Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 410-1-.05
The Board shall render declaratory rulings as to the applicability of any statutory provision or of any of its rules. Requests for declaratory rulings must be in writing and the signature of the petitioner notarized. The Board shall respond to a request for a declaratory ruling within twenty-one (21) days of its receipt of said request except when the Board feels it would be in the best interest of the Board to seek the opinion of the Attorney General, in which case the response shall be issued within forty-five (45) days. Nothing in this paragraph shall limit or impair the right of the Board to seek the opinion of the Attorney General on any question of law connected with the duties of the Board. The Board shall not be required to render a declaratory ruling, if it relates to an investigation pending before the Board.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 410-1-.05
O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-25, 50-13-11.