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<br />typographical and other nonsubstantive errors appearing
<br />in the rules as filed by such agency that occur after final
<br />adoption of the rules by the agency during the
<br />preparation of such rules for publication in order to
<br />conform the published rules with the adopted rules.
<br />Notices of rule-making proceedings pursuant to
<br />subsection (3) of this section shall also be filed with the
<br />secretary of state in sufficient time for publication
<br />pursuant to subsection (5) of this section in the
<br />Colorado register. Rules revised to conform with action
<br />taken by the general assembly shall be filed with the
<br />secretary of state for publication in the register and in
<br />the code. The legal services committee of the general
<br />assembly shall notify the secretary of state whenever a
<br />rule published in the code is rescinded or a portion
<br />thereof is deleted by the general assembly and whenever
<br />a rule or a portion thereof is allowed to expire in
<br />accordance with section 24-4-108 or with subparagraph
<br />(I) of paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of this section, and
<br />the secretary of state shall direct the removal from the
<br />code of material so deleted, rescinded, or allowed to
<br />exprre.
<br />(e) The secretary of state shall establish and maintain an
<br />accurate docket system for recording the time and date
<br />of the filing of each document, the agency filing the
<br />same, and the title or description of such document
<br />required to be filed for publication under the provisions
<br />of this section, which docket system shall be cross-
<br />indexed as to such time, date, agency, and title or
<br />description.
<br />(f) Publication of the code of Colorado regulations shall
<br />be effected by making the same available for purchase
<br />by any person, public or private, at a reasonable price
<br />approved by the secretary of state.
<br />(g) Publication of notices and other required
<br />information related to proposed and adopted rules shall
<br />be by electronic publication or by mailing the Colorado
<br />register to persons on the subscriber list maintained
<br />pursuant to paragraph (h) of this subsection (11). The
<br />date of publication of the Colorado register shall be the
<br />date that the last regular mailing and the electronic
<br />publication are completed. The Colorado register shall
<br />likewise be available for purchase by any person, public
<br />or private, at a reasonable price approved by the
<br />secretary of state.
<br />(h) In order to facilitate the publication of the code of
<br />Colorado regulations and the Colorado register, the
<br />publishing agent shall maintain a current subscriber list
<br />for the code and register of all persons requesting to be
<br />placed thereon and having paid the approved purchase
<br />price, including those persons on any agency's mailing
<br />list who pay such purchase price. The subscriber list
<br />shall show for each subscriber whether the subscriber
<br />has purchased a print subscription, an electronic
<br />subscription, or both.
<br />(i) (I) The code of Colorado regulations shall contain
<br />only those rules effective on the date of publication,
<br />subj eet to the provisions of paragraph (d) of this
<br />subsection (11) concerning rules filed with the secretary
<br />of state.
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<br />(II) The Colorado register shall contain only such
<br />notices, proposed rules, adopted rules, opinions, and
<br />other relevant information and materials as are filed
<br />pursuant to law with the secretary of state.
<br />(III) If, for any reason, the code of Colorado regulations
<br />or the Colorado register is not published for three
<br />consecutive months or during a total of four calendar
<br />months during any twelve-month period, said agreement
<br />shall be void and all right, title, and interest to the
<br />information, copyright, mailing lists, other materials,
<br />and work product of the publishing agent shall vest,
<br />without compensation, in the state of Colorado. In such
<br />event, the secretary of state shall notify each agency of
<br />the termination of such agreement and shall publish or
<br />cause to be published the code of Colorado regulations
<br />and the Colorado register. Until the secretary of state
<br />has the facilities and funds and is fully prepared to
<br />publish each notice of rule-making and each rule as
<br />finally adopted and so notifies the agencies, each
<br />agency shall publish its own notices of rule-making and
<br />rules as finally adopted. Publication shall be by mailing
<br />a copy to each person on the agency's mailing list,
<br />which shall include the attorney general and every
<br />person who has requested to be placed thereon and who
<br />has paid any fee set by the agency for such purpose,
<br />such fee to approximate the cost of the mailing to such
<br />person, and by placing and keeping a copy on
<br />permanent file in the agency's office for inspection by
<br />any person during regular office hours.
<br />(j) Repealed.
<br />(k) Each agency promulgating or administering rules
<br />shall obtain the appropriate portion or portions of the
<br />code of Colorado regulations and the portion or portions
<br />of the Colorado register pertaining thereto and shall
<br />maintain the same in its office for its use and that of the
<br />public as a public record.
<br />(12) All rules of any agency that have been submitted to
<br />the attorney general under the provisions of subsection
<br />(8) of this section and the opinion of the attorney
<br />general, when issued, shall be filed in the office of the
<br />secretary of state. The secretary of state shall require
<br />that such rules be filed in an electronic format that
<br />complies with any requirements established pursuant to
<br />sections 24-71.1-110,24-37.5-106, and 24-37.5-205.
<br />(12.5) (a) Subject to the provisions of this subsection
<br />(12.5), an agency may incorporate the following by
<br />reference in its rules without publishing the
<br />incorporated material in full:
<br />(I) Federal rules, codes, or standards published in full in
<br />the federal register or the code of federal regulations;
<br />(1.5) Federal rules, codes, or standards that have been
<br />properly incorporated by reference in the federal
<br />register as part of a duly promulgated final rule or in the
<br />code of federal regulations pursuant to federal legal
<br />requirements;
<br />(II) (A) Published codes, standards, or guidelines of any
<br />nationally recognized scientific or technical association
<br />or organization.
<br />(B) For the purposes of this subparagraph (II),
<br />"nationally recognized scientific or technical association
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