{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-75-75-250.3v2","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 75, § 75-250.3v2","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in the Administrative Procedures Act:\n\n1. “Administrative head” means an official or agency body\n\nresponsible pursuant to law for issuing final agency orders;\n\n2. “Adopted” means a proposed emergency rule which has been\n\napproved by the agency but has not been approved or disapproved by\n\nthe Governor as an emergency rule as provided by Section 253 of this\n\ntitle, or a proposed permanent rule which has been approved by the\n\nagency and not disapproved by the Governor pursuant to paragraph 6\n\nof subsection A of Section 303 of this title, but has not been\n\nfinally approved or disapproved by the Legislature or the Governor;\n\n3. “Agency” includes but is not limited to any constitutionally\n\nor statutorily created state board, bureau, commission, office,\n\nauthority, public trust in which the state is a beneficiary, or\n\ninterstate commission, except:\n\na. the Legislature or any branch, committee or officer\n\nthereof, and\n\nb. the courts;\n\n4. “Emergency rule” means a rule that is made pursuant to\n\nSection 253 of this title;\n\n5. “Final rule” or “finally adopted rule” means a rule other\n\nthan an emergency rule, which has not been published pursuant to\n\nSection 255 of this title but is otherwise in compliance with the\n\nrequirements of the Administrative Procedures Act, and is:\n\na. approved by a joint resolution pursuant to subsection\n\nB of Section 308 of this title, provided that any such\n\nresolution becomes law in accordance with Section 11\n\nof Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution, or\n\nb. disapproved by a joint resolution pursuant to\n\nsubsection B of Section 308 of this title which has\n\nbeen vetoed by the Governor in accordance with Section\n\n11 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution and the\n\nveto has not been overridden;\n\n6. “Final agency order” means an order that includes findings\n\nof fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Section 312 of this\n\ntitle, is dispositive of an individual proceeding unless there is a\n\nrequest for rehearing, reopening, or reconsideration pursuant to\n\nSection 317 of this title and which is subject to judicial review;\n\n7. “Hearing examiner” means a person meeting the qualifications\n\nspecified by Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act and who\n\nhas been duly appointed by an agency to hold hearings and, as\n\nrequired, render orders or proposed orders;\n\n8. “Individual proceeding” means the formal process employed by\n\nan agency having jurisdiction by law to resolve issues of law or\n\nfact between parties and which results in the exercise of discretion\n\nof a judicial nature;\n\n9. “License” includes the whole or part of any agency permit,\n\ncertificate, approval, registration, charter, or similar form of\n\npermission required by law;\n\n10. “Office” means the Office of the Secretary of State;\n\n11. “Order” means all or part of a formal or official decision\n\nmade by an agency including but not limited to final agency orders;\n\n12. “Party” means a person or agency named and participating,\n\nor properly seeking and entitled by law to participate, in an\n\nindividual proceeding;\n\n13. “Permanent rule” means a rule that is made pursuant to\n\nSection 303 of this title;\n\n14. “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation,\n\nassociation, governmental subdivision, or public or private\n\norganization of any character other than an agency;\n\n15. “Political subdivision” means a county, city, incorporated\n\ntown or school district within this state;\n\n16. “Promulgated” means a finally adopted rule which has been\n\nfiled and published in accordance with the provisions of the\n\nAdministrative Procedures Act, or an emergency rule or preemptive\n\nrule which has been approved by the Governor;\n\n17. “Rule” means any agency statement or group of related\n\nstatements of general applicability and future effect that\n\nimplements, interprets or prescribes law or policy, or describes the\n\nprocedure or practice requirements of the agency. The term rule\ndance with the provisions of the\n\nAdministrative Procedures Act, or an emergency rule or preemptive\n\nrule which has been approved by the Governor;\n\n17. “Rule” means any agency statement or group of related\n\nstatements of general applicability and future effect that\n\nimplements, interprets or prescribes law or policy, or describes the\n\nprocedure or practice requirements of the agency. The term rule\n\nincludes the amendment or revocation of an effective rule but does\n\nnot include:\n\na. the issuance, renewal, denial, suspension or\n\nrevocation or other sanction of an individual specific\n\nlicense,\n\nb. the approval, disapproval or prescription of rates.\n\nFor purposes of this subparagraph, the term “rates”\n\nshall not include fees or charges fixed by an agency\n\nfor services provided by that agency including but not\n\nlimited to fees charged for licensing, permitting,\n\ninspections or publications,\n\nc. statements and memoranda concerning only the internal\n\nmanagement of an agency and not affecting private\n\nrights or procedures available to the public,\n\nd. declaratory rulings issued pursuant to Section 307 of\n\nthis title,\n\ne. orders by an agency, or\n\nf. press releases or “agency news releases”, provided\n\nsuch releases are not for the purpose of interpreting,\n\nimplementing or prescribing law or agency policy;\n\n18. “Rulemaking” means the process employed by an agency for\n\nthe formulation of a rule;\n\n19. “Secretary” means the Secretary of State; and\n\n20. “Small business” means a for-profit enterprise consisting\n\nof fifty or fewer full-time or part-time employees.","path":["OK Code","Title 75"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os75.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"56cc9feb6a9a6b38f73f97f22b479b30736c11b7a747054915c5f6a69e17b2ff","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-75-75-250.3v1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-75-75-250.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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