41-1011. Publication and distribution of code
and register; online databases
A. The secretary of state is responsible for the publication and distribution of
the code and the register.
B. The secretary of state shall prescribe a uniform numbering system, form and
style for all rules filed with and published by that office. The secretary of state
shall reject rules if they are not in compliance with the prescribed numbering system,
form and style.
C. The secretary of state shall prepare, arrange and correlate all rules and other
text as necessary for the publication of the code and the register. The secretary of
state may not alter the sense, meaning or effect of any rule but may renumber rules and
parts of rules, rearrange rules, change reference numbers to agree with renumbered rules
and parts of rules, substitute the proper rule number for "the preceding rule" and
similar terms, delete figures if they are merely a repetition of written words, change
capitalization for the purpose of uniformity and correct manifest clerical or
typographical errors. With the consent of the attorney general the secretary of state
may remove from the code a provision of a rule that a court of final appeal declares
unconstitutional or otherwise invalid and a rule made by an agency that is abolished if
the rule is not transferred to a successor agency.
D. On or before December 31, 2013, the secretary of state shall establish an online
database of rules that is searchable by agency, date, topic, rule number, type of
business for compliance and type of activity for compliance.
E. On or before December 31, 2014, the secretary of state shall establish an online
database of codes, ordinances and business license requirements for each agency that is
searchable by agency, date, topic, ordinance number, type of business for compliance and
type of activity for compliance. The secretary of state shall link the county information
to the searchable database prescribed in subsection D. Each county shall supply
information to the secretary of state in a manner and format prescribed by the secretary
of state.
F. On or before December 31, 2015, the secretary of state shall establish an online
database of codes, ordinances and business license requirements for each city and town
that is searchable by city or town, date, topic, ordinance or code number, type of
business for compliance and type of activity for compliance. The secretary of state shall
link the city or town information to the searchable database prescribed in subsection D.
Each city or town shall supply information to the secretary of state in a manner and
format prescribed by the secretary of state.
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