R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-21-7

Current through 2024 Public Law 457
Section 10-21-7 - Disqualification from appointment as receiver - disclosure of interest
(a) The court may not appoint a person as receiver unless the person submits to the court a statement under penalty of perjury that the person is not disqualified.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person is disqualified from appointment as receiver if the person:
(1) Is an affiliate of a party;
(2) Has an interest materially adverse to an interest of a party;
(3) Has a material financial interest in the outcome of the action, other than compensation the court may allow the receiver;
(4) Has a debtor-creditor relationship with a party; or
(5) Holds an equity interest in a party, other than a non-controlling interest in a publicly-traded company.
(c) A person is not disqualified from appointment as receiver solely because the person:
(1) Was appointed receiver or is owed compensation in an unrelated matter involving a party or was engaged by a party in a matter unrelated to the receivership;
(2) Is an individual obligated to a party on a debt that is not in default and was incurred primarily for personal, family, or household purposes; or
(3) Maintains with a party a deposit account as defined in § 6A-9-102(a)(29).
(d) A person seeking appointment of a receiver may nominate a person to serve as receiver, but the court is not bound by the nomination.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-21-7

Added by 2022 Pub. Laws, ch. 107,§ 1, eff. 6/20/2022.
Added by 2022 Pub. Laws, ch. 108,§ 1, eff. 6/20/2022.