192. If the defendant fails to appear within 10 days of service of the motion to institute proceedings, the plaintiff may inscribe the case for judgment by default or for proof and hearing before the court or the special clerk.
If the defendant fails to file a defence within the time limit agreed between the parties or determined by the court, the plaintiff may inscribe the case for judgment by the clerk or for proof and hearing before the court or the special clerk.
The court or the clerk may, of their own motion or on an application, order the cancellation of an inscription made prematurely or irregularly.
1965 (1st sess.), c. 80, a. 192; 1992, c. 57, s. 243; 2002, c. 7, s. 31.