§ 19-11-30.4. Disclosure of Information
No employee or agent of the state shall divulge any information collected pursuant to Code Sections 19-11-30.1 through 19-11-30.3 or Code Section 19-11-30.6 to any public or private agency or individual except in the manner prescribed in this Code section. Information may be disclosed and shared by and between any employee of an administering agency […]
§ 19-11-30.5. Failure of Financial Institution to Comply
Any financial institution required to submit a report pursuant to Code Section 19-11-30.2 which fails without reasonable cause as determined by the department to comply with such reporting requirements and which, after notification by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery by the department, return receipt requested, of such failure, continues for more than 15 business […]
§ 19-11-30.6. Reciprocal Agreements With Other States
The commissioner of human services, in cooperation with the child support enforcement agency, shall establish a program of wage and bank information sharing with other states. The commissioner is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to share lists of absent parents who owe support payments to the child support enforcement agency. Such […]
§ 19-11-30.7. Construction
Code Sections 19-11-30, 19-11-30.4, and 19-11-30.6 shall not be construed to prevent the release by the commissioner of human services of such wage and bank information data for the purposes described in Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act. History. Code 1981, § 19-11-30.7 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 30; […]
§ 19-11-30.8. Annual Reports
The commissioner of human services shall file an annual report describing the status of the wage reporting and bank match systems. The report shall be filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate for the previous state fiscal year no later than September 30 of each year. History. […]
§ 19-11-30.9. Information Subject to Disclosure; Penalty
As an exception to Code Section 7-1-360, a financial institution furnishing a report or providing information for the commissioner of human services under Code Section 19-11-30.2 shall not disclose to a depositor or an account holder that the name of such person has been received from or furnished to the department; provided, however, that a […]
§ 19-11-30.10. Authority to Levy and Seize Deposit
The child support enforcement agency shall have the authority to levy and seize a deposit or account in accordance with Code Section 19-11-32. History. Code 1981, § 19-11-30.10 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 30; Ga. L. 2017, p. 646, § 2-3/SB 137. The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, substituted “child […]
§ 19-11-30.11. Fee on Levied Accounts
A financial institution may charge an account levied on by the commissioner of human services a fee, as determined by the commissioner, of not less than $20.00 nor more than $50.00 which shall be deducted from such account prior to remitting funds to the department. The commissioner of human services requesting bank or account information […]
§ 19-11-32. Process to Collect Delinquent Support Accounts
Notwithstanding other statutory provisions which provide for the execution, attachment, or levy against accounts, the child support enforcement agency may utilize the process established in this Code section and Code Sections 19-11-33 through 19-11-39 to collect delinquent support payments, provided that any exemptions or exceptions which specifically apply to enforcement of support obligations pursuant to […]
§ 19-11-33. Notice
The child support enforcement agency may proceed under Code Section 19-11-32, this Code section, and Code Sections 19-11-34 through 19-11-38 only if notice has been provided to the obligor in one of the following manners: The obligor is provided notice of the provisions of this Code section in the court order establishing the support obligation. […]