Interpreting 11 U.S.C. § 110 which Governs Conduct of Non-Lawyer Bankruptcy Petition Preparers & Delineating the Relationship, Powers & Functions of the Bankruptcy Court & the District Court Under the Statute

*605In the fall of 1994, as part of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994, Congress passed a new statute (11 U.S.C. § 110) (“the statute”) which, for the first time, governs the activities of non-lawyer bankruptcy petition preparers (“preparers”) and provides various sanctions against them for improper actions. The statute is not clearly worded and definitive legislative history which would aid in interpreting it is lacking. As of the date of this General Order, no opinions of appellate *606courts exist which construe the statute.1

This district, the Central District of California, is often referred to as…