Federal · Title 11 — Bankruptcy
11 U.S.C. § 103: Applicability of chapters
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Except as provided in section 1161 of this title , chapters 1, 3, and 5 of this title apply in a case under chapter 7, 11, 12, or 13 of this title, and this chapter, sections 307, 362( o ), 555 through 557, and 559 through 562 apply in a case under chapter 15. Subchapters I and II of chapter 7 of this title apply only in a case under such chapter. Subchapter III of chapter 7 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter concerning a stockbroker. Subchapter IV of chapter 7 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter concerning a commodity broker. Subchapter V of chapter 7 of this title shall apply only in a case under such chapter concerning the liquidation of an uninsured State member bank, or a corporation organized under section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, which operates, or operates as, a multilateral clearing organization pursuant to section 409 1 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991. 1 See References in Text note below. Except as provided in section 901 of this title , only chapters 1 and 9 of this title apply in a case under such chapter 9. Except as provided in section 901 of this title , subchapters I, II, and III of chapter 11 of this title apply only in a case under such chapter. Subchapter IV of chapter 11 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter concerning a railroad. Subchapter V of chapter 11 of this title applies only in a case under chapter 11 in which a debtor (as defined in section 1182) elects that subchapter V of chapter 11 shall apply. Chapter 13 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter. Chapter 12 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter. sections 1505, 1513, and 1514 apply in all cases under this title; and section 1509 applies whether or not a case under this title is pending.
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