Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

11 U.S.C. § 765

Customer instructions

(a)
section 342 of this title The notice required by to customers shall instruct each customer—
(1)
to file a proof of such customer’s claim promptly, and to specify in such claim any specifically identifiable security, property, or commodity contract; and
(2)
section 766 of this title to instruct the trustee of such customer’s desired disposition, including transfer under or liquidation, of any commodity contract specifically identified to such customer.
(b)
section 766 of this title The trustee shall comply, to the extent practicable, with any instruction received from a customer regarding such customer’s desired disposition of any commodity contract specifically identified to such customer. If the trustee has transferred, under , such a commodity contract, the trustee shall transmit any such instruction to the commodity broker to whom such commodity contract was so transferred.

Pub. L. 95–59892 Stat. 2619Pub. L. 97–222, § 1896 Stat. 240Pub. L. 98–353, title III, § 48898 Stat. 383(, , ; , , ; , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

section 766 of this titleFor Historical and Revision Notes for this section, see Historical and Revision Notes set out under .

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 98–3531984—Subsec. (a). substituted “notice required by” for “notice under”.

Pub. L. 97–2221982—Subsec. (b). substituted “commodity contract” for “commitment”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Pub. L. 98–353section 552(a) of Pub. L. 98–353section 101 of this titleAmendment by effective with respect to cases filed 90 days after , see , set out as a note under .