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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 655. Secretary of State |
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Chapter 10. Administrative Rules on Rulemaking |
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Subchapter 5. Rule Drafting Requirements |
SECTION 655:10-5-12. Quoting and paraphrasing from legal instruments
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- (a) Quoted language. Agencies shall not unnecessarily repeat statutory language [75:251(B)(2)(b)] when preparing rules.(1) Italics. Whenever it is necessary to repeat language from statutes or other legal instruments in a rule, the agency shall type the language in italics. Italic type is expressly reserved for statutory language or language from other legal instruments.(2) Legal citations. Legal citations shall immediately follow the language quoted from statutes or other legal instruments. Agencies shall enclose citations in brackets.(b) Paraphrased language. Agencies shall clearly identify language paraphrased from statutes or other legal instruments by typing the citation in brackets immediately following the last of the paraphrased language.(c) Citation format. Requirements for formatting legal citations are set forth in 655:10-5-12.1.