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(a) The
debtor may convert a case under
this chapter to a case under chapter
11,
12, or
13 of this
title at any time, if the
case has not been converted under section
1112,
1208, or
1307 of this title. Any waiver of
the right to convert a case under this subsection is unenforceable.
(b) On request of a party in interest and
after notice and a hearing, the
court may convert a case under this chapter to a case under chapter
11 of this
title at any time.
(c)
The court
may not convert a case
under this chapter to a case under chapter
12 or
13 of this
title unless the
debtor requests
or consents to 
such conversion.
(d) 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.
(Pub. L. 95-598,
Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2606; Pub. L. 99-554, title II, § 257(q),
Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3115; Pub. L. 103-394, title V, § 501(d)(22),
Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4146; Pub. L.
109-8, Title I, § 101, April 20, 2005, 119
Stat. 27.)
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