RULE 2-321. TIME FOR FILING ANSWER
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MD Rules, Rule 2-321
RULE 2-321. TIME FOR FILING ANSWER
(3) A person who is required by statute of this State to have a resident agent and who is served with an original pleading by service upon the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, the Insurance Commissioner, or some other agency of the State authorized by statute to receive process shall file an answer within 60 days after being served.
(c) Automatic Extension. When a motion is filed pursuant to Rule 2-322 or when a matter is remanded from an appellate court or a federal court, the time for filing an answer is extended without special order to 15 days after entry of the court's order on the motion or remand or, if the court grants a motion for a more definite statement, to 15 days after the service of the more definite statement.
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[Adopted April 6, 1984, eff. July 1, 1984. Amended Jan. 10, 1995, eff. Feb. 1, 1995; Nov. 12, 2003, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; Dec. 7, 2015, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.]
MD Rules, Rule 2-321, MD R RCP CIR CT Rule 2-321
Current with amendments received through October 1, 2023. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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