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FEDERAL · U.S. CODE
Title 11 — Bankruptcy
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Chapter 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 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
§ 111
Nonprofit budget and credit counseling agencies; financial management instructional courses
§ 112
Prohibition on disclosure of name of minor children
Chapter 3
CASE ADMINISTRATION
§ 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Repealed.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
Chapter 5
CREDITORS, THE DEBTOR, AND THE ESTATE
§ 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
Chapter 7
LIQUIDATION
§ 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
Chapter 9
ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF A MUNICIPALITY
§ 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
Chapter 11
REORGANIZATION
§ 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
§ 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
§ 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
Chapter 12
ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF A FAMILY FARMER OR FISHERMAN WITH REGULAR ANNUAL INCOME
§ 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
Chapter 13
ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL WITH REGULAR INCOME
§ 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
Chapter 15
ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES
§ 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