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title: O.C.G.A. § 50-13-9. Petition for promulgation, amendment, or repeal of rule; agency response.
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# O.C.G.A. § 50-13-9. Petition for promulgation, amendment, or repeal of rule; agency response.

An interested person may petition an agency requesting the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of a rule. Each agency shall prescribe by rule the form for petitions and the procedure for their submission, consideration, and disposition. Within 30 days after submission of a petition, the agency either shall deny the petition in writing, stating its reasons for the denial, or shall initiate rule-making proceedings in accordance with Code Section 50-13-4.

## History

Ga. L. 1964, p. 338, § 9.

## Law Reviews

For survey article on administrative law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2008).