Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17a-636-59

Current through December 27, 2024
Section 17a-636-59 - Form of petition for declaratory rulings
(a) Any person may petition the Commission or the Commission may on its own initiate a proceeding for declaratory ruling as to the validity of any regulation, or the applicability to specified circumstances of a provision of the General Statutes, a regulation, or a final decision on a matter with the agency, provided that a petition to contest any regulation on the ground of non-compliance with the procedural requirements of Chapter 54 C.G.S. may only be filed within two years from the effective date of the regulation. Such petition shall be addressed to the Commission and be sent by mail or delivered in person during normal business hours. Petitioner must file with the Commission an original and five (5) copies of the petition.
(b) If the Commission determines that a declaratory ruling will not be rendered, the Commission shall within sixty (60) days thereafter notify the person so inquiring that the petition has been denied and furnish a statement of the reasons on which the Commission relied in so deciding.
(c) A petition for declaratory ruling shall contain the following sections in the order indicated here:
(1) A statement of the questions being presented for a ruling, expressed in the terms and circumstances of the specific request but without unnecessary detail. This statement shall identify the statute, regulation, or final decision which is the basis for the petition and shall identify the particular aspects thereof and special circumstances to which the question of validity or applicability is directed.
(2) A statement of the facts material to the consideration of the questions presented.
(3) A statement of the position of the petitioner with respect to the questions being presented.
(4) An argument amplifying the reasons relied upon for the petitioner's position, including any appropriate legal citations, must be included with the petition or be in an attached brief.
(5) A signature by the petitioner or legal representative, his address, telephone number and facsimile machine telephone number, if any, of the petitioner or legal representative, if applicable.
(d) The date for the filing of any petition shall be the date the petition is received by the Commission in the form prescribed by this regulation. Only complete petitions filed in conformance with this section will be considered by the Commission.

Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17a-636-59

Effective June 1, 1992