A complaint that alleges a violation of law or rule and contains sufficient supporting evidence is called what?

• A. Legally sufficient complaint
• B. Verified complaint
• C. Substantiated complaint
• D. Valid complaint

Answer: (A)

Legally sufficient complaint is the term that describes a filing which, on its face, alleges a violation of law or rule and provides enough facts or evidence to support that claim. It means the allegations meet the required elements of the applicable law and there is a factual basis that, if true, would constitute a violation. The presence of supporting evidence helps establish that the complaint is not just speculative but grounded in facts.

While a verified complaint is one that is sworn to be true, that status refers to the form of the filing, not to whether the allegations themselves are adequate to state a claim. Substantiated implies the claim has been proven or supported after investigation, which happens later in the process. Valid is too general a term and doesn’t specify that the pleading properly states a cause of action with sufficient factual support.