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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 07.01.01.05" title_num="07" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="01" heading="Petition for Declaratory Rulings.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Who May File. Any person may file with the Secretary a petition for a declaratory ruling regarding the applicability of a statute or regulation pertaining to the Department to any:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Person;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Property; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>State of facts.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Form. The petition shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be in writing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Contain a detailed statement of the facts to which the applicability of the statute or regulation is questioned and pose the question of whether and how the stated statute or regulation applies to the facts in the petition;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Include the petitioner's:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Name,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Address,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Telephone number, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Facsimile number, if available; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Include a notarized statement from the petitioner that the facts in the petition are true to the best of the petitioner's knowledge, information, and belief.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Submission, Consideration, and Disposition.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The petitioner shall file the petition with the Secretary for consideration and disposition.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Secretary shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Consider the petition; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Make a decision on the requested declaratory ruling.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The Secretary shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Notify the petitioner in writing of the decision within 60 days of receipt of the petition; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Include the reasons for the action the Secretary may take.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>