5 CFR § 1215.26 - Notices to debtor.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s1215.26"
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title: "5 CFR § 1215.26 - Notices to debtor."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "1215.26"
section_name: "Notices to debtor."
chapter_name: "MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES"
part_number: "1215"
part_name: "DEBT MANAGEMENT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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regulatory_source: "54 FR 50603, Dec. 8, 1989, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 72 FR 56885, Oct. 5, 2007."
cfr_part: "1215"
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# 1215.26 Notices to debtor.

The first written demand for payment must inform the debtor of the following:

(a) The amount and nature of the debt;

(b) The date payment is due, which will generally be 30 days from the date the notice was mailed;

(c) The assessment of interest under § 1215.27 from the date the notice was mailed if payment is not received within the 30 days;

(d) The right to dispute the debt;

(e) The office, address and telephone number that the debtor should contact to discuss repayment and reconsideration of the debt; and

(f) The sanctions available to the MSPB to collect a delinquent debt including, but not limited to, referral of the debt to a credit reporting agency, a private collection bureau, or the Department of Justice for litigation.