Title 11, BankruptcyRelease 119-110

§1189 Filing of the Plan

Title 11 › CHAPTER 11 — REORGANIZATION › SUBCHAPTER V — SMALL BUSINESS DEBTOR REORGANIZATION › § 1189

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Only the debtor may file a plan, must file within 90 days after the relief order, unless the court extends for excusable reasons.

Full Legal Text

Title 11, §1189

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(a)Who May File a Plan.—

Only the debtor may file a plan under this subchapter.

(b)Deadline.—

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 the period if the need for the extension is attributable to circumstances for which the debtor should not justly be held accountable.

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. § 1189

Title 11, Bankruptcy

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110