S.B. 104

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OFFICE OF RECOVERY SERVICES FEE
2 2007 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Allen M. Christensen
5 House Sponsor: Lorie D. Fowlke
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill brings the state into compliance with the federal Deficit Reduction Act by
10 requiring the Office of Recovery Services to charge an annual fee for child support
11 services rendered to a custodial parent who has never received TANF assistance.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . imposes an annual fee of $25 in each case where child support services are provided
15 by the Office of Recovery Services to a custodial parent who has never received
16 TANF assistance, if the office has collected at least $500 of child support for the
17 custodial parent; and
18 . provides that the fees collected under the provisions of this bill will be deposited
19 into the General Fund as a dedicated credit to used by the Office of Recovery
20 Services for the purpose of collecting child support.
21 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
22 None
23 Other Special Clauses:
24 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2007.
25 Utah Code Sections Affected:
26 ENACTS:
27 62A-11-303.7, Utah Code Annotated 1953

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29 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
30 Section 1. Section 62A-11-303.7 is enacted to read:
31 62A-11-303.7. Annual fee for child support services to a custodial parent who has
32 not received TANF assistance.
33 (1) The office shall impose an annual fee of $25 in each case in which services are
34 provided by the office if:
35 (a) the custodial parent who received the services has never received assistance under a
36 state program funded under Title IV, Part A of the Social Security Act; and
37 (b) the office has collected at least $500 of child support in the case.
38 (2) The fee described in Subsection (1) shall be:
39 (a) subject to Subsection (3), retained by the office from child support collected on
40 behalf of the custodial parent described in Subsection (1)(a); or
41 (b) paid by the custodial parent described in Subsection (1)(a).
42 (3) A fee retained under Subsection (2)(a) may not be retained from the first $500 of
43 child support collected in the case.
44 (4) The fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the General Fund as a
45 dedicated credit to be used by the office for the purpose of collecting child support.
46 Section 2. Effective date.
47 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2007.




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