Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102
§2004 Sale of Personalty Generally
Title 28 › PART V — PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 127 — EXECUTIONS AND JUDICIAL SALES › § 2004
Summary
When a United States court orders personal property to be sold, the sale must follow the procedures in section 2001 unless the court says to use a different method. That rule does not apply to sales under Title 11 (bankruptcy) or to sales by bank receivers or conservators appointed by the Comptroller of the Currency.
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Title 28, §2004
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Any personalty sold under any order or decree of any court of the United States shall be sold in accordance with section 2001 of this title, unless the court orders otherwise. This section shall not apply to sales and proceedings under Title 11 or by receivers or conservators of banks appointed by the Comptroller of the Currency.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 848 (Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 225, § 2, 27 Stat. 751; Apr. 24, 1935, ch. 77, § 2, 49 Stat. 160; June 19, 1935, ch. 276, 49 Stat. 390). A provision making the section applicable to pending proceedings was deleted as obsolete. Changes were made in phraseology.
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28 U.S.C. § 2004
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102