{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-17457","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 17457","heading":"","body":"The court in which the action is pending may order such continuances as may be necessary to afford the defendant reasonable opportunity to defend the action.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 9. CIVIL LIABILITY [17000. - 17714.]","CHAPTER 1. Civil Liability of Owners and Operators of Vehicles [17000. - 17463.]","ARTICLE 4. Service of Process [17450. - 17463.]"],"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":"c8697d8aa92d19cb298be4d3be594c904a8e6df4eca91885dbc44ad93cefe26f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-17456","next":"us-ca/veh-17458"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}