(a) The board shall respond within 120 days to a request for a declaratory ruling in a letter signed by a board member stating:
- (1) That the law or rule inquired about applies to the specific set of circumstances described and how it applies;
- (2) That the law or rule inquired about does not apply to the specific set of circumstances described and why it does not; or
- (3) That the board does not have jurisdiction over the law inquired about.
- (b) A declaratory ruling shall have no value as a precedent in any case heard by the board, including any case involving the person requesting the declaratory ruling or involving circumstances like those described in the request.
- (c) A declaratory ruling shall be filed on the day of issuance with the director of legislative services in accordance with RSA 541-A:16, II(b).
Source. #8369, eff 6-7-05; ss by #9668, eff 4-2-10 (formerly Mar 215.02); ss by #12633, eff 10-2-18 (formerly Fam 217.02)