The petition shall be filed with the appropriate promulgating authority, which shall give the petition its full consideration. Within 60 days after submission of a petition, the promulgating authority shall either deny the petition in writing, stating the reasons for its denial, or initiate appropriate promulgating procedures in accordance with its decision. If a new regulation is adopted, or if an existing regulation is amended or repealed by a promulgating authority other than the Secretary, in response to the filing of a petition, it shall be submitted to the Secretary for review and approval.

Authority: Transportation Article, §2-103(b); State Government Article, §§10-122 and 10-123; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: January 15, 1973

Regulation .03 amended effective January 26, 1979 (6:2 Md. R. 75); August 28, 1995 (22:17 Md. R. 1318)