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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 321. Eligibility to serve as trustee
(a) A person may serve as trustee in a case under this title only
if such person is -
(1) an individual that is competent to perform the duties of
trustee and, in a case under chapter 7, 12, or 13 of this title,
resides or has an office in the judicial district within which
the case is pending, or in any judicial district adjacent to such
district; or
(2) a corporation authorized by such corporation's charter or
bylaws to act as trustee, and, in a case under chapter 7, 12, or
13 of this title, having an office in at least one of such
districts.
(b) A person that has served as an examiner in the case may not
serve as trustee in the case.
(c) The United States trustee for the judicial district in which
the case is pending is eligible to serve as trustee in the case if
necessary.
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