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ACT No. 194
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 154
BY REPRESENTATIVE MAGEE
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 46:236.15(C)(introductory paragraph) and (9), relative to child
3 support enforcement; to provide relative to paternity and child support actions; to
4 authorize access to certain information of electronic communications and Internet
5 service providers; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 46:236.15(C)(introductory paragraph) and (9) are hereby amended
8 and reenacted to read as follows:
9 ยง236.15. Limited administrative authority for certain paternity and child support
10 actions
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12 C. Access to information.
13 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to the safeguards on
14 privacy and information security, and subject to the nonliability of entities that afford
15 such access according to this Subparagraph Subsection, the agency shall have the
16 right to access information contained in the following records, including information
17 maintained in automated databases, to assist in actions relating to the establishment
18 of paternity or to the establishment, modification, or enforcement of support orders,
19 without obtaining an order from any other judicial or administrative tribunal:
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21 (9) The names and addresses of individuals who owe or are owed support,
22 or against or with respect to whom a support obligation is sought, and the names and
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1 addresses of employers of such individuals, as appearing in customer records of
2 electronic communications and Internet service providers, public utilities, cable
3 television companies, and cellular telephone companies, pursuant to an
4 administrative subpoena in accordance with Subsection B of this Section.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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