Indiana § 4-22-2-13 - Application of chapter
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§ 4-22-2-13. Application of chapter
Sec. 13. (a) Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d), this chapter applies to the addition, amendment, or repeal of a rule in every rulemaking action.
(b) This chapter does not apply to the following agencies:
(1) Any military officer or board.
(2) Any state educational institution.
(c) This chapter does not apply to a rulemaking action that results in any of the following rules:
(1) A resolution or directive of any agency that relates solely to internal policy, internal agency organization, or internal procedure and does not have the effect of law.
(2) A restriction or traffic control determination of a purely local nature that:
(A) is ordered by the commissioner of the Indiana department of transportation;
(B) is adopted under IC 9-20-1-3(d), IC 9-21-4-7, or IC 9-20-7; and
(C) applies only to one (1) or more particularly described intersections, highway portions, bridge causeways, or viaduct areas.
(3) A rule adopted by the secretary of state under IC 26-1-9.1-526.
(4) An executive order or proclamation issued by the governor.
(5) A rule adopted by the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system, as provided in IC 5-10.5-4-2. However, the board shall submit rules adopted by the board to the publisher for publication in the Indiana Register.
(d) Except as specifically set forth in IC 13-14-9:
(1) IC 13-14-9 provides supplemental procedures for notice and public comment concerning proposed rules for the boards listed in IC 13-14-9-1; and
(2) the department of environmental management and the boards listed in IC 13-14-9-1 shall comply with the procedures in IC 13-14-9 in lieu of complying with sections 26, 27, and 29 (except section 29(c)) of this chapter.
In adopting rules, all other provisions of IC 4-22-2 apply to these agencies.
As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.18-1990, SEC.8; P.L.2-1991, SEC.21; P.L.34-1993, SEC.1; P.L.44-1995, SEC.1; P.L.1-1996, SEC.28; P.L.57-2000, SEC.1; P.L.2-2007, SEC.52; P.L.249-2023, SEC.9.
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Section 4-22-2-13 ("Application of chapter") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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