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36 CFR § 1201.21 - May NARA's failure to comply with these regulations be used as a defense to a debt?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s1201.21"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 1201.21 - May NARA's failure to comply with these regulations be used as a defense to a debt?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "1201.21"
section_name: "May NARA's failure to comply with these regulations be used as a defense to a debt?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL RULES"
part_number: "1201"
part_name: "COLLECTION OF CLAIMS"
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. 5514; 31 U.S.C. 3701-3720A, 3720D; 44 U.S.C. 2104(a)."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 44757, July 5, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1201"
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# 1201.21 May NARA's failure to comply with these regulations be used as a defense to a debt?

No, the failure of NARA to comply with any standard in the FCCS or these regulations will not be available to any debtor as a defense.