### Question
Can you define what bankruptcy petition preparer means?


### Answer
**Bankruptcy petition preparer** is defined as the following in *18 U.S.C. § 156*:

> a person, other than the debtor's attorney or an employee of such an attorney, who prepares for compensation a document for filing

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 156*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 9-BANKRUPTCY**

