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Sections of the United States Bankruptcy Code
relating to Consumer Debt
TITLE
11. BANKRUPTCY · UNITED STATES CODE
Chapter
1. General Provisions
§ 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
[There is no Chapter 2]
Chapter
3. Case Administration
Subchapter I. Commencement of a Case
§ 301. Voluntary cases
§ 302. Joint cases
§ 303. Involuntary cases
§ 304.
[Deleted]
§ 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 estate
§ 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
[There is no Chapter 4]
Chapter
5. Creditors, the Debtor, and the Estate
Subchapter I. Creditors and Claims
§ 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
§ 521. Debtor's duties
§ 522. Exemptions
§ 523. Exceptions to discharge
§ 524. Effect of discharge
§ 525. Protection against
discriminatory treatment
§ 526. Restrictions on debt
relief agencies
§ 527. Disclosures
§ 528. Requirements for debt
relief agencies
Subchapter III. The Estate
§ 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
[There is no Chapter 6]
Chapter
7. Liquidation
Subchapter I. Officers and Administration
§ 701. Interim trustee
§ 702. Election of trustee
§ 703. Successor trustee
§ 704. Duties of trustee
§ 705. Creditors' committee
§ 706. Conversion
§ 707. Dismissal of
a case or conversion to a case under chapter 11 or 13
Subchapter II. Collection, Liquidation, and Distribution of
the Estate
§ 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. Special tax provisions
[Deleted]
Subchapter III. Stockbroker Liquidation - Omitted
Subchapter IV. Commodity Broker Liquidation - Omitted
[There is no Chapter 8]
Chapter 9. Adjustment of Debts of a
Municipality - Omitted
[There is no Chapter 10]
Chapter 11. Reorganization - Omitted
Subchapter I. Officers and Administration - Omitted
Subchapter II. The Plan - Omitted
Subchapter III. Postconfirmation Matters - Omitted
Subchapter IV. Railroad Reogranization - Omitted
Chapter 12. Adjustment of Debts of a Family
Farmer or Fisherman with Regular Annual Income - Omitted
Chapter 13. Adjustment of Debts
of an Individual with Regular Income
Subchapter I. Officers, Administration, and the Estate
§ 1301. Stay of action against
codebtor
§ 1302. Trustee
§ 1303. Rights and powers of
debtor
§ 1304. Debtor engaged in
business
§ 1305. Filing and allowance of
postpetition claims
§ 1306. Property of the estate
§ 1307. Conversion or dismissal
§ 1308. Filing of
prepetition tax returns
Subchapter II. The Plan
§ 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
[There is no Chapter 14.]
[Chapter 15 has been repealed.]
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