Oklahoma § 75-254 - Attestation of rules - Proof of publication - Copies Preservation

§ 75-254. Attestation of rules - Proof of publication - Copies Preservation

A. Prior to the submission to the Governor of emergency rules,

or prior to the transmission of a finally adopted rule to the

Secretary, the rulemaking authority or its designee shall attest:

1. To the correctness of copies of any rule and any amendment,

revision, or revocation thereof; and

2. That such rules were made and adopted if the rules are

emergency rules or finally adopted if the rules are permanent rules

in substantial compliance with the Administrative Procedures Act.

Such attested rules shall then be transmitted to the Secretary

or if the rules are emergency to the Governor's office, for filing

and publication pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.

B. Upon publication of such transmitted rules pursuant to

Section 255 of this title, the Secretary shall send proof of

publication to the agency submitting the rules for publication. The

agency submitting the rules shall make such rules available to the

public in accordance with the Open Records Act.

C. Copies of such rules shall be permanently preserved by the

Secretary.

Added by Laws 1961, p. 603, § 4. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 207, § 7;

Laws 1988, c. 292, § 8, emerg. eff. July 1, 1988; Laws 1990, c. 300,

§ 9, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1998, c. 239, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.