2-4-312. Publication and arrangement of register. (1) The secretary of state shall publish in the register all notices, rules, and interpretations filed with the secretary of state at least once a month but not more often than twice a month.
(2) The secretary of state shall publish the register in a printable electronic format and make each issue of the register freely available through the secretary of state's website. The secretary of state shall maintain a permanent archive of the register.
(3) The register must contain three sections, including a rules section, a notice section, and an interpretation section, as follows:
(a) The rules section of the register must contain all rules filed since the compilation and publication of the preceding issue of the register, together with the statements required under 2-4-305(1).
(b) The notice section of the register must contain all rulemaking notices filed with the secretary of state pursuant to 2-4-302 since the compilation and publication of the preceding register.
(c) The interpretation section of the register must contain all opinions of the attorney general and all declaratory rulings of agencies issued since the publication of the preceding register.
(4) Each issue of the register must contain the issue number and date of the register and a table of contents. Each page of the register must contain the issue number and date of the register of which it is a part. The secretary of state may include with the register information to help the user in relating the register to the ARM.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 2, Ex. L. 1971; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 285, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-4206(2), (9); amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 243, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 580, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 19, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 396, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 88, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 21, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 80, L. 2017.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 2. Government Structure and Administration
Chapter 4. Administrative Procedure Act
Part 3. Adoption and Publication of Rules
2-4-301. Authority to adopt not conferred
2-4-302. Notice, hearing, and submission of views
2-4-303. Emergency or temporary rules
2-4-304. Informal conferences and committees
2-4-305. Requisites for validity -- authority and statement of reasons
2-4-306. Filing and format -- adoption and effective dates -- dissemination of emergency rules
2-4-307. Omissions from ARM or register
2-4-308. Adjective or interpretive rule -- statement of implied authority and legal effect
2-4-309. Rulemaking authority for laws not yet effective -- rule not effective until law effective
2-4-311. Publication and arrangement of ARM
2-4-312. Publication and arrangement of register
2-4-313. Copies -- subscriptions -- fees
2-4-314. Biennial review by agencies -- recommendations by committee
2-4-315. Petition for adoption, amendment, or repeal of rules