Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0986
Committee Amendment CA_A_S207 (Senate)
Amends: 19-A MRSA §3202

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 327, L.D. 986, Bill, "An 
Act To Enact the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act Amendments 
of 1996 and 2001" 
Amend 
the bill in section 
in that part 
"§2966." in subsection 1 in the first line (page 26, 
L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"or modify" 
designated 
line 10 in 
Further amend the bill in section 10 in that part designated 
"§2966." in subsection 2 in the first line (page 26, line 24 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"or modify" 
Further amend the bill in section 10 in that part designated 
"§2966." in subsection 2 in the last line (page 26, line 26 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"or modify" 
Further amend the bill in section 10 in that part designated 
"§2967." in subsection 2 in paragraph B in subparagraph (1) in 
the first line (page 27, line 36 in L.D.) by inserting after the 
following: 
"the" the following: 
'current' 
Further amend the bill in section 10 in that part designated 
"§2967." in subsection 2 in paragraph B in subparagraph (2) in 
the first line (page 27, line 39 in L.D.) by inserting after the 
following: 
"the" the following: 
'current' 
Further amend the bill in section 19 in the first paragraph 
in the first line (page 44, line 34 in L.D.) by striking out the 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 327, L.D. 986 
following: 
following: 
"commissioner" 
and 
inserting 
in 
its 
place 
the 
'Attorney General' 
Further amend the bill in section 20 in paragraph B in the 
first line 
(page 45, 
line 12 
in L.D.) 
by striking out the 
following: 
"lists of" and inserting in its place the following: 
'*ises-9~' 
Further amend the bill in section 29 in that part designated 
"§3101." in the 2nd line (page 53, line 18 in L.D.) by striking 
out the following: 
"department" and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'support enforcement agency' 
Further amend the bill in section 30 in that part designated 
"§3101-B." in the first line (page 54, 
line 21 in L.D.) 
by 
striking out the following: 
"mu1tip1e" and inserting in its 
place the following: 
'2 or more' 
Further amend the bill in section 30 in that part designated 
"§3101-B." in the first paragraph in the 2nd line (page 54, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"for" and inserting 
in its place the following: 
'~9~ with respect to the earnings of' 
Further amend the bill in section 30 in that part designated 
"§3101-B." in the first paragraph in the 2nd line from the end 
(page 54, line 29 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: 
"income" the following: 
'withheld' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 31 the 
following: 
'Sec. 32. 19·A MRSA §3101.F, sub·§2, ,B, as enacted by PL 
1997, c. 669, §21, is amended to read: 
B. 
Each 
employer 
that 
has 
directly 
received 
an 
income-withholding order relating to the obligor; and' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 33 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 33. 19·A MRSA §3102, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. 
B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: 
§3102. Administrative enforcement of orders 
1. 
Documents to state information agency. 
A party residing 
in another state or a 
support enforcement agency seeking to 
enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, 
issued by a tribunal of another state shall send the documents 
required for registering the order to the department. 
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2. 
Consider and enforce. 
Upon receipt of the documents, 
the department, without initially seeking to register the order, 
shall 
consider 
and, 
if 
appropriate, 
use 
any 
administrative 
procedure authorized by the 
law of this State to enforce a 
support order or an income-withholding order, or both. 
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Further amend the bill in section 37 in that part designated 
"S3201." in subsection 1 in the 4th to 6th lines (page 61, lines 
to 35 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"Notice must be 
given by first class, certified or registered mail or by any 
means of personal service authorized by the law of this State." 
and inserting in its place the following: 
'Na&~ee-~-~~ivea 
BY-~~~~~-~~r-~~&ifie4-aF-~~~~~~~~-aF-&y-~~&~-aE 
FeEsaaa*-seEv~ee-a~&aaE~Bea-By-&ae-*aw-aE-&ais-S&a&eT' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 37 the 
following: 
'Sec. 38. 19-A MRSA §3202, sub-§l, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 
694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: 
1. 
Timinq and remedies. 
A nonregistering party seeking to 
contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order in this 
State must request a hearing within 20 days after the date of 
mailing 
eE--pe-l"-&E>nad.-~FY-i-Ge--eE notice of the registration. 
The 
nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, 
to 
assert any defense to an allegation of noncompliance with the 
registered order or to contest the remedies being sought or the 
amount of any alleged arrearages pursuant to section 3203.' 
Further amend the bill in section 41 in that part designated 
"§3253." in subsection 1 in paragraph A by striking out all of 
subparagraph (2) (page 65, lines 7 and 8 in L.D.) and inserting 
in its place the following: 
, (2) 
A petitioner who is a nonresident of this State 
seeks modification; and' 
Further amend the bill in section 41 in that part designated 
"§3253." in subsection 1 in paragraph B in the first line (page 
65, line 13 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"child" and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'child,' 
Further amend the bill in section 41 in that part designated 
"§3253." in subsection 1 in paragraph B in the 2nd line (page 65, 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 327, L.D. 986 
line 14 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
the party" 
the child or 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
or renumber ing any 
number 
to 
read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes additional changes to make Maine's law 
consistent 
with 
the 
Uniform 
Interstate 
Family 
Support 
Act 
Amendments of 1996 and 2001. 
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