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House Journal: Page 1464: Wednesday, April 23, 1997

 9     a.  All payments made as the result of a judicial
10   proceeding under this section shall be made to the
11   clerk of the district court or to the collection
12   services center and shall not be made to the attorney.
13   Payments received by the clerk of the district court
14   shall be forwarded to the collection services center
15   as provided in section 252B.15.
16     b.  The attorney shall be entitled to receive an
17   amount which is equal to twenty-five percent of the
18   support collected as the result of the specified
19   judicial proceeding not to exceed the amount of the
20   nonfederal share of assigned support collected as the
21   result of that proceeding.  The amount paid under this
22   paragraph is the full amount of compensation due the
23   attorney for a proceeding under this section and is in
24   lieu of any attorney fees.  The court shall not order
25   the obligor to pay additional attorney fees.  The
26   amount of compensation calculated by the unit is
27   subject, upon application of the attorney, to judicial
28   review.
29     c.  Any support collected shall be disbursed in
30   accordance with federal requirements and any support
31   due the obligee shall be disbursed to the obligee
32   prior to disbursement to the attorney as compensation.
33     d.  The collection services center shall disburse
34   compensation due the attorney only from the nonfederal
35   share of assigned collections.  The collection
36   services center shall not disburse any compensation
37   for court costs.
38     e.  The unit may delay disbursement to the attorney
39   pending the resolution of any timely appeal by the
40   obligor or obligee.
41     f.  Negotiation of a partial payment or settlement
42   for support shall not be made without the approval of
43   the unit and the obligee, as applicable.
44     6.  The attorney initiating a judicial proceeding
45   under this section shall notify the unit when the
46   judicial proceeding is completed.
47     7.  a.  An attorney who initiates a judicial
48   proceeding under this section represents the state for
49   the sole and limited purpose of collecting support to
50   the extent provided in this section.

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 1     b.  The attorney is not an employee of the state
 2   and has no right to any benefit or compensation other
 3   than as specified in this section.
 4     c.  The state is not liable or subject to suit for
 5   any acts or omissions resulting in any damages as a
 6   consequence of the attorney's acts or omissions under
 7   this section.
 8     d.  The attorney shall hold the state harmless from

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