{"data":{"id":"us/11-u.s.c.-545","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"11 U.S.C. § 545","heading":"Statutory liens","body":"The trustee may avoid the fixing of a statutory lien on property of the debtor to the extent that such lien—(1) first becomes effective against the debtor—(A) when a case under this title concerning the debtor is commenced; (B) when an insolvency proceeding other than under this title concerning the debtor is commenced; (C) when a custodian is appointed or authorized to take or takes possession; (D) when the debtor becomes insolvent; (E) when the debtor’s financial condition fails to meet a specified standard; or (F) at the time of an execution against property of the debtor levied at the instance of an entity other than the holder of such statutory lien; (2) is not perfected or enforceable at the time of the commencement of the case against a bona fide purchaser that purchases such property at the time of the commencement of the case, whether or not such a purchaser exists, except in any case in which a purchaser is a purchaser described in section 6323 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or in any other similar provision of State or local law; (3) is for rent; or (4) is a lien of distress for rent.","path":["Title 11—BANKRUPTCY","CHAPTER 5—CREDITORS, THE DEBTOR, AND THE ESTATE"],"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":"febde3afe12515de1ec5555bbf65465a75dbf4ca754d1f758ace59f95e21375f","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/11-u.s.c.-544","next":"us/11-u.s.c.-546"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}