§ 10-21-13. Duties of owner.
(a) An owner shall:
(1) Assist and cooperate with the receiver in the administration of the receivership and the discharge of the receiver’s duties;
(2) Preserve and turn over to the receiver all receivership property in the owner’s possession, custody, or control;
(3) Identify all records and other information relating to the receivership property, including a password, authorization, or other information needed to obtain or maintain access to or control of the receivership property, and make available to the receiver the records and information in the owner’s possession, custody, or control;
(4) On subpoena, submit to examination under oath by the receiver concerning the acts, conduct, property, liabilities, and financial condition of the owner or any matter relating to the receivership property or the receivership; and
(5) Perform any duty imposed by court order, this chapter, or law of this state other than this chapter.
(b) If an owner is a person other than an individual, this section applies to each officer, director, manager, member, partner, trustee, or other person exercising or having the power to exercise control over the affairs of the owner.
(c) If a person knowingly fails to perform a duty imposed by this section, the court may:
(1) Award the receiver actual damages caused by the person’s failure, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and costs; and
(2) Sanction the failure as civil contempt.
History of Section.P.L. 2022, ch. 107, § 1, effective June 20, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 108, § 1, effective June 20, 2022.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 10 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure in Particular Actions
Chapter 10-21 - Rhode Island Commercial Receivership Act
Section 10-21-1. - Short title.
Section 10-21-2. - Definitions.
Section 10-21-3. - Notice and opportunity for hearing.
Section 10-21-3.1. - Administrative and procedural orders in temporary non-liquidating receivership.
Section 10-21-4. - Scope — Exclusions.
Section 10-21-5. - Power of court.
Section 10-21-6. - Appointment of receiver.
Section 10-21-6.1. - Appointment of temporary non-liquidating receiver.
Section 10-21-7. - Disqualification from appointment as receiver — Disclosure of interest.
Section 10-21-8. - Receiver’s bond — Alternative security.
Section 10-21-9. - Status of receiver as lien creditor.
Section 10-21-10. - Security interest covering after-acquired property.
Section 10-21-11. - Collection and turnover of receivership property.
Section 10-21-12. - Powers and duties of receiver.
Section 10-21-12.1. - Powers and duties of temporary non-liquidating receiver — Operating plan.
Section 10-21-13. - Duties of owner.
Section 10-21-13.1. - Owner’s duties in temporary non-liquidating receivership.
Section 10-21-14. - Stay — Injunction.
Section 10-21-14.1. - Stay in a temporary non-liquidating receivership.
Section 10-21-15. - Engagement and compensation of professional.
Section 10-21-16. - Use or transfer of receivership property not in the ordinary course of business.
Section 10-21-17. - Executory contract.
Section 10-21-18. - Defenses and immunities of receiver.
Section 10-21-19. - Interim report of receiver.
Section 10-21-19.1. - Interim report of temporary non-liquidating receiver.
Section 10-21-20. - Notice of appointment — Claim against receivership — Distribution to creditors.
Section 10-21-21. - Fees and expenses.
Section 10-21-21.1. - Emergency declaration receivership program coordinator.
Section 10-21-22. - Removal of receiver — Replacement — Termination of receivership.
Section 10-21-23. - Final report of receiver — Discharge.
Section 10-21-24. - Receivership in another state — Ancillary proceeding.
Section 10-21-25. - Effect of enforcement by secured party.
Section 10-21-26. - Uniformity of application and construction.
Section 10-21-27. - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.