11 U.S.C. § 521
Debtor’s duties
United States · Title 11 — BANKRUPTCY · Status: effective
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The debtor shall—
file—
unless the court orders otherwise—
a statement of the debtor’s financial affairs and, if section 342(b) applies, a certificate—
if an individual debtor’s schedule of assets and liabilities includes debts which are secured by property of the estate—
in a case under chapter 7 of this title in which the debtor is an individual, not retain possession of personal property as to which a creditor has an allowed claim for the purchase price secured in whole or in part by an interest in such personal property unless the debtor, not later than 45 days after the first meeting of creditors under section 341(a), either—
In addition to the requirements under subsection (a), a debtor who is an individual shall file with the court—
The debtor shall provide—
If a creditor in a case under chapter 13 files with the court at any time a request to receive a copy of the plan filed by the debtor, then the court shall make available to such creditor a copy of the plan—
At the request of the court, the United States trustee, or any party in interest in a case under chapter 7, 11, or 13, a debtor who is an individual shall file with the court—
in a case under chapter 13—
A statement referred to in subsection (f)(4) shall disclose—
If requested by the United States trustee or by the trustee, the debtor shall provide—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- A bill to establish a uniform law on the subject of bankruptcies.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1983House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
- Statutory Time-Periods Technical Amendments Act of 2009House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act of 2010House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014