Title 11, BankruptcyRelease 119-102
§1192 Discharge
Title 11 › CHAPTER 11 — REORGANIZATION › SUBCHAPTER V — SMALL BUSINESS DEBTOR REORGANIZATION › § 1192
Summary
If a debtor's plan is confirmed under section 1191(b), the court will discharge the debtor after all payments due within 3 years are completed, or after a longer period up to 5 years set by the court, unless the debtor signed a written waiver after the case began. The discharge cancels debts listed in section 1141(d)(1)(A) and other allowed claims in the plan, but not debts whose final payment is due after that period or debts listed in section 523(a).
Full Legal Text
Title 11, §1192
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If the plan of the debtor is confirmed under section 1191(b) of this title, as soon as practicable after completion by the debtor of all payments due within the first 3 years of the plan, or such longer period not to exceed 5 years as the court may fix, unless the court approves a written waiver of discharge executed by the debtor after the order for relief under this chapter, the court shall grant the debtor a discharge of all debts provided in section 1141(d)(1)(A) of this title, and all other debts allowed under section 503 of this title and provided for in the plan, except any debt—
(1)on which the last payment is due after the first 3 years of the plan, or such other time not to exceed 5 years fixed by the court; or
(2)of the kind specified in section 523(a) of this title.
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. § 1192
Title 11, Bankruptcy
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102