Levies and the Collection Process

To collect your debt, we may issue a:

• Wage levy

• Bank levy

• Levy on securities

• Continuous levy

• Third-party levy

• Seizure of property

The following levies take priority over ours:  

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

• Court ordered child support

• Federal student loan

• Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)

A setoff occurs when your financial institution uses the funds in your account to pay outstanding loans. This includes funds held as collateral for a loan. They must submit proof the "right of setoff" was done prior to receiving our levy. (See Minnesota Statutes, section 270C.67.) 

Adverse interests are claims by either creditors against your earnings or a third party who has a right to your assets. To prove their claim, the financial institution must provide the details of the assets. (See Minnesota Statutes, section 571.72 and Minnesota Statutes, section 571.923.)

If your employer received our wage levy, it takes priority over any adverse interest that has been in place for at least 70 days.

When the payer fails to complete electronic disclosures and send payments, they are not complying with our levy. We may hold them liable for your unpaid balance and add a 25% penalty for failing to honor the levy. (See Minnesota Statutes, section 270C.70.)

An employer cannot terminate or discipline you because of a levy. (See Minnesota Statutes, section 270C.69, subdivision 2 and Minnesota Statutes, section 571.927.)