Section 204.20  Requests for Hearing

a)         Any person aggrieved by a final decision, order, or ruling of the stewards may, as a matter of right, request a Board hearing. Such a hearing shall be a proceeding de novo.

b)         All requests for hearings shall:

1)         be in writing;

2)         contain an address and telephone number where the petitioner may be notified; and

3)         identify the stewards' ruling and state the specific reasons for the request.

c)         Requests for hearing under this Part shall be filed no later than five days after receipt of notice of the stewards' ruling, ejection, exclusion or other action of the Board.  The Board shall conduct its hearing within seven days after the receipt of such request unless the petitioner or the Board requests a postponement and shows good cause and the petitioner specifically waives the seven day hearing requirement.

d)         Requests for hearing may be filed in person at, or by mail addressed to, the Board's office at 100 W. Randolph, Suite 11-100, Chicago, Illinois 60601. Requests submitted by mail will be deemed timely if postmarked no later than five days after receipt of notice of stewards' ruling, ejection, exclusion or other action of the Board.

(Source:  Amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 10806, effective July 1, 2002)