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The Office of Administrative Rules provides analysis form templates, rulewriting guides, and other resources to assist in the rulemaking process.
Before Filing
Write an Administrative Rule
The Rulewriting Manual for Utah provides the complete guide to administrative rulewriting in Utah.
- Rulewriting Manual for Utah (Online Version)
- Rulewriting Manual for Utah (PDF Download)
Download Rule Analysis Forms
Rule analysis forms are required for every filing type submitted with our office. Different filing types require different rule analysis forms, all of which are available here.
Complete a Rule Analysis Form
Rule analysis forms are required for every rule filing with our office. OAR has created videos walking through the general process of filling out these forms.
Submit a Prefiling
Prefiling is an optional step that allows agencies to submit a draft of their rule and rule analysis to our office for a formatting and style review similar to that seen during the filing process.
View Rulemaking and Publishing Timeframes
Our office provides timeframes for rulemakers to view when planning out rulemaking.
When Filing
Request eRules Access
Before using eRules for the first time, a user will need to request access to the platform. This is a two step process of filling out the Agency Access Form and petitioning for access directly through eRules.
File through eRules
All administrative rule filings must be submitted through the eRules platform.
- Rulewriting Manual for Utah (Online Version)
After Filing
Public Comment Period
The Utah Rulemaking Act, Title 63G, Chapter 3, requires a 30-day comment period, beginning the day after publication in the Utah State Bulletin, for proposed rules. Comments may be taken up to 113 days after publication. There is an additional seven-day waiting period to consider comment and then the rule can be made effective. The effective date can be the 38th day publication up to 120 days. After 120 days if the rule has not been made effective, the rule lapses. No change is made to the Administrative Code.
Making a Rule Effective
Once a rule has made its way through the publication, public comment and review process, it can be made effective.
An effective date must be filed in eRules for the rule to become effective.
Codification of a Rule
The final state of a rule filing is for the rule to be codified. Codified law refers to the rules and regulations that have been collected, restated, and written down for the purpose of providing civil order to a society.
'Current Rules' that have been codified (code) can be found by clicking the 'Code' menu button at the top of our website.
Five-Year Reviews and Renewals
Section 63G-3-305 requires that "Each agency shall review each of its rules within five years after the rule's original effective date or within five years after the filing of the last five-year review, whichever is later."
Agencies may review five-year review due dates for their rules at the Administrative Rules Dashboard.