44-12-202. Answer to allegations concerning use of property. Within 20 days after the service of the petition and summons or publication of the summons, as provided in 44-12-201, the owner or claimant of the seized property shall file a verified answer to the allegations concerning the use of the property described in the petition to institute forfeiture proceedings. No extension of the time for filing the answer may be granted, and failure to answer within 20 days bars the owner or claimant from presenting evidence at any subsequent evidentiary hearing unless extraordinary circumstances exist.

     History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 529, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 563, L. 1985.