Chapter 2 - RULES OF PRACTICE
Advisory Rulings
A. Authority and Scope. The Board may issue
advisory rulings pursuant to
5 M.R.S.A.,
Section9001, concerning the applicability of
any statute or rule it administers to an existing factual situation. Advisory
rulings will be issued at the Board's discretion and only upon request. Each
request will be individually reviewed to determine whether an advisory ruling
is appropriate. The Board may decline to issue an advisory ruling if the
question is hypothetical, if there is insufficient experience upon which to
base a ruling, or for any other reason the Board deems proper.
B. Submission. Requests for advisory rulings
shall be in writing and shall set forth in detail all facts pertinent to the
question. The Agency may require additional information as necessary to
complete a factual background for its ruling.
C. Consideration. All requests for advisory
rulings will be acknowledged by the Board within sixty days. The acknowledgment
shall state whether a ruling will be given. Alternatively, the acknowledgment
may request additional information which is necessary to determine whether an
advisory ruling is appropriate.
D.
All advisory rulings shall be in writing and shall include a statement of the
facts or assumptions or both upon which the rulings are based. The statement
shall be sufficiently detailed to allow understanding of the basis of the
opinion without reference to other documents. Advisory rulings shall be signed
by the chief officer of the Board and shall be numbered in an appropriate
serial manner.
E. Disposition. Each
completed advisory ruling will be mailed to the requesting party and a copy
will be kept by the Board in a file or binder established for this purpose. All
completed advisory rulings are public documents and shall be available for
public inspection during the Board's normal working hours. In addition, the
Board may otherwise publish or circulate any advisory ruling as it deems
appropriate.
Notes
August 23, 1979
AMENDED:
February 20, 1995 - Sec. 2 (repealed)
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 5 M.R.S.A., Section8051
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