002-1 Wyo. Code R. § 1-6

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Current through April 27, 2019

Section 1-6 - Format for Final Rules Submitted for Filing

(a) Form in Which Rules Shall be Prepared.

(i) The regular rules shall be printed with black type on 8½" by 11" white paper.

(ii) Emergency rules shall be printed with black type on 8½" by 11" colored paper.

(iii) Margins shall be 1" at the top and 1 1/4" at the left, right and bottom.

(iv) The rules shall be single-spaced with double spaces between paragraphs.

(v) All rules must be copied back-to-back and head-to-head. Each chapter shall be copied so that page 1-2 is always on the back of 1-1, etc.

(vi) Pages of the text shall be numbered, starting with Arabic numeral 1, centered ½ from the bottom of the page. The page numbering should include the chapter number and the page number. EXAMPLE: Chapter 3, page 6 would be listed as 3-6. Appendices shall be numbered using an upper case Arabic letter, followed by a "-" and then by an Arabic number (example: A- 1).

(vii) Copies sent electronically to the Secretary of States Office must follow the required formats in Section 6, except for the printing on colored paper for emergency rules and the copying back-to-back and head-to-head.

(b) Arrangement of Rules. Arrangement of rules shall be in the following format:

EXAMPLE Chapter 1

1. Sample The first or only section in a rule shall be identified as Section 1, and any following sections shall be identified by Arabic numerals in sequence. Continue the second line of each paragraph or subdivision all the way back to the left margin.
In order to follow the format of the statutes:
- (a) Subsections (divisions of sections) shall be identified by lower case letters in parentheses as: (a), (b), (c), etc. Each subsection shall be indented to the next tab.
  - (i) Paragraphs
    
    (A) Subparagraphs
    
    (I) Subdivisions of subparagraphs - upper case Roman numbers
    
    (1.)
    
    a.

(c) When an agency amends a rule, it may choose to publish for public comment only the section being amended. However, when submitting proposed rules and final rules to the Governor, Attorney Generals Office, Legislative Service Office and the Wyoming Secretary of State's Office, it shall submit the entire chapter. The electronic copy must also include the entire chapter. Agencies must also submit the final amended rules in a strike and underscore format to the Governor, the Legislative Service Office, and the Attorney General, except as provided under Section 5(a) above.

002-1 Wyo. Code R. § 1-6