{"data":{"id":"us/11-u.s.c.-301","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"11 U.S.C. § 301","heading":"Voluntary cases","body":"(a) A voluntary case under a chapter of this title is commenced by the filing with the bankruptcy court of a petition under such chapter by an entity that may be a debtor under such chapter. (b) The commencement of a voluntary case under a chapter of this title constitutes an order for relief under such chapter.","path":["Title 11—BANKRUPTCY","CHAPTER 3—CASE ADMINISTRATION"],"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":"77872a1af5341f5eccc9b797fd8b46cf5fcdca205059fa41b4ccfdfe6597bc11","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/11-u.s.c.-112","next":"us/11-u.s.c.-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}