21 N.C. Admin. Code 61 .0604 - DECLARATORY RULINGS

(a) General. The issuance of declaratory rulings by the Board is governed by G.S. 150B-4.

(b) Contents of Request. A request for a declaratory ruling shall be in writing and addressed to the Board. The request shall contain the following information:

(1) The name and address of the person making the request;

(2) The statute or rule to which the request relates;

(3) A concise statement of the manner in which the person has been aggrieved by the statute or rule; and

(4) A statement as to whether a hearing is desired, and if desired, the reason therefor.

(c) Refusal to Issue Ruling. The Board shall ordinarily refuse to issue a declaratory ruling under the following circumstances:

(1) When the Board has already made a controlling decision on substantially similar facts in a contested case or when the matter at issue is properly the subject of a contested case;

(2) When the facts underlying the request for a ruling on a rule were specifically considered at the time of the adoption of the rule in question; and

(3) When the subject matter of the request is involved in pending litigation in North Carolina.

Notes

21 N.C. Admin. Code 61 .0604

Authority G.S. 90-652(1),(2);
Temporary Adoption Eff. October 15, 2001;
Eff. August 1, 2002.