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11 USC § 1307. Conversion or dismissal
(a) The debtor may convert a case under this chapter to a case under chapter
7 of this title at any time. Any waiver of the right to convert under
this subsection is unenforceable.
(b) On request of the debtor at any time, if the case has not been
converted under section 706, 1112,
or 1208 of this title, the court shall dismiss a case under this chapter.
Any waiver of the right to dismiss under this subsection is unenforceable.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (f)
of this section, on request of a party in interest or the United States
trustee and after notice and a hearing, the court may convert a case under
this chapter to a case under chapter 7 of this title,
or may dismiss a case under this chapter, whichever is in the best
interests of creditors and the estate, for cause, including--
(1) unreasonable delay by the debtor that is prejudicial to
creditors;
(2) nonpayment of any fees and charges required under chapter 123 of
title 28;
(3) failure to file a plan timely under section 1321
of this title;
(4) failure to commence making timely payments under section 1326
of this title;
(5) denial of confirmation of a plan under section 1325
of this title and denial of a request made for additional time for
filing another plan or a modification of a plan;
(6) material default by the debtor with respect to a term of a
confirmed plan;
(7) revocation of the order of confirmation under section 1330
of this title, and denial of confirmation of a modified plan under
section 1329 of this title;
(8) termination of a confirmed plan by reason of the occurrence of a
condition specified in the plan other than completion of payments under
the plan;
(9) only on request of the United States trustee, failure of the
debtor to file, within fifteen days, or such additional time as the
court may allow, after the filing of the petition commencing such case,
the information required by paragraph (1) of section
521;
(10) only on request of the United States trustee, failure to timely
file the information required by paragraph (2) of
section 521; or
(11) failure of the debtor to pay any domestic
support obligation that first becomes payable after the date on which
the petition is filed.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, at any time
before the confirmation of a plan under section 1325
of this title, on request of a party in interest or the United States
trustee and after notice and a hearing, the court may convert a case under
this chapter to a case under chapter 11 or 12 of this
title.
(e) Upon the failure of the debtor to file a tax
return under section 1308, on request of a party in interest or the United
States trustee and after notice and a hearing, the court shall dismiss a
case or convert a case under this chapter to a case under chapter 7 of
this title, whichever is in the best interest of the creditors and the
estate.
(f) The court may not convert a case under
this chapter to a case under chapter 7, 11,
or 12 of this title if the debtor is a farmer, unless the debtor requests
such conversion.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section, a case may not be converted to a case under another chapter
of this title unless the debtor may be a debtor under such chapter.
