District of Columbia § 16-3542 Notice to defendant.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 16-3542 — Notice to defendant.

District of Columbia § 16-3542

Title 16Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]

Ch. 35Quo Warranto.

Subch. IIIProcedures and Judgments.

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D.C. Code § 16-3542 (2026).

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On the issuing of a writ of quo warranto the court may fix a time within which the defendant may appear and answer the writ. When the defendant cannot be found in the District of Columbia, the court may direct notice to be given to him by publication as in other cases of proceedings against nonresident defendants, and upon proof of publication, if the defendant does not appear, judgment may be rendered as if he had been personally served.

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On the issuing of a writ of quo warranto the court may fix a time within which the defendant may appear and answer the writ. When the defendant cannot be found in the District of Columbia, the court may direct notice to be given to him by publication as in other cases of proceedings against nonresident defendants, and upon proof of publication, if the defendant does not appear, judgment may be rendered as if he had been personally served.