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11 U.S.C. 702: Election of trustee

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-598. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 11 U.S.C. 701, 11 U.S.C. 703, 11 U.S.C. 705, 11 U.S.C. 1104.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1984Pub. L. 98-353

1982Pub. L. 97-222

1978Pub. L. 95-598created it

11 U.S.C. 702Election of trustee

(a)A creditor may vote for a candidate for trustee only if such creditor—

(b)At the meeting of creditors held under section 341 of this title, creditors may…

(c)A candidate for trustee is elected trustee if—

(d)If a trustee is not elected under this section, then the interim trustee shall…

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

1984

Pub. L. 98–353, §472(a), inserted "held" after "meeting of creditors". · (b)
Pub. L. 98–353, §472(b)(1), inserted "of a kind" after "claims". · (c)
Pub. L. 98–353, §472(b)(2), substituted "for a trustee" for "for trustee". · (c)
Pub. L. 98–353, §472(c), substituted "this section" for "subsection (c) of this section". · (d)

1982

Pub. L. 97–222 substituted "726(a)(4), 752(a), 766(h), or 766(i)" for "or 726(a)(4)". · (a)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.