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11 U.S.C. § 1506

Public policy exception

United States · Title 11 — BANKRUPTCY · Status: effective

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11 U.S.C. § 1506, Public policy exception, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/437017
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Nothing in this chapter prevents the court from refusing to take an action governed by this chapter if the action would be manifestly contrary to the public policy of the United States.

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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.