116.623  Petitions for declaratory orders or advisory opinions: Regulations; scope; contents of petition; filing; period for response.

1.  The Division shall provide by regulation for the filing and prompt disposition of petitions for declaratory orders and advisory opinions as to the applicability or interpretation of:

(a) Any provision of this chapter or chapter 116A or 116B of NRS;

(b) Any regulation adopted by the Commission, the Administrator or the Division; or

(c) Any decision of the Commission, the Administrator or the Division or any of its sections.

2.  Declaratory orders disposing of petitions filed pursuant to this section have the same status as agency decisions.

3.  A petition filed pursuant to this section must:

(a) Set forth the name and address of the petitioner; and

(b) Contain a clear and concise statement of the issues to be decided by the Division in its declaratory order or advisory opinion.

4.  A petition filed pursuant to this section is submitted for consideration by the Division when it is filed with the Administrator.

5.  The Division shall:

(a) Respond to a petition filed pursuant to this section within 60 days after the date on which the petition is submitted for consideration; and

(b) Upon issuing its declaratory order or advisory opinion, mail a copy of the declaratory order or advisory opinion to the petitioner.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 2876)