16 MAC Pt. 201, R. 4.3
Form of the Request for a Declaratory Opinion
Cite as 16 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 201, R. 4.3
Form of the Request for a Declaratory Opinion. When a person with substantial
interest, as required by Section 25-43-2.103 of the Administrative Procedures Act, requests a
declaratory opinion, the requestor must submit a printed, typewritten, or legibly handwritten
request on standard letter-size white paper (8 ½" x 11" ).
A. The request shall be in the form of a letter addressed to the Commission or in the
form of a pleading as if filed with a Court.
B. All requests must be mailed to Post Office Box 1884, Jackson, MS 39215-1844 or
hand-delivered to the Commission's office. Oral and/or telephone requests for a
declaratory opinion will not be accepted.
C. Each request shall include the full name, telephone numbers, e-mail address(es) and
mailing address of the requestor(s).
D. All requests shall be signed by the person filing the request, unless represented by an
attorney, in which case, the attorney may sign the request.
E. Each request and its correspondence envelope, if any, shall clearly state it is a request
for a declaratory opinion.