Maine Statutes
§ 5 §8051-B — Consensus-based rule development process
Maine § 5 §8051-B
JurisdictionMaine
Title 5ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES
Part 18ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
Ch. 375MAINE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, § 5 §8051-B (2026).
Text
1.Agency authority.
An agency may voluntarily engage in a consensus-based rule development process. An agency that develops a draft rule through a consensus-based rule development process retains the sole discretion over whether to submit the rule as a proposed rule and as to the final language of the proposed rule.
2.Initial considerations.
As part of a consensus-based rule development process, an agency shall:
3.Record.
An agency that engages in a consensus-based rule development process that results in a proposed rule shall maintain:
4.Judicial review.
An agency action to engage in or terminate a consensus-based rule development process is not subject to judicial review. This section does not bar judicial review of a rule finally adopted by an agency following a consensus-based rule
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Legislative History
PL 1999, c. 307, §2 (NEW).
Nearby Sections
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§ 5 §8051
Adoption of rules of practice§ 5 §8051-A
Appointment of liaison§ 5 §8051-B
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Bluebook (online)
Maine § 5 §8051-B, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/5%20%C2%A78051-B.