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IN Code § 31-25-4-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act|31-25-4-18. Order for Genetic Testing to Establish Paternity; Income Withholding

Sec. 18. (a) Under 42 U.S.C. 666, the bureau has the authority, without a court order, to order genetic testing to establish paternity.(b) The bureau may not order genetic testing as provided under this section without a request from a local child support attorney where an order for child support is entered.(c) The bureau shall recognize and enforce the authority of a state agency from another state to take any action as required under 42 U.S.C. 666(c).(d) The bureau shall notify the appropriate circuit court clerk in any case where an action of the bureau results in income withholding or a change of payee of a child support order in a Title IV-D case.(e) In accordance with 42 U.S.C. 654B(a)(3), the bureau shall provide a single address to which income withholding payments may be sent.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271.
IN Code § 31-25-4-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act|31-25-4-19. Services for Other Than Tanf Recipients or Applicants; Application; Fees

Sec. 19. All services provided under section 17 of this chapter and IC 31-25-3-2 must be available to individuals (other than recipients or applicants for the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (45 CFR 265)) upon application for the services, as required by 42 U.S.C. 654(6). An application fee as set by the Title IV-D agency must be paid in accordance with the department's rules adopted under IC 4-22-2. Fees other than the application fee must be imposed in accord with federal law governing this program.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.128-2012, SEC.90.
IN Code § 31-25-4-19.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act|31-25-4-19.5. Title Iv-D Agency Collection Fee

Sec. 19.5. (a) If a Title IV-D agency collects child support payments of at least the threshold amount established under 42 U.S.C. 654(6) on behalf of an individual who has never received Title IV-A assistance, the Title IV-D agency shall collect a fee in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 654(6). The Title IV-D agency may collect the fee by issuance and implementation of an income withholding order.(b) The Title IV-D agency shall collect the fee described in subsection (a) from one (1) of the following:(1) Any amount of child support payments that exceeds the threshold amount established under 42 U.S.C. 654(6) and collected on behalf of the individual who applied for the services of collecting the child support payments.(2) The parent who owes the child support obligation being enforced by the Title IV-D agency.(3) State funds appropriated for the purpose of paying a fee under subsection (a).As added by P.L.103-2007, SEC.46. Amended by P.L.243-2019, SEC.6.
IN Code § 31-25-4-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act|31-25-4-20. Authority to Receive Federal Funds and Distribute Money Collected

Sec. 20. The bureau may receive the federal money available for the administration of Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act and shall distribute money collected in accordance with federal regulations.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271.
IN Code § 31-25-4-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act|31-25-4-21. Confidential Information; Safeguards; Necessary Disclosures

Sec. 21. (a) The bureau shall observe all possible safeguards for information obtained by the bureau with the minimum standard for the safeguards to be the federal regulations governing the safeguarding of information under this program.(b) The bureau or the prosecuting attorney may not disclose information obtained through the parent locator service, except to the extent necessary to fulfill a duty under this chapter.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271.
IN Code § 31-25-4-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act|31-25-4-22. Disclosure of Information to Consumer Reporting Agencies; Procedures

Sec. 22. The bureau shall establish procedures for providing information to a consumer reporting agency (as defined by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(f))) concerning the amount of overdue support owed by a parent. Information provided under this section must be provided in accordance with federal statutes and regulations governing the Title IV-D program (42 U.S.C. 651).As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271.
IN Code § 31-25-4-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act|31-25-4-23. Title Iv-D Agency; Incentive Payments; Distribution From County Treasury

Sec. 23. (a) Subject to subsection (d), the Title IV-D agency shall provide incentive payments to counties for enforcing and collecting the support rights that have been assigned to the state. The incentive payments shall be made by the Title IV-D agency directly to the county and deposited in the county treasury for distribution on a quarterly basis and in the following manner:(1) Twenty-two and two-tenths percent (22.2%) of the incentive payments shall be distributed to the Title IV-D incentive fund established in accordance with section 23.5 of this chapter by each county that receives payments under this subdivision.(2) Thirty-three and four-tenths percent (33.4%) of the incentive payments shall be distributed to the operating budget of the prosecuting attorney.(3) Twenty-two and two-tenths percent (22.2%) of the incentive payments shall be distributed to the operating budget of the circuit court clerk.(b) Notwithstanding IC 36-2-5-2(b), distribution from the county treasury under subsection (a) shall be made without the necessity of first obtaining an appropriation from the county fiscal body.(c) The amount that a county receives and the terms under which the incentive payment is paid must be in accordance with relevant federal statutes and the federal regulations promulgated under the statutes. However, amounts received as incentive payments may not, without the approval of the county fiscal body, be used to increase or supplement the salary of an elected official. The amounts received as incentive payments must be used to supplement, rather than take the place of, other funds used for Title IV-D program activities.(d) The Title IV-D agency shall retain twenty-two and two-tenths percent (22.2%) of the incentive payments described in subsection (a).As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.146-2006, SEC.23; P.L.1-2007, SEC.198; P.L.162-2011, SEC.20.
IN Code § 31-25-4-23.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act|31-25-4-23.5. Title Iv-D Incentive Fund; Use of Money

Sec. 23.5. (a) Each county that receives payments under section 23(a)(1) of this chapter shall establish a Title IV-D incentive fund.(b) The incentive payments under section 23(a)(1) of this chapter shall be paid into the fund.(c) Money in the fund may be used only for child support enforcement purposes.(d) Money in the fund does not revert to any other fund.As added by P.L.162-2011, SEC.21.
IN Code § 31-25-4-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act|31-25-4-24. Duties of Circuit Court Clerk; Support Money; Cash Payments

Sec. 24. (a) Each circuit court clerk shall do the following:(1) Before January 1, 2007, receive support money assigned to the state and paid under the terms of a court order in the clerk's jurisdiction and pay the money to the Title IV-D agency within the time limits established by P.L.93-647, as amended, and any related regulations that are promulgated.(2) Maintain all records concerning the payment or nonpayment of support money that have been assigned to the state and transmit the records to the Title IV-D agency upon request.(3) Contract with the Title IV-D agency for the performance and the remuneration for the performance of duties prescribed in this section.(b) Beginning January 1, 2007, for purposes of subsection (a)(1), each circuit court clerk may accept only support money that is paid in cash.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.146-2006, SEC.24; P.L.1-2007, SEC.199.
IN Code § 31-25-4-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act|31-25-4-25. Amounts Distributed From Department of Child Services

Sec. 25. The amounts appropriated for duties performed by prosecuting attorneys, circuit court clerks, or other agents under this chapter shall be distributed directly from the department of child services.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.146-2006, SEC.25; P.L.1-2007, SEC.200.
IN Code § 31-25-4-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act|31-25-4-26. Appeal Right of Aggrieved Tanf Recipient; Issue Limitation; Corrective Action on Erroneous Records

Sec. 26. (a) A recipient of the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (45 CFR 265) who is aggrieved by the action of the Title IV-D agency in paying or not paying money to the recipient out of the support money collected by the agency under an assignment to Indiana may appeal the action to the Title IV-D agency. The appeal may not be used to redetermine eligibility for assistance, but must be limited to the issue as to whether upon the records before the Title IV-D agency proper distribution was made out of the support money collected.(b) If, as a result of the appeal, the Title IV-D agency or the administrative law judge assigned by the office of administrative law proceedings has reasonable cause to believe that the records in the agency's possession concerning the appellant are in error, the Title IV-D agency shall notify the agency supplying the records of possible errors and request corrective action.(c) The appeal hearing must be held in accordance with the rules of the department or the office of administrative law proceedings.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.13-2021, SEC.9.
IN Code § 31-25-4-27 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act|31-25-4-27. Rules Implementing Title Iv-D

Sec. 27. The director of the department shall adopt rules necessary to implement Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act and this chapter. The department shall send a copy of each proposed or adopted rule to the interim study committee on public health, behavioral health, and human services established by IC 2-5-1.3-4 not later than ten (10) days after proposal or adoption.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.53-2014, SEC.144; P.L.5-2015, SEC.64.
IN Code § 31-25-4-28 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act|31-25-4-28. Appropriation

Sec. 28. A sufficient amount must be appropriated annually out of the state general fund for the administration of this chapter.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271.
IN Code § 31-25-4-29 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act|31-25-4-29. Child Support Enforcement Revolving Funds

Sec. 29. (a) The bureau may, with the consent of the budget agency, establish child support enforcement revolving funds for the deposit of a part of the child support money collected by the bureau under this chapter.(b) The amount of money to be deposited in a revolving fund established under this section shall be determined by the budget director. The budget agency shall annually review each revolving fund for the purpose of determining whether the fund's current level is adequate for the purpose of making disbursements described in subsection (c) and shall report to the budget director recommendations regarding changes in the amount of the fund. The budget director may authorize an increase or a decrease in the fund.(c) Disbursements from a revolving fund established under this section may be made only to the bureau as follows:(1) For payment of expenses incurred by the division in the collection of child support under this chapter.(2) To enable the bureau to participate in child support collection projects offered by other units of government or the private sector.(d) The bureau shall do the following:(1) Request the budget agency to allocate, as needed, money from the revolving fund for the purposes described in subsection (c).(2) Keep complete financial records of all transactions.(3) Prepare, before the beginning of each fiscal year, an annual budget of proposed expenditures from the revolving funds.(e) The bureau shall submit an annual budget to the budget agency for approval under subsection (d), and an expenditure in excess of the approved budget may not be made without the approval of the budget agency.(f) Money in a revolving fund established under this section does not revert to any other fund at the end of a state fiscal year.(g) The treasurer of state may invest the money in a revolving fund established under this section in the manner provided by law for investing money in the state general fund.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271.
IN Code § 31-25-4-30 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act|31-25-4-30. Child Support Obligation Lien List; Motor Vehicle Liens

Sec. 30. (a) The bureau shall, each month, prepare a list of each person against whom a child support obligation lien is held under IC 31-16-16-3 (or IC 31-2-11-9 before its repeal). The list must identify each person liable for a lien by name, address, amount of lien, and either Social Security number or employer identification number. The bureau shall certify a copy of the list to the bureau of motor vehicles.(b) The bureau of motor vehicles shall, before issuing the title to a motor vehicle under IC 9-17, determine whether the purchaser's or assignee's name is on the most recent monthly lien list. If the purchaser's or assignee's name is on the list, the bureau shall enter as a lien on the title the name of the state as the lienholder. The state's lien on a title under this section is subordinate to a prior perfected security interest if the interest is defined and perfected under any of the following:(1) IC 26-1-9.1.(2) IC 32-8 (before its repeal).(3) IC 32-28.(4) IC 32-29.(5) IC 32-33.(6) IC 32-34-10.(c) A lien against the title under this section must be treated in the same manner as any other subordinate title lien.(d) The bureau shall prescribe and furnish release forms for use by the bureau. When the amount of the lien is paid, the bureau shall issue to the person against whom the lien was held a release stating that the amount represented by the lien has been paid. The bureau may also issue a release to a person against whom the lien is held if the person has made arrangements, agreed to by the bureau, for the payment of the amount represented by the lien.(e) The director of the bureau or the director's designee is the custodian of all titles having the state as the sole lienholder under this section. Upon receiving a title from the bureau of motor vehicles under this section, the director shall notify the owner of the motor vehicle.(f) The bureau shall reimburse the bureau of motor vehicles for all costs incurred by the bureau in implementing this section.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271.
IN Code § 31-25-4-33 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act|31-25-4-33. Objections to Order; Hearing

Sec. 33. (a) An obligor may contest the Title IV-D agency's determination to issue an order under section 32 of this chapter by making a written application to the Title IV-D agency within twenty (20) days after the date the notice is mailed to the obligor.(b) The only basis for contesting an order issued under this section is a mistake of fact.(c) The Title IV-D agency or the office of administrative law proceedings shall hold a hearing, within twenty-five (25) days after written application is made under subsection (a), to review its determination to issue an order under section 32 of this chapter. The Title IV-D agency or the office of administrative law proceedings shall make a determination in writing on the issuance of an order under section 32 of this chapter at the hearing.(d) If the obligor requests a hearing but fails to appear or if the obligor appears and is found to be delinquent, the Title IV-D agency or the office of administrative law proceedings shall issue an order to the bureau of motor vehicles stating that the obligor is delinquent.(e) An order issued under subsection (d) must require the following:(1) If the obligor who is the subject of the order holds a driving license or permit on the date the order is issued, that the obligor's driving privileges be suspended under further order of the Title IV-D agency or the office of administrative law proceedings.(2) If the obligor who is the subject of the order does not hold a driving license or permit on the date the order is issued, that the bureau of motor vehicles may not issue a driving license or permit to the obligor until the bureau of motor vehicles receives a further order from the Title IV-D agency or the office of administrative law proceedings.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.183-2017, SEC.11; P.L.13-2021, SEC.10.
IN Code § 31-25-4-33.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act|31-25-4-33.5. Driving Privilege Reinstatement; Suspension

Effective 12-31-2021.Sec. 33.5. (a) If the Title IV-D agency finds that an obligor is delinquent and issues an order to the bureau of motor vehicles stating that the obligor is delinquent under sections 32(b) or 33(d) of this chapter, the obligor may have the obligor's driving privileges reinstated by making a single payment of either:(1) if the obligor is required by court order to pay a child support obligation, the equivalent of eight (8) weeks of the child support order to the clerk of the court or the state central collection unit; or(2) if the obligor is no longer required to pay a child support obligation but has a child support arrearage, the equivalent of eight (8) weeks of the most recent child support order or the full amount of the child support arrearage, whichever is less, to the clerk of the court or the state central collection unit.(b) If the court ordered support obligation cannot be determined for an obligor, the obligor shall contact the Title IV-D agency enforcing the child support order to reach an agreement for a payment amount that must be paid for the obligor to have the obligor's driving privileges reinstated.(c) Once the obligor pays the required amount under subsection (a) or (b), the obligor shall provide proof of payment to the Title IV-D agency enforcing the child support order. Within seven (7) days of confirming the obligor's payment, the Title IV-D agency shall issue an order to the bureau of motor vehicles to reinstate the obligor's driving privileges.(d) If multiple orders have been issued by the Title IV-D agency to the bureau of motor vehicles to suspend the obligor's driving privileges, the obligor must make a required payment under subsection (a) in each case where an order to suspend the obligor's driving privileges is issued to have those suspensions of the obligor's driving privileges lifted.(e) The Title IV-D agency shall monitor compliance with the court ordered child support obligation for a period of sixty (60) days after the obligor's driving privileges are reinstated. After the period of sixty (60) days, if the obligor has failed to comply with the child support order and is again delinquent, as defined by section 2 of this chapter, the Title IV-D agency may again initiate the process to suspend the obligor's driving privileges under section 32 of this chapter.(f) This section does not prevent the:(1) Title IV-D agency from entering into and enforcing a child support payment agreement with the obligor, including suspension of the child support obligor's operator's license; or(2) obligor from filing a petition for specialized driving privileges under IC 9-30-16.As added by P.L.86-2021, SEC.21.
IN Code § 31-25-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 5. Cooperation With Department of Child Services Ombudsman|31-25-5-1. "Ombudsman"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "ombudsman" refers to the office of the department of child services ombudsman established within the Indiana department of administration by IC 4-13-19-3. The term includes an employee of the office of the department of child services ombudsman or an individual approved by the office of the department of child services ombudsman to receive, investigate, and resolve complaints that allege the department, by an action or omission, failed to protect the physical or mental health or safety of any child or failed to follow specific laws, rules, or written policies.As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.373.
IN Code § 31-25-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 5. Cooperation With Department of Child Services Ombudsman|31-25-5-2. Ombudsman Access to Records and Facilities

Sec. 2. The department and the juvenile court with jurisdiction over a child shall provide the ombudsman with:(1) appropriate access to all records of the department concerning the child, excluding adoption records, but including all records of the department related to vendors and contractors; and(2) immediate access, without prior notice, to any facility in which the child is placed or is receiving services funded by the department.As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.373.
IN Code § 31-25-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 25. Child Services: Administration|Chapter 6. Family Case Manager Assistance|31-25-6-1. Implementation of Telephone Contacts

Sec. 1. The department shall implement and make available telephone contacts for family case managers for the purpose of providing access to assistance in finding placement with a relative, foster placement, or other suitable placement for a child.As added by P.L.210-2019, SEC.5.