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Title 12: Court Procedure

Chapter 121: Trustee Process

• Subchapter 001: GENERALLY; ACTIONS IN WHICH AVAILABLE; PERSONS AND PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TRUSTEE PROCESS
•    § 3011. Actions

•    § 3012. Tort actions; arrest

•    § 3013. Who may be summoned as trustee generally; property subject to process

•    § 3014. Maker or indorser of negotiable paper; exemptions

•    § 3015. Executor or administrator

•    § 3016. Nonresidents summoned as trustees

•    § 3017. Foreign railroad corporations as trustees

•    § 3018. Debts absolutely due, but not payable

•    § 3019. Debts contingent; judgment subject to execution

•    § 3020. Exemptions from trustee process generally

•    § 3021. Debts reduced by sums owing defendant's workmen

•    § 3022. Assignment of future earnings; validity as against trustee process; recording

•    § 3023. Proceeds of property exempt from attachment

•    § 3024. Debt for property in part exempt

•    § 3025. Proceeds of exempt property held for taxes

• Subchapter 002: PROCEDURE ON TRUSTEE PROCESS
•    §§ 3051-3061. Repealed. 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 237, eff. March 29, 1972.

•    § 3060. Repealed. 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 111, eff. April 9, 1974.

•    § 3061. Repealed. 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 237, eff. March 29, 1972.

•    § 3062. Default of trustee-Adjudgment as trustee

•    § 3063. Amount of judgment; execution

•    § 3064. Sworn disclosure; general denial; examination; discharge

•    § 3065. Admission; statement of facts

•    § 3066. Answers and statements of trustee not conclusive

•    § 3067. Trial of issues by jury or court

•    § 3068. Disclosure before judge in Superior Court action

•    § 3069. Corporations summoned as trustees

•    § 3070. Commissioners-Appointment

•    § 3071. Powers and duties of commissioner

•    § 3072. Taking and return of disclosure

•    § 3073. Judgment on disclosure and commissioner's report

•    § 3074. Disclosure not evidence in a prosecution

•    § 3075. Value less than $10.00; discharge of trustee; costs

•    § 3076. Trustee liable only for balance due

•    § 3077. Payments by trustee after service

•    § 3078. Judgment on money demands-Amount; when payable

•    § 3079. Liability of trustee on failure to pay

•    § 3080. Execution against trustee

•    § 3081. Judgment against trustee; effect on defendant's demand

•    § 3082. Discharge of trustee; effect on defendant's demand

•    § 3083. Costs-Allowed to trustee

•    § 3084. Retention out of funds in trustee's hands

•    § 3085. Retention of property until costs paid

•    § 3086. Judgment for costs of discharged trustee

•    § 3087. Repealed. 2023, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. June 6, 2024.

•    § 3088. Plaintiff's costs not to exceed damages

• Subchapter 003: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
•    § 3121. Specific property-Delivery to officer; sale; application of proceeds

•    § 3122. Value as between trustee and defendant

•    § 3123. Contract as to delivery; tender

•    § 3124. Delivery of tendered property to officer

•    § 3125. Payment of trustee's claim by creditor

•    § 3126. Performance of contract or condition by creditor

•    § 3127. Reimbursement of creditor from proceeds of sale

•    § 3128. Disposal of property by trustee before payment or tender

•    § 3129. Trustee's liability on refusal to deliver property

•    § 3130. Trustee not liable for destruction of property without his or her fault

•    § 3131. Defense of trustee sued for not delivering property

•    § 3132. Claims of third persons-Appearance; notice

•    § 3133. Third person as party; recognizance; trial of title

•    § 3134. Costs

•    § 3135. Death of trustee-Attachment not discharged; liability of representative

•    § 3136. Representative may appear or be cited

•    § 3137. Default for nonappearance after notice

•    § 3138. Representative to pay on execution if trustee dies after judgment

•    § 3139. Plaintiff's remedy when representative does not pay

•    § 3140. Pending action against trustee-Action to proceed; continuance for judgment

•    § 3141. Application for continuance; effect of denial

•    § 3142. Payment made on judgment in trustee action allowed

•    § 3143. Fraudulent conveyance and assignment-Trustee with title void as to creditors; examination

•    § 3144. Execution against trustee; arrest

•    § 3145. Validity of sale or assignment may be inquired into

•    § 3146. Mortgagor of personal property summoned as trustee of mortgagee-Mortgagee defined

•    § 3147. Attachment of mortgagee's interest

•    § 3148. Held to satisfy execution against trustee

•    § 3149. Mortgagee not to sell attached property

•    § 3150. Purchaser's title in property sold on execution

•    § 3151. Trustee may file bond and sell property

•    § 3152. Mortgagee may file bond and release property

•    § 3153. Action by assignee of negotiable paper after judgment against maker-Pleading judgment in bar; citation of plaintiff in trustee action

•    § 3154. Court to decide to whom judgment belongs

•    § 3155. Proceedings if judgment belongs to assignee

•    § 3156. Mode of trial; costs

•    §§ 3157-3165. Repealed. 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 111, eff. April 9, 1974.

•    § 3165. Repealed. 1979, No. 67, § 9, eff. date, see note set out below.

•    § 3166. Compensation assignments, employer acceptance required

•    § 3167. Enforcement of money judgments; trustee process against earnings

•    § 3168. Motion for issuance of trustee process; scheduling and notice of hearing

•    § 3169. Hearing on motion; findings; order

•    § 3170. Exemptions; issuance of order

•    § 3171. Service of order; liability of trustee

•    § 3172. Employee protected

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