US Code
Title 11— BANKRUPTCY

§ 110. Penalty for persons who negligently or fraudulently prepare bankruptcy petitions - (a) In this section—(1) “bankruptcy petition preparer” means a person,...

§ 111. Nonprofit budget and credit counseling agencies; financial management instructional courses - (a) The clerk shall maintain a publicly available list of—(1)...

§ 112. Prohibition on disclosure of name of minor children - The debtor may be required to provide information regarding a...

CHAPTER 3— CASE ADMINISTRATION

SUBCHAPTER I— COMMENCEMENT OF A CASE

§ 301. Voluntary cases - (a) A voluntary case under a chapter of this title...

§ 302. Joint cases - (a) A joint case under a chapter of this title...

§ 303. Involuntary cases - (a) An involuntary case may be commenced only under chapter...

[§ 304. Repealed. , , ] -

§ 305. Abstention - (a) The court, after notice and a hearing, may dismiss...

§ 306. Limited appearance - An appearance in a bankruptcy court by a foreign representative...

§ 307. United States trustee - The United States trustee may raise and may appear and...

§ 308. Debtor reporting requirements - (a) For purposes of this section, the term “profitability” means,...

SUBCHAPTER II— OFFICERS

§ 321. Eligibility to serve as trustee - (a) A person may serve as trustee in a case...

§ 322. Qualification of trustee - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b)(1), a person selected...

§ 323. Role and capacity of trustee - (a) The trustee in a case under this title is...

§ 324. Removal of trustee or examiner - (a) The court, after notice and a hearing, may remove...

§ 325. Effect of vacancy - A vacancy in the office of trustee during a case...

§ 326. Limitation on compensation of trustee - (a) In a case under chapter 7 or 11, other...

§ 327. Employment of professional persons - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the trustee,...

§ 328. Limitation on compensation of professional persons - (a) The trustee, or a committee appointed under section 1102...

§ 329. Debtor’s transactions with attorneys - (a) Any attorney representing a debtor in a case under...

§ 330. Compensation of officers - (a)(1) After notice to the parties in interest and the...

§ 331. Interim compensation - A trustee, an examiner, a debtor’s attorney, or any professional...

§ 332. Consumer privacy ombudsman - (a) If a hearing is required under section 363(b)(1)(B), the...

§ 333. Appointment of patient care ombudsman - (a)(1) If the debtor in a case under chapter 7,...

SUBCHAPTER III— ADMINISTRATION

§ 341. Meetings of creditors and equity security holders - (a) Within a reasonable time after the order for relief...

§ 342. Notice - (a) There shall be given such notice as is appropriate,...

§ 343. Examination of the debtor - The debtor shall appear and submit to examination under oath...

§ 344. Self-incrimination; immunity - Immunity for persons required to submit to examination, to testify,...

§ 345. Money of estates - (a) A trustee in a case under this title may...

§ 346. Special provisions related to the treatment of State and local taxes - (a) Whenever the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 provides that...

§ 347. Unclaimed property - (a) Ninety days after the final distribution under section 726,...

§ 348. Effect of conversion - (a) Conversion of a case from a case under one...

§ 349. Effect of dismissal - (a) Unless the court, for cause, orders otherwise, the dismissal...

§ 350. Closing and reopening cases - (a) After an estate is fully administered and the court...

§ 351. Disposal of patient records - (1) The trustee shall—(A) promptly publish notice, in 1 or...

SUBCHAPTER IV— ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS

§ 361. Adequate protection - (1) requiring the trustee to make a cash payment or...

§ 362. Automatic stay - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 363. Use, sale, or lease of property - (a) In this section, “cash collateral” means cash, negotiable instruments,...

§ 364. Obtaining credit - (a) If the trustee is authorized to operate the business...

§ 365. Executory contracts and unexpired leases - (a) Except as provided in sections 765 and 766 of...

§ 366. Utility service - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of...

CHAPTER 5— CREDITORS, THE DEBTOR, AND THE ESTATE

SUBCHAPTER I— CREDITORS AND CLAIMS

§ 501. Filing of proofs of claims or interests - (a) A creditor or an indenture trustee may file a...

§ 502. Allowance of claims or interests - (a) A claim or interest, proof of which is filed...

§ 503. Allowance of administrative expenses - (a) An entity may timely file a request for payment...

§ 504. Sharing of compensation - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 505. Determination of tax liability - (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection,...

§ 506. Determination of secured status - (a)(1) An allowed claim of a creditor secured by a...

§ 507. Priorities - (a) The following expenses and claims have priority in the...

§ 508. Effect of distribution other than under this title - If a creditor of a partnership debtor receives, from a...

§ 509. Claims of codebtors - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of...

§ 510. Subordination - (a) A subordination agreement is enforceable in a case under...

§ 511. Rate of interest on tax claims - (a) If any provision of this title requires the payment...

SUBCHAPTER II— DEBTOR’S DUTIES AND BENEFITS

§ 521. Debtor’s duties - (a) The debtor shall—(1) file—(A) a list of creditors; and...

§ 522. Exemptions - (a) In this section—(1) “dependent” includes spouse, whether or not...

§ 523. Exceptions to discharge - (a) A discharge under section 727, 1141, 1192 11 So...

§ 524. Effect of discharge - (a) A discharge in a case under this title—(1) voids...

§ 525. Protection against discriminatory treatment - (a) Except as provided in the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act,...

§ 526. Restrictions on debt relief agencies - (a) A debt relief agency shall not—(1) fail to perform...

§ 527. Disclosures - (a) A debt relief agency providing bankruptcy assistance to an...

§ 528. Requirements for debt relief agencies - (a) A debt relief agency shall—(1) not later than 5...

SUBCHAPTER III— THE ESTATE

§ 541. Property of the estate - (a) The commencement of a case under section 301, 302,...

§ 542. Turnover of property to the estate - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) or (d) of...

§ 543. Turnover of property by a custodian - (a) A custodian with knowledge of the commencement of a...

§ 544. Trustee as lien creditor and as successor to certain creditors and purchasers - (a) The trustee shall have, as of the commencement of...

§ 545. Statutory liens - (1) first becomes effective against the debtor—(A) when a case...

§ 546. Limitations on avoiding powers - (a) An action or proceeding under section 544, 545, 547,...

§ 547. Preferences - (a) In this section—(1) “inventory” means personal property leased or...

§ 548. Fraudulent transfers and obligations - (a)(1) The trustee may avoid any transfer (including any transfer...

§ 549. Postpetition transactions - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of...

§ 550. Liability of transferee of avoided transfer - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, to the...

§ 551. Automatic preservation of avoided transfer - Any transfer avoided under section 522, 544, 545, 547, 548,...

§ 552. Postpetition effect of security interest - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 553. Setoff - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and in...

§ 554. Abandonment of property of the estate - (a) After notice and a hearing, the trustee may abandon...

§ 555. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a securities contract - The exercise of a contractual right of a stockbroker, financial...

§ 556. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a commodities contract or forward contract - The contractual right of a commodity broker, financial participant, or...

§ 557. Expedited determination of interests in, and abandonment or other disposition of grain assets - (a) This section applies only in a case concerning a...

§ 558. Defenses of the estate - The estate shall have the benefit of any defense available...

§ 559. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a repurchase agreement - The exercise of a contractual right of a repo participant...

§ 560. Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a swap agreement - The exercise of any contractual right of any swap participant...

§ 561. Contractual right to terminate, liquidate, accelerate, or offset under a master netting agreement and across contracts; proceedings under chapter 15 - (a) Subject to subsection (b), the exercise of any contractual...

§ 562. Timing of damage measurement in connection with swap agreements, securities contracts, forward contracts, commodity contracts, repurchase agreements, and master netting agreements - (a) If the trustee rejects a swap agreement, securities contract...

CHAPTER 7— LIQUIDATION

SUBCHAPTER I— OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION

§ 701. Interim trustee - (a)(1) Promptly after the order for relief under this chapter,...

§ 702. Election of trustee - (a) A creditor may vote for a candidate for trustee...

§ 703. Successor trustee - (a) If a trustee dies or resigns during a case,...

§ 704. Duties of trustee - (a) The trustee shall—(1) collect and reduce to money the...

§ 705. Creditors’ committee - (a) At the meeting under section 341(a) of this title,...

§ 706. Conversion - (a) The debtor may convert a case under this chapter...

§ 707. Dismissal of a case or conversion to a case under chapter 11 or 13 - (a) The court may dismiss a case under this chapter...

SUBCHAPTER II— COLLECTION, LIQUIDATION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE ESTATE

§ 721. Authorization to operate business - The court may authorize the trustee to operate the business...

§ 722. Redemption - An individual debtor may, whether or not the debtor has...

§ 723. Rights of partnership trustee against general partners - (a) If there is a deficiency of property of the...

§ 724. Treatment of certain liens - (a) The trustee may avoid a lien that secures a...

§ 725. Disposition of certain property - After the commencement of a case under this chapter, but...

§ 726. Distribution of property of the estate - (a) Except as provided in section 510 of this title,...

§ 727. Discharge - (a) The court shall grant the debtor a discharge, unless—(1)...

[§ 728. Repealed. , , ] -

SUBCHAPTER III— STOCKBROKER LIQUIDATION

§ 741. Definitions for this subchapter - (1) “Commission” means Securities and Exchange Commission; (2) “customer” includes—(A)...

§ 742. Effect of in this subchapter - Notwithstanding , SIPC may file an application for a protective...

§ 743. Notice - The clerk shall give the notice required by to SIPC...

§ 744. Executory contracts - Notwithstanding , the trustee shall assume or reject, under ,...

§ 745. Treatment of accounts - (a) Accounts held by the debtor for a particular customer...

§ 746. Extent of customer claims - (a) If, after the date of the filing of the...

§ 747. Subordination of certain customer claims - (1) an insider; (2) a beneficial owner of at least...

§ 748. Reduction of securities to money - As soon as practicable after the date of the order...

§ 749. Voidable transfers - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any transfer...

§ 750. Distribution of securities - The trustee may not distribute a security except under .

§ 751. Customer name securities - The trustee shall deliver any customer name security to or...

§ 752. Customer property - (a) The trustee shall distribute customer property ratably to customers...

§ 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 - Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the exercise of...

SUBCHAPTER IV— COMMODITY BROKER LIQUIDATION

§ 761. Definitions for this subchapter - (1) “Act” means Commodity Exchange Act; (2) “clearing organization” means...

§ 762. Notice to the Commission and right to be heard - (a) The clerk shall give the notice required by section...

§ 763. Treatment of accounts - (a) Accounts held by the debtor for a particular customer...

§ 764. Voidable transfers - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any transfer...

§ 765. Customer instructions - (a) The notice required by section 342 of this title...

§ 766. Treatment of customer property - (a) The trustee shall answer all margin calls with respect...

§ 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 - Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the exercise of...

SUBCHAPTER V— CLEARING BANK LIQUIDATION

§ 781. Definitions - (1) Board.—The term “Board” means the Board of Governors of...

§ 782. Selection of trustee - (a) In General.—(1) Appointment.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this title,...

§ 783. Additional powers of trustee - (a) Distribution of Property Not of the Estate.—The trustee under...

§ 784. Right to be heard - The Board or a Federal reserve bank (in the case...

CHAPTER 9— ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF A MUNICIPALITY

SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 901. Applicability of other sections of this title - (a) Sections 301, 333, 344, 347(b), 349, 350(b) 351,,11 So...

§ 902. Definitions for this chapter - (1) “property of the estate”, when used in a section...

§ 903. Reservation of State power to control municipalities - (1) a State law prescribing a method of composition of...

§ 904. Limitation on jurisdiction and powers of court - (1) any of the political or governmental powers of the...

SUBCHAPTER II— ADMINISTRATION

§ 921. Petition and proceedings relating to petition - (a) Notwithstanding sections 109(d) and 301 of this title, a...

§ 922. Automatic stay of enforcement of claims against the debtor - (a) A petition filed under this chapter operates as a...

§ 923. Notice - There shall be given notice of the commencement of a...

§ 924. List of creditors - The debtor shall file a list of creditors.

§ 925. Effect of list of claims - A proof of claim is deemed filed under for any...

§ 926. Avoiding powers - (a) If the debtor refuses to pursue a cause of...

§ 927. Limitation on recourse - The holder of a claim payable solely from special revenues...

§ 928. Post petition effect of security interest - (a) Notwithstanding section 552(a) of this title and subject to...

§ 929. Municipal leases - A lease to a municipality shall not be treated as...

§ 930. Dismissal - (a) After notice and a hearing, the court may dismiss...

SUBCHAPTER III— THE PLAN

§ 941. Filing of plan - The debtor shall file a plan for the adjustment of...

§ 942. Modification of plan - The debtor may modify the plan at any time before...

§ 943. Confirmation - (a) A special tax payer may object to confirmation of...

§ 944. Effect of confirmation - (a) The provisions of a confirmed plan bind the debtor...

§ 945. Continuing jurisdiction and closing of the case - (a) The court may retain jurisdiction over the case for...

§ 946. Effect of exchange of securities before the date of the filing of the petition - The exchange of a new security under the plan for...

CHAPTER 11— REORGANIZATION

SUBCHAPTER I— OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION

§ 1101. Definitions for this chapter - (1) “debtor in possession” means debtor except when a person...

§ 1102. Creditors’ and equity security holders’ committees - (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), as soon as...

§ 1103. Powers and duties of committees - (a) At a scheduled meeting of a committee appointed under...

§ 1104. Appointment of trustee or examiner - (a) At any time after the commencement of the case...

§ 1105. Termination of trustee’s appointment - At any time before confirmation of a plan, on request...

§ 1106. Duties of trustee and examiner - (a) A trustee shall—(1) perform the duties of the trustee,...

§ 1107. Rights, powers, and duties of debtor in possession - (a) Subject to any limitations on a trustee serving in...

§ 1108. Authorization to operate business - Unless the court, on request of a party in interest...

§ 1109. Right to be heard - (a) The Securities and Exchange Commission may raise and may...

§ 1110. Aircraft equipment and vessels - (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and subject to...

§ 1111. Claims and interests - (a) A proof of claim or interest is deemed filed...

§ 1112. Conversion or dismissal - (a) The debtor may convert a case under this chapter...

§ 1113. Rejection of collective bargaining agreements - (a) The debtor in possession, or the trustee if one...

§ 1114. Payment of insurance benefits to retired employees - (a) For purposes of this section, the term “retiree benefits”...

§ 1115. Property of the estate - (a) In a case in which the debtor is an...

§ 1116. Duties of trustee or debtor in possession in small business cases - (1) append to the voluntary petition or, in an involuntary...

SUBCHAPTER II— THE PLAN

§ 1121. Who may file a plan - (a) The debtor may file a plan with a petition...

§ 1122. Classification of claims or interests - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 1123. Contents of plan - (a) Notwithstanding any otherwise applicable nonbankruptcy law, a plan shall—(1)...

§ 1124. Impairment of claims or interests - (1) leaves unaltered the legal, equitable, and contractual rights to...

§ 1125. Postpetition disclosure and solicitation - (a) In this section—(1) “adequate information” means information of a...

§ 1126. Acceptance of plan - (a) The holder of a claim or interest allowed under...

§ 1127. Modification of plan - (a) The proponent of a plan may modify such plan...

§ 1128. Confirmation hearing - (a) After notice, the court shall hold a hearing on...

§ 1129. Confirmation of plan - (a) The court shall confirm a plan only if all...

SUBCHAPTER III— POSTCONFIRMATION MATTERS

§ 1141. Effect of confirmation - (a) Except as provided in subsections (d)(2) and (d)(3) of...

§ 1142. Implementation of plan - (a) Notwithstanding any otherwise applicable nonbankruptcy law, rule, or regulation...

§ 1143. Distribution - If a plan requires presentment or surrender of a security...

§ 1144. Revocation of an order of confirmation - (1) contain such provisions as are necessary to protect any...

§ 1145. Exemption from securities laws - (a) Except with respect to an entity that is an...

§ 1146. Special tax provisions - (a) The issuance, transfer, or exchange of a security, or...

SUBCHAPTER IV— RAILROAD REORGANIZATION

§ 1161. Inapplicability of other sections - Sections 341, 343, 1102(a)(1), 1104, 1105, 1107, 1129(a)(7), and 1129(c)...

§ 1162. Definition - In this subchapter, “Board” means the “Surface Transportation Board”.

§ 1163. Appointment of trustee - As soon as practicable after the order for relief the...

§ 1164. Right to be heard - The Board, the Department of Transportation, and any State or...

§ 1165. Protection of the public interest - In applying sections 1166, 1167, 1169, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1173,...

§ 1166. Effect of subtitle IV of title 49 and of Federal, State, or local regulations - (1) any such order that would require the expenditure, or...

§ 1167. Collective bargaining agreements - Notwithstanding , neither the court nor the trustee may change...

§ 1168. Rolling stock equipment - (a)(1) The right of a secured party with a security...

§ 1169. Effect of rejection of lease of railroad line - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 1170. Abandonment of railroad line - (a) The court, after notice and a hearing, may authorize...

§ 1171. Priority claims - (a) There shall be paid as an administrative expense any...

§ 1172. Contents of plan - (a) In addition to the provisions required or permitted under...

§ 1173. Confirmation of plan - (a) The court shall confirm a plan if—(1) the applicable...

§ 1174. Liquidation - On request of a party in interest and after notice...

SUBCHAPTER V— SMALL BUSINESS DEBTOR REORGANIZATION

§ 1181. Inapplicability of other sections - (a) In General.—Sections 105(d), 1101(1), 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108,...

§ 1182. Definitions - (1) Debtor.—The term “debtor”—(A) subject to subparagraph (B), means a...

§ 1183. Trustee - (a) In General.—If the United States trustee has appointed an...

§ 1184. Rights and powers of a debtor in possession - Subject to such limitations or conditions as the court may...

§ 1185. Removal of debtor in possession - (a) In General.—On request of a party in interest, and...

§ 1186. Property of the estate - (a) Inclusions.—If a plan is confirmed under section 1191(b) of...

§ 1187. Duties and reporting requirements of debtors - (a) Filing Requirements.—Upon electing to be a debtor under this...

§ 1188. Status conference - (a) In General.—Except as provided in subsection (b), not later...

§ 1189. Filing of the plan - (a) Who May File a Plan.—Only the debtor may file...

§ 1190. Contents of plan - (1) shall include—(A) a brief history of the business operations...

§ 1191. Confirmation of plan - (a) Terms.—The court shall confirm a plan under this subchapter...

§ 1192. Discharge - (1) on which the last payment is due after the...

§ 1193. Modification of plan - (a) Modification Before Confirmation.—The debtor may modify a plan at...

§ 1194. Payments - (a) Retention and Distribution by Trustee.—Payments and funds received by...

§ 1195. Transactions with professionals - Notwithstanding , a person is not disqualified for employment under...

CHAPTER 12— ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF A FAMILY FARMER OR FISHERMAN WITH REGULAR ANNUAL INCOME

SUBCHAPTER I— OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION, AND THE ESTATE

§ 1201. Stay of action against codebtor - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of...

§ 1202. Trustee - (a) If the United States trustee has appointed an individual...

§ 1203. Rights and powers of debtor - Subject to such limitations as the court may prescribe, a...

§ 1204. Removal of debtor as debtor in possession - (a) On request of a party in interest, and after...

§ 1205. Adequate protection - (a) Section 361 does not apply in a case under...

§ 1206. Sales free of interests - After notice and a hearing, in addition to the authorization...

§ 1207. Property of the estate - (a) Property of the estate includes, in addition to the...

§ 1208. Conversion or dismissal - (a) The debtor may convert a case under this chapter...

SUBCHAPTER II— THE PLAN

§ 1221. Filing of plan - The debtor shall file a plan not later than 90...

§ 1222. Contents of plan - (a) The plan shall—(1) provide for the submission of all...

§ 1223. Modification of plan before confirmation - (a) The debtor may modify the plan at any time...

§ 1224. Confirmation hearing - After expedited notice, the court shall hold a hearing on...

§ 1225. Confirmation of plan - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the court shall...

§ 1226. Payments - (a) Payments and funds received by the trustee shall be...

§ 1227. Effect of confirmation - (a) Except as provided in section 1228(a) of this title,...

§ 1228. Discharge - (a) Subject to subsection (d), as soon as practicable after...

§ 1229. Modification of plan after confirmation - (a) At any time after confirmation of the plan but...

§ 1230. Revocation of an order of confirmation - (a) On request of a party in interest at any...

§ 1231. Special tax provisions - (a) The issuance, transfer, or exchange of a security, or...

§ 1232. Claim by a governmental unit based on the disposition of property used in a farming operation - (a) Any unsecured claim of a governmental unit against the...

CHAPTER 13— ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL WITH REGULAR INCOME

SUBCHAPTER I— OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION, AND THE ESTATE

§ 1301. Stay of action against codebtor - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of...

§ 1302. Trustee - (a) If the United States trustee appoints an individual under...

§ 1303. Rights and powers of debtor - Subject to any limitations on a trustee under this chapter,...

§ 1304. Debtor engaged in business - (a) A debtor that is self-employed and incurs trade credit...

§ 1305. Filing and allowance of postpetition claims - (a) A proof of claim may be filed by any...

§ 1306. Property of the estate - (a) Property of the estate includes, in addition to the...

§ 1307. Conversion or dismissal - (a) The debtor may convert a case under this chapter...

§ 1308. Filing of prepetition tax returns - (a) Not later than the day before the date on...

SUBCHAPTER II— THE PLAN

§ 1321. Filing of plan - The debtor shall file a plan.

§ 1322. Contents of plan - (a) The plan—(1) shall provide for the submission of all...

§ 1323. Modification of plan before confirmation - (a) The debtor may modify the plan at any time...

§ 1324. Confirmation hearing - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and after notice,...

§ 1325. Confirmation of plan - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the court shall...

§ 1326. Payments - (a)(1) Unless the court orders otherwise, the debtor shall commence...

§ 1327. Effect of confirmation - (a) The provisions of a confirmed plan bind the debtor...

§ 1328. Discharge - (a) Subject to subsection (d), as soon as practicable after...

§ 1329. Modification of plan after confirmation - (a) At any time after confirmation of the plan but...

§ 1330. Revocation of an order of confirmation - (a) On request of a party in interest at any...

CHAPTER 15— ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES

SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 1502. Definitions - (1) “debtor” means an entity that is the subject of...

§ 1503. International obligations of the United States - To the extent that this chapter conflicts with an obligation...

§ 1504. Commencement of ancillary case - A case under this chapter is commenced by the filing...

§ 1505. Authorization to act in a foreign country - A trustee or another entity (including an examiner) may be...

§ 1506. Public policy exception - Nothing in this chapter prevents the court from refusing to...

§ 1507. Additional assistance - (a) Subject to the specific limitations stated elsewhere in this...

§ 1508. Interpretation - In interpreting this chapter, the court shall consider its international...

SUBCHAPTER II— ACCESS OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES AND CREDITORS TO THE COURT

§ 1509. Right of direct access - (a) A foreign representative may commence a case under section...

§ 1510. Limited jurisdiction - The sole fact that a foreign representative files a petition...

§ 1511. Commencement of case under section 301, 302, or 303 - (a) Upon recognition, a foreign representative may commence—(1) an involuntary...

§ 1512. Participation of a foreign representative in a case under this title - Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, the foreign representative in...

§ 1513. Access of foreign creditors to a case under this title - (a) Foreign creditors have the same rights regarding the commencement...

§ 1514. Notification to foreign creditors concerning a case under this title - (a) Whenever in a case under this title notice is...

SUBCHAPTER III— RECOGNITION OF A FOREIGN PROCEEDING AND RELIEF

§ 1515. Application for recognition - (a) A foreign representative applies to the court for recognition...

§ 1516. Presumptions concerning recognition - (a) If the decision or certificate referred to in section...

§ 1517. Order granting recognition - (a) Subject to section 1506, after notice and a hearing,...

§ 1518. Subsequent information - (1) any substantial change in the status of such foreign...

§ 1519. Relief that may be granted upon filing petition for recognition - (a) From the time of filing a petition for recognition...

§ 1520. Effects of recognition of a foreign main proceeding - (a) Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding that is a...

§ 1521. Relief that may be granted upon recognition - (a) Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, whether main or...

§ 1522. Protection of creditors and other interested persons - (a) The court may grant relief under section 1519 or...

§ 1523. Actions to avoid acts detrimental to creditors - (a) Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, the foreign representative...

§ 1524. Intervention by a foreign representative - Upon recognition of a foreign proceeding, the foreign representative may...

SUBCHAPTER IV— COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN COURTS AND FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES

§ 1525. Cooperation and direct communication between the court and foreign courts or foreign representatives - (a) Consistent with section 1501, the court shall cooperate to...

§ 1526. Cooperation and direct communication between the trustee and foreign courts or foreign representatives - (a) Consistent with section 1501, the trustee or other person,...

§ 1527. Forms of cooperation - (1) appointment of a person or body, including an examiner,...

SUBCHAPTER V— CONCURRENT PROCEEDINGS

§ 1528. Commencement of a case under this title after recognition of a foreign main proceeding - After recognition of a foreign main proceeding, a case under...

§ 1529. Coordination of a case under this title and a foreign proceeding - (1) If the case in the United States is pending...

§ 1530. Coordination of more than 1 foreign proceeding - (1) Any relief granted under section 1519 or 1521 to...

§ 1531. Presumption of insolvency based on recognition of a foreign main proceeding - In the absence of evidence to the contrary, recognition of...

§ 1532. Rule of payment in concurrent proceedings - Without prejudice to secured claims or rights in rem, a...

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Title 11— BANKRUPTCY