{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-5-4-7","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 5-4-7","heading":"[Repealed effective July 1, 2023] Time for filing of answer; manner of service; effect of failure to perfect service.","body":"The answer to the writ of certiorari shall be filed in the clerk’s office within 30 days after service thereof on the respondent unless further time is granted by the superior court. A copy of the answer shall be mailed or delivered to the petitioner by the respondent or by the clerk of the superior court. Failure to perfect service shall be grounds for continuance but shall not otherwise affect the validity of the proceedings.","path":["TITLE 5 Appeal And Error","CHAPTER 4 [Repealed effective July 1, 2023] Certiorari to Superior Court"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.05.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"092fca924d01ebbd23409b9da495d37db51887931470af5f58442bbdf881a092","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-5-4-6--2","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-5-4-7--2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}