28 USC § 1412 - Change of venue

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identifier: "/us/usc/t28/s1412"
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title: "28 USC § 1412 - Change of venue"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "1412"
section_name: "Change of venue"
chapter_number: 87
chapter_name: "DISTRICT COURTS; VENUE"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "JURISDICTION AND VENUE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 98–353, title I, § 102(a), July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 335.)"
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# § 1412. Change of venue

A district court may transfer a case or proceeding under title 11 to a district court for another district, in the interest of justice or for the convenience of the parties.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 98–353, title I, § 102(a), July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 335.)

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