{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-849.502","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 849.502","heading":"Liability for misused funds.","body":"(a) A representative payee who misuses benefits, as determined in § 849.501(a), is responsible for repayment of the misused benefits.\n(b) OPM will seek restitution from the former representative payee.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 849—REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES","Subpart E—Misuse of Annuity by a Representative Payee"],"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":"1611f4563339aa67e26f7c3a520825a8841ccac2fc9cd5e3b2770bcbce80abc0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-849.501","next":"us/5-cfr-849.601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}