11 USC § 1187 - Duties and reporting requirements of debtors

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identifier: "/us/usc/t11/s1187"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "11 USC § 1187 - Duties and reporting requirements of debtors"
title_number: 11
title_name: "BANKRUPTCY"
section_number: "1187"
section_name: "Duties and reporting requirements of debtors"
chapter_number: 11
chapter_name: "REORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "SMALL BUSINESS DEBTOR REORGANIZATION"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 116–54, § 2(a), Aug. 23, 2019, 133 Stat. 1081.)"
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# § 1187. Duties and reporting requirements of debtors

**(a)** **Filing Requirements.—** Upon electing to be a debtor under this subchapter, the debtor shall file the documents required by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1116(1) of this title.

**(b)** **Other Applicable Provisions.—** A debtor, in addition to the duties provided in this title and as otherwise required by law, shall comply with the requirements of section 308 and paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of section 1116 of this title.

**(c)** **Separate Disclosure Statement Exemption.—** If the court orders under section 1181(b) of this title that section 1125 of this title applies, section 1125(f) of this title shall apply.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 116–54, § 2(a), Aug. 23, 2019, 133 Stat. 1081.)

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