{"data":{"id":"us/11-u.s.c.-103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"11 U.S.C. § 103","heading":"Applicability of chapters","body":"(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 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.","path":["Title 11—BANKRUPTCY","CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc11@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:12Z","sha256":"054539217a9aec97973c26e140058f888c684bf07333834ceb352366cf710314","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/11-u.s.c.-102","next":"us/11-u.s.c.-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}