Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-73
§2165 Limitation on jurisdiction and powers of court
Title 48 › Chapter CHAPTER 20— - PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - ADJUSTMENTS OF DEBTS › § 2165
Summary
Prevents a court from using any order or ruling to block or change certain things unless the Oversight Board agrees or the plan allows it, and except as limited earlier in the chapter. Those things are the debtor’s political or government powers, its property and revenues, and its right to use and benefit from income-producing property.
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Title 48, §2165
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Subject to the limitations set forth in subchapters I and II of this chapter, notwithstanding any power of the court, unless the Oversight Board consents or the plan so provides, the court may not, by any stay, order, or decree, in the case or otherwise, interfere with—
(1)any of the political or governmental powers of the debtor;
(2)any of the property or revenues of the debtor; or
(3)the use or enjoyment by the debtor of any income-producing property.
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48 U.S.C. § 2165
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73