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3.5 Overpayments/Payroll Errors
Overpayments/Payroll errors shall be administered in accordance with Government Code Section 19838 except as otherwise provided in Section 3.12 entitled Late Docks.
For CDCR
When an employee is overpaid or owes the State money, the employee shall be given reasonable individual notice in writing prior to CDCR establishing an accounts receivable. In the event the accounts receivable is initiated by a controlling agency, CDCR will make reasonable effort to individually notify the employee by certified mail or personally delivering the notice to the employee (which may include electronic delivery).