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§1221 Filing of plan

Title 11 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF A FAMILY FARMER OR FISHERMAN WITH REGULAR ANNUAL INCOME › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - THE PLAN › § 1221

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Title 11, §1221

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The debtor shall file a plan not later than 90 days after the order for relief under this chapter, except that the court may extend such period if the need for an extension is attributable to circumstances for which the debtor should not justly be held accountable.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification For repeal of section effective Oct. 1, 1998, and subsequent reenactment of section, see note set out preceding section 1201 of this title.

Amendments

1993—Pub. L. 103–65 substituted “the need for an extension is attributable to circumstances for which the debtor should not justly be held accountable” for “an extension is substantially justified”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1993 Amendment Pub. L. 103–65, § 3, Aug. 6, 1993, 107 Stat. 311, provided that: “(a)

Effective Date

.—Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act [amending this section and provisions set out as a note under section 581 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure] and the

Amendments

made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 6, 1993]. “(b) Application of Amendment Made by section 2.—The amendment made by section 2 [amending this section] shall not apply with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code before the date of the enactment of this Act.”

Effective Date

sPermanent reenactment of section effective July 1, 2005, see section 1001(a)(2) of Pub. L. 109–8, set out as a Repeal, Reenactment, and Termination of Chapter note under section 1201 of this title. For

Effective Date

s of section and

Amendments

extending periods for which section was reenacted prior to permanent reenactment, see

Effective Date

and

Effective Date

of 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 Amendment notes set out under section 1201 of this title.

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Citation

11 U.S.C. § 1221

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Apr 6, 2026

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