Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-73not60
§2175 Role and Capacity of Oversight Board
Title 48 › Chapter 20— PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY › Subchapter III— ADJUSTMENTS OF DEBTS › § 2175
Summary
The Oversight Board can act for the debtor in a case under this subchapter and do whatever is needed to handle the debtor’s court case. That includes filing a petition under section 2164, submitting or changing a plan of adjustment under sections 2172 and 2173, and making other court filings. In a case under this subchapter, the Oversight Board is the debtor’s official representative.
Full Legal Text
Title 48, §2175
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(a)For the purposes of this subchapter, the Oversight Board may take any action necessary on behalf of the debtor to prosecute the case of the debtor, including—
(1)filing a petition under section 2164 of this title;
(2)submitting or modifying a plan of adjustment under section 2172 and 2173 of this title; or
(3)otherwise generally submitting filings in relation to the case with the court.
(b)The Oversight Board in a case under this subchapter is the representative of the debtor.
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48 U.S.C. § 2175
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60