Section 454.30  Communications and Pleadings

a)         How addressed.  All communication and pleadings should, unless otherwise specifically directed, be addressed and submitted to:  Director, Division of Traffic Safety, Illinois Department of Transportation, 3215 Executive Park Drive, P.O. Box 19212, Springfield, Illinois 62794-9212.  All communications should clearly designate the docket number, if any, and short title of any proceeding to and about which it is directed.  The person communicating shall state his address, and the party he represents.

b)         Timely Filing Required.  All documents required or permitted to be filed under these Rules must be received for filing at the offices of the Department's Division of Traffic Safety in Springfield, Illinois, within the time limits, if any, for such filing.  The date of receipt at the Department and not the date of deposit in the mail is determinative, provided, however, that if such document is mailed by certified, registered, or express mail postmarked at least two days prior to the due date, it will be accepted as timely filed.

c)         Disposition of; When Defective.  In any proceeding when upon inspection the Department is of the opinion that a document tendered for filing does not comply with these Rules or does not sufficiently set forth material required by any form of the Department, the Department may decline to accept it for filing and advise the person tendering it of the deficiency and require that the deficiency be corrected.

(Source:  Amended at 17 Ill. Reg. 19662, effective November 1, 1993)