Title 11 — Bankruptcy
280 sections across 9 chapters.
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Ch. 1— Rules of construction12 sections
- § 101Definitions
- § 102Rules of construction
- § 103Applicability of chapters
- § 104Adjustment of dollar amounts
- § 105Power of court
- § 106Waiver of sovereign immunity
- § 107Public access to papers
- § 108Extension of time
- § 109Who may be a debtor
- § 110Penalty for persons who negligently or fraudulently prepare bankruptcy petitions
- § 111Nonprofit budget and credit counseling agencies; financial management instructional courses
- § 112Prohibition on disclosure of name of minor children
Ch. 3— Voluntary cases1 inactive37 sections
- § 301Voluntary cases
- § 302Joint cases
- § 303Involuntary cases
- § 304Repealed. Pub. L. 109–8, title VIII, § 802(d)(3) , Apr. 20, 2005 , 119 Stat. 146 ]Repealed
- § 305Abstention
- § 306Limited appearance
- § 307United States trustee
- § 308Debtor reporting requirements
- § 321Eligibility to serve as trustee
- § 322Qualification of trustee
- § 323Role and capacity of trustee
- § 324Removal of trustee or examiner
- § 325Effect of vacancy
- § 326Limitation on compensation of trustee
- § 327Employment of professional persons
- § 328Limitation on compensation of professional persons
- § 329Debtor’s transactions with attorneys
- § 330Compensation of officers
- § 331Interim compensation
- § 332Consumer privacy ombudsman
- § 333Appointment of patient care ombudsman
- § 341Meetings of creditors and equity security holders
- § 342Notice
- § 343Examination of the debtor
- § 344Self-incrimination; immunity
- § 345Money of estates
- § 346Special provisions related to the treatment of State and local taxes
- § 347Unclaimed property
- § 348Effect of conversion
- § 349Effect of dismissal
- § 350Closing and reopening cases
- § 351Disposal of patient records
- § 361Adequate protection
- § 362Automatic stay
- § 363Use, sale, or lease of property
- § 364Obtaining credit
- § 365Executory contracts and unexpired leases
- § 366Utility service
Ch. 5— Filing of proofs of claims or interests41 sections
- § 501Filing of proofs of claims or interests
- § 502Allowance of claims or interests
- § 503Allowance of administrative expenses
- § 504Sharing of compensation
- § 505Determination of tax liability
- § 506Determination of secured status
- § 507Priorities
- § 508Effect of distribution other than under this title
- § 509Claims of codebtors
- § 510Subordination
- § 511Rate of interest on tax claims
- § 521Debtor’s duties
- § 522Exemptions
- § 523Exceptions to discharge
- § 524Effect of discharge
- § 525Protection against discriminatory treatment
- § 526Restrictions on debt relief agencies
- § 527Disclosures
- § 528Requirements for debt relief agencies
- § 541Property of the estate
- § 542Turnover of property to the estate
- § 543Turnover of property by a custodian
- § 544Trustee as lien creditor and as successor to certain creditors and purchasers
- § 545Statutory liens
- § 546Limitations on avoiding powers
- § 547Preferences
- § 548Fraudulent transfers and obligations
- § 549Postpetition transactions
- § 550Liability of transferee of avoided transfer
- § 551Automatic preservation of avoided transfer
- § 552Postpetition effect of security interest
- § 553Setoff
- § 554Abandonment of property of the estate
- § 555Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a securities contract
- § 556Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a commodities contract or forward contract
- § 557Expedited determination of interests in, and abandonment or other disposition of grain assets
- § 558Defenses of the estate
- § 559Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a repurchase agreement
- § 560Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a swap agreement
- § 561Contractual right to terminate, liquidate, accelerate, or offset under a master netting agreement and across contracts; proceedings under chapter 15
- § 562Timing of damage measurement in connection with swap agreements, securities contracts, forward contracts, commodity contracts, repurchase agreements, and master netting agreements
Ch. 7— Interim trustee1 inactive38 sections
- § 701Interim trustee
- § 702Election of trustee
- § 703Successor trustee
- § 704Duties of trustee
- § 705Creditors’ committee
- § 706Conversion
- § 707Dismissal of a case or conversion to a case under chapter 11 or 13
- § 721Authorization to operate business
- § 722Redemption
- § 723Rights of partnership trustee against general partners
- § 724Treatment of certain liens
- § 725Disposition of certain property
- § 726Distribution of property of the estate
- § 727Discharge
- § 728Repealed. Pub. L. 109–8, title VII, § 719(b)(1) , Apr. 20, 2005 , 119 Stat. 133 ]Repealed
- § 741Definitions for this subchapter
- § 742Effect of section 362 of this title in this subchapter
- § 743Notice
- § 744Executory contracts
- § 745Treatment of accounts
- § 746Extent of customer claims
- § 747Subordination of certain customer claims
- § 748Reduction of securities to money
- § 749Voidable transfers
- § 750Distribution of securities
- § 751Customer name securities
- § 752Customer property
- § 753Stockbroker liquidation and forward contract merchants, commodity brokers, stockbrokers, financial institutions, financial participants, securities clearing agencies, swap participants, repo participants, and master netting agreement participants
- § 761Definitions for this subchapter
- § 762Notice to the Commission and right to be heard
- § 763Treatment of accounts
- § 764Voidable transfers
- § 765Customer instructions
- § 766Treatment of customer property
- § 767Commodity 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
- § 781Definitions
- § 782Selection of trustee
- § 783Additional powers of trustee
- § 784Right to be heard
Ch. 9— Applicability of other sections of this title20 sections
- § 901Applicability of other sections of this title
- § 902Definitions for this chapter
- § 903Reservation of State power to control municipalities
- § 904Limitation on jurisdiction and powers of court
- § 921Petition and proceedings relating to petition
- § 922Automatic stay of enforcement of claims against the debtor
- § 923Notice
- § 924List of creditors
- § 925Effect of list of claims
- § 926Avoiding powers
- § 927Limitation on recourse
- § 928Post petition effect of security interest
- § 929Municipal leases
- § 930Dismissal
- § 941Filing of plan
- § 942Modification of plan
- § 943Confirmation
- § 944Effect of confirmation
- § 945Continuing jurisdiction and closing of the case
- § 946Effect of exchange of securities before the date of the filing of the petition
Ch. 11— Creditors’ and equity security holders’ committees60 sections
- § 1101Definitions for this chapter
- § 1102Creditors’ and equity security holders’ committees
- § 1103Powers and duties of committees
- § 1104Appointment of trustee or examiner
- § 1105Termination of trustee’s appointment
- § 1106Duties of trustee and examiner
- § 1107Rights, powers, and duties of debtor in possession
- § 1108Authorization to operate business
- § 1109Right to be heard
- § 1110Aircraft equipment and vessels
- § 1111Claims and interests
- § 1112Conversion or dismissal
- § 1113Rejection of collective bargaining agreements
- § 1114Payment of insurance benefits to retired employees
- § 1115Property of the estate
- § 1116Duties of trustee or debtor in possession in small business cases
- § 1121Who may file a plan
- § 1122Classification of claims or interests
- § 1123Contents of plan
- § 1124Impairment of claims or interests
- § 1125Postpetition disclosure and solicitation
- § 1126Acceptance of plan
- § 1127Modification of plan
- § 1128Confirmation hearing
- § 1129Confirmation of plan
- § 1141Effect of confirmation
- § 1142Implementation of plan
- § 1143Distribution
- § 1144Revocation of an order of confirmation
- § 1145Exemption from securities laws
- § 1146Special tax provisions
- § 1161Inapplicability of other sections
- § 1162Definition
- § 1163Appointment of trustee
- § 1164Right to be heard
- § 1165Protection of the public interest
- § 1166Effect of subtitle IV of title 49 and of Federal, State, or local regulations
- § 1167Collective bargaining agreements
- § 1168Rolling stock equipment
- § 1169Effect of rejection of lease of railroad line
- § 1170Abandonment of railroad line
- § 1171Priority claims
- § 1172Contents of plan
- § 1173Confirmation of plan
- § 1174Liquidation
- § 1181Inapplicability of other sections
- § 1182Definitions
- § 1183Trustee
- § 1184Rights and powers of a debtor in possession
- § 1185Removal of debtor in possession
- § 1186Property of the estate
- § 1187Duties and reporting requirements of debtors
- § 1188Status conference
- § 1189Filing of the plan
- § 1190Contents of plan
- § 1191Confirmation of plan
- § 1192Discharge
- § 1193Modification of plan
- § 1194Payments
- § 1195Transactions with professionals
Ch. 12— Stay of action against codebtor20 sections
- § 1201Stay of action against codebtor
- § 1202Trustee
- § 1203Rights and powers of debtor
- § 1204Removal of debtor as debtor in possession
- § 1205Adequate protection
- § 1206Sales free of interests
- § 1207Property of the estate
- § 1208Conversion or dismissal
- § 1221Filing of plan
- § 1222Contents of plan
- § 1223Modification of plan before confirmation
- § 1224Confirmation hearing
- § 1225Confirmation of plan
- § 1226Payments
- § 1227Effect of confirmation
- § 1228Discharge
- § 1229Modification of plan after confirmation
- § 1230Revocation of an order of confirmation
- § 1231Special tax provisions
- § 1232Claim by a governmental unit based on the disposition of property used in a farming operation
Ch. 13— Stay of action against codebtor18 sections
- § 1301Stay of action against codebtor
- § 1302Trustee
- § 1303Rights and powers of debtor
- § 1304Debtor engaged in business
- § 1305Filing and allowance of postpetition claims
- § 1306Property of the estate
- § 1307Conversion or dismissal
- § 1308Filing of prepetition tax returns
- § 1321Filing of plan
- § 1322Contents of plan
- § 1323Modification of plan before confirmation
- § 1324Confirmation hearing
- § 1325Confirmation of plan
- § 1326Payments
- § 1327Effect of confirmation
- § 1328Discharge
- § 1329Modification of plan after confirmation
- § 1330Revocation of an order of confirmation
Ch. 15— International obligations of the United States32 sections
- § 1501Purpose and scope of application
- § 1502Definitions
- § 1503International obligations of the United States
- § 1504Commencement of ancillary case
- § 1505Authorization to act in a foreign country
- § 1506Public policy exception
- § 1507Additional assistance
- § 1508Interpretation
- § 1509Right of direct access
- § 1510Limited jurisdiction
- § 1511Commencement of case under section 301, 302, or 303
- § 1512Participation of a foreign representative in a case under this title
- § 1513Access of foreign creditors to a case under this title
- § 1514Notification to foreign creditors concerning a case under this title
- § 1515Application for recognition
- § 1516Presumptions concerning recognition
- § 1517Order granting recognition
- § 1518Subsequent information
- § 1519Relief that may be granted upon filing petition for recognition
- § 1520Effects of recognition of a foreign main proceeding
- § 1521Relief that may be granted upon recognition
- § 1522Protection of creditors and other interested persons
- § 1523Actions to avoid acts detrimental to creditors
- § 1524Intervention by a foreign representative
- § 1525Cooperation and direct communication between the court and foreign courts or foreign representatives
- § 1526Cooperation and direct communication between the trustee and foreign courts or foreign representatives
- § 1527Forms of cooperation
- § 1528Commencement of a case under this title after recognition of a foreign main proceeding
- § 1529Coordination of a case under this title and a foreign proceeding
- § 1530Coordination of more than 1 foreign proceeding
- § 1531Presumption of insolvency based on recognition of a foreign main proceeding
- § 1532Rule of payment in concurrent proceedings