1982                                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                                     Ch. 643

RULE AFTER ITS INITIAL PUBLICATION, THE AGENCY SHALL PUBLISH
THE REVISED RULE IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN
THE AGENCY'S WASHINGTON COUNTY AT LEAST TEN DAYS BEFORE THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RULE.

234.

(A)    EACH AGENCY SHALL ADOPT RULES GOVERNING THE
FORMAL AND INFORMAL PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED BY THIS SUBTITLE.
THE RULES SHALL INCLUDE RULES OF PRACTICE BEFORE THE AGENCY
TOGETHER WITH FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS. THE RULES AND
PROCEDURES MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED OR IMPLEMENTED SO AS TO
INTERFERE WITH THE RIGHT OF ANY LAWYER TO PRACTICE BEFORE
ANY AGENCY OR SO AS TO GRANT THE RIGHT TO PRACTICE LAW TO
ANY PERSON NOT AUTHORIZED TO DO SO.

(B)    TO ASSIST INTERESTED PERSONS DEALING WITH IT,
EACH AGENCY SHALL SO FAR AS PRACTICABLE SUPPLEMENT ITS RULES
WITH DESCRIPTIVE STATEMENTS OF ITS PROCEDURES.

235.

(A)    A RULE MAY NOT BE ENFORCED UNLESS A CERTIFIED
COPY OF THE RULE IS FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT

COURT OF THE--AGENCY'S WASHINGTON COUNTY AND THE STATE

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE.

(B)    A RULE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UPON FILING UNLESS A
LATER DATE IS REQUIRED BY STATUTE OR SPECIFIED IN THE RULE.

(C)    THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT SHALL KEEP A
SEPARATE BINDER FOR AGENCY RULES. THE BINDER SHALL BE
INDEXED BY AGENCY.

(C) EVERY AGENCY SHALL COMPILE, INDEX AND PUBLISH ITS
RULES. THE COMPILATION SHALL BE SUPPLEMENTED AT LEAST
ANNUALLY. COPIES OF ALL RULES SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC
INSPECTION DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS AT THE PRINCIPAL
OFFICE OF THE AGENCY.

(E) COPIES OF ALL RULES SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO
THE PUBLIC AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED THE COST OF REPRODUCTION.

236.

ANY INTERESTED PERSON MAY PETITION AN AGENCY REQUESTING
THE PROMULGATION, AMENDMENT, OR REPEAL OF ANY RULE. EACH
AGENCY SHALL PRESCRIBE BY RULE THE FORM FOR SUCH PETITIONS
AND THE PROCEDURE FOR THEIR SUBMISSION, CONSIDERATION, AND
DISPOSITION.

237.

(A) THE VALIDITY OF ANY RULE MAY BE DETERMINED UPON
PETITION FOR A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT ADDRESSED TO THE CIRCUIT
COURT OF THE AGENCY'S WASHINGTON COUNTY. THE DECLARATORY

JUDGMENT MAY BE RENDERED WHETHER OR NOT THE PETITIONER HAS
FIRST REQUESTED THE AGENCY TO PASS UPON THE VALIDITY OF THE