The rest of the chapter 7 filing fee shall be deposited in three named funds
To amend titles 11 and 28, United States Code, to modify the compensation payable to trustees serving in cases under chapter 7 of title 11, United States Code, to extend the term of certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judges, and for other purposes, section 3, Sec. 3.
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The rest of the chapter 7 filing fee shall be deposited in three named funds
The document says “shall”Who acts: Department of the TreasuryHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the remainder of fees collected under section 1930(a)(1)(A) of title 28, United States Code, after compensating trustees under section 330(b)(1) of title 11, United States Code, shall be deposited as follows:”
A free standing rule, not an amendment. Once the trustee has been paid under section 330(b)(1) of title 11, United States Code, what is left of the fee collected under section 1930(a)(1)(A) of title 28 is to be deposited in the three amounts set out below, and this rule overrides any other law.
What the document actually says
“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the remainder of fees collected under section 1930(a)(1)(A) of title 28, United States Code, after compensating trustees under section 330(b)(1) of title 11, United States Code, shall be deposited as follows:”
That sentence, in plain words
The case worker is paid first. What is left of the fee is split up. This rule beats any other rule.
What this is about
The fee is what a person pays to file a case. Three pots of money share the rest. Each gets a set amount.
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