2025 Session Last amended: 1984 session

§ 14.385 — Effect of Nonpublication of Exempt Rules

Plain-Language Summary

Rules that are exempt from the normal rulemaking process lost their legal force after January 1, 1985, unless they were submitted to the Revisor of Statutes for publication in Minnesota Rules before that date.

14.385 EFFECT OF NONPUBLICATION OF EXEMPT RULES.

No rule, as defined in section 14.02, subdivision 4, which is exempt from the rulemaking provisions of this chapter has the force and effect of law as of January 1, 1985, unless prior to that date it has been submitted to the revisor for publication in Minnesota Rules.

The revisor has the same editorial powers over these rules as the revisor has over nonexempt rules.

History:

1984 c 640 s 25

**NOTE: **The Office of Administrative Hearings has been renamed the Court of Administrative Hearings. This terminology change will be implemented in the 2026 Statutes. Laws 2025, chapter 39, article 2, sections 17 and 68.

History: History: 1984 c 640 s 25

Practical Notes

This section ensures that even exempt rules are publicly available through publication. If an exempt rule was not submitted for publication before the 1985 deadline, it has no legal force. The Revisor has the same editing authority over exempt rules as over regular rules.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes