{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-422.817","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 422.817","heading":"Required certification.","body":"Before referring delinquent administrative debts to the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) for collection, we will certify, in writing, that:\n(a) The debts we are transferring are valid and legally enforceable;\n(b) There are no legal bars to collection; and\n(c) We have complied with all prerequisites to a particular collection action under the laws, regulations, or policies applicable to us, unless we agree that Treasury will do so on our behalf.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 422—ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES","Subpart I—Administrative Claims Collection"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"ec15c29a3e1a501649f2e05fd38de8c63311505981aee8ce6d76d9f1c93fb942","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-422.815","next":"us/20-cfr-422.819"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}