{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-831.1308","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 831.1308","heading":"Referral to a collection agency.","body":"(a) OPM may refer certain debts to commercial collection agencies under the following conditions:\n(1) All processing required by § 831.1304 has been completed before the debt is released.\n(2) A contract for collection services has been negotiated.\n(3) OPM retains the responsibility for resolving disputes, compromising claims, referring the debt for litigation, or suspending or terminating collection action.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 831—RETIREMENT","Subpart M—Collection of Debts"],"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":"809bf9a20c3d8944e68941d6a0d13c9b7d355390bfc489c62b8c7ff3adbe71d7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-831.1307","next":"us/5-cfr-831.1309"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}