---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 1018.72"
title: "49"
number: "1018.72"
heading: "Referral to the Department of Justice."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/1018.72"
---

# §1018.72. Referral to the Department of Justice.

- (a) Claims for which the gross original amount is over $500,000 must be referred to the Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530. Claims for which the gross original amount is $500,000 or less must be referred to the Department of Justice's Nationwide Central Intake Facility.
- (b) **A claim of less than $600, exclusive of interest, is not referred for litigation unless—**
  - (1) Referral is important to a significant enforcement policy; or
  - (2) **The debtor has the clear ability to pay the claim, and the government can effectively enforce payment.**
- (c) A claim on which the Board holds a judgment is referred to DOJ for further action if renewal of the judgment lien or enforced collection proceedings are justified under the criteria discussed in this part.
- (d) Claims must be referred to the Department of Justice in the manner prescribed by [31 CFR 904.2](/cfr/31/904.2.md). Care must be taken to preserve all files, records, and exhibits on claims referred under paragraphs [(a)](#a) and [(b)](#b) of this section.

## Notes

### Amendments

[58 FR 7749, Feb. 9, 1993, as amended at 81 FR 8852, Feb. 23, 2016]

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3701, 31 U.S.C. 3711 et seq., 49 U.S.C. 1321, 31 CFR parts 900-904.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 7749, Feb. 9, 1993, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[58 FR 7749, Feb. 9, 1993, as amended at 81 FR 8852, Feb. 23, 2016]