{"data":{"id":"us/11-u.s.c.-721","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"11 U.S.C. § 721","heading":"Authorization to operate business","body":"The court may authorize the trustee to operate the business of the debtor for a limited period, if such operation is in the best interest of the estate and consistent with the orderly liquidation of the estate.","path":["Title 11—BANKRUPTCY","CHAPTER 7—LIQUIDATION"],"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":"ea86ed2b91729f631795ea115f3b0c6b409c47e7f3c5b3eaca2973dd8ee3b443","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/11-u.s.c.-707","next":"us/11-u.s.c.-722"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}