Administrative rules

The law school experience tends to program lawyers to think cases and nothing but cases, but more and more it’s statutes and administrative rules where the action is. In Illinois, the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) publishes the weekly Flinn Report that is a summary of the rules being proposed by State agencies. It is a PDF usually four to ten pages long.

The Flinn Report allows interested persons or parties an opportunity to give written comments on the proposed rules before they are accepted and published. These rules can significantly affect some of your practices.

It’s not a bad idea to skim the weekly Flinn Report much as you would skim case summaries in ISBA’s E-Clips or in the advance sheets.

Background information on JCAR and the link for the Flinn Report are  here.

Posted on August 14, 2012 by James R. Covington
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Until about 6 months ago, you could get on the mailing list. But to save money-gotta have something left for politicians to steal and waste-it's only available online. So remember to check it weekly.

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