5 CFR § 849.502 - Liability for misused funds.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s849.502"
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title: "5 CFR § 849.502 - Liability for misused funds."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "849.502"
section_name: "Liability for misused funds."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "849"
part_name: "REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES"
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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."
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# 849.502 Liability for misused funds.

(a) A representative payee who misuses benefits, as determined in § 849.501(a), is responsible for repayment of the misused benefits.

(b) OPM will seek restitution from the former representative payee.