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MN Stat § 16D.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16D — State Debt Collection|Section 16D.06 — Debtor Information.

16D.06 DEBTOR INFORMATION. Subdivision 1. Access to government data not public. Notwithstanding chapter 13 or any other state law classifying or restricting access to government data, upon request from the commissioner or the attorney general, state agencies, political subdivisions, and statewide systems shall disseminate not public data to the commissioner or the attorney general for the sole purpose of collecting debt. Not public data disseminated under this subdivision is limited to financial data of the debtor or data related to the location of the debtor or the assets of the debtor. Subd. 2. Disclosure of data. Data received, collected, created, or maintained by the commissioner or the attorney general to collect debts are classified as private data on individuals under section 13.02, subdivision 12, or nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9. The commissioner or the attorney general may disclose not public data: (1) under section 13.05; (2) under court order; (3) under a statute specifically authorizing access to the not public data; (4) to provide notices required or permitted by statute; (5) to an agent of the commissioner or the attorney general, including a law enforcement person, attorney, or investigator acting for the commissioner or the attorney general in the investigation or prosecution of a criminal or civil proceeding relating to collection of a debt; (6) to report names of debtors, amount of debt, date of debt, and the agency to whom debt is owed to credit bureaus; (7) to locate the debtor, locate the assets of the debtor, or to enforce or implement the collection of a debt, provided that the commissioner or the attorney general may disclose only the data that are necessary to enforce or implement collection of the debt; and (8) to the commissioner of revenue for tax administration purposes. The commissioner and the attorney general may not disclose data that is not public to a private collection agency or other entity with whom the commissioner has contracted under section 16D.04, subdivision 4, unless disclosure is otherwise authorized by law. History:  1994 c 632 art 3 s 40; 1995 c 254 art 5 s 7; 1996 c 390 s 20; 1998 c 366 s 33
MN Stat § 16D.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16D — State Debt Collection|Section 16D.07 — Notice To Debtor.

16D.07 NOTICE TO DEBTOR. The referring agency shall send notice to the debtor by United States mail or personal delivery at the debtor's last known address at least 20 days before the debt is referred to the commissioner. The notice must state the nature and amount of the debt, identify to whom the debt is owed, and inform the debtor of the remedies available under this chapter. The referring agency shall advise the debtor of collection costs imposed under section 16D.11 and of the debtor's right to cancellation of collection costs under section 16D.11, subdivision 3. History:  1994 c 632 art 3 s 41; 2014 c 308 art 9 s 5
MN Stat § 16D.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16D — State Debt Collection|Section 16D.08 — Collection Duties And Powers.

16D.08 COLLECTION DUTIES AND POWERS. Subdivision 1. Duties. The commissioner shall take all reasonable and cost-effective actions to collect debts referred to the commissioner. Subd. 2. Powers. (a) In addition to the collection remedies available to private collection agencies in this state, the commissioner, with legal assistance from the attorney general, may utilize any statutory authority granted to a referring agency for purposes of collecting debt owed to that referring agency. The commissioner may also use the tax collection remedies in sections 270C.03, subdivision 1, clause (8), 270C.31, 270C.32, 270C.52, subdivisions 2 and 3, 270C.63, 270C.65, and 270C.67 to 270C.72. A debtor may take advantage of any administrative or appeal rights contained in the listed sections. For administrative and appeal rights for nontax debts, references to administrative appeals or to the taxpayer rights advocate shall be construed to be references to the case reviewer, references to Tax Court shall be construed to mean district court, and offers in compromise shall be submitted to the referring agency. A debtor who qualifies for cancellation of collection costs under section 16D.11, subdivision 3, clause (1), can apply to the commissioner for reduction or release of a continuous wage levy, if the debtor establishes that the debtor needs all or a portion of the wages being levied upon to pay for essential living expenses, such as food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or expenses necessary for maintaining employment. The commissioner's determination not to reduce or release a continuous wage levy is appealable to district court. The word "tax" or "taxes" when used in the tax collection statutes listed in this subdivision also means debts referred under this chapter. (b) Before using the tax collection remedies listed in this subdivision, notice and demand for payment of the amount due must be given to the person liable for the payment or collection of the debt at least 30 days prior to the use of the remedies. The notice must be sent to the person's last known address and must include a brief statement that sets forth in simple and nontechnical terms the amount and source of the debt, the nature of the available collection remedies, and remedies available to the debtor. History:  1994 c 632 art 3 s 42; 1995 c 254 art 5 s 8; 1996 c 390 s 21; 1998 c 366 s 34; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 7 s 1; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 57; 2005 c 151 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 16D.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16D — State Debt Collection|Section 16D.09 — Uncollectible Debts.

16D.09 UNCOLLECTIBLE DEBTS. Subdivision 1. Generally. (a) When a debt is determined by a state agency to be uncollectible, the debt may be written off by the state agency from the state agency's financial accounting records and no longer recognized as an account receivable for financial reporting purposes. A debt is considered to be uncollectible when (1) all reasonable collection efforts have been exhausted, (2) the cost of further collection action will exceed the amount recoverable, (3) the debt is legally without merit or cannot be substantiated by evidence, (4) the debtor cannot be located, (5) the available assets or income, current or anticipated, that may be available for payment of the debt are insufficient, (6) the debt has been discharged in bankruptcy, (7) the applicable statute of limitations for collection of the debt has expired, or (8) it is not in the public interest to pursue collection of the debt. (b) Uncollectible debt must be reported by the state agency as part of its quarterly reports to the commissioner of management and budget. The basis for the determination of the uncollectibility of the debt must be maintained by the state agency. If an uncollectible debt equals or exceeds $100,000, the agency shall notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the state agency's budget at the time the debt is determined to be uncollectible. The information reported shall contain the entity associated with the uncollected debt, the amount of the debt, the revenue type, the reason the debt is considered uncollectible, and the duration the debt has been outstanding. The commissioner of management and budget shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over Minnesota Management and Budget an annual summary of the number and dollar amount of debts determined to be uncollectible during the previous fiscal year by October 31 of each year. Determining that the debt is uncollectible does not cancel the legal obligation of the debtor to pay the debt. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2003 c 112 art 1 s 19] History:  1994 c 632 art 3 s 43; 1996 c 390 s 22; 1999 c 243 art 2 s 1; 2000 c 490 art 13 s 3; 2003 c 112 art 1 s 14; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 3 s 12
MN Stat § 16D.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16D — State Debt Collection|Section 16D.10 — Case Reviewer.

16D.10 CASE REVIEWER. Subdivision 1. Duties. The commissioner shall make a case reviewer available to debtors. The reviewer must be available to answer a debtor's questions concerning the collection process and to review the collection activity taken. If the reviewer reasonably believes that the particular action being taken is unreasonable or unfair, the reviewer may make recommendations to the commissioner in regard to the collection action. Subd. 2. Authority to issue debtor assistance order. On application filed by a debtor with the case reviewer, in the form, manner, and in the time prescribed by the commissioner, and after thorough investigation, the case reviewer may issue a debtor assistance order if, in the determination of the case reviewer, the manner in which the state debt collection laws are being administered is creating or will create an unjust and inequitable result for the debtor. Debtor assistance orders are governed by the provisions relating to taxpayer assistance orders under section 270C.37. Subd. 3. Transfer of duties to taxpayer rights advocate. All duties and authority of the case reviewer under subdivisions 1 and 2 are transferred to the taxpayer rights advocate. History:  1994 c 632 art 3 s 44; 2005 c 151 art 1 s 116; art 9 s 1
MN Stat § 16D.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16D — State Debt Collection|Section 16D.12 — Payment Of Collection Agency Fees.

16D.12 PAYMENT OF COLLECTION AGENCY FEES. Unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a state agency may pay for the services of the commissioner or a private collection agency from the money collected. The portion of the money collected which must be paid to the commissioner or the collection agency as its collection fee is appropriated from the fund to which the collected money is due. History:  1995 c 254 art 5 s 10; 1996 c 390 s 25
MN Stat § 16D.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16D — State Debt Collection|Section 16D.13 — Interest.

16D.13 INTEREST. Subdivision 1. Authority. Unless otherwise provided by a contract out of which the debt arises, by state or federal law, or by a written justification from an agency and approved by the Department of Management and Budget showing the costs of charging interest exceed the benefit, a state agency shall charge simple interest on debts owed to the state at the rate provided in subdivision 2 if notice has been given in accordance with this subdivision. Interest charged under this section begins to accrue on the 30th calendar day following the state agency's first written demand for payment that includes notification to the debtor that interest will begin to accrue on the debt in accordance with this section. Subd. 2. Computation. Notwithstanding chapter 334, the rate of interest is the rate established by the Department of Revenue under section 270C.40. Subd. 3. Exclusion. A state agency may not charge interest under this section on overpayments of assistance benefits under the programs formerly codified in sections 256.031 to 256.0361, 256.72 to 256.87, and under chapters 119B, 256D, and 256I, or the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Notwithstanding this prohibition, any debts that have been reduced to judgment under these programs are subject to the interest charges provided under section 549.09. History:  1995 c 254 art 5 s 11; 1999 c 159 s 4; 2003 c 112 art 1 s 15,16; 2005 c 151 art 2 s 17; 2007 c 147 art 2 s 2; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 1 s 42
MN Stat § 16D.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16D — State Debt Collection|Section 16D.15 — Compromise Of Debt.

16D.15 COMPROMISE OF DEBT. Unless expressly prohibited by other federal or state law, a state agency may compromise debts owed to the state, whether reduced to judgment or not, where the state agency determines that it is in the best interests of the state to do so. History:   1995 c 254 art 5 s 13
MN Stat § 16D.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16D — State Debt Collection|Section 16D.16 — Setoffs.

16D.16 SETOFFS. Subdivision 1. Authorization. Unless prohibited by other law, the state agency utilizes a more specific setoff statute, or the state payments are subject to a more specific setoff statute, the commissioner or a state agency may automatically deduct the amount of a debt owed to the state from any state payment due to the debtor. Tax refunds, earned income tax credit, child care credit, funds exempt under section 550.37, or funds owed to an individual who is receiving assistance under the provisions of chapter 256 are not subject to setoff under this section. If a debtor has entered into a written payment plan with respect to payment of a specified debt, the right of setoff may not be used to satisfy that debt. Notwithstanding section 181.79, the state may deduct from the wages due or earned by a state employee to collect a debt, subject to the limitations in section 571.922. Subd. 2. Notice and hearing. Before setoff, the commissioner or state agency shall mail written notice by certified mail to the debtor, addressed to the debtor's last known address, that the commissioner or state agency intends to set off a debt owed to the state by the debtor against future payments due the debtor from the state. For debts owed to the state that have not been reduced to judgment, if no administrative appeal process or a hearing by an impartial decision maker on the validity or accuracy of the debt has yet been made available to the debtor, before setoff for a prejudgment debt, the notice to the debtor must advise that the debtor has a right to make a written request for a contested case hearing on the validity of the debt or the right to setoff. The debtor has 30 days from the date of that notice to make a written request for a contested case hearing to contest the validity of the debt or the right to setoff. The debtor's request must state the debtor's reasons for contesting the debt or the right to setoff. If the commissioner or state agency desires to pursue the right to setoff following receipt of the debtor's request for a hearing, the commissioner or state agency shall schedule a contested case hearing within 30 days of the receipt of the request for the hearing. If the commissioner or state agency decides not to pursue the right to setoff, the debtor must be notified of that decision. History:  1995 c 254 art 5 s 14; 1998 c 366 s 39
MN Stat § 16D.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16D — State Debt Collection|Section 16D.17 — Enforcement Of Statutory Penalties.

16D.17 ENFORCEMENT OF STATUTORY PENALTIES. A state agency may enforce a final penalty order imposed for violations of state law in the same manner as a district court judgment if: (1) notice and opportunity for a hearing on the penalty has been provided and the notice gives at least 30 days to request a hearing, unless the agency statute provides for a different timeline; and (2) the notice or order of the penalty states that when the order becomes final, the agency may file and enforce the penalty as a judgment without further notice or additional proceedings. The administrative order may be filed with a district court administrator along with an affidavit of identification and amount owed, and the court administrator shall enter and docket the administrative order as a civil judgment. History:   1998 c 366 s 40
MN Stat § 16D.18 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16D — State Debt Collection|Section 16D.18 — Reciprocal Agreement.

16D.18 RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT. (a) The commissioner is authorized to enter into agreements with the federal Department of the Treasury that provide for offsetting state payments against federal nontax obligations. Except as provided in paragraph (d), the commissioner may charge a fee of $20 per transaction for such offsets and may collect this offset fee from the debtor by deducting it from the state payment. The agreement may provide for offsetting federal payments, as authorized by federal law, against state tax and nontax obligations, and collecting the offset cost from the debtor. The agreement shall provide that the federal Department of the Treasury may deduct a fee from each administrative offset and state payment offset. Setoffs to collect state and other entity obligations under this chapter and chapters 270A and 270C, and any other provision of Minnesota Statutes occur before a state payment offset. For purposes of this paragraph "administrative offset" is any offset of federal payments to collect state debts and "state payment offset" is any offset of state payments to collect federal nontax debts. (b) A debt is eligible for offset under this program if notice of intent to offset the debt is sent at least 60 days prior to filing an offset claim or a shorter period of time, if required by federal law or an agreement with the federal Department of the Treasury. When there is an agreement for scheduled payments on an account, the debtor must be sent this notice each time an additional debt is claimed. (c) The debtor shall have the time period required for notice under paragraph (b) to contest the offset. An agreement under this section must not allow for offset of payments if the debt that would be subject to the offset is being contested or if the time for appealing the determination of the debt has not yet expired. The treasury offset program agreement entered into by the state must not require federal agencies to provide different due process than the requirements under Code of Federal Regulations, title 31, section 285.6. (d) Notwithstanding the fee authorized under paragraph (a), if the commissioner enters into a contingency fee agreement with a nonstate vendor to provide assistance under this section, the commissioner may charge a debtor a fee for the processing of state payment offsets for the recovery of federal nontax debts or the processing of federal payment offsets for the recovery of state tax and nontax debt. The fee is a separate debt and may be withheld from any refund, reimbursement, or other money held for the debtor. The fee may not exceed 15 percent of the original debt. Section 16A.1283 does not apply to fees charged under this paragraph. History:   1Sp2011 c 10 art 3 s 30
MN Stat § 16E.015 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16E — Department Of Information Technology Services|Section 16E.015 — Definitions.

16E.015 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Accessibility; accessible. "Accessibility" and "accessible" are defined by the accessibility standards developed and required under section 16E.03. Subd. 3. Infrastructure hardware. "Infrastructure hardware" means servers, routers, switches, and non-end-user platform devices and their operating systems. Subd. 3a. State information network. "State information network" means optical fiber facilities and terminal equipment used in the delivery of high-speed telecommunications services. Subd. 4. Undue burden. "Undue burden" means significant difficulty or expense determined and documented by the funding agency, including but not limited to difficulty or expense associated with technical feasibility. History:  2009 c 131 s 6; 2013 c 134 s 22
MN Stat § 16E.016 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16E — Department Of Information Technology Services|Section 16E.016 — Responsibility For Information Technology Services And Equipment.

16E.016 RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The chief information officer is responsible for providing or entering into managed services contracts for the provision, improvement, and development of the following information technology systems and services to state agencies: (1) state data centers; (2) mainframes including system software; (3) servers including system software; (4) desktops including system software; (5) laptop computers including system software; (6) a data network including system software; (7) database, electronic mail, office systems, reporting, and other standard software tools; (8) business application software and related technical support services; (9) help desk for the components listed in clauses (1) to (8); (10) maintenance, problem resolution, and break-fix for the components listed in clauses (1) to (8); (11) regular upgrades and replacement for the components listed in clauses (1) to (8); and (12) network-connected output devices. (b) All state agency employees whose work primarily involves functions specified in paragraph (a) are employees of the Department of Information Technology Services. This includes employees who directly perform the functions in paragraph (a), as well as employees whose work primarily involves managing, supervising, or providing administrative services or support services to employees who directly perform these functions. The chief information officer may assign employees of the department to perform work exclusively for another state agency. (c) Subject to sections 16C.08 and 16C.09, the chief information officer may allow a state agency to obtain services specified in paragraph (a) through a contract with an outside vendor when the chief information officer and the agency head agree that a contract would provide best value, as defined in section 16C.02, under the service-level agreement. The chief information officer must require that agency contracts with outside vendors ensure that systems and services are compatible with standards established by the Department of Information Technology Services. (d) The Minnesota State Retirement System, the Public Employees Retirement Association, the Teachers Retirement Association, the State Board of Investment, the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, the State Lottery, and the Statewide Radio Board are not state agencies for purposes of this section. History:  1Sp2011 c 10 art 4 s 2; 2013 c 134 s 30; 2013 c 142 art 3 s 36; 2021 c 31 art 2 s 3