Tennessee § 4-5-206 - Filing of rules.
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§ 4-5-206. Filing of rules.
It is the duty of the secretary of state to file the rules of each agency in a convenient and accessible manner. Each copy of a rule filed shall contain a citation of the authority pursuant to which it was adopted, and if an amendment, it shall clearly identify the original rule by rule number and title. The secretary of state shall endorse on each copy of a rule or rules filed the time and date of filing and shall maintain a file of such rules for public inspection. No rule shall be filed under this chapter unless it complies with § 4-5-211. The secretary of state shall prescribe rules governing the manner and form in which written rules shall be prepared and transmitted by the agencies to the secretary of state for filing. The secretary of state may require the online submission of rules filed pursuant to this part. The secretary of state may refuse to accept any rule that does not conform to such requirements. Acts 1974, ch. 725, § 4; 1975, ch. 370, § 10; 1978, ch. 895, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 22, 36; Acts 1978, ch. 938, § 2; 1979, ch. 43, §§ 1, 2; 1979, ch. 200, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., § 4-510; modified; Acts 1980, ch. 550, § 1; 1980, ch. 758, § 1; 1981, ch. 42, §§ 1, 3; 1981, ch. 47, §§ 1, 4, 5; 1981, ch. 49, § 1; 1981, ch. 140, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-5-104(e)(2) , (e)(3), (f); Acts 1982, ch. 874, § 14; 2009, ch. 566, §§ 8, 9; 2016, ch. 576, § 3. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2009, ch. 566, § 25 provided that the act shall apply to all rules and regulations filed with the secretary of state after July 1, 2009. Amendments. The 2016 amendment in (d) rewrote the first sentence which read, “The secretary of state shall prescribe rules governing the manner and form in which regulations shall be prepared for filing.”; added the current second sentence; and deleted “for filing” following “refuse to accept” in the last sentence. Effective Dates. Acts 2016, ch. 576, § 9. July 1, 2016.
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Section 4-5-206 ("Filing of rules.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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