Section 200.180  Cross Examination

a)         Subject to the evidentiary requirements of this Part, a party may conduct cross-examination required for a full and fair disclosure of the facts.

b)         If the hearing officer determines that a witness is hostile or unresponsive, the hearing officer shall authorize the examination by the party calling such witness as if under cross-examination.

c)         Any party may call any adverse party as a witness and proceed to examine such adverse party as if under cross-examination except that if the Respondent wants to call a representative of the Department as an adverse witness, he/she may do so only if such representative(s) was directly involved in the determinations which served as the basis for the Department's Preliminary Order under this Part.

d)         Any party calling a witness, upon a showing that he/she called the witness in good faith and is surprised by the testimony of the witness, may impeach that witness by evidence of prior inconsistent statements.

(Source:  Former Section 200.180 repealed, new Section 200.180 adopted at 10 Ill. Reg. 17200, effective September 25, 1986)