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[CITE: 28USC3015]

 
               TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
 
                     PART VI--PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
 
             CHAPTER 176--FEDERAL DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURE
 
            SUBCHAPTER A--DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 3015. Discovery as to debtor's financial condition

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), in an action 
or proceeding under subchapter B or C, the United States may have 
discovery regarding the financial condition of the debtor in the manner 
in which discovery is authorized by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 
in an action on a claim for a debt.
    (b) Limitation.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an 
action or proceeding under subchapter B unless there is a reasonable 
likelihood that the debt involved exceeds $50,000.

(Added Pub. L. 101-647, title XXXVI, Sec. 3611, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 
4939.)

                       References in Text

    The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, referred to in subsec. (a), 
are set out in the Appendix to this title.
