- (a) Upon the issuance of a show cause order, the State Highway Commission shall immediately serve a copy thereof upon each defendant, which shall constitute notice to each defendant requiring that the matter complained of be satisfied, or show cause order be answered, in writing, within ten (10) days of the date of such service, provided that the commission may in particular cases require the answer to be filed within a shorter time, and provided further that the commission may, for good cause shown, extend the time in which the answer may be filed.
- (b) Any defendant failing to file answer within the period shall be deemed in default and all relevant basic facts stated in said show cause order shall be deemed admitted.