Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-73not60
§2165 Limitation on Jurisdiction and Powers of Court
Title 48 › Chapter 20— PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY › Subchapter III— ADJUSTMENTS OF DEBTS › § 2165
Summary
As limited by subchapters I and II, even if a court normally has authority, it cannot act—unless the Oversight Board agrees or the plan allows it—to interfere with a debtor’s government or political powers, the debtor’s property or revenues, or the debtor’s use or enjoyment of property that produces income.
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Title 48, §2165
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Subject to the limitations set forth in subchapters I and II of this chapter, notwithstanding any power of the court, unless the Oversight Board consents or the plan so provides, the court may not, by any stay, order, or decree, in the case or otherwise, interfere with—
(1)any of the political or governmental powers of the debtor;
(2)any of the property or revenues of the debtor; or
(3)the use or enjoyment by the debtor of any income-producing property.
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48 U.S.C. § 2165
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60