11 USC § 1195 - Transactions with professionals

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identifier: "/us/usc/t11/s1195"
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title: "11 USC § 1195 - Transactions with professionals"
title_number: 11
title_name: "BANKRUPTCY"
section_number: "1195"
section_name: "Transactions with professionals"
chapter_number: 11
chapter_name: "REORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "SMALL BUSINESS DEBTOR REORGANIZATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 116–54, § 2(a), Aug. 23, 2019, 133 Stat. 1084.)"
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# § 1195. Transactions with professionals

section 327(a) of this titlesection 327 of this title

Notwithstanding , a person is not disqualified for employment under , by a debtor solely because that person holds a claim of less than $10,000 that arose prior to commencement of the case.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 116–54, § 2(a), Aug. 23, 2019, 133 Stat. 1084.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective 180 days after , see , set out as an Effective Date of 2019 Amendment note under .