{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-75-75-251","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 75, § 75-251","heading":"Furnishing copies of permanent rules - Rules for","body":"administration of Article I - Filing of new rules and amendments,\n\nrevisions or revocations - Format - Publication of executive orders\n\n– Military publications.\n\nA. 1. Upon the request of the Secretary, each agency shall\n\nfurnish to the Office a complete set of its permanent rules in such\n\nform as is required by the Secretary or as otherwise provided by\n\nlaw.\n\n2. The Secretary shall promulgate rules to ensure the effective\n\nadministration of the provisions of Article I of the Administrative\n\nProcedures Act. The rules shall include, but are not limited to,\n\nrules prescribing paper size, numbering system, and the format of\n\ndocuments required to be filed pursuant to the provisions of the\n\nAdministrative Procedures Act or such other requirements as deemed\n\nnecessary by the Secretary to implement the provisions of the\n\nAdministrative Procedures Act.\n\n3. The website of each agency shall provide a link to the\n\nwebsite of the Secretary of State where the rules of the agency are\n\npublished.\n\nB. 1. Each agency shall file the number of copies specified by\n\nthe Secretary of all new rules, and all amendments, revisions or\n\nrevocations of existing rules attested to by the agency, pursuant to\n\nthe provisions of Section 254 of this title, with the Office within\n\nthirty (30) calendar days after they become finally adopted.\n\n2. An agency filing rules pursuant to the provisions of this\n\nsubsection:\n\na. shall prepare the rules in plain language which can be\n\neasily understood,\n\nb. shall not unnecessarily repeat statutory language.\n\nWhenever it is necessary to refer to statutory\n\nlanguage in order to effectively convey the meaning of\n\na rule interpreting that language, the reference shall\n\nclearly indicate the portion of the language which is\n\nstatutory and the portion which is the agency's\n\namplification or interpretation of that language,\n\nc. shall indicate whether a rule is new, amends an\n\nexisting permanent rule or repeals an existing\n\npermanent rule. If a rule amends an existing rule,\n\nthe rule shall indicate the language to be deleted\n\ntyped with a line through the language and language to\n\nbe inserted typed with the new language underscored,\n\nd. shall state if the rule supersedes an existing\n\nemergency rule,\n\ne. shall include a reference to any rule requiring a new\n\nor revised form in a note to the rule. The Secretary\n\nshall insert that reference in \"The Oklahoma Register\"\n\nas a notation to the affected rule,\n\nf. shall prepare, in plain language, a statement of the\n\ngist of the rule and an analysis of new or amended\n\nrules. The analysis shall include but not be limited\n\nto a reference to any statute that the rule\n\ninterprets, any related statute or any related rule,\n\ng. may include with its rules, brief notes,\n\nillustrations, findings of facts, and references to\n\ndigests of Supreme Court cases, other court decisions,\n\nor Attorney General's opinions, and other explanatory\n\nmaterial. Such material may be included if the\n\nmaterial is labeled or set forth in a manner which\n\nclearly distinguishes it from the rules,\n\nh. shall include other information, in such form and in\n\nsuch manner as is required by the Secretary, and\n\ni. may change the format of existing rules without any\n\nrulemaking action by the agency in order to comply\n\nwith the standard provisions established by the\n\nSecretary for \"Code\" and \"The Oklahoma Register\"\n\npublication so long as there is no substantive change\n\nto the rule.\n\nC. The Secretary is authorized to determine a numbering system\n\nand other standardized format for documents to be filed and may\n\nrefuse to accept for publication any document that does not\n\nsubstantially conform to the promulgated rules of the Secretary.\n\nD. In order to avoid unnecessary expense, an agency may use the\n\npublished standards established by organizations and technical\n\nsocieties of recognized national standing, other state agencies, or\ning system\n\nand other standardized format for documents to be filed and may\n\nrefuse to accept for publication any document that does not\n\nsubstantially conform to the promulgated rules of the Secretary.\n\nD. In order to avoid unnecessary expense, an agency may use the\n\npublished standards established by organizations and technical\n\nsocieties of recognized national standing, other state agencies, or\n\nfederal agencies by incorporating the standards or rules in its\n\nrules or regulations by reference to the specific issue or issues of\n\npublications in which the standards are published, without\n\nreproducing the standards in full. The standards shall be readily\n\navailable to the public for examination at the administrative\n\noffices of the agency. In addition, a copy of such standards shall\n\nbe kept and maintained by the agency pursuant to the provisions of\n\nthe Preservation of Essential Records Act.\n\nE. The Secretary shall provide for the publication of all\n\nExecutive Orders received pursuant to the provisions of Section 664\n\nof Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\nF. The Secretary may authorize or require the filing of rules\n\nor Executive Orders by or through electronic data or machine\n\nreadable equipment in such form and manner as is required by the\n\nSecretary.\n\nG. In consultation with the Adjutant General, the Secretary\n\nshall establish a method for the publication and archiving of all\n\nmilitary publications received by the Secretary of State from the\n\nAdjutant General pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniform Code of Military\n\nJustice and the Oklahoma State Guard Act. Military publications\n\nshall be defined in accordance with Section 801 of Title 44 of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes. The Secretary may also authorize or require the\n\nfiling of military publications by or through electronic means in\n\nsuch form and manner as is required by the Secretary. This\n\nsubsection shall only apply to military publications promulgated\n\nafter October 1, 2019.\n\nH. On or before October 1, 2022, the Secretary shall commence\n\npublication of all military publications provided by the Adjutant\n\nGeneral. On a biennial basis thereafter, the Secretary shall cause\n\nthe military publications received in the course of the previous two\n\n(2) years to be published in a printed and bound format suitable for\n\nphysical archiving in sufficient numbers to satisfy the requirements\n\nof the \"Publications Clearinghouse\" established in Section 3-113.3\n\nof Title 65 of the Oklahoma Statutes.","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":"1ca210225de6f71d853630b9a2e8eea0c26dad16867c4d5bf72133da364d5f01","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-75-75-250.9","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-75-75-252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}