{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-1690.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 1690.15","heading":"Freezing an account—administrative holds.","body":"(a) The TSP record keeper may freeze (e.g., place an administrative hold on) a participant's account for any of the following reasons:\n(1) Pursuant to a qualifying retirement benefits court order as set forth in part 1653 of this chapter;\n(2) Pursuant to a request from the Department of Justice under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act;\n(3) Upon the death of a participant;\n(4) Upon suspicion or knowledge of fraudulent account activity or identity theft;\n(5) In response to litigation pertaining to an account;\n(6) For operational reasons (e.g., to correct a processing error or to stop payment on a check when account funds are insufficient);\n(7) Pursuant to a written request from a participant made in the manner prescribed by the TSP record keeper; and\n(8) For any other reason necessary to ensure the integrity of TSP accounts or compliance with law.\n(b) [Reserved]","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER VI—FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD","PART 1690—THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN","Subpart B—Miscellaneous"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"ecab894b4f54ecf1e30e613481a6c822cf81f1f151752c294c8718f4128984da","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-1690.14","next":"us/5-cfr-1800.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}