TITLE 11-BANKRUPTCY
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS (sections 101 to 112)
- § 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 (sections 301 to 366)
SUBCHAPTER I—COMMENCEMENT OF A CASE (sections 301 to 308)
SUBCHAPTER II—OFFICERS (sections 321 to 333)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER III—ADMINISTRATION (sections 341 to 351)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER IV—ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS (sections 361 to 366)
CHAPTER 5—CREDITORS, THE DEBTOR, AND THE ESTATE (sections 501 to 562)
SUBCHAPTER I—CREDITORS AND CLAIMS (sections 501 to 511)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER II—DEBTOR’S DUTIES AND BENEFITS (sections 521 to 528)
SUBCHAPTER III—THE ESTATE (sections 541 to 562)
- § 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 (sections 701 to 784)
SUBCHAPTER I—OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION (sections 701 to 707)
SUBCHAPTER II—COLLECTION, LIQUIDATION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE ESTATE (sections 721 to 728)
- § 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 ]
SUBCHAPTER III—STOCKBROKER LIQUIDATION (sections 741 to 753)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER IV—COMMODITY BROKER LIQUIDATION (sections 761 to 767)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER V—CLEARING BANK LIQUIDATION (sections 781 to 784)
CHAPTER 9—ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF A MUNICIPALITY (sections 901 to 946)
SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS (sections 901 to 904)
SUBCHAPTER II—ADMINISTRATION (sections 921 to 930)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER III—THE PLAN (sections 941 to 946)
CHAPTER 11—REORGANIZATION (sections 1101 to 1195)
SUBCHAPTER I—OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION (sections 1101 to 1116)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER II—THE PLAN (sections 1121 to 1129)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER III—POSTCONFIRMATION MATTERS (sections 1141 to 1146)
SUBCHAPTER IV—RAILROAD REORGANIZATION (sections 1161 to 1174)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER V—SMALL BUSINESS DEBTOR REORGANIZATION (sections 1181 to 1195)
- § 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 (sections 1201 to 1232)
SUBCHAPTER I—OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION, AND THE ESTATE (sections 1201 to 1208)
SUBCHAPTER II—THE PLAN (sections 1221 to 1232)
- § 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 (sections 1301 to 1330)
SUBCHAPTER I—OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION, AND THE ESTATE (sections 1301 to 1308)
SUBCHAPTER II—THE PLAN (sections 1321 to 1330)
- § 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 (sections 1501 to 1532)
SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS (sections 1502 to 1508)
SUBCHAPTER II—ACCESS OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES AND CREDITORS TO THE COURT (sections 1509 to 1514)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER III—RECOGNITION OF A FOREIGN PROCEEDING AND RELIEF (sections 1515 to 1524)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER IV—COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN COURTS AND FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES (sections 1525 to 1527)
SUBCHAPTER V—CONCURRENT PROCEEDINGS (sections 1528 to 1532)
- § 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