Admission of Facts and Execu-

tion of Writings; Requests for Admission (a) A party may serve in accordance with Sec- tions 10-12 through 10-17 upon any other party a written request, which may be in electronic for- mat, for the admission, for purposes of the pend- ing action only, of the truth of any matters relevant to the subject matter of the pending action set forth in the request that relate to statements or opinions of fact or of the application of law to fact, including the existence, due execution and genuineness of any documents described in the request. The party serving a request for admission shall separately set forth each matter of which an admission is requested and unless the request is served electronically as provided in Section 10- 13 and in a format that allows the recipient to electronically insert the answers in the transmit- ted document, shall leave sufficient space follow- ing each request in which the party to whom the requests are directed can insert an answer or objection. Copies of documents shall be served with the request unless they have been or are 234 otherwise furnished or made available for inspec- tion and copying. The request may, without leave of the judicial authority, be served upon any party at any time after the return day. Unless the judicial authority orders otherwise, the frequency of use of requests for admission is not limited. (b) The party serving such request shall not file it with the court but shall instead file a notice with the court which states that the party has served a request for admission on another party, the name of the party to whom the request has been directed and the date upon which service in accordance with Sections 10-12 through 10-17 was made. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 238.) (Amended June 30, 2008, to take effect Jan. 1, 2009.)