The court or judge may order the delivery, to the receiver, by the judgment debtor, or any other person in whose possession the same may be, of any notes, bills, accounts, contracts, books or other evidence of indebtedness or right in action, of the judgment debtor, and may enforce such order by attachment, as for a contempt.
§ 856.Receiver Entitled to Possession of Property
Chapter 13: Limitation of Actions · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 856 lets the court order the judgment debtor, or anyone else holding them, to hand over to the receiver notes, bills, accounts, contracts, books, or other evidence of the debtor's debts or rights in action, enforceable by attachment as for contempt.
Full Text of § 856
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 5204.
Plain-English Summary
Section 856 gives the receiver a way to get the paperwork behind the debtor's rights in action, not just the debts themselves. The court or judge may order the judgment debtor, or any other person holding them, to deliver notes, bills, accounts, contracts, books, or other evidence of the debtor's debts or rights in action to the receiver. If that person refuses, the court may enforce the delivery order by attachment, as for contempt.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can the court make someone hand over the debtor's financial records to the receiver?
Yes. The court may order the debtor, or any other person holding them, to deliver notes, bills, accounts, contracts, books, or other evidence of the debtor's debts or rights in action to the receiver.
What if that person refuses to hand the documents over?
The court may enforce the delivery order by attachment, as for contempt.
Does this only apply to the debtor personally?
No, it reaches "any other person in whose possession" the documents may be, not just the debtor.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
· Official source
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