SECTION 527:1-1-5. Declaratory rulings

(a)   Any individual or group may petition the Board for a declaratory ruling as to the applicability of any statute, rule or order of the Board. Any other individual or group may file a response thereto.

(b)   All petitions filed for a declaratory ruling by the Board shall set out fully the views of the petitioner giving any reasons and citations of legal authority he has in support of such views.

(c)   The Board may request the petitioner or any respondent to present witnesses on any facts involved in the petition or legal memorandum with citations of authority on any legal issues involved in his petition.

(d)   The Board may initially assign a petition for declaratory ruling to an appropriate advisory committee and/or board subcommittee for its review and for a recommendation. The Board may hold hearings, take testimony or require any legal memoranda that the Board may require. The Board shall give reasonable notice to the petitioner and any respondents in advance of making a final ruling and shall accompany any ruling with written findings of fact and conclusions of law.

[Source: Added at 14 Ok Reg 160, eff 10-17-96 (emergency); Added at 14 Ok Reg 2319, eff 6-16-97]