—Notice by Clerk

The clerk shall give notice of entry of a default, in the case of a defendant who has filed an appearance, in person to the defendant or the defendant’s attorney, by mail, or by electronic notice, and in the case of a nonappearing defend- ant, by mailing such notice to the defendant at his or her last known address. The clerk shall enter on the docket the date when the clerk gives, mails or sends the notice, and said period of ten days shall run from said date. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 369.) (Amended June 29, 1998, to take effect Jan. 1, 1999.)