{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-12986","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 12986","heading":"","body":"The department shall within 10 days cause a copy of the verified complaint that has been filed under this part to be served upon or mailed to the respondent alleged to have committed the violation complained of and shall advise the respondent in writing of the respondent’s procedural rights and obligations. The respondent may file an answer to the complaint.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","PART 2.8. CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT [12900. - 12999.]","CHAPTER 7. Enforcement and Hearing Procedures [12960. - 12989.3.]","ARTICLE 2. Housing Discrimination [12980. - 12989.3.]"],"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":"c73c8f5587b6792030a57964830316439f69c5dd6667ddcb15e8f29c35f8c97a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-12985","next":"us-ca/gov-12988"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}