02-039-310 Me. Code R. § 3
A request for an advisory ruling shall be acknowledged by the Director within ten (10) days of receipt. Within thirty (30) days the Director shall provide notification that a request for ruling shall or shall not be presented to the Commission, or the Director may request additional information which is necessary to determine whether or not an advisory ruling is appropriate.
An advisory ruling shall be in writing and shall include a statement of facts or assumptions, or both, upon which the ruling is based. The statement, without reference to other documents, shall be sufficiently detailed to allow understanding of the basis of the opinion. A ruling shall be rendered with the assent of four (4) members of the Commission. An advisory ruling shall be signed by the Chairman of the Commission, shall be identified specifically as an advisory ruling, and shall be numbered serially.
02-039 C.M.R. ch. 310, § 3