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11 USC § 1324 - Confirmation hearing 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t11/s1324"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "11 USC § 1324 - Confirmation hearing"
title_number: 11
title_name: "BANKRUPTCY"
section_number: "1324"
section_name: "Confirmation hearing"
chapter_number: 13
chapter_name: "ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL WITH REGULAR INCOME"
subchapter_number: "II"
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. 2649; Pub. L. 98–353, title III, § 529, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 389; Pub. L. 99–554, title II, § 283(x), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3118; Pub. L. 109–8, title III, § 317, Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 92.)"
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# § 1324. Confirmation hearing

**(a)** Except as provided in subsection (b) and after notice, the court shall hold a hearing on confirmation of the plan. A party in interest may object to confirmation of the plan.

**(b)** The hearing on confirmation of the plan may be held not earlier than 20 days and not later than 45 days after the date of the meeting of creditors under section 341(a), unless the court determines that it would be in the best interests of the creditors and the estate to hold such hearing at an earlier date and there is no objection to such earlier date.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2649; Pub. L. 98–353, title III, § 529, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 389; Pub. L. 99–554, title II, § 283(x), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3118; Pub. L. 109–8, title III, § 317, Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 92.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

### senate report no. 95–989

Any party in interest may object to the confirmation of a plan, as distinguished from merely rejecting a plan. An objection to confirmation is predicated on failure of the plan or the procedures employed prior to confirmation to conform with the requirements of chapter 13. The bankruptcy judge is required to provide notice and an opportunity for hearing any such objection to confirmation.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2005— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted “Except as provided in subsection (b) and after” for “After”, and added subsec. (b).

1986— struck out “the” after “object to”.

1984— struck out “the” before “confirmation of the plan”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2005 Amendment

Amendment by  effective 180 days after , and not applicable with respect to cases commenced under this title before such effective date, except as otherwise provided, see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Amendment by  effective 30 days after , see , set out as a note under , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

### Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by  effective with respect to cases filed 90 days after , see , set out as a note under .