R 169.6 Declaratory rulings.

Rule 6. (1) The secretary of state, on written request of an interested person, may issue a declaratory ruling as to the applicability of the act or these rules to an actual statement of facts. An interested person is a person whose course of action would be affected by the declaratory ruling. A brief or other reference to legal authorities, upon which the person relies for determination of the applicability of the act or of a rule to the statement of facts, may be submitted with the request. (2) If the secretary of state decides to issue a declaratory ruling, the person requesting it shall be furnished with a statement to that effect. The statement shall set forth the time in which the ruling shall be issued. (3) The secretary of state may refuse to issue a declaratory ruling if the request is anonymous, or it is determined the subject matter is frivolous on its face, indefinite, or lacks specificity. If the secretary of state refuses to issue a declaratory ruling, the person making the request, if known, shall be notified of the reason for the refusal. (4) A ruling shall include the statement of facts, the legal authority, if any, and the rationale on which the secretary of state relies for the ruling, and the determination.