(1)  An owner shall:

Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-21-113

  • Court: means a court of this state with jurisdiction over the action under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration. See Utah Code 78B-21-102 v2
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Owner: means the person for whose property a receiver is appointed. See Utah Code 78B-21-102 v2
  • Person: means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 78B-21-102 v2
  • Property: means all of a person's right, title, and interest, both legal and equitable, in real and personal property, tangible and intangible, wherever located and however acquired. See Utah Code 78B-21-102 v2
  • Receiver: means a person appointed by the court as the court's agent, and subject to the court's direction, to take possession of, manage, and, if authorized by this chapter or court order, transfer, sell, lease, license, exchange, collect, or otherwise dispose of receivership property. See Utah Code 78B-21-102 v2
  • Receivership: means a proceeding in which a receiver is appointed. See Utah Code 78B-21-102 v2
  • Receivership property: means the property of an owner that is described in the order appointing a receiver or a subsequent order. See Utah Code 78B-21-102 v2
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(a)  assist and cooperate with the receiver in the administration of the receivership and the discharge of the receiver’s duties;

(b)  preserve and turn over to the receiver all receivership property in the owner’s possession, custody, or control;

(c)  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;

(d)  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

(e)  perform any duty imposed by court order, this chapter, or a law of the state other than this chapter.

(2)  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.

(3)  If a person knowingly fails to perform a duty imposed by this section, the court may:

(a)  award the receiver actual damages caused by the person’s failure, reasonable attorney fees, and costs; and

(b)  sanction the failure as civil contempt.

Enacted by Chapter 431, 2017 General Session