Or. Admin. Code § 166-500-0055

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 166-500-0055 - OAR Formatting Requirements

The Publications Unit will return rules that do not comply with the following requirements to the agency for correction. Rule text must be formatted as follows:

(1) Rule numbers must be in the XXX-XXX-XXXX format.

(2) Rule text shall be clean and free from strike-throughs, underlines, and other formats showing tracked changes.

(3) Outlining and internal numbering: All internal outlining within the rule text must be in the format of (1), (a), (A), (i), (I). A rule may not have a section (1) unless there is a section (2), or a paragraph (a) unless there is a paragraph (b), etc.

(a) There must be one space between the outlining number or letter and the start of the first word.

(b) A rule may have an introductory paragraph that is not outlined.

(c) A Rule with only one paragraph must have no outlining.

(4) Rule text must use initial capitalization.

(5) Agencies may use only the following special formatting in rule text:

(a) Bold and italics;

(b) Special characters (e.g. degree symbol);

(c) Capitalization; and

(d) Quoted text, also known as block text or note style.

(6) Agencies may not use the following formatting within rule text:

(a) Subtitles;

(b) Paragraphs without numbering (exceptions outlined in (3)(b) and (c) above);

(c) Non-successive numbering or numbering that does not comply with paragraph (2) of this rule;

(d) Bullets;

(e) Tabbed or indented text; or

(f) Double-spacing or any use of extra spacing between paragraphs.

(7) Where formatting allows, tables, appendices and other text-based information must be included in rule text with proper outlining. For exceptions see OAR 166-500-0060.

Or. Admin. Code § 166-500-0055

OSA 9-1997(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-6-97; OSA 13-1997, f. & cert. ef. 11-3-97; OSA 3-2003, f. & cert. ef. 11-20-03; OSA 2-2007, f. & cert. ef. 7-31-07; OSA 5-2009, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-09; OSA 2-2012, f. & cert. ef. 9-12-12; OSA 3-2017, amend filed 12/18/2017, effective 12/18/2017

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183.360

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 183.355 & 183.360