The caption of a petition commencing a case under the Code shall contain the name of the court, the title of the case, and the docket number. The title of the case shall include the following information about the debtor: name, employer identification number, last four digits of the social-security number or individual debtor’s taxpayer-identification number, any other federal taxpayer-identification number, and all other names used within eight years before filing the petition. If the petition is not filed by the debtor, it shall include all names used by the debtor which are known to the petitioners.
(As amended Mar. 30, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Mar. 27, 2003, eff. Dec. 1, 2003; Apr. 23, 2008, eff. Dec. 1, 2008.)
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The c(a) Caption of a petition commencing a case under the Code shalland Title; Required Information. A petition’s caption must contain the name of the court, the title of the case, and the docketcase number (if known). The title of the case shallmust include the following information about the debtor: name,
(1) name;
(2) employer -identification number,;
(3) the last four4 digits of the social-security number or individual debtor’s taxpayer-identification number,;
(4) any other federal taxpayer-identification number,; and
(5) all other names the debtor has used within eight8 years before filing the petition. If thethe petition was filed.
(b) Petition Not Filed by the Debtor. A petition is not filed by the debtor, it shall must include all names used by the debtor which are known to the petitionersthat the petitioner knows have been used by the debtor.
(As amended Mar. 30, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Mar. 27, 2003, eff. Dec. 1, 2003; Apr. 23, 2008, eff. Dec. 1, 2008; Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)