WAC 137-10-020
Form of petition. (1) A petition filed
under this chapter shall be typewritten or prepared in other
legible form on 8 1/2" by 11" white paper.
(2) If such petition is for the promulgation, amendment, or
repeal of a department rule, it shall be captioned as follows:
(3) If such petition is for a declaratory ruling it shall be
captioned as follows:
(4) The text of such petitions shall be set out in
consecutively numbered paragraphs, the first of which shall
contain the name and mailing address of the petitioning party. All petitions shall be dated and signed by the petitioning party.
(5) A petition for the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of
a department rule shall set forth:
(a) A statement of whether the petition is for the
promulgation of a new rule, or the amendment or repeal of an
existing rule;
(b) The full text of any desired new rule, or the citation
and full text of any existing rule and the full text of the
amendment sought, or the citation and full text of any rule
sought to be repealed;
(c) The reason for the requested promulgation, amendment, or
repeal;
(d) The facts, allegations, and arguments on which the
petitioning party relies in support of the requested
promulgation, amendment, or repeal; and
(e) The nature of the interest of the petitioning party in
the subject matter of the rule.
(6) A petition for a declaratory ruling of the department
shall set forth:
(a) The full text and citation of the rule or statute upon
which the declaratory ruling is sought;
(b) The nature of the declaratory ruling sought;
(c) The reasons why the declaratory ruling is sought;
(d) The facts, allegations, and arguments on which the
petitioning party relies in support of the issuance of the
declaratory ruling; and
(e) The nature of the interest of the petitioning party in
the subject matter of the petition.