Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 92 - GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Chapter 92-1 - RULES OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY
Rule 92-1-.03 - Administrative Declaratory Rulings
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through December 18, 2024
(1) Any person whose legal rights will be interfered with or impaired by the application of any statutory provision or any rule, or order of the Bureau may petition the Bureau and request a declaratory ruling thereon. The Bureau will not render advisory opinions, resolve questions which have become moot or are abstract or hypothetical, or otherwise act hereunder except with respect to such actual controversies or other cases upon which a superior court would be required to act under the Georgia declaratory judgment statutes as construed by the appellate courts of Georgia.
(2) Each such petition shall be filed with the Bureau in writing and shall state:
(3) If the Bureau shall determine that a decision can be rendered on the face of the petition without further proceedings, the Bureau shall render a summary decision thereon. Otherwise, parties shall be notified and the matter shall be heard in an informal hearing.
(4) The provisions of this rule shall not be construed to preclude:
(5) Any request presented in any manner other than in accordance with the provisions of these rules shall not be deemed to be filed as a Petition for Declaratory Ruling but shall be deemed an informal request for interpretation or ruling and shall be acted on as such.
Ga. L., 1937, pp. 322, 340, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. Chapter 92A-3), Ga. L. 1974, pp. 109, 112 (Ga. Code Ann. Sections 40-35212 to 40-35220), Ga. L. 1964, pp. 338, 356, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. Title 3A).