Section 575.100  Rulemaking Procedure

 

In accordance with Section 5-15 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100] (IAPA), the Attorney General promulgates the following rule setting forth the Office's rule making procedure.

 

a)         Proposed rules or amendments to rules shall be prepared by division chiefs and submitted to the Deputy Attorney General and Administrative Counsel with a memorandum containing:

 

1)         the text of the proposed rule or the old and new material of a proposed amendment to an existing rule or the text of a rule proposed to be repealed;

 

2)         the specific statutory citation upon which the proposed action is based; and

 

3)         a description of the subjects and the issues involved, including the reasons for the proposed action.

 

b)         The Deputy Attorney General and Administrative Counsel shall forward the proposed rule and memorandum to the Attorney General and the Chief of Staff with their recommendations.

 

c)         If the Attorney General approves the proposed action, the Rules Coordinator shall submit the proposed change to the Secretary of State for publication in the Illinois Register.  The notice to the Secretary of State shall include the time, place and manner in which the interested persons may present their views and comments concerning the intended action, including the date, place and time for any proposed hearings on the rule.

 

d)         The notice procedures do not apply to the following rules, which are required by Section 5-15(a) of the IAPA:

 

1)         The current description of the Attorney General's organization or the necessary charts depicting that organization.

 

2)         The current procedure on how the public can obtain information or make submissions or requests on subjects, programs and activities of the Attorney General's office.

 

3)         The current description of the Attorney General's rulemaking procedures or the necessary flow charts depicting those procedures.

 

e)         Any interested person may petition the Attorney General or any division chief for the promulgation, amendment or repeal of a rule.  Petitions must be written and may be in the form of a letter or a document entitled "Petition for Adoption of a Rule".  The petition shall include the text of the proposed rule or amendment or a citation to the rule that is to be repealed, together with the reasons for the proposed rule or amendment.  The division chief shall take the necessary action to prepare proposed changes, either as set forth in the petition or as modified, so that the office may initiate a rulemaking proceeding in accordance with subsections (a), (b) and (c), within 30 days after receipt of the petition.  If a division chief believes that the proposed action should be denied, he or she shall inform the petitioner and the Attorney General within 30 days.

 

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 15807, effective December 12, 2017)

 

Section 575.205  Introduction

 

In accordance with Section 5-15 of the IAPA, the Attorney General promulgates the following rules setting out the current description of the organization of the Office of the Attorney General.

 

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 15807, effective December 12, 2017)

 

Section 575.210  The Office of Attorney General

 

The Attorney General, whose office is established by Section 14 of Article V of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, is the chief legal officer of the State.  The Attorney General is charged with a wide variety of duties and responsibilities by the Constitution, statutes, common law and court decisions.  Among those are the duties to act on behalf of the best interests of the general public in the name of the people of the State of Illinois and to act as the attorney for the State and for the Governor and other elected and appointed State officers.

 

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 15807, effective December 12, 2017)

 

Section 575.220  Offices

 

The main offices of the Attorney General are located in the State capital at 500 South Second Street, Springfield, Illinois  62701; at 115 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois  60603; and at 1745 Innovation Drive, Carbondale, Illinois  62903.  The Attorney General has also established satellite offices, principally for the purpose of handling consumer protection matters.  A list of the current offices is available upon request.

 

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 3412, effective February 22, 2024)

 

Section 575.230  Chief of Staff

 

The Attorney General appoints a Chief of Staff to serve at his or her pleasure.  The Chief of Staff may act for the Attorney General in all matters related to legal services, administration and policy development and is directly responsible to the Attorney General.

 

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 15807, effective December 12, 2017)

 

Section 575.240  Chief Deputy Attorney General

 

The Attorney General appoints a Chief Deputy Attorney General to serve at the Attorney General's pleasure. The Chief Deputy Attorney General may act for the Attorney General in all matters related to legal services and public protection.

 

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 15807, effective December 12, 2017)

 

Section 575.250  Divisions of the Office (Repealed)

 

(Source:  Repealed at 41 Ill. Reg. 15807, effective December 12, 2017)

 

Section 575.260  Assistant Attorneys General

 

The Attorney General appoints Assistant Attorneys General, who are assigned to one of the main offices or a satellite office. The Attorney General also appoints Special Assistant Attorneys General, who are assigned to specific operational functions in prescribed geographic areas.  Assistants are responsible to a designated division or bureau chief.

 

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 15807, effective December 12, 2017)

 

Section 575.270  Description of Organization of the Office of the Attorney General

 

A chart depicting the organization of the office is located in Appendix A.

 

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 15807, effective December 12, 2017)

Section 575. APPENDIX A   Organization Chart

 

 

 

Attorney General

Chief of Staff

Chief Deputy Attorney General

Solicitor General

Deputy Attorney General Civil Litigation

Deputy Attorney General Criminal Justice

Civil Appeals Division

Criminal Appeals Division

Criminal Enforcement Division

Crime Victims Services Division

Public Access and Opinions Division

Consumer Protection Division

Environmental Enforcement Division

Government Representation Division

Public Interest Division

Investigation Division

 

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 15807, effective December 12, 2017)

Section 575.APPENDIX B   Rulemaking Procedure Flow Chart

 

 

ATTORNEY GENERAL and CHIEF OF STAFF
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL, CIVIL LITIGATION and ADMINISTRATIVE COUNSEL					RULES COORDINATOR			PUBLICATION OF RULE
DIVISION CHIEF
BUREAU CHIEF
PROPOSAL OF RULE

 

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 15807, effective December 12, 2017)