HRS §231-55
When the setoff becomes final and is applied to your debt
This section says when a setoff (taking money from a payment like a tax refund) becomes final, and that the agency must apply that money to your debt. It only covers the final step after a hearing or if you missed the deadline to ask for one.
debtors
The statute, as written — Finalization of setoff; credit on debt
Upon completion of the hearing and appeal process set out in section 231-54, or upon the debtor's failure to timely request a hearing pursuant to that section, the setoff shall become final. The amount of the setoff after deduction of any charge authorized by section 231-56 shall be credited by the claimant agency against the debtor's debt.
Sections this one refers to
§231-54 How to challenge a debt setoff against your refund
§231-56 State can charge for collecting debts through setoff
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