{"law_id":"785491","section_number":"24.2-809","catch_line":"Filing answer; contents; enlargement or amendment of answer","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 24-435; 1952, c. 489; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-242; 1981, c. 570; 1993, c. 641.","order_by":null,"metadata":false,"court_decisions":{},"official_url":"http:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/24.2-809\/","refers_to":false,"url":"\/24.2-809\/","token":"24.2\/8\/2\/24.2-809","structure":{"1":{"id":"1915","name":"Contested Elections","identifier":"2","label":"article","url":"\/24.2\/8\/2\/"},"2":{"id":"1742","name":"Recounts And Contested Elections","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","url":"\/24.2\/8\/"},"3":{"id":"4","name":"Elections","identifier":"24.2","label":"title","url":"\/24.2\/"}},"referred_to_by":[{"id":"777807","section_number":"24.2-807","catch_line":"Contest only on complaint of unsuccessful party; contents of complaint","url":"\/24.2-807\/"}],"edition_id":"11","section_id":"785491","structure_id":"1915","full_text":"The contestee shall, within ten days after the complaint is served on him, file in the clerk’s office an answer, in which he shall admit or deny the allegations on which the contestant relies, or state that he has no knowledge or information concerning an allegation which shall be deemed denial, and state any other defenses, in law or fact, on which he relies. If no answer is filed within the time prescribed, the contestee shall not be heard to assert any claim or objection which is required by this section to be stated in the answer.No enlargement or amendment of the answer, except as to form, shall be permitted save by leave of court as provided in Rule 1:8 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia.","text":{"0":{"id":"2533675","text":"The contestee shall, within ten days after the complaint is served on him, file in the clerk’s office an answer, in which he shall admit or deny the allegations on which the contestant relies, or state that he has no knowledge or information concerning an allegation which shall be deemed denial, and state any other defenses, in law or fact, on which he relies. If no answer is filed within the time prescribed, the contestee shall not be heard to assert any claim or objection which is required by this section to be stated in the answer.No enlargement or amendment of the answer, except as to form, shall be permitted save by leave of court as provided in Rule 1:8 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":{"1":{"id":"1915","name":"Contested Elections","identifier":"2","label":"article","url":"\/24.2\/8\/2\/"},"2":{"id":"1742","name":"Recounts And Contested Elections","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","url":"\/24.2\/8\/"},"3":{"id":"4","name":"Elections","identifier":"24.2","label":"title","url":"\/24.2\/"}},"structure_contents":{"0":{"id":"790876","structure_id":"1915","section_number":"24.2-803","catch_line":"Contest of election to General Assembly","url":"\/24.2-803\/","token":"24.2\/8\/2\/24.2-803"},"1":{"id":"787939","structure_id":"1915","section_number":"24.2-804","catch_line":"Contest of elections of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General","url":"\/24.2-804\/","token":"24.2\/8\/2\/24.2-804"},"2":{"id":"791974","structure_id":"1915","section_number":"24.2-805","catch_line":"Contest of elections of electors for President and Vice President or primaries for United States Senate or statewide office","url":"\/24.2-805\/","token":"24.2\/8\/2\/24.2-805"},"3":{"id":"775993","structure_id":"1915","section_number":"24.2-806","catch_line":"Contest of other primaries and elections","url":"\/24.2-806\/","token":"24.2\/8\/2\/24.2-806"},"4":{"id":"777807","structure_id":"1915","section_number":"24.2-807","catch_line":"Contest only on complaint of unsuccessful party; contents of complaint","url":"\/24.2-807\/","token":"24.2\/8\/2\/24.2-807"},"5":{"id":"767366","structure_id":"1915","section_number":"24.2-808","catch_line":"Time of filing and service of complaint; enlargement or amendment of complaint","url":"\/24.2-808\/","token":"24.2\/8\/2\/24.2-808"},"6":{"id":"785491","structure_id":"1915","section_number":"24.2-809","catch_line":"Filing answer; contents; enlargement or amendment of answer","url":"\/24.2-809\/","token":"24.2\/8\/2\/24.2-809"},"7":{"id":"783169","structure_id":"1915","section_number":"24.2-810","catch_line":"Taking depositions and deciding contests","url":"\/24.2-810\/","token":"24.2\/8\/2\/24.2-810"},"8":{"id":"786466","structure_id":"1915","section_number":"24.2-811","catch_line":"Costs and issuance of certificate of election","url":"\/24.2-811\/","token":"24.2\/8\/2\/24.2-811"},"9":{"id":"772741","structure_id":"1915","section_number":"24.2-812","catch_line":"Proceedings when court decides no valid election has been held","url":"\/24.2-812\/","token":"24.2\/8\/2\/24.2-812"},"10":{"id":"790718","structure_id":"1915","section_number":"24.2-813","catch_line":"Proceedings in contest for nominee","url":"\/24.2-813\/","token":"24.2\/8\/2\/24.2-813"},"11":{"id":"781311","structure_id":"1915","section_number":"24.2-814","catch_line":"Contest following recount","url":"\/24.2-814\/","token":"24.2\/8\/2\/24.2-814"}},"previous_section":{"id":"767366","structure_id":"1915","section_number":"24.2-808","catch_line":"Time of filing and service of complaint; enlargement or amendment of complaint","url":"\/24.2-808\/","token":"24.2\/8\/2\/24.2-808"},"next_section":{"id":"783169","structure_id":"1915","section_number":"24.2-810","catch_line":"Taking depositions and deciding contests","url":"\/24.2-810\/","token":"24.2\/8\/2\/24.2-810"},"references":false,"formats":{"txt":"\/24.2-809.txt","json":"\/24.2-809.json","xml":"\/24.2-809.xml"},"dublin_core":{"Title":"Filing answer; contents; enlargement or amendment of answer","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-809","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFILING ANSWER; CONTENTS; ENLARGEMENT OR AMENDMENT OF ANSWER (\u00a7 24.2-809)\n\nThe contestee shall, within ten days after the complaint is served on him, file\nin the clerk’s office an answer, in which he shall admit or deny the\nallegations on which the contestant relies, or state that he has no knowledge or\ninformation concerning an allegation which shall be deemed denial, and state any\nother defenses, in law or fact, on which he relies. If no answer is filed within\nthe time prescribed, the contestee shall not be heard to assert any claim or\nobjection which is required by this section to be stated in the answer.No\nenlargement or amendment of the answer, except as to form, shall be permitted\nsave by leave of court as provided in Rule 1:8 of the Rules of the Supreme Court\nof Virginia.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 24-435; 1952, c. 489; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-242; 1981, c.\n570; 1993, c. 641."}