Failure to file an answer within the time specified in § 47:02:02:12 and failure to ask for an extension of time under § 47:02:02:14 constitutes a default and the remedy requested by the petitioner, if in accordance with the law, will be granted.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 9 SDR 81, 9 SDR 124, effective July 1, 1983.

General Authority: SDCL 3-18-6.

Law Implemented: SDCL 3-18-4 , 3-18-5.