{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-430.40","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 430.40","heading":"","body":"(a) A person against whom a complaint or cross-complaint has been filed may, within 30 days after service of the complaint or cross-complaint, demur to the complaint or cross-complaint.\n(b) A party who has filed a complaint or cross-complaint may, within 10 days after service of the answer to his pleading, demur to the answer.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","TITLE 6. OF THE PLEADINGS IN CIVIL ACTIONS [420. - 475.]","CHAPTER 3. Objections to Pleadings; Denials and Defenses [430.10. - 432.10.]","ARTICLE 1. Objections to Pleadings [430.10. - 430.90.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"a0482636b7b67ca5e7ae08b791b381df38b89df26e9558a71d3ce5c2b2ff5714","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-430.30","next":"us-ca/ccp-430.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}