Frequently asked questions specifically concerning Regulation and Enforcement Administrative Procedures topics:
OUR MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Rules must be submitted as proposed rules to our Division using APA SOS Form 001. When an acceptable filing is submitted with this form, it is published on this website in the Administrative Bulletin. After twenty-five (25) days, it is possible to file a final copy of the rules using the same form. These final rules will remain in the Administrative Bulletin for thirty (30) days before they become effective. After the rules become effective, they are then moved into the Administrative Code documents where they remain indefinitely.
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The Administrative Procedures Act provides for a situation in which an agency finds that imminent peril to public safety, welfare, or health requires the adoption of rules on less than the required twenty-five (25) day notice period. In this instance, an agency may file an Emergency rule which will be effective immediately upon filing and will remain effective for a further one hundred twenty (120) days. An emergency rule may be renewed for a ninety (90) day period.
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An Agency must wait twenty (20) full calendar days from the time the notice of the Public Comment Hearing is published in the Administrative Bulletin to hold the hearing.
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You must wait twenty-five (25) days from the time notice of your proposed rules is filed in the Administrative Bulletin to file your rules as final.
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Final rules are not effective upon filing. Final rules are effective thirty (30) days following the file date unless a late date is specified.
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The Administrative Bulletin and Code are exclusively electronic publications and are available on this website.