(a) A custodian with knowledge of the filing of a petition under §§ 113-113nn of this title concerning the petitioner may not make any disbursement from, or take any action in the administration of, property of the petitioner, proceeds, product, offspring, rents, or profits of such property, or property of the petitioner, in the possession, custody, or control of such custodian, except such action as is necessary to preserve such property.
(b) A custodian shall:
(1) Deliver to the petitioner any property of the petitioner held by or transferred to such custodian, or proceeds, product, offspring, rents, or profits of such property, that is in such custodian’s possession, custody, or control on the date that such custodian acquires knowledge of the filing of the petition; and
(2) file an accounting of any property of the petitioner, or proceeds, product, offspring, rents, or profits of such property that, at any time, came into the possession, custody, or control of such custodian.
(c) The Court, after notice and a hearing, shall:
(1) Protect all entities to which a custodian has become obligated with respect to such property or proceeds, product, offspring, rents, or profits of such property;
(2) provide for the payment of reasonable compensation for services rendered and costs and expenses incurred by such custodian; and
(3) surcharge such custodian for any improper or excessive disbursement, other than a disbursement that has been made in accordance with any applicable law, or that has been approved, after notice and a hearing, by a court of competent jurisdiction before the filing of the petition.
History —June 28, 2014, No. 71, § 334.