Sec. 41. (a) At any time before a rule is accepted by the publisher for filing under section 35, 37.1, 37.2, or 38 of this chapter, the agency that adopted the rule may withdraw it.

     (b) IC 13-14-9 and sections 23 through 40 of this chapter do not apply to a withdrawal action. However, the withdrawing agency shall distribute a notice of the withdrawal to the publisher for publication in the Indiana Register.

     (c) The withdrawal of a rule under this section terminates the rulemaking action, and the withdrawn rule may become effective only through another rulemaking action initiated under this chapter.

As added by P.L.31-1985, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.1-1991, SEC.19; P.L.123-2006, SEC.16; P.L.249-2023, SEC.38.