11 USC 103 - Applicability of chapters

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§ 103.

Applicability of chapters

(a)

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.

(b)

Subchapters I and II of chapter 7 of this title apply only in a case under such chapter.

(c)

Subchapter III of chapter 7 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter concerning a stockbroker.

(d)

Subchapter IV of chapter 7 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter concerning a commodity broker.

(e)

Scope of Application.—

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

 See References in Text note below.

of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991.

(f)

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.

(g)

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.

(h)

Subchapter IV of chapter 11 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter concerning a railroad.

(i)

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.

(j)

Chapter 13 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter.

(k)

Chapter 12 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter.

(l)

Chapter 15 applies only in a case under such chapter, except that—

(1)

sections 1505, 1513, and 1514 apply in all cases under this title; and

(2)

section 1509 applies whether or not a case under this title is pending.

(Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2555; Pub. L. 97–222, § 2, July 27, 1982, 96 Stat. 235; Pub. L. 98–353, title III, § 423, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 369; Pub. L. 99–554, title II, § 252, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3104; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I, § 112(c)(5)(A)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–394; Pub. L. 109–8, title VIII, § 802(a), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 145; Pub. L. 111–327, § 2(a)(2), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3557; Pub. L. 116–54, § 4(a)(2), Aug. 23, 2019, 133 Stat. 1085; Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title I, § 1113(a)(2), Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 311.)

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