Ariz. Admin. Code § R1-1-403 - Numbering System

A. A Section number is preceded by the letter "R".

B. A hyphenated numbering system is used in the Code.

1. A Section number includes the "R", the Title number, the Chapter number, the Subchapter label (if applicable), and the Section number indicating the Article number and the Part label (if applicable).

2. The one or two numbers to the far left indicate the number of the Title in which the Section appears.

3. The one or two numbers between the two hyphens indicate the Chapter number. If the Chapter has been assigned a Subchapter, the Subchapter letter label appears immediately after the Chapter number before the hyphen.

4. The numbers to the far right indicate the Section number. A Section number has at least three digits. The last two digits indicate the Section and the number or numbers to the left of these two digits indicate the Article number. If an Article has been assigned a Part, the Part's letter label appears immediately after the second hyphen before the Section number.

C. The first Section in each Article is numbered 101, 201, 301, and so on, as applicable. Sections shall be numbered consecutively through the Article except where Section numbers are reserved for future expansion. Any Section number not used when the rules are originally made is automatically reserved. An agency shall specify "Reserved" for an unused Section when the Section falls before a Section with text in the same Article or Part. Sections that are reserved are shown when the rules are published in the Code. Sections that are renumbered or repealed so that no text remains shall be headed with the appropriate term; "Reserved" shall not be used for these Section headings.

D. A Section number is not complete unless it contains all portions specified in subsection (B). An agency shall use only complete Section numbers in its rules, on a notice of rulemaking activity, or in any material submitted to the Office for either publication or filing.

E. Titles, Chapters, Articles, and Sections shall be designated by Arabic numbers. Subchapters and Parts shall be designated by capital letters.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R1-1-403

Adopted effective January 1, 1995; filed in the Office of the Secretary of State December 30, 1994 (Supp. 94-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 468, effective March 23, 2004 (Supp. 04-1).