{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-1646","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-1646","heading":"Disqualification from appointment as receiver; disclosure of interest.","body":"(a)\nThe Superior Court may not appoint a person as receiver unless the person submits to the Superior Court a statement under penalty of perjury that the person is not disqualified.\n\n(b)\nExcept as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person is disqualified from appointment as receiver if the person:\n(1)\nIs an affiliate of a party;\n(2)\nHas an interest materially adverse to an interest of a party;\n(3)\nHas a material financial interest in the outcome of the action, other than compensation the Superior Court may allow the receiver;\n(4)\nHas a debtor-creditor relationship with a party; or\n(5)\nHolds an equity interest in a party, other than a noncontrolling interest in a publicly-traded company.\n\n(c)\nA person is not disqualified from appointment as receiver solely because the person:\n(1)\nWas appointed receiver or is owed compensation in an unrelated matter involving a party or was engaged by a party in a matter unrelated to the receivership;\n(2)\nIs an individual obligated to a party on a debt that is not in default and was incurred primarily for personal, family, or household purposes; or\n(3)\nMaintains with a party a deposit account, as that term is defined in § 28:9-102(a)(29).\n\n(d)\nA person seeking appointment of a receiver may nominate a person to serve as receiver, but the Superior Court is not bound by the nomination.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 16B. Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-1646","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d295fa10ebd99518fc4a80a9f20331178a929e89f6d5af78aff0d9b8c3c4d05e","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-1645","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-1647"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}