This letter informs you that you have unpaid state debt and because of this, your vendor payment is being held in the event you fail to satisfy the debt promptly. The letter provides details of which state agency you owe and gives you 10 days to pay off the debt; if the debt is not paid withing that timeframe, the Comptroller may apply your vendor payment to said debt, as Maryland law prohibits the issuance of any vendor payments if the vendor has outstanding state debt.