Section 205.110  Disqualification of Hearing Officer

a)         Whenever any party believes a hearing officer or any Racing Board member should be disqualified, for bias, prejudice, conflict of interest or any other reason, from conducting, or continuing to conduct, a License Hearing, that party may file with the Racing Board a motion to disqualify the hearing officer or Board member, setting forth the alleged grounds for disqualification.  A party shall file such a motion promptly upon learning of any grounds for disqualification.  The motion shall be filed as provided in Section 205.90.  The Board shall enter a written ruling on the motion within 3 days after the date on which the motion is filed.

b)         A hearing officer or Board member may recuse himself or herself from presiding at a License Hearing.

(Source:  Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 20033, effective November 28, 2005)