Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a)
Use
and placement.
(1)
Definitions
Sections vs Section definitions. If definitions are included in rules,
they shall be placed as follows:
(A)
Definitions Sections. If the definitions apply to a Chapter,
Subchapter, or Part, they are placed in a Section called "Definitions" near the
beginning of the Chapter, Subchapter, or Part to which they apply.
(B)
Section definitions. If the
definitions apply to a single Section, they are placed near the beginning of
the Section to which they apply.
(2)
Use in text required. A
definition should not be included unless the term being defined is used at
least once in the remaining regulatory text of the applicable Chapter,
Subchapter, Part, or Section.
(b)
Substantive provisions
prohibited. Substantive provisions may not be included in a definition.
For example, the second sentence of the following definition contains
substantive regulatory provisions and should not be included in the definition:
"Alcoholic beverage" means beer, wine, or liquor. An owner of a
business establishment serving alcoholic beverages shall obtain a
license.
(c)
Format of
definitions Sections; introductory language. This subsection applies
only to definitions Sections, as described in (a)(1)(A) of this Section. This
subsection does not apply to Section definitions, as described in (a)(1)(B) of
this Section.
(1) Begin each definitions
Section with the following language: "The following words and terms, when used
in this (Chapter, Subchapter, Part), shall have the following meaning, unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise:". If necessary, the introductory
language may be supplemented with additional information such as "In addition
to terms defined in xxxx, the following ...."
(2) List definitions in alphabetical order.
Do not number or otherwise designate definitions.
(3) Indent the first line of each definition
approximately 1/4 inch; do not indent succeeding lines of the definition (i.e.,
begin the lines at the left margin).
(4) Enclose the defined word or term in
quotation marks, followed by the word "means"; bold the defined word/term and
the quotes.
(5) Capitalize the
first letter of the first word of the defined word or term; type subsequent
words in a defined term in lowercase letters unless the word itself is a proper
noun or its use otherwise requires capitalization.
(6) End each definition with a
period.
(7) Begin enumerations
within a definition at the subparagraph level [i.e., (A), (B), (C),
etc.].
(d)
Format
of Section definitions. Section definitions (i.e., definitions that
apply only to the Section in which they appear, as described in (a)(1)(B) of
this Section) are designated using the numbering scheme established for Section
subdivisions [see
655:10-3-25
] and are formatted accordingly.
Amended at 9 Ok Reg
1289, eff 2-12-92 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2983, eff 7-13-92; Amended
at 15 Ok Reg 3353, eff 7-15-98
