§103 Applicability of chapters

Summary

Says which parts of the bankruptcy code apply to each kind of bankruptcy case. Except as provided in section 1161, chapters 1, 3, and 5 apply to cases under chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13. For chapter 15 cases, this chapter and sections 307, 362(o), 555–557, and 559–562 apply. Certain subchapters are limited to specific situations. Subchapters I and II of chapter 7 only apply in chapter 7 cases. Subchapter III applies only when the case involves a stockbroker. Subchapter IV applies only when the case involves a commodity broker. Subchapter V applies only for liquidation of an uninsured State member bank or a corporation under section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act that operates as a multilateral clearing organization under section 409 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991. Chapters 1 and 9 apply only in chapter 9 cases except as provided in section 901. Subchapters I–III of chapter 11 apply only in chapter 11 cases except as provided in section 901; subchapter IV is only for railroads; subchapter V applies only if the debtor elects it under section 1182. Chapters 12 and 13 apply only in their own chapters. Chapter 15 applies only in chapter 15 cases, except sections 1505, 1513, and 1514 apply in all bankruptcy cases, and section 1509 applies even if no bankruptcy case is pending.