---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 961.5"
title: "39"
number: "961.5"
heading: "(Rule 5) Effect of filing a petition."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/961.5"
---

# §961.5. (Rule 5) Effect of filing a petition.


After receipt and docketing of the employee's petition for a hearing, further collection activity by the Postal Service must cease as required by section 5 of the Debt Collection Act until the petition is resolved by the Hearing Official.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 204, 401; 5 U.S.C. 5514.

### Source

Source: 90 FR 9220, Feb. 10, 2025, unless otherwise noted.