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11 U.S.C. § 922

Title 11 Chapter 9 Current through PL 119-73 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 922. Automatic stay of enforcement of claims against the debtor

  • (a) A petition filed under this chapter operates as a stay, in addition to the stay provided by section 362 of this title , applicable to all entities, of—
    • (1) the commencement or continuation, including the issuance or employment of process, of a judicial, administrative, or other action or proceeding against an officer or inhabitant of the debtor that seeks to enforce a claim against the debtor; and
    • (2) the enforcement of a lien on or arising out of taxes or assessments owed to the debtor.
  • (b) Subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of section 362 of this title apply to a stay under subsection (a) of this section the same as such subsections apply to a stay under section 362(a) of this title .
  • (c) If the debtor provides, under section 362, 364, or 922 of this title, adequate protection of the interest of the holder of a claim secured by a lien on property of the debtor and if, notwithstanding such protection such creditor has a claim arising from the stay of action against such property under section 362 or 922 of this title or from the granting of a lien under section 364(d) of this title , then such claim shall be allowable as an administrative expense under section 503(b) of this title .
  • (d) Notwithstanding section 362 of this title and subsection (a) of this section, a petition filed under this chapter does not operate as a stay of application of pledged special revenues in a manner consistent with section 927 of this title to payment of indebtedness secured by such revenues.

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