11 USC § 1304 - Debtor engaged in business
(a)
A debtor that is self-employed and incurs trade credit in the production of income from such employment is engaged in business.
(b)
Unless the court orders otherwise, a debtor engaged in business may operate the business of the debtor and, subject to any limitations on a trustee under sections
363
(c) and
364 of this title and to such limitations or conditions as the court prescribes, shall have, exclusive of the trustee, the rights and powers of the trustee under such sections.
(a)
A debtor that is self-employed and incurs trade credit in the production of income from such employment is engaged in business.
(b)
Unless the court orders otherwise, a debtor engaged in business may operate the business of the debtor and, subject to any limitations on a trustee under sections
363
(c) and
364 of this title and to such limitations or conditions as the court prescribes, shall have, exclusive of the trustee, the rights and powers of the trustee under such sections.
Source
(Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2646; Pub. L. 98–353, title III, §§ 311(b)(2),
526,July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 355, 389; Pub. L. 111–327, § 2(a)(40),Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3562.)
Historical and Revision Notes
legislative statements
Section 1304(b) of the House amendment adopts the approach taken in the comparable section of the Senate amendment as preferable to the position taken in the House bill.
senate report no. 95–989
Increased access to the simpler, speedier, and less expensive debtor relief provisions of chapter 13 is accomplished by permitting debtors engaged in business to proceed under chapter 13, provided their income is sufficiently stable and regular to permit compliance with a chapter 13 plan [section
101
(24)] and that the debtor (or the debtor and spouse) do not owe liquidated, noncontingent unsecured debts of $50,000, or liquidated, noncontingent secured debts of $200,000 (§ 109(d)).
Section
1304
(a) states that a self-employed individual who incurs trade credit in the production of income is a debtor engaged in business.
Subsection (b) empowers a chapter 13 debtor engaged in business to operate his business, subject to the rights, powers and limitations that pertain to a trustee under sections
363
(c) and
364 of title
11, and subject to such further limitations and conditions as the court may prescribe.
Subsection (c) requires a chapter 13 debtor engaged in business to file with the court certain financial statements relating to the operation of the business.
Amendments
2010—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–327substituted “704(a)(8)” for “704(8)”.
1984—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–353, § 526, struck out the comma after “of the debtor”.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–353effective with respect to cases filed 90 days after July 10, 1984, see section 552(a) ofPub. L. 98–353, set out as a note under section
101 of this title.
The table below lists the classification updates, since Jan. 3, 2012, for this section. Updates to a broader range of sections may be found at the update page for containing chapter, title, etc.
The most recent Classification Table update that we have noticed was Tuesday, May 21, 2013
An empty table indicates that we see no relevant changes listed in the classification tables. If you suspect that our system may be missing something, please double-check with the Office of the Law Revision Counsel.
| 11 USC | Description of Change | Session Year | Public Law | Statutes at Large |
|---|
LII has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references LII.
