{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"16465","citation":"Elec. Code, § 16465","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS [16000. - 16940.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-16"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Form of Contest Statement [16400. - 16467.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-16/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4. Contests Involving a Recount [16460. - 16467.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-16/chapter-5/article-4"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The defendant shall appear, either in person or by attorney, at the time and place fixed for the hearing, and shall take notice of the order fixing the time and place from the records of the court, without service.</p>","text":"The defendant shall appear, either in person or by attorney, at the time and place fixed for the hearing, and shall take notice of the order fixing the time and place from the records of the court, without service.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/contests-involving-a-recount-16465","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}