Title 11 — BankruptcyRelease 119-73
§1511 Commencement of case under section 301, 302, or 303
Title 11 › Chapter CHAPTER 15— - ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ACCESS OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES AND CREDITORS TO THE COURT › § 1511
Summary
After a foreign representative is recognized, they may start a U.S. case: an involuntary case under section 303, or a voluntary case under sections 301 or 302 if the foreign proceeding is a foreign main proceeding. The petition must include a certified copy of the recognition order, and the court where recognition was filed must be told before the case is started.
Full Legal Text
Title 11, §1511
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(a)Upon recognition, a foreign representative may commence—
(1)an involuntary case under section 303; or
(2)a voluntary case under section 301 or 302, if the foreign proceeding is a foreign main proceeding.
(b)The petition commencing a case under subsection (a) must be accompanied by a certified copy of an order granting recognition. The court where the petition for recognition has been filed must be advised of the foreign representative’s intent to commence a case under subsection (a) prior to such commencement.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2010—Pub. L. 111–327 inserted “, 302,” after “301” in section catchline.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective 180 days after Apr. 20, 2005, and not applicable with respect to cases commenced under this title before such
Effective Date
, except as otherwise provided, see section 1501 of Pub. L. 109–8, set out as an
Effective Date
of 2005 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
11 U.S.C. § 1511
Title 11 — Bankruptcy
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73