2019 US Code
Title 11 - Bankruptcy
Chapter 11 - Reorganization
Subchapter II - The Plan
Sec. 1122 - Classification of claims or interests

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Citation 11 U.S.C. § 1122 (2019)
Section Name §1122. Classification of claims or interests
Section Text

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a plan may place a claim or an interest in a particular class only if such claim or interest is substantially similar to the other claims or interests of such class.

(b) A plan may designate a separate class of claims consisting only of every unsecured claim that is less than or reduced to an amount that the court approves as reasonable and necessary for administrative convenience.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2631.)

Editorial Notes HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES SENATE REPORT NO. 95–989

This section codifies current case law surrounding the classification of claims and equity securities. It requires classification based on the nature of the claims or interests classified, and permits inclusion of claims or interests in a particular class only if the claim or interest being included is substantially similar to the other claims or interests of the class.

Subsection (b), also a codification of existing practice, contains an exception. The plan may designate a separate class of claims consisting only of every unsecured claim that is less than or reduced to an amount that the court approves as reasonable and necessary for administrative convenience.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 11 - BANKRUPTCY
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 11 - BANKRUPTCY
CHAPTER 11 - REORGANIZATION
SUBCHAPTER II - THE PLAN
Sec. 1122 - Classification of claims or interests
Contains section 1122
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 92 Stat. 2631
Public Law References Public Law 95-598
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