Section 310.20  Definitions

            "Comptroller" means the Comptroller of the State of Illinois.

            "Department" means the Department of Special Audits within the Office of the Comptroller.

            "Director" means the Director of the Department or duly appointed Acting Director, or, in his absence from the State or in any event of his incapacity to act, his next immediate subordinate officer within the Department.

            "Hearing" means any hearing of a contested case authorized to be held by the Comptroller.

            "Licensee" means any holder of a license issued by the Comptroller, or any applicant therefor.

            "Petitioner" is a party who by written petition or application seeks relief or licensure under any provision of the Statutes of the State of Illinois or any rule, regulation, order or determination of the Comptroller.

            "Respondent" is a person, firm, association or corporation against whom a complaint or petition is filed or to whom an order or complaint is directed by the Comptroller initiating a proceeding.