{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-31.44","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 31.44","heading":"Right to administrative offset.","body":"The amount of any penalty or assessment which has become final, or for which a judgment has been entered under § 31.42 or § 31.43, or any amount agreed upon in a compromise or settlement under § 31.46, may be collected by administrative offset under 31 U.S.C. 3716, except that an administrative offset may not be made under this subsection against a refund of an overpayment of Federal taxes, then or later owing by the United States to the defendant.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Transportation","PART 31—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"b1c079daa83b3202b58576f601d237e9dd40bf9da8aba12a185a163a69e6cab8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-31.43","next":"us/49-cfr-31.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}