31 U.S.C. § 3713 Priority of Government Claims

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 31 U.S.C. § 3713

(a)

(1) A claim of the United States Government shall be paid first when-

(A) a person indebted to the Government is insolvent and-

(i) the debtor without enough property to pay all debts makes a voluntary assignment of property;

(ii) property of the debtor, if absent, is attached; or

(iii) an act of bankruptcy is committed; or

(B) the estate of a deceased debtor, in the custody of the executor or administrator, is not enough to pay all debts of the debtor.

(2) This subsection does not apply to a case under title 11.

(b) 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.

Cite as 31 U.S.C. § 3713

Source: Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 972.

current through 8/1/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised Section</TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>3713(a)</TD> <TD>31:191.</TD> <TD>R.S. §3466; Nov. 6, 1978, Pub. L. 95-598, §322(a), 92 Stat. 2678.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>3713(b)</TD> <TD>31:192.</TD> <TD>R.S. §3467; restated May 10, 1934, ch. 277, §518(a), 48 Stat. 760; Nov. 6, 1978, Pub. L. 95-598, §322(b), 92 Stat. 2679.</TD> </TR> </TABLE>