31 U.S.C. § 3713 — Priority of Government claims
submitted 44 years ago by Pub. L. 97-258 to r/title-31-MONEY-AND-FINANCE · 143 words · no verdicts yet
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A claim* of the United States Government shall be paid first when—
a person indebted to the Government is insolvent and—
the debtor without enough property to pay all debts makes a voluntary assignment of property;
property of the debtor, if absent, is attached; or
an act of bankruptcy is committed; or
the estate of a deceased debtor, in the custody of the executor or administrator, is not enough to pay all debts of the debtor.
This subsection does not apply to a case under title 11.
A representative of a person or an estate (except a trustee acting under title 11) paying any part of a debt* of the person or estate before paying a claim of the Government is liable to the extent of the payment for unpaid claims of the Government.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 972.)
- 1982Enacted · Pub. L. 97-258 · 96 Stat. 972
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