{"data":{"id":"us/39-cfr-961.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"39 CFR 961.5","heading":"(Rule 5) Effect of filing a petition.","body":"After receipt and docketing of the employee's petition for a hearing, further collection activity by the Postal Service must cease as required by section 5 of the Debt Collection Act until the petition is resolved by the Hearing Official.","path":["Title 39—Postal Service","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE","SUBCHAPTER N—PROCEDURES","PART 961—DEBT COLLECTION ACT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST CURRENT EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-39.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:51Z","sha256":"ec094a6acf6467f3ebc127bb8ee82540d9b7743a16bbc2b6a1573583aa5325f8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/39-cfr-961.4","next":"us/39-cfr-961.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}