{"data":{"id":"us/11-u.s.c.-1511","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"11 U.S.C. § 1511","heading":"Commencement of case under section 301, 302, or 303","body":"(a) Upon recognition, a foreign representative may commence—(1) an involuntary case under section 303; or (2) a voluntary case under section 301 or 302, if the foreign proceeding is a foreign main proceeding. (b) The petition commencing a case under subsection (a) must be accompanied by a certified copy of an order granting recognition. The court where the petition for recognition has been filed must be advised of the foreign representative’s intent to commence a case under subsection (a) prior to such commencement.","path":["Title 11—BANKRUPTCY","CHAPTER 15—ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES"],"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":"50e2c94a5f2d985565adfc4befd2f9e3f6784850bc0ce693963dcad8180efd62","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/11-u.s.c.-1510","next":"us/11-u.s.c.-1512"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}