Section 200.560  Continuances

a)         Motions for continuances shall not be made with less than seven days' notice, except as provided in subsection (b).

b)         In an emergency or upon agreement of the parties, a motion for continuance may be made less than seven days prior to the hearing.

c)         The Hearing Examiner shall require the party or staff witness requesting the continuance to contact the other parties and staff witnesses.

d)         Any grant by a Hearing Examiner of a continuance sought by a party on less than two days notice prior to the assigned hearing date may be conditioned upon that party bearing any court reporting costs resulting from the continuance.

(Source:  Amended at 10 Ill. Reg. 10481, effective May 30, 1986)