Although the rule contains technical terms or undefined acronyms, everyone in the trade knows what they mean. Do we have to provide explanations?
Yes. Section 120.54(2)(b), F.S., provides that all rules should be drafted in readable language.The language is readable if: • It avoids the use of obscure words and unnecessarily long or complicated constructions; and • It avoids the use of unnecessary technical or specialized language that is understood only by members of particular trades or professions. Likewise, section 120.545(1)(i), F.S., directs this committee to examine rules for the purpose of determining whether the rules “could be made less complex or more easily comprehensible to the general public.
Yes. Section 120.54(2)(b), F.S., provides that all rules should be drafted in readable language.The language is readable if: • It avoids the use of obscure words and unnecessarily long or complicated constructions; and • It avoids the use of unnecessary technical or specialized language that is understood only by members of particular trades or professions.
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