{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-1503.621","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 1503.621","heading":"Amendment of pleadings.","body":"(a) Filing and service. A party must file the amendment with the Enforcement Docket Clerk and must serve a copy of the amendment on the ALJ and all parties to the proceeding.\n(b) Time. A party must file an amendment to a complaint or an answer within the following:\n(1) Not later than 15 days before the scheduled date of a hearing, a party may amend a complaint or an answer without the consent of the ALJ.\n(2) Less than 15 days before the scheduled date of a hearing, the ALJ may allow amendment of a complaint or an answer only for good cause shown in a motion to amend.\n(c) Responses. The ALJ must allow a reasonable time, but not more than 20 days from the date of filing, for other parties to respond if an amendment to a complaint, answer, or other pleading has been filed with the ALJ.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER XII—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER A—ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROCEDURAL RULES","PART 1503—INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES","Subpart G—Rules of Practice in TSA Civil Penalty Actions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"5d988b4815e0c9d169f62b38726cc315953c624d4f94c959f9fb5dadb1f5b8e6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-1503.619","next":"us/49-cfr-1503.623"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}