H.F. 395 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 598.22E Request for verification of 1 payment of child support —— penalty. 2 Upon the written request by a child support obligor to a 3 child support obligee for verification of the obligor’s status 4 with regard to payment of a child support obligation, the child 5 support obligee shall provide the obligor with an affidavit 6 attesting that the obligor is current in payment, has satisfied 7 the support obligation in full, or is delinquent in payment of 8 support. If an obligee fails to provide the affidavit within 9 thirty days of receipt of the written request or intentionally 10 provides erroneous information in the affidavit, the obligee is 11 guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 12 EXPLANATION 13 This bill relates to verification of a child support 14 obligor’s status regarding payment of child support. The 15 bill requires that upon the written request by an obligor 16 to an obligee for verification of the obligor’s status with 17 regard to payment of a child support obligation, the obligee 18 shall provide the obligor with an affidavit attesting that 19 the obligor is current in payment, has satisfied the support 20 obligation in full, or is delinquent in payment of support. 21 The bill provides that if the obligee fails to provide the 22 affidavit within 30 days of receipt of the written request or 23 intentionally provides erroneous information in the affidavit, 24 the person is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. A simple 25 misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than 30 26 days or a fine of at least $65 but not more than $625 or by 27 both. 28 -1- LSB 1032HH (2) 84 pf/nh 1/ 1