The Board shall issue advisory rulings in writing. The advisory ruling must include a statement of the facts or assumptions, or both, upon which the ruling is based. The statement must be sufficiently detailed to apprise the reader of the factual basis of the opinion without reference to other documents. The assent of four members of the Board is required for the issuance of an advisory ruling. The ruling must be signed by the Board's Chair, identified specifically as an advisory ruling, and numbered serially.
02-041 C.M.R. ch. 4, § 3