Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 ILCS 5/18c-1801

  • Broker: means any person other than a motor carrier of property, that arranges, offers to arrange, or holds itself out, by solicitation, advertisement, or otherwise, as arranging or offering to arrange for-hire transportation of property or other service in connection therewith by a motor carrier of property which holds or is required to hold a license issued by the Commission. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 ILCS 5/18c-1104
  • Carrier: means any motor carrier or rail carrier other than a private carrier. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 ILCS 5/18c-1104
  • Commission: means the Illinois Commerce Commission. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 ILCS 5/18c-1104
  • Notice: means with regard to all proceedings except enforcement proceedings instituted on the motion of the Commission, and except for interstate motor carrier registrations, public notice by publication in the official state newspaper, unless otherwise provided in this Chapter. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 ILCS 5/18c-1104
  • Person: means any natural person or legal entity, whether such entity is a proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity, and, where a provision concerns the acts or omissions of a person, includes the partners, officers, employees, and agents of the person, as well as any trustees, assignees, receivers, or personal representatives of the person. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 ILCS 5/18c-1104
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     It shall be the responsibility of each person subject to the licensing or ratemaking provisions of this Chapter to keep on file with the Commission the name of a person upon whom notices, orders, or process in administrative or judicial proceedings under this Chapter may be served, together with a current address within the State of Illinois at which such person may be served. The Commission shall maintain a file of such “agents for service of process.” Service of any Commission notice, order, or process on the agent for service of process at the address shown in the file shall be conclusively presumed to be service on the carrier, broker, or other person. If a person fails to make the filing required herein, the person may be served at the most current address in other records of the Commission, or at the address on file with the Secretary of State for service of process, and the same conclusive presumption shall apply.