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NY Debt & Cred L § 3 (2021)
2021 New York Laws DCD - Debtor and Creditor Article 2 - General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors 3 - Requisites of General Assignment.

§  3. Requisites of general assignment. Every conveyance or assignment   made by a debtor of his  estate,  real  or  personal,  or  both,  to  an   assignee  for  the  creditors  of  such debtor, shall be in writing, and   shall specifically state therein the  residence  and  kind  of  business   carried  on by such debtor at the time of making the assignment, and the   place at which such business shall then be conducted, and if such  place   be in a city, the street and number thereof, and if in a village or town   such apt designation as shall reasonably identify such debtor.Every  such conveyance or assignment shall be duly acknowledged before   an officer authorized to take the acknowledgment of deeds and  shall  be   recorded  in  the  county clerk's office in the county where such debtor   shall reside or carry on his business at the date thereof. An assignment   by copartners shall be recorded in the county where the principal  place   of  business  of  such  copartners  is  situated.  An  assignment  by  a   corporation shall be recorded in the county where its principal place of   business is situated. When real property  is  a  part  of  the  property   assigned,  and  is  situated in a county other than the one in which the   original assignment is required to be recorded, a certified copy of such   assignment shall be filed and recorded in the county where such property   is situated.The assent of the assignee, subscribed and acknowledged by him,  shall   appear  in  writing,  embraced in or at the end of, or indorsed upon the   assignment, before the same is  recorded,  and,  if  separate  from  the   assignment, shall be duly acknowledged.In all cases where an assignment is made by a corporation the right to   recover  the amount due from stockholders on unpaid capital stock issued   to or subscribed  for  by  them  shall  pass  to  the  assignee  whether   mentioned in the assignment or not.The  right  of any person to payments, including tax refunds, recovery   rebates, refundable tax credits, and any advances of  any  tax  credits,   under  the  federal  Families  First  Coronavirus  Response Act (FFCRA),   Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (CARES  Act),   Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, and American Rescue Plan Act of   2021  (ARPA)  shall  not  be  transferable  or  assignable, at law or in   equity.
NY Debt & Cred L § 5 (2021)
2021 New York Laws DCD - Debtor and Creditor Article 2 - General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors 5 - Notice to Creditors to Present Claims.

§  5.  Notice  to creditors to present claims. The judge may, upon the   petition of the assignee, authorize him to advertise  for  creditors  to   present  to him their claims, with the vouchers therefor, duly verified,   on or before a day to be specified in such advertisement, not less  than   ten  days  from  the  publication thereof, which advertisement or notice   shall be published in one newspaper, to be designated by the  judge,  as   most  likely  to  give notice to the persons to be served, at least once   and such additional times as the judge may direct; the last  publication   shall be at least one week prior to the date specified.Said  verified  claim of creditor shall set forth whether any, and, if   so, what securities are held for such claim, and whether  any,  and,  if   so, what payments have been made thereon.Whenever  a  claim  is  founded  upon  an  instrument in writing, such   instrument, unless lost or destroyed, shall be  filed  with  the  claim.   After  the  claim  is  allowed  or  disallowed,  such  instrument may be   withdrawn by permission of the court. If  such  instrument  is  lost  or   destroyed,  a  statement  of  such fact and of the circumstances of such   loss or destruction shall be filed under oath with the claim.
NY Debt & Cred L § 6 (2021)
2021 New York Laws DCD - Debtor and Creditor Article 2 - General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors 6 - Bond of Assignee.

§  6.  Bond  of  assignee.  The  assignee named in any such assignment   shall, within thirty days after the date thereof, and  before  he  shall   have  any  power  or  authority  to  sell,  dispose of or convert to the   purposes of the trust any of the assigned property, enter into a bond to   the people of the state of New York, in an  amount  to  be  ordered  and   directed  by  the  judge,  with sufficient sureties to be approved of by   such judge, and conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties  of   such  assignee,  and  for  the due accounting for all moneys received by   him, which bond shall be filed in the clerk's office of the county where   such assignment is recorded, but  in  case  the  debtor  shall  fail  to   present  such  inventory  within  the  twenty  days  required,  then the   assignee, before ten days thereafter shall have elapsed,  may  apply  to   said  judge  by  verified petition for leave to file a provisional bond,   until such time as he may be able to present the schedule  or  inventory   as hereinbefore provided.
NY Debt & Cred L § 7 (2021)
2021 New York Laws DCD - Debtor and Creditor Article 2 - General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors 7 - Further Security.

§  7. Further security. The judge may, upon his own motion or upon the   application of any party in interest, and  on  such  notice  as  he  may   direct to be given to the assignor, assignee and surety, require further   security to be given whenever, in his judgment, the security afforded by   the bond on file is not adequate.
NY Debt & Cred L § 8 (2021)
2021 New York Laws DCD - Debtor and Creditor Article 2 - General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors 8 - Discharge or Removal of Assignee; Correction of Inventory or Schedule; Supplemental Inventories or Schedules.

§  8.  Discharge  or  removal  of assignee; correction of inventory or   schedule; supplemental inventories or schedules. The judge shall, in the   case provided in section four,  and  may  also,  at  any  time,  on  the   petition of one or more creditors, showing misconduct or incompetency of   the assignee, or on petition of the assignee himself, showing sufficient   reason  therefor, and after due notice of not less than five days to the   assignor, assignee, surety and  such  other  person  as  the  judge  may   prescribe,  remove or discharge the assignee, and appoint one or more in   his place, and order  an  accounting  of  the  assignee  so  removed  or   discharged,  and  may  enjoin  such  assignee  from interfering with the   assignor's estate, and make provision by order for the safe  custody  of   the  same,  and  enforce  obedience  to  such  injunction  and orders by   attachment; and, upon  the  discharge  of  the  assignee  upon  his  own   application,  such assignee's bond shall be canceled and discharged. The   new assignee shall give a bond, to be approved as  required  by  section   six.  The  judge  shall  have  power,  by order, to require or allow any   inventory or schedule filed to be corrected or amended.  The  judge  may   also  require and compel, from time to time, supplemental inventories or   schedules to be made and filed within such time as he  shall  prescribe,   and to enforce obedience to all orders by attachment.
NY Debt & Cred L § 9 (2021)
2021 New York Laws DCD - Debtor and Creditor Article 2 - General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors 9 - Failure to File Bond.

§  9.  Failure to file bond. A failure to file any bond required by or   under this article, within the specified time will not deprive the judge   of his power over the assignee or the trust estate.
NY Debt & Cred L § 10 (2021)
2021 New York Laws DCD - Debtor and Creditor Article 2 - General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors 10 - Action on Bond; Application of Recovery.

§ 10. Action on bond; application of recovery. Any action brought upon   an  assignee's bond may be prosecuted by a party in interest by leave of   the court; and all moneys realized thereon shall be applied by direction   of the judge in satisfaction of the debts of the assignor  in  the  same   manner as the same ought to have been applied by such assignee.
NY Debt & Cred L § 11 (2021)
2021 New York Laws DCD - Debtor and Creditor Article 2 - General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors 11 - Proceedings in Case of Death of Assignee.

§  11.  Proceedings  in case of death of assignee. In case an assignee   shall die during the pendency of any proceeding under this  article,  or   at  any  time  subsequent to the filing of any bond required herein, his   personal representative or successor in office, or both, may be  brought   in  and  substituted in such proceeding on such notice, of not less than   eight days, as the judge may direct to be given;  and  any  decree  made   thereafter  shall  bind  the  parties  thus  substituted  as well as the   property of such deceased assignee,  provided,  however,  that  if  such   assignee  dies  subsequent  to  the  filing  of  his bond and before any   proceedings may have been had thereunder, then the surety on  such  bond   may  apply  to the judge for an accounting, who may, on such terms as to   him seem just and proper, appoint  another  assignee  and  release  such   surety.
NY Debt & Cred L § 12 (2021)
2021 New York Laws DCD - Debtor and Creditor Article 2 - General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors 12 - Notices to Parties Interested in the Estate as Creditors or Otherwise.

§  12.  Notices  to  parties  interested in the estate as creditors or   otherwise. Parties interested in the estate  as  creditors,  or  parties   otherwise  interested,  if the judge so directs, shall have at least ten   days' notice by mail to their respective addresses as they appear in the   schedule filed by the assignor, or at such other addresses as they shall   have filed with the assignee, of (a) all proposed sales of property, (b)   the declaration and time of payment of dividends, (c) the filing of  the   interim  account and the filing of the final account of the assignee and   of the hearing thereon, (d) the proposed compromise of any  controversy.   Such  notice  may  be  published  as  the judge shall direct and must be   returnable in court.The judge may cause such notices  to  be  sent  or  published  on  the   petition  of  the  assignee  at  any  time  after  the assignment, or on   petition of any other person interested in the estate, at any time after   the lapse of sixty days from the filing of such assignment, or where  an   assignee  has  been  removed  and  ordered  to  account  as hereinbefore   provided on the petition of a creditor,  or  an  assignee's  surety,  or   assignor,  and  on  good cause being shown, the judge may grant an order   directing the assignee to show cause at the time specified why a sale of   the property should not be had or a dividend should not be  paid,  or  a   settlement of his account should not be had, or such other matters as in   the opinion of the judge should be disposed of.Upon  the  hearing  and  determination of such order to show cause the   judge may make such order in the premises as justice requires.Whenever the assignee has filed his final account the judge shall  fix   a  date for the final hearing to consider the judicial settlement of the   account, which date shall not be less than fifteen  days  following  the   filing  of  the  account  and notices shall be given to the creditors as   provided in this section.
NY Debt & Cred L § 13 (2021)
2021 New York Laws DCD - Debtor and Creditor Article 2 - General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors 13 - Debts Which May Be Proved Against the Estate.

§  13.  Debts  which  may  be  proved against the estate. Debts of the   assignor may be proved and allowed against his estate which  are  (a)  a   fixed liability, as evidenced by a judgment absolutely owing at the time   of  the assignment, or (b) a claim for taxable costs incurred before the   assignment, in good faith, in an action to recover a provable debt;  (c)   or  founded upon an open account, or upon a contract, express or implied   whether due or not  due;  or  (d)  claims  for  anticipatory  breach  of   contracts,  executory in whole or in part, including unexpired leases of   real or personal property;  provided,  however,  that  the  claim  of  a   landlord  for  damages  for  injury  resulting  from the rejection of an   unexpired lease of real estate or  for  damages  or  indemnity  under  a   covenant  contained  in  such  lease  shall in no event be allowed in an   amount exceeding the rent reserved by the  lease  without  acceleration,   for  the  year next succeeding the date of the surrender of the premises   to the landlord or the date of reentry of the landlord, whichever  first   occurs,  whether before or after the assignment, plus an amount equal to   the unpaid rent accrued, without acceleration up to such date.In allowing the claims against the estate,  in  all  cases  of  mutual   debts  or  credits between the estate of the assignor and a creditor the   amount shall be stated and one debt shall be set off against the  other,   and the balance only shall be allowed.A  set-off or counterclaim shall not be allowed in favor of any debtor   of the assignor which (a) is not provable against the estate; or (b) was   purchased by or transferred to him  after  the  filing  of  the  general   assignment  or  with intent to such use and with knowledge or notice, or   if he had reasonable cause to believe, that such assignor was insolvent.   A person shall  be  deemed  insolvent  whenever  the  aggregate  of  his   property,  exclusive  of  any  property  which  he  may  have  conveyed,   transferred,  concealed,  removed,  or  permitted  to  be  concealed  or   removed,  with  intent  to defraud, hinder or delay his creditors, shall   not, at a fair valuation, be sufficient in amount to pay his debts.
NY Debt & Cred L § 14 (2021)
2021 New York Laws DCD - Debtor and Creditor Article 2 - General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors 14 - Duties of Assignee.

§  14.  Duties  of  assignee.  It shall be the duty of the assignee to   collect and reduce to money  the  property  of  the  estate,  under  the   direction  of  the  court;  report  promptly  to  the  court  any claims   presented to him which are not provable, or are incorrect or  false  and   shall  also  report  promptly  for allowance all claims presented to him   which are  not  disputed;  close  up  the  estate  as  expeditiously  as   possible;  furnish  such  information  concerning  the  estate as may be   requested by parties in interest; keep regular accounts;  pay  dividends   as  often  as  is compatible with the best interests of the estate; make   appraisals or in his  discretion  employ  an  appraiser  or  appraisers;   designate  and  employ  auctioneers;  file  an interim report within six   months of assuming his duites unless excused by the court or unless  the   estate  has  been sooner distributed; file a final report and account at   least fifteen days before the final hearing  to  consider  the  judicial   settlement of the account.
NY Debt & Cred L § 16 (2021)
2021 New York Laws DCD - Debtor and Creditor Article 2 - General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors 16 - Examination of Witnesses.

§ 16. Examination of witnesses. 1. The judge may also, at any time, on   petition  of the assignee or any party interested, order the examination   of witnesses and the production of any books and papers by any party  or   witness  before  him  or  before  a  referee  appointed  by him for such   purpose, or before the assignee  who  shall  have  power  to  administer   oaths,  compel  the  attendance  of  witnesses, and production of books,   records and papers by the issuance of  subpoena,  and  the  evidence  so   taken,  together  with  books  and papers, or extracts therefrom, as the   case may be, shall be filed in the county clerk's  office,  and  may  be   used in evidence by any creditor or assignee in any action or proceeding   then pending, or which may hereafter be instituted.2.  In  any  examination  ordered  pursuant to subdivision one of this   section, the court may confer immunity in accordance with the provisions   of section 50.20 of the criminal procedure law; provided, however,  that   no  immunity  shall  be  conferred  except  upon twenty-four hours prior   written notice to the appropriate district attorney having  an  official   interest therein.
NY Debt & Cred L § 17 (2021)
2021 New York Laws DCD - Debtor and Creditor Article 2 - General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors 17 - Invalid Claims.

§  17.  Invalid  claims.  Claims which for want of record or for other   reasons would not have been valid as against the claims of creditors  of   the assignor shall not be liens against his estate.
NY Debt & Cred L § 18 (2021)
2021 New York Laws DCD - Debtor and Creditor Article 2 - General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors 18 - Effect of Orders; Power of Judge and Duties of Clerk.

§ 18. Effect of orders; power of judge and duties of clerk. All orders   or  decrees  in proceedings under this article shall have the same force   and effect, and may be entered, docketed and enforced and appealed  from   the  same as if made in an original action brought in the court in which   the proceeding is pending;  provided,  however,  that  a  final  decree,   directing  the  payment of money, may be enforced by serving a certified   copy thereof personally upon the assignee for the benefit of  creditors,   and if said assignee wilfully neglects to obey said decree, by punishing   him  for  a  contempt  of  court.  The imprisonment of said assignee, by   virtue of proceedings to punish him for contempt, as prescribed in  this   section,  or  a levy upon his property by virtue of an action, shall not   bar, suspend or otherwise affect an action against the sureties  on  his   final bond. All proceedings under this article shall be deemed to be had   in court. The said court shall always be open for proceedings under this   article.  The  judge,  when  named  in  this  article,  shall,  in  such   proceedings, be deemed to be acting as the court. The clerk of the court   shall keep a separate book, in which shall be entered, in each case, the   date and place of  record  of  the  assignment,  and  a  minute  of  all   proceedings  therein, under this article, with such particularity as the   court shall direct by general order. He shall record therein the  orders   and  decrees  of the court, settling, rejecting or adjusting claims, and   directing the payment of money, or releasing assets by the assignee, and   removing or discharging the assignee and his sureties,  and  such  other   orders as the courts shall direct by general order. The said clerk shall   securely keep the papers in each case in a file by themselves, and shall   be entitled to a fee, except as otherwise provided by law, of one dollar   for  filing all the papers in each case, and entering the proceedings in   the minute-book, and fifty cents to be  paid  by  the  assignee,  unless   otherwise  directed, for recording each order or decree required by this   article or the general order of the court. The clerk shall not record at   length any order except the final  order  in  a  proceeding  under  this   article, unless directed to do so by the court.
NY Debt & Cred L § 19 (2021)
2021 New York Laws DCD - Debtor and Creditor Article 2 - General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors 19 - Sale and Compromise of Claims and Property.

§  19. Sale and compromise of claims and property. The judge may, upon   the application of the assignee and for good and sufficient cause shown,   and upon such terms as he may direct, authorize the  assignee  to  sell,   compromise  or compound any claim or debt belonging to the estate of the   debtor. But such authority shall not prevent any party interested in the   trust estate from showing upon the final  accounting  of  such  assignee   that such debt or claim was fraudulently or negligently sold, compounded   or  compromised.  The  sale of any debt or claim heretofore made in good   faith by any assignee shall be valid, subject, however, to the  approval   of  the judge, and the assignee shall be charged with and be liable for,   as part of the trust fund, any sum which might or  ought  to  have  been   collected by him.All  sales  shall be had at public auction unless otherwise ordered by   the judge. Upon application to the judge, and for good cause shown,  the   assignee  may be authorized to sell any portion of the estate at private   sale; in which case he shall keep an accurate  record  of  each  article   sold,  and  the price received therefor, and to whom sold; which account   he shall file at once. Upon application by the assignee  or  a  creditor   setting  forth that a part or the whole of the estate is perishable, the   nature and location of such perishable property, and that there will  be   loss if the same is not sold immediately, the judge, if satisfied of the   facts  stated  and  that  the  sale  is  required in the interest of the   estate, may order the  same  to  be  sold  with  or  without  notice  to   creditors.
NY Debt & Cred L § 20 (2021)
2021 New York Laws DCD - Debtor and Creditor Article 2 - General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors 20 - General Powers of Court.

§ 20. General powers of court. Any proceeding under this article shall   be  deemed for all purposes, including review by appeal or otherwise, to   be a proceeding had in the court as a court of general jurisdiction, and   the court shall have full jurisdiction to do all and every act  relating   to  the  assigned  estate,  the  assignees, assignors and creditors, and   jurisdiction shall be presumed in support  of  the  orders  and  decrees   therein  unless the contrary be shown; and after the filing or recording   of an assignment under this article, the court may exercise  the  powers   of  a court of equity in reference to the trust and any matters involved   therein.
NY Debt & Cred L § 21 (2021)
2021 New York Laws DCD - Debtor and Creditor Article 2 - General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors 21 - Trial, Costs and Commissions.

§  21. Trial, costs and commissions. The court, in its discretion, may   order a trial by jury or before a referee,  of  any  disputed  claim  or   matter  arising  under  the  provisions  of  this article. It may in its   discretion award reasonable counsel  fees  and  costs,  determine  which   party  shall  pay  the  same, and make all necessary rules to govern the   practice under this article. The assignee  or  assignees  named  in  any   assignment  shall  receive for his or their services a commission of not   to exceed five per centum on the whole sum which will have come into his   or their hands, except in a case where such percentage shall  not  equal   two  hundred  dollars in which case the court may grant such a sum which   with such percentage shall equal two hundred dollars.  If  the  assignee   continues  the  business the court may allow him additional compensation   equal to what he might be allowed as hereinabove provided.The actual and necessary expenses incurred  by  the  assignee  in  the   administration  of  the  estate shall be reported in detail, under oath,   and examined and approved or disapproved by the court. If approved  they   shall be paid out of the estate.