Title 48, Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-102
§2162 Who May Be a Debtor
Title 48 › CHAPTER 20 — PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY › SUBCHAPTER III — ADJUSTMENTS OF DEBTS › § 2162
Summary
An entity can be a debtor under this part if three things are met. It must be either a territory that asked for or was given an Oversight Board, or a covered territorial instrumentality; the Oversight Board must have certified it under section 2146(b); and it must want a debt-adjustment plan.
Full Legal Text
Title 48, §2162
Territories and Insular Possessions, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
An entity may be a debtor under this subchapter if—
(1)the entity is—
(A)a territory that has requested the establishment of an Oversight Board or has had an Oversight Board established for it by the United States Congress in accordance with section 2121 of this title; or
(B)a covered territorial instrumentality of a territory described in paragraph (1)(A);
(2)the Oversight Board has issued a certification under section 2146(b) of this title for such entity; and
(3)the entity desires to effect a plan to adjust its debts.
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48 U.S.C. § 2162
Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102