Alabama § 6-6-790 - Collection and Turnover of Receivership Property.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 6-6-790 — Collection and Turnover of Receivership Property., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-6-790. Collection and Turnover of Receivership Property.
(a) Unless the court orders otherwise, on demand by a receiver:
(1) A person that owes a debt that is receivership property and is matured or payable on demand or on order shall pay the debt to or on the order of the receiver, except to the extent the debt is subject to setoff or recoupment.
(2) Subject to subsection (c), a person that has possession, custody, or control of receivership property shall turn the property over to the receiver.
(b) A person that has actual notice of the appointment of a receiver and owes a debt that is receivership property may not satisfy the debt by payment to the owner.
(c) If a creditor has possession, custody, or control of receivership property and the validity, perfection, or priority of the creditor’s lien on the property depends on the creditor’s possession, custody, or control, the creditor may retain possession, custody, or control until the court orders adequate protection of the creditor’s lien.
(d) Unless a bona fide dispute exists about a receiver’s right to possession, custody, or control of receivership property, the court may sanction as civil contempt a person’s failure to turn the property over when required by this section.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6-6-790 ("Collection and Turnover of Receivership Property.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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