Tennessee § 29-40-113 - Duties of owner.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 29-40-113 — Duties of owner., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-40-113. Duties of owner.
An owner shall: Assist and cooperate with the receiver in the administration of the receivership and the discharge of the receiver's duties; Preserve and turn over to the receiver all receivership property in the owner's possession, custody, or control; Identify all records and other information relating to the receivership property, including a password, authorization, or other information needed to obtain or maintain access to or control of the receivership property, and make available to the receiver the records and information in the owner's possession, custody, or control; On subpoena, submit to examination under oath by the receiver concerning the acts, conduct, property, liabilities, and financial condition of the owner or any matter relating to the receivership property or the receivership; and Perform any duty imposed by court order, this chapter, or the law of this state, other than this chapter. If an owner is a person other than an individual, this section applies to each officer, director, manager, member, partner, trustee, or other person exercising or having the power to exercise control over the affairs of the owner. If a person knowingly fails to perform a duty imposed by this section, the court may: Award the receiver actual damages caused by the person's failure, reasonable attorney's fees, and costs; and Sanction the failure as civil contempt. Acts 2018, ch. 731, § 1. Effective Dates. Acts 2018, ch. 731, § 3. July 1, 2018.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 29-40-113 cover?
Section 29-40-113 ("Duties of owner.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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