Section 1200.80  Debt Not Accepted for Collection

The Bureau will not accept for collection the following types of debt:

a)         debt secured by an interest in real property [30 ILCS 210/5(j)];

b)         receivables currently the subject of an ongoing wage levy, whether that levy is the result of a judgment entered in circuit court or an administrative levy issued without judgment;

c)         receivables currently the subject of litigation being pursued in the State of Illinois through the Office of the Attorney General, State's Attorneys' Offices or, where authorized by the Attorney General, by private counsel retained on behalf of the agency;

d)         debt that has been discharged in bankruptcy or that is currently in bankruptcy proceedings;

e)         receivables not reported on the Illinois Office of the Comptroller Receivables Report;

f)         debt owed to any federal account, including, but not limited to, federally regulated pension trust funds, unless otherwise provided under this Part;

g)         deferred receivables, as defined in the Comptroller's Receivables Report;

h)         loans, contracts, and agreements of any kind with other governmental entities;

i)          debt that was referred to a private collection firm by the referring agency prior to July 1, 2005, and that has been with that firm for 90 days or less;

j)          debt that has been deemed uncollectible, absent factual assertions by the referring agency that, due to circumstances not known at the time the delinquent debt was deemed uncollectible, additional collection efforts are warranted [30 ILCS 210/10(e)];

k)         debt for which it would not be in the State's best economic interest for the Bureau to assume collection responsibility, as determined by the Bureau.