Title 11 — BankruptcyRelease 119-73
§1187 Duties and reporting requirements of debtors
Title 11 › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - REORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - SMALL BUSINESS DEBTOR REORGANIZATION › § 1187
Summary
If you choose to be a debtor under this part, you must file the specific documents the law requires and follow the other duties the law lists, including certain related rules. If a court orders that the law’s disclosure rules apply, then the disclosure rule’s subsection (f) also applies.
Full Legal Text
Title 11, §1187
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(a)Upon electing to be a debtor under this subchapter, the debtor shall file the documents required by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1116(1) of this title.
(b)A debtor, in addition to the duties provided in this title and as otherwise required by law, shall comply with the requirements of section 308 and paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of section 1116 of this title.
(c)If the court orders under section 1181(b) of this title that section 1125 of this title applies, section 1125(f) of this title shall apply.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective 180 days after Aug. 23, 2019, see section 5 of Pub. L. 116–54, set out as an
Effective Date
of 2019 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
11 U.S.C. § 1187
Title 11 — Bankruptcy
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73