Section 590.40  External User Accounts

a)         Each person seeking to make electronic documents available to the Commission in the manner prescribed by Section 590.30(b)(1) must have an active external user account.

b)         The application for an external user account is available on the Commission's website or can be obtained by calling or e-mailing the Chief Clerk's office.

c)         The external user account application requires the following information:

1)         First name and last name;

2)         Primary mailing address and phone number;

3)         Preferred user name;

4)         Password;

5)         Challenge question and answer; and

6)         Notarized signature.

d)         Applications must be hand delivered or mailed to the Chief Clerk's office.

e)         The user is responsible for keeping confidential the user ID and password. A user ID must be at least four characters in length and must be unique. Passwords must be at least five characters in length. Periodically, passwords will expire and users will be given advance notice and requested to enter a new password. The challenge question and answer will enable the Commission's information technology staff to recover a password for a user who has forgotten his or her password.

f)         Because of the unique user ID and password, an electronic document can be traced to a specific individual as if it were signed. This shall serve as an electronic signature on the filings.

(Source:  Added at 39 Ill. Reg. 10381, effective July 14, 2015)