{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-761.040","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 761.040","heading":"","body":"(a) The defendant may by cross-complaint seek affirmative relief in the action.\n(b) If the defendant seeks a determination of title as of a date other than the date specified in the complaint, the cross-complaint shall include the date and a statement of the reasons why a determination as of that date is sought.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","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.]"],"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":"c72081ec4d904aa141f8fa41d1d7b5313b9bcced5173cd29708e1ec47778a4fc","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-761.030","next":"us-ca/ccp-762.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}