Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-1-103 - Petition to Make, Amend, or Repeal a Rule

A. Any person may ask the Department to make a new rule or to amend or repeal an existing rule pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1033 by filing a written petition with the Department's Director.

B. The petition shall contain:

1. The petitioner's name, current address, daytime telephone number, and e-mail address, if available;

2. The name of any partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision or unit of a governmental subdivision, a public or private organization of any nature, or another agency that the petitioner is representing as a registered lobbyist or otherwise;

3. The specific language of the rule that the person wishes the Department to make, amend, or repeal;

4. The reason for the request, including the reason why any existing rule is inadequate, unreasonable, unduly burdensome, or otherwise improper;

5. A copy of any material that is referenced or otherwise incorporated in the petition; and

6. The signature of the petitioner.

C. Upon receipt of a petition, the Director's Office shall stamp the petition to indicate the date of receipt. If a petitioner submits a petition electronically, the Department shall consider the date of the electronic correspondence to be the receipt date.

D. No later than 60 days after receipt of a petition, the Department shall send the petitioner a written notice of the action taken on the petition. The Department shall send the notice electronically unless otherwise specified in the petition. The notice shall state the petitioner may appeal the Department's action under A.R.S. § 41-1033(B).

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-1-103

Adopted effective September 22, 1988 (Supp. 88-3). Amended effective December 22, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 2757, effective 11/18/2017.