Code of Civil Procedure section 992

Upon such summons, the defendant may answer within the time specified therein, denying the judgment, or setting up any defense which may have arisen subsequently; or he may deny his liability on the obligation upon which the judgment was recovered, by reason of any defense existing at the commencement of the action.

Source: Section 992, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=992. (updated Jan. 1, 1907; accessed Sep. 15, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_992

Original Source: Section 992, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=992. (last accessed May 12, 2025).