Rule Filing Tips

The editors at the Division of Administrative Rules offer the following recommendations to agencies when they file rules.

1. Always obtain an “rtf” version of the rule text from the Division before you start to prepare an amendment or a repeal.
2. All changes to the text must be marked: added text must be underlined; deleted text must be surrounded by brackets and must be struck out.
3. Cross check all dates you enter on the form with the “Rulemaking Time Frames” schedule before you click the submit button.
4. The authorization date at the end of the form may not be a date after the date the rule filing is submitted.
5. Effective dates may not be retroactive.
6. If you aren’t certain about something, please call Nancy at 801-538-3218 or Mike at 801-538-3003.

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