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§ 10-16-6 - Notations in docket – Refusal or return undelivered of notice to defendant.

SECTION 10-16-6

   § 10-16-6  Notations in docket –Refusal or return undelivered of notice to defendant. – The clerk shall note in the docket or in the papers of the case the mailingdate of the notice and the address of the defendant. Notice shall be validalthough refused by the defendant, and therefore not delivered. If the noticeis returned undelivered without refusal by the defendant, or if in any otherway it appears that notice has not reached the defendant, the clerk shall issueat the expense of the plaintiff such further or other notice to appear forhearing at such time as the court may order.