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49 CFR 1503.621: Amendment of pleadings.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 49—Transportation
- Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation
- CHAPTER XII—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER A—ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROCEDURAL RULES
- PART 1503—INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
- Subpart G—Rules of Practice in TSA Civil Penalty Actions
(a) Filing and service. A party must file the amendment with the Enforcement Docket Clerk and must serve a copy of the amendment on the ALJ and all parties to the proceeding.
(b) Time. A party must file an amendment to a complaint or an answer within the following:
(1) Not later than 15 days before the scheduled date of a hearing, a party may amend a complaint or an answer without the consent of the ALJ.
(2) Less than 15 days before the scheduled date of a hearing, the ALJ may allow amendment of a complaint or an answer only for good cause shown in a motion to amend.
(c) Responses. The ALJ must allow a reasonable time, but not more than 20 days from the date of filing, for other parties to respond if an amendment to a complaint, answer, or other pleading has been filed with the ALJ.
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