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FL Stat § 409.1757 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 409 - Social and Economic Assistance|Part I - Social and Economic Assistance (Ss. 409.016-409.5093)|409.1757 - Persons not required to be refingerprinted or rescreened.

409.1757 Persons not required to be refingerprinted or rescreened.—Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, human resource personnel who have been fingerprinted or screened pursuant to chapters 393, 394, 397, 402, and this chapter, teachers who have been fingerprinted pursuant to chapter 1012, and law enforcement officers who meet the requirements of s. 943.13, who have not been unemployed for more than 90 days thereafter, and who under the penalty of perjury attest to the completion of such fingerprinting or screening and to compliance with this section and the standards for good moral character as contained in such provisions as ss. 110.1127(2)(c), 393.0655(1), 394.457(6), 397.4073, 402.305(2), 409.175(6), and 943.13(7), are not required to be refingerprinted or rescreened in order to comply with any caretaker screening or fingerprinting requirements.History.—s. 1, ch. 87-128; s. 1, ch. 87-141; s. 30, ch. 93-39; s. 52, ch. 2000-153; s. 10, ch. 2002-219; s. 992, ch. 2002-387; s. 50, ch. 2004-5; s. 3, ch. 2012-73; s. 16, ch. 2012-215; s. 32, ch. 2017-173.
FL Stat § 409.179 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 409 - Social and Economic Assistance|Part I - Social and Economic Assistance (Ss. 409.016-409.5093)|409.179 - Family-friendly workplace initiative.

409.179 Family-friendly workplace initiative.—Recognizing that employers play a key role in helping families balance work and family responsibilities, the Executive Office of the Governor, in consultation with members of the business community, may establish a family-friendly workplace initiative. The Executive Office of the Governor may develop a program to annually collect information regarding the state’s eligible small employers with 50 or fewer employees, and eligible large employers with 51 or more employees in the state, providing the most family-friendly benefits to their employees. The same program may be established for public employers. The criteria for determination of the eligible employers may include, but not be limited to:(1) Consideration of the dependent care scholarship or discounts given by the employer.(2) Flexible work hours and schedules.(3) Time off for caring for sick or injured dependents.(4) The provision of onsite or nearby dependent care.(5) Dependent care referral services.(6) In-kind contributions to community dependent care programs.Those employers chosen by the Executive Office of the Governor may be recognized with annual “family-friendly workplace” awards and a statewide information and advertising campaign publicizing the employers’ awards, their contributions to family-friendly child care, and the methods they used to improve the dependent care experiences of their employees’ families.History.—s. 86, ch. 96-175.
FL Stat § 409.2355 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 409 - Social and Economic Assistance|Part I - Social and Economic Assistance (Ss. 409.016-409.5093)|409.2355 - Programs for prosecution of males over age 21 who commit certain offenses involving girls under age 16.

409.2355 Programs for prosecution of males over age 21 who commit certain offenses involving girls under age 16.—Subject to specific appropriated funds, the Department of Children and Families is directed to establish a program by which local communities, through the state attorney’s office of each judicial circuit, may apply for grants to fund innovative programs for the prosecution of males over the age of 21 who victimize girls under the age of 16 in violation of s. 794.011, s. 794.05, s. 800.04, s. 827.04(3), or s. 847.0135(5).History.—s. 11, ch. 96-215; s. 196, ch. 97-101; s. 53, ch. 2000-153; s. 12, ch. 2008-172; s. 185, ch. 2014-19.
FL Stat § 409.2551 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 409 - Social and Economic Assistance|Part I - Social and Economic Assistance (Ss. 409.016-409.5093)|409.2551 - Legislative intent.

409.2551 Legislative intent.—Common-law and statutory procedures governing the remedies for enforcement of support for financially dependent children by persons responsible for their support have not proven sufficiently effective or efficient to cope with the increasing incidence of financial dependency. The increasing workload of courts, prosecuting attorneys, and the Attorney General has resulted in a growing burden on the financial resources of the state, which is constrained to provide public assistance for basic maintenance requirements when parents fail to meet their primary obligations. The state, therefore, exercising its police and sovereign powers, declares that the common-law and statutory remedies pertaining to family desertion and nonsupport of dependent children shall be augmented by additional remedies directed to the resources of the responsible parents. In order to render resources more immediately available to meet the needs of dependent children, it is the legislative intent that the remedies provided herein are in addition to, and not in lieu of, existing remedies. It is declared to be the public policy of this state that this act be construed and administered to the end that children shall be maintained from the resources of their parents, thereby relieving, at least in part, the burden presently borne by the general citizenry through public assistance programs. It is also the public policy of this state to encourage frequent contact between a child and each parent to optimize the development of a close and continuing relationship between each parent and the child.History.—s. 1, ch. 76-220; s. 140, ch. 86-220; s. 1, ch. 2017-117.
FL Stat § 409.25575 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 409 - Social and Economic Assistance|Part I - Social and Economic Assistance (Ss. 409.016-409.5093)|409.25575 - Support enforcement; privatization.

409.25575 Support enforcement; privatization.—(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the Department of Revenue to contract with private entities for the provision of support enforcement services whenever such contracting is cost-effective.(2) The department shall contract for the delivery, administration, or management of support enforcement activities and other related services or programs, when appropriate. The department shall retain responsibility for the quality of contracted services and programs and shall ensure that services are delivered in accordance with applicable federal and state statutes and regulations.(3)(a) The department shall establish a quality assurance program for the privatization of services. The program must include standards for each specific component of these services. The department shall establish minimum thresholds for each component. Each program operated pursuant to contract must be evaluated annually by the department or by an objective competent entity designated by the department under the provisions of the quality assurance program. The evaluation must be financed from cost savings associated with the privatization of services. The quality assurance program must be financed through administrative savings generated by this act.(b) The department shall establish and operate a comprehensive system to measure and report annually the outcomes and effectiveness of the services that have been privatized. The department shall use these findings in making recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature for future program and funding priorities in the support enforcement system.(4)(a) Any entity contracting to provide support enforcement services under this section must comply with all statutory requirements and agency regulations in the provision of contractual services.(b) Any entity contracting to provide support enforcement services under this section must also participate in and cooperate with any federal program that will assist in the maximization of federal supports for these services, as directed by the department.History.—s. 46, ch. 97-170; s. 27, ch. 2001-158; s. 123, ch. 2010-102.
FL Stat § 409.2559 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 409 - Social and Economic Assistance|Part I - Social and Economic Assistance (Ss. 409.016-409.5093)|409.2559 - State disbursement unit.

409.2559 State disbursement unit.—The department shall establish and operate a state disbursement unit by October 1, 1999, as required by 42 U.S.C. s. 654(27).History.—s. 22, ch. 98-397.
FL Stat § 409.25641 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 409 - Social and Economic Assistance|Part I - Social and Economic Assistance (Ss. 409.016-409.5093)|409.25641 - Procedures for processing interstate enforcement requests.

409.25641 Procedures for processing interstate enforcement requests.—The department shall use automated administrative enforcement as provided in 42 U.S.C. s. 666(a)(14)(A) to respond to a request from another state to enforce a support order and shall promptly report the results of the enforcement action to the requesting state.History.—s. 49, ch. 97-170; s. 25, ch. 98-397; s. 14, ch. 99-375; s. 5, ch. 2007-85.
FL Stat § 409.2565 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 409 - Social and Economic Assistance|Part I - Social and Economic Assistance (Ss. 409.016-409.5093)|409.2565 - Publication of delinquent obligors.

409.2565 Publication of delinquent obligors.—For support orders that are being enforced by the department, the department may compile and make available for publication a listing of cases in which payment of the support obligation is overdue. Each case on the list may be identified only by the name of the support obligor, the support obligor’s court order docket or case number, the county in which the obligor’s support order is filed, the arrearage amount, and a photograph. The department need not give prior notice to the obligor of the publication and listing of cases.History.—s. 3, ch. 95-222; s. 33, ch. 2001-158.
FL Stat § 409.25658 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 409 - Social and Economic Assistance|Part I - Social and Economic Assistance (Ss. 409.016-409.5093)|409.25658 - Use of unclaimed property for past due support.

409.25658 Use of unclaimed property for past due support.—(1) In a joint effort to facilitate the collection and payment of past due support, the Department of Revenue, in cooperation with the Department of Financial Services, shall identify persons owing support collected by the department who are presumed to have unclaimed property held by the Department of Financial Services.(2) The Department of Financial Services shall periodically provide the department with an electronic file of unclaimed property accounts. The department shall use the data to identify obligors with unclaimed property accounts and shall provide the Department of Financial Services with an electronic data file that includes the names and other personal identifying information of the obligors.(3) As the state’s Title IV-D agency under s. 409.2557(1), the department is authorized to submit claims for unclaimed property to the Department of Financial Services for the purpose of collecting past due support and shall do so in accordance with the standards established by the Department of Financial Services.(4) Before paying an obligor’s approved claim, the Department of Financial Services shall notify the department that such claim has been approved. Upon confirmation that the Department of Financial Services has approved the claim or a claim submitted by the department, the department shall send a notice by regular mail to the obligor advising the obligor of the department’s intent to intercept the property up to the amount of the past due support, and informing the obligor of the obligor’s right to request a hearing under chapter 120. If there is a hearing, the Department of Financial Services shall retain custody of the property until a final order has been entered and any appeals thereon have been concluded. If the obligor fails to request a hearing, the department shall inform the Department of Financial Services to transfer to the department the property up to the amount of past due support owed. Upon transfer, the Department of Financial Services shall be released from further liability related to the transferred property.(5) This section provides a supplemental remedy, and the department may use this remedy in conjunction with any other method of collecting support.History.—s. 26, ch. 98-397; s. 37, ch. 2001-158; s. 12, ch. 2002-173; s. 444, ch. 2003-261; s. 8, ch. 2021-103.
FL Stat § 409.25661 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 409 - Social and Economic Assistance|Part I - Social and Economic Assistance (Ss. 409.016-409.5093)|409.25661 - Public records exemption for insurance claim data exchange information.

409.25661 Public records exemption for insurance claim data exchange information.—Information obtained by the Department of Revenue pursuant to s. 409.25659 is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution until such time as the department determines whether a match exists. If a match exists, such information becomes available for public disclosure. If a match does not exist, the nonmatch information shall be destroyed as provided in s. 409.25659.History.—s. 1, ch. 2004-339; s. 114, ch. 2008-4; s. 1, ch. 2009-119; s. 1, ch. 2010-73; s. 1, ch. 2012-200.
FL Stat § 409.2569 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 409 - Social and Economic Assistance|Part I - Social and Economic Assistance (Ss. 409.016-409.5093)|409.2569 - Continuation of support services for recipients of public assistance when benefits are terminated.

409.2569 Continuation of support services for recipients of public assistance when benefits are terminated.—Whenever a recipient of public assistance ceases to receive such public assistance, the department shall continue to provide services after the recipient ceases to receive benefits unless otherwise advised in writing or in person not to do so by the former recipient. These services shall be provided in accordance with the state plan of priorities. After the termination of public assistance, the department shall continue to provide support services and to recover all costs incurred in providing the services pursuant to s. 409.2567 unless the recipient instructs the department to discontinue services.History.—s. 145, ch. 86-220; s. 13, ch. 88-176; s. 23, ch. 92-138.
FL Stat § 409.257 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 409 - Social and Economic Assistance|Part I - Social and Economic Assistance (Ss. 409.016-409.5093)|409.257 - Service of process.

409.257 Service of process.—(1) The service of original process and orders in any paternity or child support action or proceeding filed by the department shall be made in accordance with chapter 48. The sheriff shall be reimbursed at the prevailing rate of federal financial participation for service of process and orders as allowed by law. The sheriff shall bill the department monthly as provided for in s. 30.51(2).(2) Process and orders may be served or executed by authorized agents of the department at the department’s discretion if the agent of the department does not take any action against personal property, real property, or persons.(3) Service of process by publication under chapter 49 may be made on the legal father in any action or proceeding to determine paternity, which may result in termination of the legal father’s parental rights, in which another man is alleged to be the biological father. Before service of process by publication may be made, the petitioner shall conduct a diligent search and inquiry to locate the legal father. A diligent search must include the inquiries required by s. 63.088(5). The petitioner shall execute an affidavit of diligent search and file it with the court confirming completion of each aspect of the diligent search enumerated in s. 63.088(5) and specifying the results. If the legal father cannot be located, he shall be served with process by publication in the manner provided in chapter 49. The notice shall be published in the county where the legal father was last known to have resided. The clerk of the circuit court shall mail a copy of the notice to the legal father at his last known address.(4) Notices and other intermediate process, except witness subpoenas, shall be served by the department as provided for in the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.(5) Witness subpoenas shall be served by the department by United States mail as provided for in s. 48.031(3).History.—s. 2, ch. 84-141; s. 9, ch. 87-405; s. 8, ch. 89-183; s. 8, ch. 2004-273; s. 15, ch. 2004-334; s. 7, ch. 2007-85; s. 2, ch. 2015-59.
FL Stat § 409.2571 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 409 - Social and Economic Assistance|Part I - Social and Economic Assistance (Ss. 409.016-409.5093)|409.2571 - Court and witness fees; bond.

409.2571 Court and witness fees; bond.—(1) The department or an authorized agent thereof shall be entitled to the necessary services of the clerk, court reporter, and county comptroller in any proceedings under the IV-D program, including contempt proceedings; and no fees for such court reporter, clerk, or comptroller services shall be charged against the department. No bond shall be required of the department for any action taken pursuant to the IV-D program, except by order of the court. Nothing herein shall prevent the depository from charging and collecting fees for services rendered.(2) No witness fees shall be paid to any party to a petition or complaint or to any parent or legal custodian of a dependent child described in a petition or complaint filed pursuant to this act.History.—s. 7, ch. 76-220; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 1, ch. 84-141; s. 146, ch. 86-220; s. 18, ch. 87-95; s. 24, ch. 92-138.
FL Stat § 409.2574 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 409 - Social and Economic Assistance|Part I - Social and Economic Assistance (Ss. 409.016-409.5093)|409.2574 - Income deduction enforcement in Title IV-D cases.

409.2574 Income deduction enforcement in Title IV-D cases.—(1) The department or its designee shall enforce income deduction orders on behalf of obligees who have applied for IV-D services, and the department shall be considered a party in the action.(2)(a) In a support order being enforced under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act and which order does not specify income deduction, income deduction shall be enforced by the department or its designee without the need for any amendment to the support order or any further action by the court.(b) The department shall serve a notice on the obligor that the income deduction notice has been served on the employers. Service upon an obligor under this section shall be made in the manner prescribed in chapter 48. The department shall furnish to the obligor a statement of the obligor’s rights, remedies, and duties in regard to the income deduction.(c) The obligor has 15 days from the serving of the notice to request a hearing with the department to contest enforcement of income deduction.(d) The department shall adopt rules to ensure that applicable provisions of s. 61.1301 are followed.History.—s. 8, ch. 76-220; s. 5, ch. 82-140; s. 148, ch. 86-220; s. 45, ch. 97-103; s. 54, ch. 97-170.
FL Stat § 409.2575 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 409 - Social and Economic Assistance|Part I - Social and Economic Assistance (Ss. 409.016-409.5093)|409.2575 - Liens on motor vehicles and vessels.

1409.2575 Liens on motor vehicles and vessels.—(1) The director of the state IV-D program, or the director’s designee, may cause a lien for unpaid and delinquent support to be placed upon motor vehicles, as defined in chapter 320, and upon vessels, as defined in chapter 327, that are registered in the name of an obligor who is delinquent in support payments, if the title to the property is held by a lienholder, in the manner provided in chapter 319 or chapter 328. Notice of lien shall not be mailed unless the delinquency in support exceeds $600.(2) If the first lienholder fails, neglects, or refuses to forward the certificate of title to the appropriate department as requested pursuant to s. 319.24 or s. 328.15, the director of the IV-D program, or the director’s designee, may apply to the circuit court for an order to enforce the requirements of s. 319.24 or s. 328.15, whichever applies.History.—s. 14, ch. 88-176; s. 46, ch. 97-103; s. 29, ch. 98-397; s. 28, ch. 2019-76.1Note.—Section 28, ch. 2019-76, amended s. 409.2575, effective July 1, 2023, to read:409.2575 Liens on motor vehicles and vessels.—(1) The director of the state IV-D program, or the director’s designee, may cause a lien for unpaid and delinquent support to be placed upon motor vehicles, as defined in chapter 320, and upon vessels, as defined in chapter 327, that are registered in the name of an obligor who is delinquent in support payments, if the title to the property is held by a lienholder, in the manner provided in chapter 319 or, if applicable in accordance with s. 328.15(9), chapter 328. Notice of lien shall not be mailed unless the delinquency in support exceeds $600.(2) If the first lienholder fails, neglects, or refuses to forward the certificate of title to the appropriate department as requested pursuant to s. 319.24 or, if applicable in accordance with s. 328.15(9), s. 328.15, the director of the IV-D program, or the director’s designee, may apply to the circuit court for an order to enforce the requirements of s. 319.24 or s. 328.15, whichever applies.
FL Stat § 409.2578 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXX - Social Welfare|Chapter 409 - Social and Economic Assistance|Part I - Social and Economic Assistance (Ss. 409.016-409.5093)|409.2578 - Access to employment information; administrative fine.

409.2578 Access to employment information; administrative fine.—(1) For the purpose of establishing paternity, establishing a child support obligation, or enforcing a support obligation, all persons in this state, including for-profit, not-for-profit, and governmental employers or contractors, shall, upon written request from the IV-D agency for information concerning an individual employee of such person, provide to the IV-D agency of this state or its designee or to the Title IV-D agency of any other state or its designee information on the employment, compensation, and benefits of any employee who has a liability to pay support and is delinquent or who has a potential liability. The IV-D agency may also make such a request for the purpose of modifying a child support obligation after an unsuccessful attempt to obtain the information from either party. The information requested shall be provided within 30 days of receipt of the written request. The Title IV-D agency of this state is authorized to impose a fine for failure to respond to its request.(2) Prior to imposition of a fine, the department shall issue a written notification of noncompliance. Failure to comply with the request within 15 days of receipt of the written notification without good cause may result in the agency taking the following actions:(a) Imposition of an administrative fine of not more than $500;(b) The application by the Title IV-D agency or its designee, to the circuit court for an order compelling compliance. The person who is determined to be in noncompliance with the request shall be liable for reasonable attorney’s fees and costs associated with the department bringing this action upon showing by the department that the person failed to comply with the request without good cause.(3) All fines collected pursuant to this section shall be made payable to the Child Support Enforcement Application and Program Revenue Trust Fund.History.—s. 57, ch. 97-170; s. 31, ch. 98-397; s. 40, ch. 2001-158; s. 56, ch. 2013-18.