{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-160.424","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 160.424","heading":"Collection of penalty.","body":"(a) Once a determination of the Secretary to impose a penalty has become final, the penalty will be collected by the Secretary, subject to the first sentence of 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(f).\n(b) The penalty may be recovered in a civil action brought in the United States district court for the district where the respondent resides, is found, or is located.\n(c) The amount of a penalty, when finally determined, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, may be deducted from any sum then or later owing by the United States, or by a State agency, to the respondent.\n(d) Matters that were raised or that could have been raised in a hearing before an ALJ, or in an appeal under 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(e), may not be raised as a defense in a civil action by the United States to collect a penalty under this part.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","SUBTITLE A—Department of Health and Human Services","SUBCHAPTER C—ADMINISTRATIVE DATA STANDARDS AND RELATED REQUIREMENTS","PART 160—GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS","Subpart D—Imposition of Civil Money Penalties"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"61e0d7ae5b33c6925ce8fbb2af7b6c0ebed6d81b603ea4437eb6aa7de3716f52","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-160.422","next":"us/45-cfr-160.426"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}