§ 1408. — Venue of cases under title 11.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC1408]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART IV--JURISDICTION AND VENUE
CHAPTER 87--DISTRICT COURTS; VENUE
Sec. 1408. Venue of cases under title 11
Except as provided in section 1410 of this title, a case under title
11 may be commenced in the district court for the district--
(1) in which the domicile, residence, principal place of
business in the United States, or principal assets in the United
States, of the person or entity that is the subject of such case
have been located for the one hundred and eighty days immediately
preceding such commencement, or for a longer portion of such one-
hundred-and-eighty-day period than the domicile, residence, or
principal place of business, in the United States, or principal
assets in the United States, of such person were located in any
other district; or
(2) in which there is pending a case under title 11 concerning
such person's affiliate, general partner, or partnership.
(Added Pub. L. 98-353, title I, Sec. 102(a), July 10, 1984, 98 Stat.
334.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1408, added by Pub. L. 95-598, title II,
Sec. 240(a), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2668, which related to bankruptcy
appeals, did not become effective pursuant to section 402(b) of Pub. L.
95-598, as amended, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section
101 of Title 11, Bankruptcy.
Effective Date
Section effective July 10, 1984, see section 122(a) of Pub. L. 98-
353, set out as a note under section 151 of this title.
