# 32 C.F.R. § 1697.10 (2026): Statute of Limitations

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## Section

- **Citation:** 32 C.F.R. § 1697.10 (2026)
- **Heading:** Statute of Limitations
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 32 CFR: National Defense / Chapter XVI: SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM / Part 1697: SALARY OFFSET / § 1697.10: § 1697.10   Statute of Limitations.

## Text

If a debt has been outstanding for more than 10 years after the agency's right to collect the debt first accrued, the agency may not collect by salary offset unless facts material to the government's right to collect were not known and could not reasonably have been known by the official or officials who were charged with the responsibility for discovery and collection of such debts.

## Nearby sections

- [32 C.F.R. § 1697.1 (2026) § 1697.1   Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P1697_S1697_1.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 1697.2 (2026) § 1697.2   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P1697_S1697_2.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 1697.3 (2026) § 1697.3   Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P1697_S1697_3.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 1697.4 (2026) § 1697.4   Notice requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P1697_S1697_4.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 1697.5 (2026) § 1697.5   Hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P1697_S1697_5.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 1697.6 (2026) § 1697.6   Written decision.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P1697_S1697_6.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 1697.7 (2026) § 1697.7   Coordinating offset with another federal agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P1697_S1697_7.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 1697.8 (2026) § 1697.8   Procedures for salary offset.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P1697_S1697_8.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 1697.9 (2026) § 1697.9   Refunds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P1697_S1697_9.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 1697.10 (2026) § 1697.10   Statute of Limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P1697_S1697_10.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 1697.11 (2026) § 1697.11   Non-waiver of rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P1697_S1697_11.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 1697.12 (2026) § 1697.12   Interest, penalties, and administrative costs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P1697_S1697_12.md)

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