Service of claim on defendant--Defendant's statement submitted to arbitration officer--Copy to claimant.

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5. Service of claim on defendant--Defendant's statement submitted to arbitration officer--Copy to claimant.

21-25B-12. Service of claim on defendant--Defendant's statement submitted to arbitration officer--Copy to claimant.

The arbitration officer shall, within five days of appointment, serve a copy of the written statement of claim upon the defendant or defendants by registered or certified mail. The defendant shall, within twenty days following receipt of a copy of the written statement of the claim, submit a written statement of his own case to the arbitration officer with a copy to the claimant.

Source: SL 1976, ch 155, §19; SL 1987, ch 29, §28.

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