Title 11, BankruptcyRelease 119-102

§927 Limitation on Recourse

Title 11 › CHAPTER 9 — ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF A MUNICIPALITY › SUBCHAPTER II — ADMINISTRATION › § 927

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a claim can only be paid from the debtor’s special revenues under other law, it is not treated as a recourse claim under bankruptcy rules.

Full Legal Text

Title 11, §927

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The holder of a claim payable solely from special revenues of the debtor under applicable nonbankruptcy law shall not be treated as having recourse against the debtor on account of such claim pursuant to section 1111(b) of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 927 was renumbered section 930 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Nov. 3, 1988, but not applicable to any case commenced under this title before that date, see section 12 of Pub. L. 100–597, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1988 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.

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Citation

11 U.S.C. § 927

Title 11, Bankruptcy

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

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