Code of Civil Procedure Article 431
The party shall submitpreparatory pleadings or answers prior to the session, with respect to such statements or alleged facts or evidence to which the opposing party cannot respond without preparation, and shalldirectly sendoriginal copies or photocopies of such pleading or answers to the opposing party; where such statement or allegation is made orally, the court clerk shall prepare a transcript to be served upon the opposing party.
中文原文 民事訴訟法第431條
當事人於其聲明或主張之事實或證據，以認為他造非有準備不能陳述者為限，應於期日前提出準備書狀或答辯狀，並以繕本或影本直接通知他造；其以言詞為陳述者，由法院書記官作成筆錄，送達於他造。