                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FILING ANSWER; CONTENTS; ENLARGEMENT OR AMENDMENT OF ANSWER (§ 24.2-809)

The contestee shall, within ten days after the complaint is served on him, file
in the clerk&#8217;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.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 24-435; 1952, c. 489; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-242; 1981, c.
570; 1993, c. 641.