28 USC § 2004 - Sale of personalty generally

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identifier: "/us/usc/t28/s2004"
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title: "28 USC § 2004 - Sale of personalty generally"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "2004"
section_name: "Sale of personalty generally"
chapter_number: 127
chapter_name: "EXECUTIONS AND JUDICIAL SALES"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "PROCEDURE"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 959.)"
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# § 2004. Sale of personalty generally

section 2001 of this title

Any personalty sold under any order or decree of any court of the United States shall be sold in accordance with , unless the court orders otherwise.

This section shall not apply to sales and proceedings under Title 11 or by receivers or conservators of banks appointed by the Comptroller of the Currency.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 959.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 848 (, ; , ; , ).

A provision making the section applicable to pending proceedings was deleted as obsolete.

Changes were made in phraseology.