(a) A document is considered as filed when it has been received by the Commissioner.(b) The Commissioner shall keep a record of all registration applications which are or have ever been effective at any time pursuant to this chapter, and of all denial, stop or revocation orders which have been issued under this chapter. The record shall be open for public inspection.(c) The information contained in or filed with any application or report shall be made available to the public pursuant to the regulations promulgated by the Commissioner.(d) Upon request, the Commissioner shall furnish photocopies or any other kind of copy (certified with the agency seal, if so required) of any entry in the record, or of any document under public record, at a reasonable price determined by him/her. In any proceeding initiated or action brought under this chapter, any copy duly certified shall constitute prima facie evidence of the contents of the entry or document certified.(e) The Commissioner may, at his/her discretion, issue interpretative opinions at the request of interested persons. History —June 18, 1963, No. 60, p. 128, § 413; Aug. 11, 1996, No. 114, § 24.
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