DCD - Debtor & Creditor
- Article 1 - (1) Short Title
- Article 2 - (2 - 24) GENERAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS
- 2 - Jurisdiction of proceedings.
- 3 - Requisites of general assignment.
- 4 - Debtor's schedule.
- 5 - Notice to creditors to present claims.
- 6 - Bond of assignee.
- 7 - Further security.
- 8 - Discharge or removal of assignee; correction of inventory or schedule; supplemental inventories or schedules.
- 9 - Failure to file bond.
- 10 - Action on bond; application of recovery.
- 11 - Proceedings in case of death of assignee.
- 12 - Notices to parties interested in the estate as creditors or otherwise.
- 13 - Debts which may be proved against the estate.
- 14 - Duties of assignee.
- 15 - Power of court.
- 16 - Examination of witnesses.
- 17 - Invalid claims.
- 18 - Effect of orders; power of judge and duties of clerk.
- 19 - Sale and compromise of claims and property.
- 20 - General powers of court.
- 21 - Trial, costs and commissions.
- 21-A - Company pension plans; deductions from wages trust moneys; preference.
- 22 - Wages and commissions and preferred claims.
- 23 - Limitation of preferences.
- 24 - Appraisal of estate in the hands of assignee.
- Article 2-A - (30 - 38) SECURED CREDITORS
- 30 - Definitions.
- 31 - Secured creditor's claim to disclose security.
- 32 - Effect of concealment.
- 33 - Value of security credited upon claims.
- 34 - Determination of value by secured creditor.
- 35 - Alternative determinations of value.
- 36 - Exempt security not credited.
- 37 - Constitutionality.
- 38 - Uniformity of interpretation.
- Article 3 - (50 - 88) INSOLVENT'S DISCHARGE FROM DEBTS
- 50 - Who may be discharged.
- 51 - To what court application to be made.
- 52 - Contents of petition.
- 53 - Consent of creditors to be annexed.
- 54 - Consent of executor, administrator, receiver, or trustee.
- 55 - Consent of corporation or joint-stock association.
- 56 - Consent of partnership.
- 57 - Effect of consent where petitioner is a joint debtor.
- 58 - Consent of purchaser or assignee of debt.
- 59 - Consenting creditor must relinquish security.
- 60 - Penalty if creditor swears falsely.
- 61 - Affidavit of consenting creditor.
- 62 - When non-resident creditor to annex accounts and securities.
- 63 - Petitioner's schedule.
- 64 - Petitioner's affidavit.
- 65 - Order to show cause.
- 66 - How order published and served.
- 67 - Hearing.
- 68 - Putting cause on calendar.
- 69 - Opposing creditor to file specifications, and may demand jury trial.
- 70 - Opposing creditor to file proofs, if not named in schedule.
- 71 - Proceedings if jurors do not agree.
- 72 - When insolvent required to produce his non-resident wife.
- 73 - Examination of insolvent.
- 74 - When insolvent cannot be discharged.
- 75 - When assignment to be directed.
- 76 - Assignment; contents, and to whom made.
- 77 - Trustees, how designated.
- 78 - Effect of assignment.
- 79 - When discharge to be granted.
- 80 - Order to show cause where trustee refuses to give certificate.
- 81 - Proceedings upon return of order.
- 82 - Discharge and other papers to be recorded.
- 83 - Effect of discharge.
- 84 - Effect of discharge as to foreign contracts or creditors.
- 85 - Effect of discharge as to debts to the United States and the state.
- 86 - Insolvent to be released from imprisonment.
- 87 - Discharge, when void.
- 88 - Invalidity may be proved on motion to vacate order of arrest or execution.
- Article 4 - (100 - 111) INSOLVENT'S EXEMPTION FROM ARREST AND IMPRISONMENT
- 100 - Who may be exempted, and by what court.
- 101 - Contents of petition.
- 102 - Petitioner's schedule.
- 103 - Petitioner's affidavit.
- 104 - Order to show cause.
- 105 - Proceedings on return of order.
- 106 - Order directing assignment; assignment pursuant thereto.
- 107 - When discharge to be granted; effect thereof.
- 108 - Discharge and other papers to be recorded.
- 109 - Petitioner to be released from imprisonment.
- 110 - Debts and demands not affected.
- 111 - Discharge, when void.
- Article 5 - (120 - 139) JUDGMENT DEBTOR'S DISCHARGE FROM IMPRISONMENT
- 120 - Who may be discharged.
- 121 - To what court application to be made.
- 122 - When petition may be presented.
- 123 - Contents of petition; schedule.
- 124 - Affidavit of petitioner.
- 125 - Notice to creditors.
- 126 - Notice to creditors; when service cannot be made.
- 127 - Notice to creditors; when state a creditor.
- 128 - Proceedings on presentation of petition.
- 129 - Adjournment.
- 130 - Proceedings on adjourned day.
- 131 - Assignment; effect thereof.
- 132 - Discharge; when to be granted.
- 133 - Petitioner's property still liable.
- 134 - When creditor may issue new execution against person.
- 135 - Powers and duties of trustee.
- 136 - Creditor may notify debtor to apply for discharge.
- 137 - Effect of failure so to apply.
- 138 - Debtors to state or United States not to be discharged.
- 139 - Discharge on application of taxpayer.
- Article 6 - (150) DISCHARGE OF BANKRUPT FROM JUDGMENT
- Article 6-A - (151) RIGHT OF SET OFF AGAINST UNMATURED DEBTS
- Article 7 - (160 - 218) TRUSTEES FOR INSOLVENT AND IMPRISONED DEBTORS
- 160 - Trustees for creditors.
- 161 - Sole trustee.
- 162 - Two or more trustees.
- 163 - Death of trustee; survivor or successor.
- 164 - Trustees' oath.
- 165 - Vesting of property in trustees.
- 166 - Powers of trustees.
- 167 - Notice to debtors, bailees and creditors.
- 168 - Power to sue notwithstanding notice.
- 169 - Forfeiture for failure to comply with notice.
- 170 - Warrant on withholding account or property.
- 171 - Examination of person arrested.
- 172 - Imprisonment for contumacy.
- 173 - No discharge for defects of form.
- 174 - Penalties for connivance at escape.
- 175 - Effect of answers on examination.
- 176 - Reward to informers.
- 177 - Reference of disputed claims.
- 178 - Application for appointment of referee.
- 179 - Appointment of referee.
- 180 - Entry of order of reference.
- 181 - Powers, duties and compensation of referees.
- 182 - Filing and effect of referees' report.
- 183 - Commission to take testimony out of county.
- 184 - Sale of property and accounts of trustees.
- 185 - Meeting of creditors and notice thereof.
- 186 - Proceedings at creditors' meetings.
- 187 - Payment of disbursements and commissions of trustees.
- 188 - Preferred debts.
- 189 - Distribution of moneys.
- 190 - Preference of debts owing by debtor as trustee.
- 191 - Payment of debts before maturity.
- 192 - Set-off of mutual debts or credits.
- 193 - No set-off in certain cases.
- 194 - Provision for pending actions.
- 194-A - Provision for contingent or unliquidated liabilities.
- 195 - Penalties recovered.
- 196 - Subsequent dividends.
- 197 - Provision for neglectful creditors.
- 198 - Unclaimed dividends.
- 199 - Disposition of surplus.
- 200 - Allowance to debtor.
- 201 - Accounting by trustees.
- 202 - Trustees subject to order of court.
- 203 - Appointment of substitute trustee.
- 204 - Application by trustee for leave to renounce.
- 205 - Account upon application.
- 206 - Verification of account.
- 207 - Order to show cause.
- 208 - Publication of notice.
- 209 - Hearing.
- 210 - Order permitting renunciation.
- 211 - Assignment by renouncing trustee.
- 212 - Effect of assignment.
- 213 - Order for discharge of trustee from trust.
- 214 - Effect of order.
- 215 - Recording order and filing papers.
- 216 - Payment of expense of renunciation.
- 217 - New trustee in place of one absent.
- 218 - Powers and duties of new trustee.
- Article 9 - (250 - 255) PAYMENT OF DEBTS OF INCOMPETENT PERSON OR CONSERVATEE
- 250 - Notice to creditors of incompetent person or conservatee.
- 251 - Authority for committee or conservator to compromise claims.
- 252 - Payment by committee or conservator of claims.
- 253 - Citation to attend judicial settlement of accounts of committee or conservator.
- 254 - Service of citation.
- 255 - Proceedings on return of citation.
- Article 10 - (270 - 281) FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCES.
- 270 - Definition of terms.
- 271 - Insolvency.
- 272 - Fair consideration.
- 273 - Conveyances by insolvent.
- 273-A - Conveyances by defendants.
- 274 - Conveyances by persons in business.
- 275 - Conveyances by a person about to incur debts.
- 276 - Conveyance made with intent to defraud.
- 276-A - Attorneys' fees in action or special proceeding to set aside a conveyance made with intent to defraud.
- 277 - Conveyance of partnership property.
- 278 - Rights of creditors whose claims have matured.
- 279 - Rights of creditors whose claims have not matured.
- 280 - Cases not provided for in article.
- 281 - Construction of article.
- Article 10-A - (282 - 284) PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY EXEMPTIONS
- Article 11 - (290 - 291) LAWS REPEALED; WHEN TO TAKE EFFECT