---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 273.9"
title: "39"
number: "273.9"
heading: "Collection of civil penalties or assessments."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/273.9"
---

# §273.9. Collection of civil penalties or assessments.

- (a) Any penalty or assessment imposed under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act may be recovered in a civil action brought by the Attorney General. In any such action, no matter that was raised or that could have been raised in a hearing conducted under [part 962 of this title](/cfr/39/part962.md) or pursuant to judicial review under [31 U.S.C. 3805](/usc/31/3805.md) may be raised as a defense and the determination of liability and the determination of amounts of penalties and assessments shall not be subject to review. A civil action to recover a penalty or assessment shall be commenced within three years after the date on which the determination of liability for such penalty or assessment becomes final.
- (b) The amount of any penalty or assessment which has become final may be collected by administrative offset in accordance with 31 U.S.C [3716](/usc/31/3716.md), [3807](/usc/31/3807.md).
- (c) Any penalty or assessment imposed by the Postal Service under this part shall be deposited in the Postal Service Fund established by [section 2003](/usc/39/2003.md) of title 39.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. Chapter 38; 39 U.S.C. 401.

### Source

Source: 52 FR 12901, Apr. 20, 1987, unless otherwise noted.