[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 31, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 31CFR210.11]

[Page 57]
 
                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
         CHAPTER II--FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 210--FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION IN THE AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart B--Reclamation of Benefit Payments
 
Sec. 210.11  Limited liability.

    (a) Right to limit its liability. If an RDFI does not have actual or 
constructive knowledge of the death or legal incapacity of a recipient 
or the death of a beneficiary at the time it receives one or more 
benefit payments on behalf of the recipient, the RDFI's liability to the 
agency for those payments shall be limited to:
    (1) An amount equal to: (i) The amount in the account at the time 
the RDFI receives the notice of reclamation and has had a reasonable 
opportunity (not to exceed one business day) to act on the notice, plus 
any additional benefit payments made to the account by the agency before 
the RDFI responds in full to the notice of reclamation, or
    (ii) The outstanding total, whichever is less; plus
    (2) If the agency is unable to collect the entire outstanding total, 
an additional amount equal to:
    (i) The benefit payments received by the RDFI from the agency within 
45 days after the death or legal incapacity of the recipient or death of 
the beneficiary, or
    (ii) The balance of the outstanding total, whichever is less.
    (b) Qualification for limited liability. In order to limit its 
liability as provided in this section, an RDFI shall:
    (1) Certify that at the time the benefit payments were credited to 
or withdrawn from the account, the RDFI had no actual or constructive 
knowledge of the death or legal incapacity of the recipient or death of 
the beneficiary;
    (2) Certify the date the RDFI first had actual or constructive 
knowledge of the death or legal incapacity of the recipient or death of 
the beneficiary, regardless of how and where such information was 
obtained;
    (3)(i) Provide the name, address, and any other relevant information 
of the following person(s):
    (A) Co-owner(s) of the recipient's account;
    (B) Other person(s) authorized to withdraw funds from the 
recipient's account; and
    (C) Person(s) who withdrew funds from the recipient's account after 
the death or legal incapacity of the recipient or death of the 
beneficiary.
    (ii) If persons are not identified for any of these subcategories, 
the RDFI must certify that no such information is available and why no 
such information is available; and
    (4) Fully and accurately complete all certifications on the notice 
of reclamation and comply with the requirements of this part.
    (c) Payment of limited liability amount. If the RDFI qualifies for 
limited liability under this subpart, it shall immediately return to the 
Federal Government the amount specified in Sec. 210.11(a)(1). The agency 
will then attempt to collect the amount of the outstanding total not 
returned by the RDFI. If the agency is unable to collect that amount, 
the Federal Government will instruct the appropriate Federal Reserve 
Bank to debit the account utilized by the RDFI at that Federal Reserve 
Bank for the amount specified in Sec. 210.11(a)(2).
    (d) Violation of subpart B. An RDFI that fails to comply with any 
provision of this subpart in a timely and accurate manner, including but 
not limited to the certification requirements at Sec. 210.11(b) and the 
notice requirements at Sec. 210.13, shall be liable to the Federal 
Government for any loss resulting from its act or omission. Any such 
liability shall be in addition to the amount(s) for which the RDFI is 
liable under Sec. 210.10 or Sec. 210.11, as applicable.