Vermont § 5933 - Collection of debts through setoff

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§ 5933. Collection of debts through setoff

  • (a) A claimant agency may submit any debt of $45.00 or more to the Department for collection
    under the procedure established by this chapter. This setoff debt collection remedy
    is in addition to and not in substitution for any other remedy available by law. (b) The Department shall, upon request of a claimant agency, set off any refund that it
    owes to a debtor against the amount of debt certified by a claimant agency in accordance
    with the procedure established by section 5934 of this chapter. (Added 1981, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 4, 1982; amended 2019, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 25a, eff. Oct. 8, 2020.)

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Section 5933 ("Collection of debts through setoff") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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