5 CFR § 849.101 - Applicability and purpose.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s849.101"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 849.101 - Applicability and purpose."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "849.101"
section_name: "Applicability and purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "849"
part_name: "REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 8331; 5 U.S.C. 8345(e)-(f); 5 U.S.C. 8345a; 5 U.S.C. 8401; 5 U.S.C. 8461; 5 U.S.C. 8466(c)-(d); 5 U.S.C. 8466a."
regulatory_source: "86 FR 57012, Oct. 14, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "849"
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# 849.101 Applicability and purpose.
This part contains regulations of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to implement the provisions 5 U.S.C. 8345(e)-(f), 8345a, 8466(c)-(d), and 8466a regarding payment of an annuity to a representative payee. This part establishes the criteria OPM uses to determine if representative payments are appropriate, the information OPM uses to select a representative payee, the responsibilities of a representative payee, the accountability of a representative payee, the limitations on the appointment of a representative payee, and the definition of and penalty for misuse of benefits by the representative payee.