An employer that complies with an income-withholding order issued in another state in accordance with this article is not subject to civil liability to an individual or agency with regard to the employer’s withholding of child support from the obligor’s income.
Source: L. 97: Entire part amended with relocations, p. 540, § 11, effective July 1. L. 2015: Entire section amended, (HB 15-1198), ch. 173, p. 554, § 28, effective July 1.
COMMENT
Because employer cooperation is a key element in interstate child support enforcement, it is sound policy to state explicitly that an employer who complies with an income-withholding order from another state is immune from civil liability.