K.S.A. § 75-6210 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 62 / Section 75-6210
75-6210 - Disposition of setoff proceeds; collection assistance fee; debt credited.
Status: in_force

75-6210. Disposition of setoff proceeds; collection assistance fee; debt credited. (a) Upon completion of a setoff transaction, the director shall transfer the net proceeds collected to the account or fund of the state agency, foreign state agency or municipality to which the debt was owed.

(b) (1) From the gross proceeds collected by the director through setoff, the director shall retain a reasonable collection assistance fee in an amount based on cost, as determined by generally accepted cost allocation techniques, except that in the case of transactions for collection of debts arising from the employment security law such fee shall not exceed $300 for any transaction. Except as provided further, the director shall add the collection assistance fee to the debt after the debt is submitted to the director in accordance with K.S.A. 75-6206, and amendments thereto. Any debts due and owing to an individual, the state of Kansas or an agency of another state that are being enforced by the Kansas department for children and families under part D of title IV of the federal social security act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., as amended, shall not have the collection assistance fee added to the debt owed and subject to setoff, and such fee shall be paid by the Kansas department for children and families.

(2) The director shall retain a reasonable collection assistance fee from the gross proceeds of collections through setoff on behalf of a municipality as specified in an agreement entered into pursuant to K.S.A. 75-6204, and amendments thereto, or foreign state agency in such amount as specified in the reciprocal agreement entered into pursuant to K.S.A. 75-6215, and amendments thereto.

(3) The collection assistance fee shall be paid as an additional cost for all debts owed to the court when the court utilizes debt setoff procedures pursuant to K.S.A. 75-6202 et seq., and amendments thereto. The collection assistance fee shall be retained from the amount collected, but shall not be deducted from the debts owed to the court.

(4) The director may credit a portion of the collection assistance fee to the appropriate account or fund of any other state agency that has incurred expenses in assisting in the collection of the debt.

(5) The amount of the collection assistance fee retained by the director shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the accounting services recovery fund.

(c) Upon receipt by the state agency, foreign state agency or municipality of the net proceeds collected, the state agency, foreign state agency or municipality shall credit the debtor's obligation in the amount of the gross proceeds collected.

(d) Except as otherwise prescribed by the director or the secretary of administration, any state agency, foreign state agency or municipality which receives any payment from a debtor after notification to the debtor under K.S.A. 75-6206, and amendments thereto, other than payments collected pursuant to K.S.A. 44-718, and amendments thereto, or collected through the federal government or judicial process, shall remit the collection assistance fee imposed under subsection (b) to the director which shall be credited to the accounting services recovery fund. If a state agency fails to remit the collection assistance fee as required by this subsection, the director may transfer an amount equal to such collection assistance fee from the appropriate account or fund of the state agency to the accounting services recovery fund. If a foreign state agency or municipality fails to remit the collection assistance fee as required by this subsection, the director may seek collection of such fee in such manner as may be allowed by law.

(e) In cases involving the collection of debts arising from the employment security law, the entire amount collected shall be credited to the employment security fund and the collection assistance fee shall be transferred from the special employment security fund to the accounting services recovery fund.