2021 Georgia Code
Title 5 - Appeal and Error
Chapter 4 - Certiorari to Superior Court
§ 5-4-7. Time for Filing of Answer; Manner of Service; Effect of Failure to Perfect Service
The answer to the writ of certiorari shall be filed in the clerk's office within 30 days after service thereof on the respondent unless further time is granted by the superior court. A copy of the answer shall be mailed or delivered to the petitioner by the respondent or by the clerk of the superior court. Failure to perfect service shall be grounds for continuance but shall not otherwise affect the validity of the proceedings.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 3969; Code 1868, § 3989; Code 1873, § 4061; Code 1882, § 4061; Civil Code 1895, § 4646; Civil Code 1910, § 5195; Ga. L. 1918, p. 124, §§ 1, 2; Code 1933, § 19-301; Ga. L. 1961, p. 190, § 5.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 14 Am. Jur. 2d, Certiorari, § 56 et seq.
ALR.- COVID-19 Related Litigation: Effect of Pandemic on Deadlines for State Court Filings and Hearings, 55 A.L.R.7th 3.
