Certificates in the United States

Introduction to Certificates and Certification

Corporate Receiver’s Certificates

This section covers the following:

• Power to issue
• Power to issue —Consent of creditors
• Power to issue —Authorized purposes
• Application for certicate and notice to creditors
• Finality of order and reviiew
• Validity
• Usury and sale below par
• Rights and duties of holders
• Negotiability
• Priorities
• Priorities —Laches, waiver and estoppel
• Priorities —Contesting and setting aside priority
• Priorities —Expenses of receivership
• Priorities —Vendor’s liens
• Priorities —Among certicate holders
• Priorities —Lienholders without notice
• Objections to issuance

Concept of DS-2019

In relation to immigration and citizenship, DS-2019 is defined as: See Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J-1) Status.

Resources

Further Reading

• Information about Certificates in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.