2011 Louisiana Laws
Code of Civil Procedure
CCP 4920 — Delay for answering; justice of the peace courts; district courts with concurrent jurisdiction


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Art. 4920. Delay for answering; justice of the peace courts; district courts with concurrent jurisdiction

The defendant shall answer within ten days of the service of citation, except that, when the citation is served through the secretary of state, the delay, as to all defendants, shall be fifteen days after service.

Acts 1986, No. 156, §1.

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