§ 150B-21.21. Publication of rules of North Carolina State Bar, Building Code Council, and exempt agencies. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 150B‑21.21.  Publication of rules of NorthCarolina State Bar, Building Code Council, and exempt agencies.

(a)        State Bar. – The North Carolina State Bar must submit a ruleadopted or approved by it and entered in the minutes of the North CarolinaSupreme Court to the Codifier of Rules for inclusion in the North CarolinaAdministrative Code. The State Bar must submit a rule within 30 days after itis entered in the minutes of the Supreme Court. The Codifier of Rules mustcompile, make available for public inspection, and publish a rule included inthe North Carolina Administrative Code under this subsection in the same manneras other rules in the Code.

(a1)      Building Code Council. – The Building Code Council shallpublish the North Carolina State Building Code as provided in G.S. 143‑138(g).The Codifier of Rules is not required to publish the North Carolina StateBuilding Code in the North Carolina Administrative Code.

(b)        Exempt Agencies. – Notwithstanding G.S. 150B‑1, theNorth Carolina Utilities Commission must submit to the Codifier of Rules thoserules of the Utilities Commission that are published from time to time in thepublication titled "North Carolina Utilities Laws and Regulations."The Utilities Commission must submit a rule required to be included in the Codewithin 30 days after it is adopted.

Notwithstanding G.S. 150B‑1, an agency other than the UtilitiesCommission that is exempted from this Article by that statute must submit atemporary or permanent rule adopted by it to the Codifier of Rules forinclusion in the North Carolina Administrative Code. These exempt agencies mustsubmit a rule to the Codifier of Rules within 30 days after adopting the rule.

(c)        Publication. – A rule submitted to the Codifier of Rulesunder this section must be in the physical form specified by the Codifier ofRules. The Codifier of Rules must compile, make available for publicinspection, and publish a rule submitted under this section in the same manneras other rules in the North Carolina Administrative Code. (1991, c. 418, s. 1; 1997‑34, s. 7; 2001‑141, s. 7.)