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1 1 Section 1. Section 252B.15, Code 1997, is amended by
1 2 adding the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. If requested by the obligor, child
1 4 support payments made to the collection services center in
1 5 accordance with an order being enforced by the unit for an
1 6 individual not eligible for enforcement services as a public
1 7 assistance recipient, and child support payments made to the
1 8 clerk of the district court pursuant to a court order or
1 9 judgment, shall be disbursed to the appropriate individual by
1 10 direct deposit of the support payments in a customer asset
1 11 account, as defined in section 527.2, established by the
1 12 individual as required by this subsection. The individual
1 13 named as the recipient of the support payments on behalf of
1 14 the child shall establish a customer asset account for the
1 15 exclusive purposes of deposit of support payments received and
1 16 use of the moneys as authorized by this subsection, and shall
1 17 provide the account number to the collection services center
1 18 or the clerk of the district court of the county in which the
1 19 order for support is filed, as appropriate. Moneys deposited
1 20 in the customer asset account shall only be used for the
1 21 support of the child for whom support is ordered and for
1 22 payment of any fees related to the establishment and
1 23 maintenance of the account. The recipient of the support
1 24 payments shall forward a written accounting of all canceled
1 25 checks or receipts of transactions written against the account
1 26 and all receipts of withdrawal from the account on or before
1 27 January 1 of each year to the obligor.
1 28 To initiate the process under this subsection, an obligor
1 29 shall submit a written request to the collection services
1 30 center or the clerk of the district court, as applicable, on
1 31 forms provided by the collection services center or the clerk
1 32 of the district court.
1 33 A person who willfully fails to comply with this subsection
1 34 may be cited and punished by the court for contempt and be
1 35 committed to the county jail for a period of time not to
2 1 exceed thirty days for each offense.
2 2 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 598.22C DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT
2 3 PAYMENTS.
2 4 If requested by the person obligated to pay support, child
2 5 support payments made to the collection services center in
2 6 accordance with an order being enforced by the child support
2 7 recovery unit for an individual not eligible for enforcement
2 8 services as a public assistance recipient, and child support
2 9 payments made to the clerk of the district court pursuant to a
2 10 court order or judgment, shall be disbursed to the appropriate
2 11 individual by direct deposit of the support payments in a
2 12 customer asset account, as defined in section 527.2,
2 13 established by the individual as required by this section.
2 14 The individual named as the recipient of the support payments
2 15 on behalf of the child shall establish a customer asset
2 16 account for the exclusive purposes of deposit of support
2 17 payments received and use of the moneys as authorized by this
2 18 section, and shall provide the account number to the
2 19 collection services center or to the clerk of the district
2 20 court of the county in which the order for support is filed,
2 21 as appropriate. Moneys deposited in the customer asset
2 22 account shall only be used for the support of the child for
2 23 whom support is ordered and for payment of any fees related to
2 24 the establishment and maintenance of the account. The
2 25 recipient of the support payments shall forward a written
2 26 accounting of all canceled checks or receipts of other
2 27 transactions written against the account and all receipts of
2 28 withdrawal from the account on or before January 1 of each
2 29 year to the person obligated to pay support.
2 30 To initiate the process under this section, a person
2 31 obligated to pay support shall submit a written request to the
2 32 collection services center or the clerk of the district court,
2 33 as applicable, on forms provided by the collection services
2 34 center or the clerk of the district court.
2 35 A person who willfully fails to comply with this section
3 1 may be cited and punished by the court for contempt and be
3 2 committed to the county jail for a period of time not to
3 3 exceed thirty days for each offense.
3 4 Sec. 3. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. The child support
3 5 recovery unit and the clerk of the district court shall notify
3 6 all recipients and payors of child support of the requirements
3 7 of this Act.
3 8 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATES.
3 9 1. Sections 1 and 2 of this Act take effect January 1,
3 10 1999.
3 11 2. Section 3 of this Act, being deemed of immediate
3 12 importance, takes effect upon enactment.
3 13 EXPLANATION
3 14 This bill requires that if requested to do so by the person
3 15 obligated to pay support the collection services center in
3 16 disbursing child support payments received in accordance with
3 17 an order being enforced by the child support recovery unit for
3 18 an individual not eligible for enforcement services as a
3 19 public assistance recipient and the clerk of the district
3 20 court dispersing child support payments collected in
3 21 accordance with a support order filed in that county are only
3 22 to disburse payments through direct deposit of the support in
3 23 a customer asset account established by the recipient of the
3 24 support for the exclusive purposes of depositing of the
3 25 support payments and use of such deposits for the support of
3 26 the child. Moneys in the account shall only be used for
3 27 support of the child and payment of fees related to the
3 28 account. The recipient of the support payments is required to
3 29 provide the collection services center or the clerk of the
3 30 district court, as appropriate, with the account number and is
3 31 also required to provide the obligor with a written accounting
3 32 of all canceled checks and other receipts of transactions
3 33 written against the account and all receipts of withdrawal
3 34 from the account. The person obligated to pay support must
3 35 submit a written request to the collection services center or
4 1 the clerk of the district court to initiate the process. The
4 2 bill also provides for the citing of a person with contempt of
4 3 court for violating the requirements of the bill. The bill
4 4 also requires that the collection services center and the
4 5 clerk of the district court notify all recipients and payors
4 6 of child support of the requirements of the bill upon
4 7 enactment, and provides that the other requirements of the
4 8 bill are effective January 1, 1999.
4 9 LSB 3152YH 77
4 10 pf/sc/14.1
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