1. (1) Notice by First Class Mail shall be given to all persons who pay the cost of such mailing and who have made timely request of the Department for advance notice of its rule making proceedings.

   1. (a) Timely requests shall be those received by the Department prior to the date of publication of the next notice of intent to adopt, amend, or repeal rules in the Alabama Administrative Monthly.
   2. (b) The requests shall be delivered by First Class Mail to the Alabama Department of Transportation, Attn: Chief Legal Counsel, Legal Bureau,1409 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36110.

   3. (c) The requests shall be in letter form and set out in numbered paragraphs as follows:

      1. 1. Subject: Request for advance notice of intent to adopt, amend or repeal rules.
      2. 2. Submitted to: Alabama Department of Transportation, Legal Bureau
      3. 3. Date of Request:
      4. 4. Requester's name:
      5. 5. Requester's business name of affiliation:
      6. 6. Complete mailing address to which notice shall be sent:

2. (2) The cost of advance notice shall be $12.00 per fiscal year (October 1 through September 30) or, for a partial fiscal year, $1.00 for each month remaining therein.

   1. (a) Full payment shall accompany the request.
   2. (b) Payment shall be for a full fiscal year or part thereof only.
   3. (c) Payment shall be by certified check, cashier's check or money order.
3. (3) All active requests for advance notice of rulemaking shall automatically expire on September 30 of each year and a new request and payment must be made by the requestor.

Author: William F. Patty, Chief Counsel

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §23-1-59.

History: Filed September 30, 1982. Amended: Filed May 17, 2013; effective June 21, 2013. Amended: Published April 30, 2026; effective June 14, 2026.