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<chapter num="03" heading="Petitions for Adoption of Regulations" title_num="02" subtitle_num="01">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="General.">
    <text>These regulations are promulgated pursuant to State Government Article, §10-122, Annotated Code of Maryland, for the purpose of establishing procedures by which the public may petition the Division of Consumer Protection for substantive adoption of regulations.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Petition.">
    <text>Any person may request that the Consumer Protection Division, Office of the Attorney General, promulgate regulations related to any matter over which the Division has jurisdiction. The request shall be made by petition and shall state clearly and concisely the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>The substance or the nature of the regulation adoption which is requested;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The reasons for the request and the person's interest in the request; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>References to the authority of the Division to take the action which is requested.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Referral to Consumer Council.">
    <text>The petition shall be referred to the Consumer Protection Commission so the Division can receive the Council's advice.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" heading="Disposition of Petition.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Within 60 days of receipt of the petition, the Division shall determine whether sufficient cause exists to warrant the holding of a regulation adoption proceeding.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>If the petition does not warrant the holding of a regulation adoption proceeding, the Division shall promptly give notice of this fact to the person who filed the petition, including a brief statement of its reason for the denial.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" heading="Procedure for Adoption of Regulations.">
    <text>If a determination is made that the petition is sufficient to warrant further regulation adoption proceedings, the Division shall comply with the procedures in Commercial Law Article, §13-205, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">State Government Article, §10-122, Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: September 29, 1976 (3:20 Md. R. 1143)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .02 amended effective February 27, 2006 (33:4 Md. R. 351)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03 amended effective February 27, 2006 (33:4 Md. R. 351)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .04 amended effective February 27, 2006 (33:4 Md. R. 351)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>