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title: "28 U.S.C. § 1412"
description: "Change of venue"
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title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
chapter_number: "87"
chapter_name: "DISTRICT COURTS; VENUE"
section: "1412"
citation: "28 U.S.C. § 1412"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 28 U.S.C. § 1412 - Change of venue
## Text
A district court may transfer a case or proceeding under title 11 to a district court for another district, in the interest of justice or for the convenience of the parties.
(Added Pub. L. 98353, title I, § 102(a), July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 335.)
## Notes
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective July 10, 1984, see section 122(a) of Pub. L. 98353, set out as a note under section 151 of this title.