Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 6-6-620 (2026)

Appointment - Power of Circuit Court Judge, Register, or Clerk.

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Receivers may be appointed by the circuit court judge and by the register or clerk in the absence of the judge, upon application in writing. When the application is made to the register or clerk, reasonable notice of the time of such application and the person to whom it will be submitted must be given, or a good reason shown to the register or clerk for the failure to give the same.

(Code 1852, §2986; Code 1867, §3441; Code 1876, §3881; Code 1886, §3534; Code 1896, §799; Code 1907, §5726; Code 1923, §10113; Code 1940, T. 7, §1156.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: Carter v. State Ex Rel. Bullock Cnty., 393 So. 2d 1368 (Ala. 1981).

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Carter v. State Ex Rel. Bullock Cnty., 393 So. 2d 1368 (Ala. 1981). “The power of a court to appoint a receiver in a pending action is statutorily recognized (§ 6-6-620, Code 1975); and, generally, the exercise of such power rests within the sound discretion of the trial judge.”

The Water Works & Sewer Bd. of the City of Prichard v. Synovus Bank (Appeal from Mobile Circuit Court: CV-23-901332). (Ala. 2024). · cites it 2× “1981) ("The power of a court to appoint a receiver in a pending action is statutorily recognized (§ 6-6-620, [Ala.] Code 1975); and, generally, the exercise of such power rests within the sound discretion of the trial judge.”

Jeffrey Kolessar of BFAL Assocs., LLC, as court-appointed receiver v. SJP Inv. Partners, LLC, & Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Tr. for the benefit of the holders of Benchmark 2019-B13 Mortg. Trust Com. Mortg. Pass-Through Certificates Series, 2019-B13 (Ala. 2025). “Code [1975,] § 6-6-620 and the common law of Alabama." 6 The emergency motion was based on allegations substantially similar to those in Wells Fargo's verified complaint and adopted the verified complaint by reference.”

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