Section 2027.140  Gifts and Gratuities

a)         Neither an arbitrator nor a commissioner nor a member of the arbitrator's or commissioner's family residing in his or her household shall request, demand, receive, accept, or agree to receive or accept any payment, loan, or delivery of any money or anything of value from any party to a proceeding, a representative or any party to a proceeding, or any other person, firm or corporation having any interest in or connection with a pending proceeding.

b)         For the purpose of this section, "member of the arbitrator's or commissioner's family residing in his or her household" means any relative of an arbitrator or commissioner by blood or marriage, or a person treated by an arbitrator or commissioner as a member of the family, who resides in the arbitrator's or commissioner's household.

c)         Arbitrators and commissioners shall be guided by the Code of Judicial Conduct (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 110A, pars. 61-68) or may seek guidance from the State of Illinois Board of Ethics in specific situations.

(Source:  Adopted at 19 Ill. Reg. 9127, effective June 20, 1995)