Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 10-21 - Rhode Island Commercial Receivership Act
Section 10-21-21. - Fees and expenses.

§ 10-21-21. Fees and expenses.
(a) The court may award a receiver from receivership property the reasonable and necessary fees and expenses of performing the duties of the receiver and exercising the powers of the receiver.
(b) The court may order one or more of the following to pay the reasonable and necessary fees and expenses of the receivership, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs:
(1) A person that requested the appointment of the receiver, if the receivership does not produce sufficient funds to pay the fees and expenses; or
(2) A person whose conduct justified or would have justified the appointment of the receiver under § 10-21-6(a)(1).
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

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 10-21-2.1. - Additional definitions for emergency declaration temporary non-liquidating receivership.

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 10-21-16.1. - Use or transfer of receivership property in a temporary non-liquidating receivership.

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.

Section 10-21-28. - Transition.

Section 10-21-28.1. - Emergency declaration temporary non-liquidating receivership transition provisions.

Section 10-21-29. - Official comments.