11 USC § 1506 - Public policy exception

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identifier: "/us/usc/t11/s1506"
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title: "11 USC § 1506 - Public policy exception"
title_number: 11
title_name: "BANKRUPTCY"
section_number: "1506"
section_name: "Public policy exception"
chapter_number: 15
chapter_name: "ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 109–8, title VIII, § 801(a), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 136.)"
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# § 1506. Public policy exception

Nothing in this chapter prevents the court from refusing to take an action governed by this chapter if the action would be manifestly contrary to the public policy of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 109–8, title VIII, § 801(a), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 136.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section 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 an Effective Date of 2005 Amendment note under .