---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 5.8"
title: "31"
number: "5.8"
heading: "When will Treasury entities suspend or terminate debt collection on a Treasury debt?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/5.8"
---

# §5.8. When will Treasury entities suspend or terminate debt collection on a Treasury debt?


If, after pursuing all appropriate means of collection, a Treasury entity determines that a Treasury debt is uncollectible, the Treasury entity may suspend or terminate debt collection activity in accordance with the provisions of [31 CFR part 903](/cfr/31/part903.md) and the Treasury entity's policies and procedures. Legal counsel approval to terminate debt collection activity is required as described in Treasury Directive 34-02 (Credit Management and Debt Collection), which may be found at http://www.treas.gov/regs.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5514; 26 U.S.C. 6402; 31 U.S.C. 321, 3701, 3711, 3716, 3717, 3718, 3720A, 3720B, 3720D.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 65845, Oct. 28, 2002, unless otherwise noted.