Georgia Code, Title 48, Chapter 7, Article 7 - Setoff Debt Collection

• § 48-7-160 - Purposes
  The purpose of this article is to establish a policy and to provide a system whereby all claimant agencies and courts of this state...
• § 48-7-161 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (.1) "Administrative Office of the Courts" means entity created pursuant to Code Section 15-5-22. (1) "Claimant agency"...
• § 48-7-162 - Collection Remedy Additional
  The collection remedy authorized by this article is in addition to and not in substitution for any other remedy available by law.
• § 48-7-162.1 - Submission of Debts Through Administrative Office of the Courts
  (a) Submission of debts through the Administrative Office of the Courts shall be the sole manner through which debts owed to courts may be...
• § 48-7-163 - Collection of Debts Through Setoff; Minimum Debt; Procedure; Exceptions; Request for Setoff; Administrative Collection Assistance Fee
  (a) A claimant agency or the Administrative Office of the Courts may submit any debt or debts when each such debt is in excess...
• § 48-7-164 - Procedure for Setoffs and Notification of Taxpayers; Certification of Debts; Transfer of Refunds to Claimant Agency; Notice to Taxpayers; Transferred Funds in Escrow Account; Costs Borne by Claimant Agency
  (a) (1) Within a time frame specified by the department, a claimant agency seeking to collect a debt through setoff shall supply the information...
• § 48-7-165 - Hearing Procedure; Adjustments of Incorrect Debts; Nonavailability of Hearings Before Department; Issues Previously Litigated; Appeals
  (a) (1) If the claimant agency receives written application contesting the setoff or the sum upon which the setoff is based, it shall grant...
• § 48-7-165.1 - Hearing; Final Determination of Debt
  (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this Code section, if the Administrative Office of the Courts receives written notice from...
• § 48-7-166 - Final Determination of Debt Due; Transfer From Escrow Account to Credit of Debtor's Account of Debt Due; Notice of Setoff; Contents; Refund of Excess; Disbursement of Funds
  (a) (1) Upon final determination of the amount of the debt due and owing by means of the hearing provided by Code Section 48-7-165...
• § 48-7-167 - Effect of Setoff on Refund
  When the setoff authorized by this article is exercised, the refund which is set off shall be deemed granted.
• § 48-7-168 - Priority of Department Over Claimant Agencies for Collection by Setoff
  The department has priority pursuant to subsection (c) of Code Section 48-2-35 over every claimant agency and the Administrative Office of the Courts for...
• § 48-7-169 - Authorization of Commissioner to Prescribe Forms and Promulgate Rules and Regulations
  The commissioner is authorized to prescribe forms and to promulgate rules and regulations which he or she deems necessary in order to effectuate this
• § 48-7-170 - Confidentiality Exemption; Providing of Necessary Information by Commissioner to Claimant Agencies; Nondisclosure of Information by Employees or Prior Employees of Agencies; Penalties
  (a) Notwithstanding Code Section 48-7-60, which prohibits disclosure by the department of the contents of taxpayer records or information, and notwithstanding any other confidentiality...

Last modified: October 14, 2016