# 5 CFR § 630.209: Refund for unearned leave

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-630.209

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 CFR § 630.209
- **Heading:** Refund for unearned leave
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 5—Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS > PART 630—ABSENCE AND LEAVE > Subpart B—Definitions and General Provisions for Annual and Sick Leave

## Text

(a) When an employee who is indebted for unearned leave is separated, the agency shall:
(1) Require him to refund the amount paid him for the period covering the leave for which he is indebted; or
(2) Deduct that amount from any pay due him.
An employee who enters active military service with a right of restoration is deemed not separated for the purpose of this paragraph.
(b) This section does not apply when an employee:
(1) Dies;
(2) Retires for disability; or
(3) Resigns or is separated because of disability which prevents him from returning to duty or continuing in the service, and which is the basis of the separation as determined by his agency on medical evidence acceptable to it.

## Nearby sections

- [5 CFR § 630.101 § 630.101 Responsibility for administration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-630.101.md)
- [5 CFR § 630.201 § 630.201 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-630.201.md)
- [5 CFR § 630.202 § 630.202 Full biweekly pay period; leave earnings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-630.202.md)
- [5 CFR § 630.203 § 630.203 Pay periods other than biweekly.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-630.203.md)
- [5 CFR § 630.204 § 630.204 Fractional pay periods.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-630.204.md)
- [5 CFR § 630.205 § 630.205 Credit for prior work experience and experience in a uniformed service for determining annual leave accrual rate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-630.205.md)
- [5 CFR § 630.206 § 630.206 Minimum charge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-630.206.md)
- [5 CFR § 630.207 § 630.207 Travel time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-630.207.md)
- [5 CFR § 630.208 § 630.208 Reduction in leave credits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-630.208.md)
- [5 CFR § 630.209 § 630.209 Refund for unearned leave.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-630.209.md)
- [5 CFR § 630.210 § 630.210 Uncommon tours of duty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-630.210.md)
- [5 CFR § 630.211 § 630.211 Exclusion of Presidential appointees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-630.211.md)
- [5 CFR § 630.212 § 630.212 Use of annual leave to establish initial eligibility for retirement or continuation of health benefits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-630.212.md)
- [5 CFR § 630.301 § 630.301 Annual leave accrual and accumulation—Senior Executive Service, Senior-Level, and Scientific and Professional Employees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-630.301.md)

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