Section 1200.70  Debt Accepted for Collection

The Bureau will accept for collection delinquent debt that meets the following criteria, unless the debt is otherwise excluded from collection by the Bureau under the Act or this Part:

a)         The debt has been certified to the Bureau by the referring agency as provided in Section 1200.90; 

b)         The referring agency has notified the debtor of the amount and basis for the debt, the potential for referral of the debt to the Bureau, and the procedure and time limitations for contesting to the referring agency the validity of the debt;

c)         The debtor did not contest the debt in writing within 90 days from the date the referring agency provided notice of the debt to the debtor;

d)         The debt has been transmitted to the Bureau in a format approved by it; and

e)         The debt is not of the type listed in Section 1200.80.