{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-3543","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-3543","heading":"Proceedings on default.","body":"If the defendant does not appear as required by a writ of quo warranto, after being served, the court may proceed to hear proof in support of the writ and render judgment accordingly.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 35. Quo Warranto.","Subchapter III. Procedures and Judgments."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-3543","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"66c661399ccb664b03a8ab6e2b8bc12f268de4ee911fb5acdea67016ca8e87e2","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-3542","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-3544"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}