§ 38-13-117.7. Claims offset for state tax delinquencies

CO Rev Stat § 38-13-117.7 (2018) (N/A)
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(1) Before paying a claim in an amount exceeding six hundred dollars pursuant to section 38-13-117 (3), the administrator shall compare the social security number or federal employer identification number of the claimant with the numbers certified by the department of revenue for the purpose of the unclaimed property offset as provided in section 39-21-121, C.R.S.

(2) If the social security number or federal employer identification number of a claimant appears among the numbers certified by the department of revenue pursuant to section 39-21-121, C.R.S., the administrator shall suspend the payment of the claim until the requirements of section 39-21-121, C.R.S., are met. If, after consulting with the department, the administrator determines that the claimant is obligated to pay the amounts certified under section 39-21-121, C.R.S., the administrator shall withhold from the amount of the unclaimed property paid to the claimant an amount equal to the amount of delinquent state taxes, penalties, or interest. If the amount of the unclaimed property is less than or equal to the amount of delinquent state taxes, penalties, or interest, the administrator shall withhold the entire amount of the unclaimed property. The administrator shall transmit any unclaimed property so withheld to the department for disbursement as directed in section 39-21-121, C.R.S.

(3) If a claimant owes delinquent state taxes, penalties, or interest as described in this section and also owes current child support, child support debt, retroactive child support, child support arrearages, child support costs, or child support when combined with maintenance as described in section 38-13-117.3 or restitution or fines, fees, costs, or surcharges as described in section 38-13-117.5, or both, the unclaimed property offset shall be applied in accordance with the priority set forth in section 38-13-117.3 (2).