Section 18212 Of Chapter 4. Administrative Regulations From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4.
18212
. For the purposes of this chapter, "regulation" means every
rule, regulation, order, or standard of general application adopted
or amended by the board to implement, interpret, or make specific the
law enforced or administered by it, except that the following are
not regulations:
(a) A rule that constitutes the only legally tenable
interpretation of existing law.
(b) A decision that does no more than apply a duly adopted
provision of law to a particular set of facts.
(c) A rule relating only to the internal management of the board
that does not in itself significantly affect the rights, privileges,
or duties of state agencies, state employees, or other persons.
(d) A routine, technical, or procedural instruction or criterion
that does not in itself significantly affect the rights, privileges,
or duties of state agencies, employees, or other persons.