R9-15-109. Liquidated Damages for Failure to Complete a Loan Repayment Contract

A. An awardee who fails to complete the terms of the loan repayment contract shall pay to the Department the liquidated damages owed under A.R.S. §§ 36-2172(J) or 36-2175(I), as applicable, unless the awardee receives a waiver of the liquidated damages under R9-15-110. B. Upon receiving notification or upon the Department’s determination that an awardee is unable or does not intend to complete the terms of the awardee’s loan repayment contract, the Department shall: 1. Withhold loan repayment funds, 2. Determine liquidated damages owed, and 3. Notify the awardee of the amount of liquidated damages owed. C. An awardee shall pay the liquidated damages to the Department within one year after the termination date of the awardee’s loan repayment contract or within one year after the end of a loan repayment contract suspension approved according to R9-15-107, whichever is later.