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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 741
BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPT: Provides relative to child support programs
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 46:236.1.4(B), relative to family and child support programs; to2
provide for financial institution duties; to provide for the authority of other states to3
place levies and liens on assets of noncustodial parents; and to provide for related4
matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 46:236.1.4(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:7
ยง236.1.4. Family and child support programs; financial institution duties;8
responsibilities9
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B.(1) In response to a notice of lien or levy, a financial institution shall11
encumber or surrender assets held by such institution on behalf of the noncustodial12
parent who is subject to a child support lien pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(4). The13
state shall recognize the authority of Title IV-D agencies in other states to enforce14
all child support matters. Such enforcement may extend to the attaching and seizing15
of assets of the delinquent obligor held in financial institutions without the necessity16
of obtaining an order from any other judicial or administrative tribunal.17
(2) For the purposes of this Subsection, "Title IV-D agency" shall mean an18
agency that administers child support programs pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social19
Security Act of 1975.20
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HB NO. 741
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Johnson HB No. 741
Abstract: Allows agencies which operate a child support program under Title IV-D of the
Social Security Act in states other than La. to place a levy or lien directly on assets
held by La. financial institutions without requiring said agencies to obtain a court
order first.
Present law allows the Dept. of Social Services to place a lien on an obligor's assets held by
a La. financial institution.
Proposed law retains present law and allows Title IV-D child support agencies from other
states to place a levy or lien directly on assets held by an obligor in a La. financial institution
without requiring a court order.
Proposed law defines "Title IV-D agency".
(Amends R.S. 46:236.1.4(B))