Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
Chapter contents
37.010Short title 37.020Receivership described 37.030Definitions 37.040Applicability 37.050Property not subject to receivership; exception 37.060Appointment of receiver 37.070Eligibility to serve as receiver 37.080Required disclosures relating to conflicts of interest 37.090Receiver’s bond, alternative security or insurance 37.100Exclusive jurisdiction of appointing court 37.110Powers of receiver 37.120Duties of receiver 37.130Turnover of property 37.140Collection by receiver of debts owed to owner 37.150Duties of owner 37.160Mailing and special notice lists to be maintained by receiver 37.170Notices 37.180When court order required 37.190Creditor list and inventory 37.200Receiver’s periodic reports 37.210Claims bar date 37.220Automatic stay of certain proceedings 37.230Utility service 37.240Executory contracts 37.250Use or transfer of estate property outside ordinary course of business; transfer of co-owned property; limitation on disposition of residential property 37.260Receivership financing 37.270Recovery of costs related to secured property 37.280Abandonment of property 37.290Actions by or against receiver or affecting estate property 37.300Personal liability of receiver 37.310Employment and compensation of professionals 37.320Participation of creditors and other interested persons in receivership; effect of receivership on nonparties 37.330Initial notice to creditors and other interested persons 37.340Claims process 37.350Submission of claims by creditors 37.360Objection to and allowance of claims 37.370Priorities 37.380Secured claims against after-acquired property 37.390Ancillary receiverships 37.400Removal of receiver 37.410Termination of receivership

Chapter 37 — Receivership

ORS 37.040 Applicability

(1)

Except as otherwise provided by law, the Oregon Receivership Code applies to all receiverships initiated in a court of this state, except for:

(a)

Actions in which a state agency or officer is expressly authorized by statute to seek or obtain the appointment of a receiver; and

(b)

Actions authorized by or commenced under federal law.

(2)

In cases in which a state agency or officer is expressly authorized by statute to seek or obtain the appointment of a receiver, the state agency or officer may elect, when seeking appointment, for the receivership to be governed by the provisions of the Oregon Receivership Code.

(3)

Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions of the Oregon Receivership Code control over conflicting provisions of state law, including ORCP 80, with respect to receiverships governed by the Oregon Receivership Code. [2017 c.358 §4]

Note: Section 42, chapter 358, Oregon Laws 2017, provides:

Sec. 42. Sections 2 to 41 of this 2017 Act [37.020 to 37.410] apply to receiverships in which the receiver is appointed on or after the effective date of this 2017 Act [January 1, 2018].

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