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11 U.S.C.

11 U.S.C. — Bankruptcy

USC · 507 sections

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CHAPTER 1-GENERAL PROVISIONS§§ 101–112 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 3-CASE ADMINISTRATION§§ 301–366 · 37 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-COMMENCEMENT OF A CASE§§ 301–308 · 7 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-OFFICERS§§ 321–333 · 13 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-ADMINISTRATION§§ 341–351 · 11 sectionsSUBCHAPTER IV-ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS§§ 361–366 · 6 sectionsCHAPTER 5-CREDITORS, THE DEBTOR, AND THE ESTATE§§ 501–562 · 41 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-CREDITORS AND CLAIMS§§ 501–511 · 11 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-DEBTOR'S DUTIES AND BENEFITS§§ 521–528 · 8 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-THE ESTATE§§ 541–562 · 22 sectionsCHAPTER 7-LIQUIDATION§§ 701–784 · 38 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION§§ 701–707 · 7 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-COLLECTION, LIQUIDATION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE ESTATE§§ 721–727 · 7 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-STOCKBROKER LIQUIDATION§§ 741–753 · 13 sectionsSUBCHAPTER IV-COMMODITY BROKER LIQUIDATION§§ 761–767 · 7 sectionsSUBCHAPTER V-CLEARING BANK LIQUIDATION§§ 781–784 · 4 sectionsCHAPTER 9-ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF A MUNICIPALITY§§ 901–946 · 20 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS§§ 901–904 · 4 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-ADMINISTRATION§§ 921–930 · 10 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-THE PLAN§§ 941–946 · 6 sectionsCHAPTER 11-REORGANIZATION§§ 1101–1195 · 60 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION§§ 1101–1116 · 16 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-THE PLAN§§ 1121–1129 · 9 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-POSTCONFIRMATION MATTERS§§ 1141–1146 · 6 sectionsSUBCHAPTER IV-RAILROAD REORGANIZATION§§ 1161–1174 · 14 sectionsSUBCHAPTER V-SMALL BUSINESS DEBTOR REORGANIZATION§§ 1181–1195 · 15 sectionsCHAPTER 12-ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF A FAMILY FARMER OR FISHERMAN WITH REGULAR ANNUAL INCOME§§ 1201–1232 · 20 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION, AND THE ESTATE§§ 1201–1208 · 8 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-THE PLAN§§ 1221–1232 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 13-ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL WITH REGULAR INCOME§§ 1301–1330 · 18 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION, AND THE ESTATE§§ 1301–1308 · 8 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-THE PLAN§§ 1321–1330 · 10 sectionsCHAPTER 15-ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES§§ 1501–1532 · 32 sections (1 directly here)SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS§§ 1502–1508 · 7 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-ACCESS OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES AND CREDITORS TO THE COURT§§ 1509–1514 · 6 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-RECOGNITION OF A FOREIGN PROCEEDING AND RELIEF§§ 1515–1524 · 10 sectionsSUBCHAPTER IV-COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN COURTS AND FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES§§ 1525–1527 · 3 sectionsSUBCHAPTER V-CONCURRENT PROCEEDINGS§§ 1528–1532 · 5 sectionsFEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURERule 1001–9038 · 229 sections (1 directly here)PART I-COMMENCING A BANKRUPTCY CASE; THE PETITION, THE ORDER FOR RELIEF, AND RELATED MATTERSRule 1002–1021 · 22 sectionsPART II-OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION; NOTICES; MEETINGS; EXAMINATIONS; ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS; FINAL REPORT; COMPENSATIONRule 2001–2020 · 25 sectionsPART III-CLAIMS; PLANS; DISTRIBUTIONS TO CREDITORS AND EQUITY SECURITY HOLDERSRule 3001–3022 · 26 sectionsPART IV-THE DEBTOR'S DUTIES AND BENEFITSRule 4001–4008 · 8 sectionsPART V-COURTS AND CLERKSRule 5001–5012 · 12 sectionsPART VI-COLLECTING AND LIQUIDATING THE ESTATERule 6001–6011 · 11 sectionsPART VII-ADVERSARY PROCEEDINGSRule 7001–7087 · 55 sectionsPART VIII-APPEAL TO A DISTRICT COURT OR A BANKRUPTCY APPELLATE PANELRule 8001–8028 · 30 sectionsPART IX-GENERAL PROVISIONSRule 9001–9038 · 39 sections

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