HB3085 Summary

• Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to allow notice in contested cases to be served by electronic mail in addition to personal service, certified/registered mail, or other lawful methods.

• Parties in contested cases must be notified of decisions or orders by electronic mail as an alternative to personal delivery or registered/certified mail.

• Agencies may require all attorneys to designate one primary electronic mail address and up to 2 secondary addresses for receiving documents under Sections 10-25 and 10-50.

• Agencies may request but not require unrepresented parties to designate an electronic mail address for document service, and may establish electronic mail as the default service method by rule.

• Service by electronic mail is deemed complete on the first business day following transmission.