Effective 7/1/2024

(1)  A receiver may not be appointed by any court and a deed or assignment for the benefit of creditors may not be filed in a court within this state for any institution or other person under the jurisdiction of the commissioner, except upon notice to the commissioner, unless because of urgent necessity the court determines that it is necessary to do so to preserve the assets of the institution.

Terms Used In Utah Code 7-2-5 v2

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Financial Institutions. See Utah Code 7-1-103
  • court: means the court given jurisdiction by this provision. See Utah Code 7-2-2
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Institution: means :
(a) a corporation;
(b) a limited liability company;
(c) a partnership;
(d) a trust;
(e) an association;
(f) a joint venture;
(g) a pool;
(h) a syndicate;
(i) an unincorporated organization; or
(j) any form of business entity. See Utah Code 7-1-103
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: means :
    (a) an individual;
    (b) a corporation;
    (c) a limited liability company;
    (d) a partnership;
    (e) a trust;
    (f) an association;
    (g) a joint venture;
    (h) a pool;
    (i) a syndicate;
    (j) a sole proprietorship;
    (k) an unincorporated organization; or
    (l) any form of business entity. See Utah Code 7-1-103
  • Receiver: means a person, agency, or instrumentality of this state or the United States appointed to administer and manage an institution subject to the jurisdiction of the department in receivership, as provided in Chapter 2, Possession of Depository Institution by Commissioner, and Chapter 19, Acquisition of Failing Depository Institutions or Holding Companies. See Utah Code 7-1-103
  • State: means , unless the context demands otherwise:
    (a) a state;
    (b) the District of Columbia; or
    (c) the territories of the United States. See Utah Code 7-1-103
    (2)  The commissioner may, within five days after service of the notice upon the commissioner, take possession of the institution, in which case no further proceedings shall be had upon the application for the appointment of a receiver or under the deed of assignment, or, if a receiver has been appointed or the assignee has entered upon the administration of his trust, the appointment shall be vacated or the assignee shall be removed upon application of the commissioner to the court by which the receiver was appointed or in which the assignment was filed, and the commissioner shall proceed to administer the assets of the institution as provided in this chapter.

    Amended by Chapter 401, 2023 General Session