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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. Any agency making an offset claim to the secretary shall make the claim in writing to the office of the secretary and shall include with regard to each claim information required by promulgated rule and regulation of the secretary as provided for in this Part. Such writing shall also include a certification by the agency that the debts for which claims of offset are made are legally collectible, liquidated sums due and owing the agency or due and owing a person and collectible by the agency.
B. (1) Except as provided in Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Subsection, the agency shall pay to the secretary a fee of twenty-five dollars for each offset claim.
(2) The Department of Children and Family Services shall pay to the secretary a fee of four dollars for each offset claim.
(3) District public defenders' offices shall pay to the secretary a fee of four dollars for each offset claim.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 47, § 299.5. Procedure for making offset claims - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-47-sect-299-5/
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