§ 7-14-105 — Answer by state; withdrawal of petition; amendments and further pleadings

(a) Within forty-five (45) days after being ordered to
respond to the petition by the court, or within any further time
as the court may fix, the attorney general on behalf of the
state shall answer or move to dismiss the petition. No other or
further pleadings shall be filed except as the court may order
on its own motion or on that of either party.
(b) The court may grant leave to the petitioner, at any
stage of the proceeding prior to entry of judgment, to withdraw
the petition.
(c) The court may by order authorize:
(i) Amendment of the petition or any other pleadings;
(ii) The filing of further pleadings; or
(iii) An extension of the time for filing any
further pleading other than the original petition.