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75-6204. Authority to setoff against debtors; collection of assistance fee; agreements with municipalities. (a) Subject to the limitations provided in this act, if a debtor fails to pay to the state of Kansas or any state agency, foreign state agency, municipality or the federal department of the treasury an amount owed, the director may setoff such amount and a reasonable collection assistance fee determined in accordance with K.S.A. 75-6210, and amendments thereto, against any money held for, or any money owed to, such debtor by the state or any state agency.

(b) The director may enter into an agreement with a municipality for participation in the setoff program for the purpose of assisting in the collection of a debt as defined by K.S.A. 75-6202, and amendments thereto. The director shall include in any such agreement a provision requiring the municipality to certify that the municipality has made at least three attempts to collect a debt prior to submitting such debt to setoff pursuant to this act.

(c) (1) Except as provided in subsection (c)(2), the director shall add the cost of collection and the debt for a total amount subject to setoff against a debtor.

(2) Any debts due and owing to an individual, the state of Kansas or an agency of another state that are being enforced by the Kansas department for children and families under part D of title IV of the federal social security act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., as amended, shall not have the cost of collection added to the debt owed and subject to setoff. Such cost of collection shall be paid by the Kansas department for children and families.

History: L. 1981, ch. 342, § 4; L. 1993, ch. 232, § 5; L. 2011, ch. 76, § 2; L. 2011, ch. 76, § 2; L. 2015, ch. 53, § 7; July 1.



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