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MO Rev Stat § 515.230 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 515 - Referees and Receivers|Section 515.230 - Compensation of witnesses and officers.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   515.230. Compensation of witnesses and officers. — Witnesses shall receive the same fees for attending before arbitrators and referees that they may be allowed them for attending before the circuit court in civil cases; and sheriffs and all other officers shall be entitled to the same fees for service performed in relation to arbitrations and references, that may be allowed them in their respective courts for similar services. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 1163)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 997; 1919 § 1448; 1909 § 2017
MO Rev Stat § 515.500 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 515 - Referees and Receivers|Section 515.500 - Citation of law.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   515.500. Citation of law. — Sections 515.500 to 515.665 may be cited as the "Missouri Commercial Receivership Act". ­­-------- (L. 2016 H.B. 1765 merged with S.B. 578)
MO Rev Stat § 515.515 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 515 - Referees and Receivers|Section 515.515 - General and limited receivers.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   515.515. General and limited receivers. — A receiver shall be either a general receiver or a limited receiver. A receiver shall be a general receiver if the receiver is appointed to take possession and control of all or substantially all of a debtor's property and provided the power to liquidate such property. A receiver shall be a limited receiver if the receiver is appointed to take possession and control of only limited or specific property of a debtor, whether to preserve or to liquidate such property. A receiver appointed at the request of a person having a lien on or interest in specific property that constitutes all or substantially all of a debtor's property may be either a general receiver or a limited receiver. The court shall specify in the order appointing a receiver whether the receiver is appointed as a general receiver or as a limited receiver. The court by order, upon notice and a hearing, may convert either a general receiver into a limited receiver or a limited receiver into a general receiver for good cause shown. In the absence of a clear designation by the court of the type of receiver appointed, whether limited or general, the receiver shall be presumed to be a general receiver and shall have the rights, powers, and duties attendant thereto. ­­-------- (L. 2016 H.B. 1765 merged with S.B. 578)
MO Rev Stat § 515.520 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 515 - Referees and Receivers|Section 515.520 - Notice of appointment, content.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   515.520. Notice of appointment, content. — 1. Upon entry of an order appointing a receiver or upon conversion of a limited receiver to a general receiver pursuant to section 515.515 and within ten business days thereof, or within such additional time as the court may allow, the receiver shall give notice of the appointment or conversion to all parties in interest, including the secretary of state for the state of Missouri, and state and federal taxing authorities. Such notice shall be made by first class mail and proof of service thereof shall be filed with the court. The content of such notice shall include:  (1) The caption reflecting the action in which the receiver is appointed;  (2) The date the action was filed;  (3) The date the receiver was appointed;  (4) The name, address, and contact information of the appointed receiver;  (5) Whether the receiver is a limited or general receiver;  (6) A description of the estate property;  (7) The debtor's name and address and the name and address of the attorney for the debtor, if any;  (8) The court address at which pleadings, motions, or other papers may be filed;  (9) Such additional information as the court directs; and  (10) A copy of the court's order appointing the receiver.  2. A general receiver shall also give notice of the receivership by publication in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county or counties in which estate property is known to be located once a week for three consecutive weeks. The first notice shall be published within thirty days after the date of appointment of the receiver. The notice of the receivership shall include the date of appointment of the receiver, the name of the court and the action number, the last day on which claims may be filed, if established by the court, and the name and address of the debtor, the receiver, and the receiver's attorney, if any. For purposes of this section, all intangible property included as estate property is deemed to be located in the county in which the debtor, if a natural person, resides, or in which the debtor, if an entity, maintains its principal administrative offices.  3. The debtor shall cooperate with all reasonable requests for information from the receiver for purposes of assisting the receiver in providing notice pursuant to subsection 1 of this section. In the court's discretion, the failure of such debtor to cooperate with any reasonable request for information may be punished as a contempt of court. ­­-------- (L. 2016 H.B. 1765 merged with S.B. 578)
MO Rev Stat § 515.525 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 515 - Referees and Receivers|Section 515.525 - Replacement of receiver, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   515.525. Replacement of receiver, when. — Except as provided in sections 515.500 to 515.665 or otherwise by statute, any person, whether or not a resident of this state, may serve as a receiver. A person may not be appointed as a receiver, and shall be replaced as receiver if already appointed, if it should appear to the court that the person:  (1) Has been found guilty of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude or is controlled by a person who has been convicted of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude;  (2) Is a party to the action, or is a parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, partner, director, officer, agent, attorney, employee, secured or unsecured creditor or lienor of, or holder of any equity interest in, or controls or is controlled by, the debtor, or who is the agent, affiliate, or attorney of any disqualified person;  (3) Has an interest materially adverse to the interest of persons to be affected by the receivership generally; or  (4) Is a sheriff of any county. ­­-------- (L. 2016 H.B. 1765 merged with S.B. 578)
MO Rev Stat § 515.530 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 515 - Referees and Receivers|Section 515.530 - Bond requirements.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   515.530. Bond requirements. — Except as otherwise provided for by statute or court rule, before entering upon duties of receiver, a receiver shall execute a bond with one or more sureties approved by the court, in the amount the court specifies, conditioned that the receiver will faithfully discharge the duties of receiver in accordance with orders of the court and state law. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the receiver's bond runs in favor of all persons having an interest in the receivership proceeding or property held by the receiver and in favor of state agencies. ­­-------- (L. 2016 H.B. 1765 merged with S.B. 578)
MO Rev Stat § 515.535 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 515 - Referees and Receivers|Section 515.535 - Receiver to have powers and priority of creditor.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   515.535. Receiver to have powers and priority of creditor. — As of the time of appointment, and subject to the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection 3 of section 515.575, the receiver shall have the powers and priority as if it were a creditor that obtained a judicial lien at the time of appointment on all of the debtor's property that is subject to the receivership, subject to satisfaction of recording requirements as to real property pursuant to subdivision (3)* of subsection 2 of section 515.545. ­­-------- (L. 2016 H.B. 1765 merged with S.B. 578)  *Words "paragraph (c)" appear in original rolls in H.B. 1765 and S.B. 578.
MO Rev Stat § 515.540 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 515 - Referees and Receivers|Section 515.540 - Court to have exclusive authority, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   515.540. Court to have exclusive authority, when. — 1. Except as otherwise provided for by sections 515.500 to 515.665, the court in all cases has exclusive authority over the receiver, and the exclusive possession and right of control with respect to all real property and all tangible and intangible personal property with respect to which the receiver is appointed, wherever located, and the exclusive authority to determine all controversies relating to the collection, preservation, application, and distribution of all property, and all claims against the receiver arising out of the exercise of the receiver's powers or the performance of the receiver's duties. However, the court does not have exclusive authority over actions in which a state agency is a party and in which jurisdiction or venue is vested elsewhere.  2. For good cause shown, the court has power to shorten or expand the time frames specified in sections 515.500 to 515.665. ­­-------- (L. 2016 H.B. 1765 merged with S.B. 578)
MO Rev Stat § 515.550 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 515 - Referees and Receivers|Section 515.550 - Estate property, turnover of upon demand — court action to compel.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   515.550. Estate property, turnover of upon demand — court action to compel. — 1. Upon demand by a receiver, any person, including the debtor, shall turn over any estate property that is within the possession or control of that person unless otherwise ordered by the court for good cause shown. A receiver by motion may seek to compel turnover of estate property as against any person over which the court first establishes jurisdiction, unless there exists a bona fide dispute with respect to the existence or nature of the receiver's possessory interest in the estate property, in which case turnover shall be sought by means of a legal action. In the absence of a bona fide dispute with respect to the receiver's right to possession of estate property, the failure to relinquish possession and control to the receiver shall be punishable as a contempt of the court.  2. Should the court after notice and a hearing pursuant to subsection 1 of this section order the turnover of property to the receiver, the party against which such order is made shall have the right to deliver a bond executed by such party as principal together with one or more sufficient sureties providing that the principal and each such surety shall each be bound to the receiver in double the amount of the value of the property to be turned over, should the property not be turned over to the receiver when such order becomes final. Absent such bond, the property ordered to be turned over to the receiver shall be immediately turned over to the receiver within ten days of the entry of such order. ­­-------- (L. 2016 H.B. 1765 merged with S.B. 578)
MO Rev Stat § 515.555 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 515 - Referees and Receivers|Section 515.555 - Debtor duties and requirements.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   515.555. Debtor duties and requirements. — 1. In addition to other duties and requirements set forth in sections 515.500 to 515.665 and as ordered by the court, the debtor shall:  (1) Within fourteen days of the appointment of a general receiver, make available for inspection by the receiver during normal business hours all information and data required to be filed with the court pursuant to section 515.560, in the form and manner the same are maintained in the ordinary course of the debtor's business;  (2) Assist and cooperate fully with the receiver in the administration of the estate and the discharge of the receiver's duties, and comply with all orders of the court;  (3) Supply to the receiver information necessary to enable the receiver to complete any schedules or reports that the receiver may be required to file with the court, and otherwise assist the receiver in the completion of the schedules;  (4) Upon the receiver's appointment, deliver into the receiver's possession all the property of the receivership estate in the person's possession, custody, or control, including, but not limited to, all accounts, books, papers, records, and other documents; and  (5) Following the receiver's appointment, submit to examination by the receiver, or by any other person upon order of the court, under oath, concerning the acts, conduct, property, liabilities, and financial condition of that person or any matter relating to the receiver's administration of the estate.  2. When the debtor is an entity, each of the officers, directors, managers, members, partners, or other individuals exercising or having the power to exercise control over the affairs of the entity are subject to the requirements of this section. ­­-------- (L. 2016 H.B. 1765 merged with S.B. 578)
MO Rev Stat § 515.560 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 515 - Referees and Receivers|Section 515.560 - Debtor to file schedules, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   515.560. Debtor to file schedules, when. — 1. Within thirty days after the date of appointment of a general receiver, the debtor shall file with the court and submit to the receiver the following schedules:  (1) A true list of all of the known creditors and applicable regulatory and taxing agencies of the debtor, including the mailing addresses for each, the amount and nature of their claims, and whether their claims are disputed; and  (2) A true list of all estate property, including the estimated liquidation value and location of the property and, if real property, a legal description thereof, as of the date of appointment of the receiver.  2. The Missouri supreme court may from time to time prescribe by court rule the schedules to be filed in receiverships as the supreme court shall deem appropriate to the effective administrations of sections 515.500 to 515.665. ­­-------- (L. 2016 H.B. 1765 merged with S.B. 578)
MO Rev Stat § 515.565 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 515 - Referees and Receivers|Section 515.565 - Appraisal not required without court order.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   515.565. Appraisal not required without court order. — 1. A receiver shall not be obligated to obtain any appraisal or other independent valuation of property in the receiver's possession unless ordered by the court to do so.  2. A court may order the receiver to file such additional schedules, reports of assets, liabilities, claims, or inventories as necessary and proper.  3. Whenever a list or schedule required pursuant to this section is not prepared and filed as required by the debtor, the court may order the receiver, a petitioning creditor, or such other person as the court in its discretion deems appropriate to prepare and file such list or schedule within a time fixed by the court. The court may approve reimbursement of the cost incurred in complying with such order as an administrative expense. ­­-------- (L. 2016 H.B. 1765 merged with S.B. 578)
MO Rev Stat § 515.570 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 515 - Referees and Receivers|Section 515.570 - General receiver to file monthly report, contents.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   515.570. General receiver to file monthly report, contents. — 1. A general receiver shall file with the court a monthly report of the receiver's operations and financial affairs unless otherwise ordered by the court. Except as otherwise ordered by the court, each report of a general receiver shall be due by the last day of the subsequent month and shall include the following:  (1) A balance sheet;  (2) A statement of income and expenses;  (3) A statement of cash receipts and disbursements;  (4) A statement of accrued accounts receivable of the receiver;  (5) A statement disclosing amounts considered to be uncollectable;  (6) A statement of accounts payable of the receiver, including professional fees. Such statement shall list the name of each creditor and the amounts owing and remaining unpaid over thirty days; and  (7) A tax disclosure statement, which shall list post filing taxes due or tax deposits required, the name of the taxing agency, the amount due, the date due, and an explanation for any failure to make payments or deposits.  2. A limited receiver shall file with the court all such reports as the court may require. ­­-------- (L. 2016 H.B. 1765 merged with S.B. 578)
MO Rev Stat § 515.580 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 515 - Referees and Receivers|Section 515.580 - Utility service, notice required by public utility to discontinue — violations, remedies.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   515.580. Utility service, notice required by public utility to discontinue — violations, remedies. — 1. A public utility, as defined in section 386.020, providing service to estate property may not alter, refuse, or discontinue service to the property without first giving the receiver fifteen days' notice, or such other notice as may be required by the rules of the public service commission for a customer of that class, of any default or intention to alter, refuse, or discontinue service to estate property. This section does not prohibit the court, upon motion by the receiver, to prohibit the alteration or cessation of utility service if the receiver can furnish adequate assurance of payment in the form of deposit or other security for service to be provided after entry of the order appointing the receiver.  2. Any public utility regulated by the public service commission which violates this section shall be subject to appropriate remedial measures by the commission upon receiving notice that the utility has violated the provisions of this section.  3. When a utility service provider not regulated by the public service commission violates this section, upon direction of the court, an action may be brought by the receiver against the utility to enforce compliance with the provisions of this section. ­­-------- (L. 2016 H.B. 1765 merged with S.B. 578)
MO Rev Stat § 515.590 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 515 - Referees and Receivers|Section 515.590 - Unsecured credit or debt, receiver may obtain, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   515.590. Unsecured credit or debt, receiver may obtain, when. — 1. If a receiver is authorized to operate the business of a debtor or manage a debtor's property, the receiver may obtain unsecured credit and incur unsecured debt in the ordinary course of business as an administrative expense of the receiver without order of the court.  2. The court after notice and a hearing may authorize a receiver to obtain credit or incur debt other than in the ordinary course of business. The court may allow the receiver to mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber estate property as security for repayment of any debt that the receiver may incur, including that the court may provide that additional credit extended to a receiver by a secured creditor of the debtor be afforded the same priority as the secured creditor's existing lien.  3. When determining the propriety of allowing a receiver to obtain credit or incur debt pursuant to subsection 2 of this section, the court shall consider the likely impact on the interests of unsecured creditors of the debtor. ­­-------- (L. 2016 H.B. 1765 merged with S.B. 578)
MO Rev Stat § 515.600 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 515 - Referees and Receivers|Section 515.600 - Immunity from liability, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016   515.600. Immunity from liability, when. — 1. A receiver appointed pursuant to sections 515.500 to 515.665, and the agents, attorneys, and employees of the receivership employed by the receiver pursuant to section 515.605 shall enjoy judicial immunity for acts and omissions arising out of and performed in connection with his or her official duties on behalf of the court and within the scope of his or her appointment. A person other than a successor receiver duly appointed by the court does not have a right of action against a receiver under this section to recover property or the value thereof for or on behalf of the estate except as provided in subsection 2 of this section. A successor receiver may recover only actual damages incurred by the receivership estate from a prior receiver.  2. A person, other than a successor receiver duly appointed by the court, shall not have the right to bring an action against a receiver or the agents, attorneys, and employees of the receivership employed by the receiver pursuant to section 515.605 for any act or omission while acting in the performance of their functions and duties in connection with the receivership unless such person first files a verified application with the appointing court requesting leave to bring such action and the court grants such application after notice and hearing. The appointing court shall only approve the application to bring claims against the receiver under this section upon a prima facie showing by the person making such request that the receiver's actions are not protected by the grant of immunity set forth in subsection 1 of this section. No other court apart from the appointing court shall have the authority to review or approve the application to bring claims against the receiver under this section.  3. If a person requests leave to bring claims under subsection 2 of this section and such leave is denied, the court shall grant judgment in favor of the receiver for the costs of the proceeding and reasonable attorney's fee if the court finds that the position of the person was not substantially justified. ­­-------- (L. 2016 H.B. 1765 merged with S.B. 578)