PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS 307-1062.34›TITLE 10. ACTIONS IN PARTICULAR CASES 725a-871.30›CHAPTER 4. Quiet Title 760.010-765.060›ARTICLE 2. Commencement of Action 761.010-761.040
§ 761.030
California Code of Civil Procedure · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California
(a) The answer shall be verified and shall set forth:
(1) Any claim the defendant has.
(2) Any facts tending to controvert such material allegations of the complaint as the defendant does not wish to be taken as true.
(3) A statement of any new matter constituting a defense.
(b) If the defendant disclaims in the answer any claim, or suffers judgment to be taken without answer, the plaintiff shall not recover costs.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 44, Sec. 15.)
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