{"data":{"id":"us/11-u.s.c.-349","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"11 U.S.C. § 349","heading":"Effect of dismissal","body":"(a) Unless the court, for cause, orders otherwise, the dismissal of a case under this title does not bar the discharge, in a later case under this title, of debts that were dischargeable in the case dismissed; nor does the dismissal of a case under this title prejudice the debtor with regard to the filing of a subsequent petition under this title, except as provided in section 109(g) of this title. (b) Unless the court, for cause, orders otherwise, a dismissal of a case other than under section 742 of this title—(1) reinstates—(A) any proceeding or custodianship superseded under section 543 of this title; (B) any transfer avoided under section 522, 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, or 724(a) of this title, or preserved under section 510(c)(2), 522(i)(2), or 551 of this title; and (C) any lien voided under section 506(d) of this title; (2) vacates any order, judgment, or transfer ordered, under section 522(i)(1), 542, 550, or 553 of this title; and (3) revests the property of the estate in the entity in which such property was vested immediately before the commencement of the case under this title.","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":"be316ecd0be36707a941444500c935296244b240cc5adc5ec590c9e9035e0c80","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/11-u.s.c.-348","next":"us/11-u.s.c.-350"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}