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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 17.01.02.02" title_num="17" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="02" heading="Duties of the Central Collection Unit.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Central Collection Unit may certify to the Comptroller the existence of any debt which has been referred to the Unit for collection by a State agency or official unless the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Debt is excepted by law from the Unit's jurisdiction under State Finance and Procurement Article, Title 3, Subtitle 3, Annotated Code of Maryland; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Attorney General has advised the State agency, official, or the Central Collection Unit that the validity of the debt is legitimately in dispute.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Central Collection Unit may not certify any account with a balance of $25 or less.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The certification shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be made on or before November 1 for the tax refund payable the following year;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Provide the name, address, Social Security number, and any known aliases of the debtor certified;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Include an identification number and the total amount of the debt.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>At least 30 calendar days before certification of a debt, the Central Collection Unit shall send the debtor written notice of the intention to certify the debt.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The written notice in §D of this regulation shall also advise the debtor of the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Amount of the debt;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Basis for the debt;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Right to request an investigation of the validity of the debt;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Right to contest any adverse determination in a hearing before an administrative law judge; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Right to judicial appeal in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>