files a proprietary electronic document (see
Section 761.240), that party must serve the proprietary electronic document on
any other party of record that has the right to see the document on any legal
or contractual basis, such as a confidentiality agreement, and a public
redacted version pursuant to Section 761.240. The e-Docket system does not
allow any person outside of the Commission to see or access proprietary
electronic documents.