11 USC Chapter 3 - CASE ADMINISTRATION | Title 11 - Bankruptcy | U.S. Code

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Current through Pub. L. 113-9. (See Public Laws for the current Congress.)

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SUBCHAPTER I—COMMENCEMENT OF A CASE Sec. 301. Voluntary cases. 302. Joint cases. 303. Involuntary cases. [304. Repealed.] 305. Abstention. 306. Limited appearance. 307. United States trustee. 308. Debtor reporting requirements. SUBCHAPTER II—OFFICERS 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 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 361. Adequate protection. 362. Automatic stay. 363. Use, sale, or lease of property. 364. Obtaining credit. 365. Executory contracts and unexpired leases. 366. Utility service.

Amendments

2010—Pub. L. 111–327, § 2(a)(49),Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3562, inserted “patient care” before “ombudsman” in item 333.

2005—Pub. L. 109–8, title II, § 232(c), title IV, § 434(a)(2), title VII, § 719(a)(2), title VIII, § 802(d)(4), title XI, §§ 1102(b), 1104 (a)(2),Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 74, 111, 133, 146, 190, 192, added items 308, 332, 333, and 351, substituted “Special provisions related to the treatment of State and local taxes” for “Special tax provisions” in item 346, and struck out item 304 “Cases ancillary to foreign proceedings”.

1986—Pub. L. 99–554, title II, § 205(b),Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3098, added item 307.

The table below lists the classification updates, since Jan. 3, 2012, for the contained sections. If there are multiple sections, they are presented in section number order (original document order).

The most recent Classification Table update that we have noticed was Wednesday, May 29, 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.

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Multiple entries for a section are listed most recent first, within the section.

The Session Year indicates which session of Congress was responsible for the changes classified. The Congress number forms the first part of the Public Law number; each Congress has two sessions.

Abbreviations used in the Description of Change column:

An empty field implies a standard amendment.
"new" means a new section or new note, or all new text of an existing section or note.
"nt" means note.
"nt [tbl]" means note [table].
"prec" means preceding.
"fr" means a transfer from another section.
"to" means a transfer to another section.
"omitted" means the section is omitted.
"repealed" means the section is repealed.
"nt ed change" and "ed change" - See the Editorial Classification Change Table [pdf].

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