Section 850.110  Definitions

Statutory definitions shall apply to terms used in the Department rules, unless otherwise defined.  For purposes of these rules:

            "Department" means the Illinois Department of Corrections.

            "Department rules" means 2 Ill. Adm. Code 850 and 851, 4 Ill. Adm. Code 475, 20 Ill. Adm. Code: Chapter I, and any other rules adopted by the Department in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100/1-1 et seq.].

            "Director" means the highest ranking official of the Department.

            "Offenders" means persons committed to the Department who have not been discharged, including those persons who have been released on parole or mandatory supervised release.

            "Part" means a unified set of rules.

            "Section" means a single rule.

            "Subpart" means a unified set of rules within a Part.

(Source:  Amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 9716, effective June 18, 2002)