Title 11 of the United States Code
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- § 101. Definitions
- § 102. Rules of construction
- § 103. Applicability of chapters
- § 104. Adjustment of dollar amounts
- § 105. Power of court
- § 106. Waiver of sovereign immunity
- § 107. Public access to papers
- § 108. Extension of time
- § 109. Who may be a debtor
- § 110. Penalty for persons who negligently or fraudulently prepare bankruptcy petitions
- § 1101. Definitions for this chapter
- § 1102. Creditors' and equity security holders' committees
- § 1103. Powers and duties of committees
- § 1104. Appointment of trustee or examiner
- § 1105. Termination of trustee's appointment
- § 1106. Duties of trustee and examiner
- § 1107. Rights, powers, and duties of debtor in possession
- § 1108. Authorization to operate business
- § 1109. Right to be heard
- § 111. Nonprofit budget and credit counseling agencies; financial management instructional courses
- § 1110. Aircraft equipment and vessels
- § 1111. Claims and interests
- § 1112. Conversion or dismissal
- § 1113. Rejection of collective bargaining agreements
- § 1114. Payment of insurance benefits to retired employees
- § 1115. Property of the estate
- § 1116. Duties of trustee or debtor in possession in small business cases
- § 112. Prohibition on disclosure of name of minor children
- § 1121. Who may file a plan
- § 1122. Classification of claims or interests
- § 1123. Contents of plan
- § 1124. Impairment of claims or interests
- § 1125. Postpetition disclosure and solicitation
- § 1126. Acceptance of plan
- § 1127. Modification of plan
- § 1128. Confirmation hearing
- § 1129. Confirmation of plan
- § 1141. Effect of confirmation
- § 1142. Implementation of plan
- § 1143. Distribution
- § 1144. Revocation of an order of confirmation
- § 1145. Exemption from securities laws
- § 1146. Special tax provisions
- § 1161. Inapplicability of other sections
- § 1162. Definition
- § 1163. Appointment of trustee
- § 1164. Right to be heard
- § 1165. Protection of the public interest
- § 1166. Effect of subtitle IV of title 49 and of Federal, State, or local regulations
- § 1167. Collective bargaining agreements
- § 1168. Rolling stock equipment
- § 1169. Effect of rejection of lease of railroad line
- § 1170. Abandonment of railroad line
- § 1171. Priority claims
- § 1172. Contents of plan
- § 1173. Confirmation of plan
- § 1174. Liquidation
- § 1181. Inapplicability of other sections
- § 1182. Definitions
- § 1183. Trustee
- § 1184. Rights and powers of a debtor in possession
- § 1185. Removal of debtor in possession
- § 1186. Property of the estate
- § 1187. Duties and reporting requirements of debtors
- § 1188. Status conference
- § 1189. Filing of the plan
- § 1190. Contents of plan
- § 1191. Confirmation of plan
- § 1192. Discharge
- § 1193. Modification of plan
- § 1194. Payments
- § 1195. Transactions with professionals
- § 1201. Stay of action against codebtor
- § 1202. Trustee
- § 1203. Rights and powers of debtor
- § 1204. Removal of debtor as debtor in possession
- § 1205. Adequate protection
- § 1206. Sales free of interests
- § 1207. Property of the estate
- § 1208. Conversion or dismissal
- § 1221. Filing of plan
- § 1222. Contents of plan
- § 1223. Modification of plan before confirmation
- § 1224. Confirmation hearing
- § 1225. Confirmation of plan
- § 1226. Payments
- § 1227. Effect of confirmation
- § 1228. Discharge
- § 1229. Modification of plan after confirmation
- § 1230. Revocation of an order of confirmation
- § 1231. Special tax provisions
- § 1232. Claim by a governmental unit based on the disposition of property used in a farming operation
- § 1301. Stay of action against codebtor
- § 1302. Trustee
- § 1303. Rights and powers of debtor
- § 1304. Debtor engaged in business
- § 1305. Filing and allowance of postpetition claims
- § 1306. Property of the estate
- § 1307. Conversion or dismissal
- § 1308. Filing of prepetition tax returns
- § 1321. Filing of plan
- § 1322. Contents of plan
- § 1323. Modification of plan before confirmation
- § 1324. Confirmation hearing
- § 1325. Confirmation of plan
- § 1326. Payments
- § 1327. Effect of confirmation
- § 1328. Discharge
- § 1329. Modification of plan after confirmation
- § 1330. Revocation of an order of confirmation
- § 1501. Purpose and scope of application
- § 1502. Definitions
- § 1503. International obligations of the United States
- § 1504. Commencement of ancillary case
- § 1505. Authorization to act in a foreign country
- § 1506. Public policy exception
- § 1507. Additional assistance
- § 1508. Interpretation
- § 1509. Right of direct access
- § 1510. Limited jurisdiction
- § 1511. Commencement of case under section 301, 302, or 303
- § 1512. Participation of a foreign representative in a case under this title
- § 1513. Access of foreign creditors to a case under this title
- § 1514. Notification to foreign creditors concerning a case under this title
- § 1515. Application for recognition
- § 1516. Presumptions concerning recognition
- § 1517. Order granting recognition
- § 1518. Subsequent information
- § 1519. Relief that may be granted upon filing petition for recognition
- § 1520. Effects of recognition of a foreign main proceeding
- § 1521. Relief that may be granted upon recognition
- § 1522. Protection of creditors and other interested persons
- § 1523. Actions to avoid acts detrimental to creditors
- § 1524. Intervention by a foreign representative
- § 1525. Cooperation and direct communication between the court and foreign courts or foreign representatives
- § 1526. Cooperation and direct communication between the trustee and foreign courts or foreign representatives
- § 1527. Forms of cooperation
- § 1528. Commencement of a case under this title after recognition of a foreign main proceeding
- § 1529. Coordination of a case under this title and a foreign proceeding
- § 1530. Coordination of more than 1 foreign proceeding
- § 1531. Presumption of insolvency based on recognition of a foreign main proceeding
- § 1532. Rule of payment in concurrent proceedings
- § 301. Voluntary cases
- § 302. Joint cases
- § 303. Involuntary cases
- § 304. Repealed. Pub. L. 109–8, title VIII, §802(d)(3), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 146
- § 305. Abstention
- § 306. Limited appearance
- § 307. United States trustee
- § 308. Debtor reporting requirements
- § 321. Eligibility to serve as trustee
- § 322. Qualification of trustee
- § 323. Role and capacity of trustee
- § 324. Removal of trustee or examiner
- § 325. Effect of vacancy
- § 326. Limitation on compensation of trustee
- § 327. Employment of professional persons
- § 328. Limitation on compensation of professional persons
- § 329. Debtor's transactions with attorneys
- § 330. Compensation of officers
- § 331. Interim compensation
- § 332. Consumer privacy ombudsman
- § 333. Appointment of patient care ombudsman
- § 341. Meetings of creditors and equity security holders
- § 342. Notice
- § 343. Examination of the debtor
- § 344. Self-incrimination; immunity
- § 345. Money of estates
- § 346. Special provisions related to the treatment of State and local taxes
- § 347. Unclaimed property
- § 348. Effect of conversion
- § 349. Effect of dismissal
- § 350. Closing and reopening cases
- § 351. Disposal of patient records
- § 361. Adequate protection
- § 362. Automatic stay
- § 363. Use, sale, or lease of property
- § 364. Obtaining credit
- § 365. Executory contracts and unexpired leases
- § 366. Utility service
- § 501. Filing of proofs of claims or interests
- § 502. Allowance of claims or interests
- § 503. Allowance of administrative expenses
- § 504. Sharing of compensation
- § 505. Determination of tax liability
- § 506. Determination of secured status
- § 507. Priorities
- § 508. Effect of distribution other than under this title
- § 509. Claims of codebtors
- § 510. Subordination
- § 511. Rate of interest on tax claims
- § 521. Debtor's duties
- § 522. Exemptions
- § 523. Exceptions to discharge
- § 524. Effect of discharge
- § 525. Protection against discriminatory treatment
- § 526. Restrictions on debt relief agencies
- § 527. Disclosures
- § 528. Requirements for debt relief agencies
- § 541. Property of the estate
- § 542. Turnover of property to the estate
- § 543. Turnover of property by a custodian
- § 544. Trustee as lien creditor and as successor to certain creditors and purchasers
- § 545. Statutory liens
- § 546. Limitations on avoiding powers
- § 547. Preferences
- § 548. Fraudulent transfers and obligations
- § 549. Postpetition transactions
- § 550. Liability of transferee of avoided transfer
- § 551. Automatic preservation of avoided transfer
- § 552. Postpetition effect of security interest
- § 553. Setoff
- § 554. Abandonment of property of the estate
- § 555. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a securities contract
- § 556. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a commodities contract or forward contract
- § 557. Expedited determination of interests in, and abandonment or other disposition of grain assets
- § 558. Defenses of the estate
- § 559. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a repurchase agreement
- § 560. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a swap agreement
- § 561. Contractual right to terminate, liquidate, accelerate, or offset under a master netting agreement and across contracts; proceedings under chapter 15
- § 562. Timing of damage measurement in connection with swap agreements, securities contracts, forward contracts, commodity contracts, repurchase agreements, and master netting agreements
- § 701. Interim trustee
- § 702. Election of trustee
- § 703. Successor trustee
- § 704. Duties of trustee
- § 705. Creditors' committee
- § 706. Conversion
- § 707. Dismissal of a case or conversion to a case under chapter 11 or 13
- § 721. Authorization to operate business
- § 722. Redemption
- § 723. Rights of partnership trustee against general partners
- § 724. Treatment of certain liens
- § 725. Disposition of certain property
- § 726. Distribution of property of the estate
- § 727. Discharge
- § 728. Repealed. Pub. L. 109–8, title VII, §719(b)(1), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 133
- § 741. Definitions for this subchapter
- § 742. Effect of section 362 of this title in this subchapter
- § 743. Notice
- § 744. Executory contracts
- § 745. Treatment of accounts
- § 746. Extent of customer claims
- § 747. Subordination of certain customer claims
- § 748. Reduction of securities to money
- § 749. Voidable transfers
- § 750. Distribution of securities
- § 751. Customer name securities
- § 752. Customer property
- § 753. Stockbroker liquidation and forward contract merchants, commodity brokers, stockbrokers, financial institutions, financial participants, securities clearing agencies, swap participants, repo participants, and master netting agreement participants
- § 761. Definitions for this subchapter
- § 762. Notice to the Commission and right to be heard
- § 763. Treatment of accounts
- § 764. Voidable transfers
- § 765. Customer instructions
- § 766. Treatment of customer property
- § 767. Commodity broker liquidation and forward contract merchants, commodity brokers, stockbrokers, financial institutions, financial participants, securities clearing agencies, swap participants, repo participants, and master netting agreement participants
- § 781. Definitions
- § 782. Selection of trustee
- § 783. Additional powers of trustee
- § 784. Right to be heard
- § 901. Applicability of other sections of this title
- § 902. Definitions for this chapter
- § 903. Reservation of State power to control municipalities
- § 904. Limitation on jurisdiction and powers of court
- § 921. Petition and proceedings relating to petition
- § 922. Automatic stay of enforcement of claims against the debtor
- § 923. Notice
- § 924. List of creditors
- § 925. Effect of list of claims
- § 926. Avoiding powers
- § 927. Limitation on recourse
- § 928. Post petition effect of security interest
- § 929. Municipal leases
- § 930. Dismissal
- § 941. Filing of plan
- § 942. Modification of plan
- § 943. Confirmation
- § 944. Effect of confirmation
- § 945. Continuing jurisdiction and closing of the case
- § 946. Effect of exchange of securities before the date of the filing of the petition