N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 19, § 261.4 – Outline style.

(a) Each rule submitted for filing to the Division of Administrative Rules must substantially conform with the outline style used by the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York.

(b) The outline style used by the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York is as follows:

Division	Description	Example
Title	Arabic numeral	Title 1
Subtitle	Capital letter	Subtitle A
Chapter	Capital Roman numeral	Chapter I
Subchapter	Capital letter	Subchapter A
Article	Arabic numeral	Article 1
Subarticle	Capital letter	Subarticle A
Part	Arabic numeral	Part 1
section	Arabic numeral separated from Part number by decimal point	section 1.1
subdivision	Small letter in parentheses	subdivision (a)
paragraph	Arabic numeral in parentheses	paragraph (1)
subparagraph	Small Roman numeral in parentheses	subparagraph (i)
clause	Small italic letter in parentheses	clause (a)
subclause	Italic Arabic numeral in parentheses	subclause (1)
item	Italic Roman numeral in parentheses	item (i)
subitem	Capital italic letter in parentheses	subitem (A)
phrase	Capital italic Roman numeral in parentheses	phrase (I)

(c) The specific numbering, lettering, order and layout of any rule published in the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations is subject to the judgment and discretion of the Division of Administrative Rules.