11 USC § 941 - Filing of plan

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identifier: "/us/usc/t11/s941"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "11 USC § 941 - Filing of plan"
title_number: 11
title_name: "BANKRUPTCY"
section_number: "941"
section_name: "Filing of plan"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF A MUNICIPALITY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "THE PLAN"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2624.)"
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# § 941. Filing of plan

The debtor shall file a plan for the adjustment of the debtor’s debts. If such a plan is not filed with the petition, the debtor shall file such a plan at such later time as the court fixes.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2624.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

### senate report no. 95–989

Section 941 gives the debtor the exclusive right to propose a plan, and directs that the debtor propose one either with the petition or within such time as the court directs. The section follows section 90(a) of current law [section 410(a) of former title 11].