OPINION
COHEN, Justice.
The issue before us is whether, in a drug forfeiture case, the statute requiring that a "time for hearing" be set within 30 days of the defendant's answer is mandatory or directory. We hold it is directory.
On March 7, 1989, the State filed its notice of seizure and intended forfeiture, pursuant to Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 4476-15, section 5.05(a).
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