{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-3707","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-3707","heading":"Default.","body":"If, after notice as provided by section 16-3706  , the defendant fails to appear, the court may proceed as in case of default after personal service.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 37. Replevin."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-3707","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9297cd88e82dc33bf700cfa953448378d8b99090f165bfe386fa4ddb2fb55aed","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-3706","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-3708"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}