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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="10-113" title_number="10" title_name="Support in General" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Civil and Criminal Enforcement">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Each year, the Administration may certify to the State Comptroller any obligor who is in arrears of support payments amounting to more than $150 under the court order, if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Administration has accepted an assignment of support under § 5–312(b)(2) of the Human Services Article; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the recipient of support payments has filed an application for support enforcement services with the Administration.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Administration shall notify the obligor that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a certification has been made by the Administration; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the obligor may ask the Administration to investigate the arrearage.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The certification shall include, if known:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the full name of the obligor, and any other names known to be used by the obligor;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the address and the Social Security number of the obligor; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the amount of the arrearage.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On receipt of notice of certification, any obligor who disputes the existence or amount of the arrearage may ask the Administration to investigate the arrearage.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>On receipt of a request for investigation from the obligor, the Administration shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>conduct an investigation as to the accuracy of the reported arrearage; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>if the Administration finds that there is an error, correct the amount of the reported arrearage or withdraw the certification.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The State Comptroller may not question the certification made by the Administration.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The State Comptroller shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>withhold and pay to the Administration any income tax refund due to the obligor, in an amount not more than the amount of the arrearage;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>pay to the obligor any part of the income tax refund over the amount of the arrearage; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>notify the obligor of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the amount paid to the Administration; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the rights of the obligor under subsection (g) of this section.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On receipt of notice of intercept from the State Comptroller, any obligor who disputes the existence or amount of the arrearage may appeal to the Administration.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the Administration finds that an excessive amount was withheld from the obligor’s income tax refund or State lottery prize, the Administration promptly shall pay to the taxpayer the excess amount withheld.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>The State Comptroller shall honor refund interception requests in the following order:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a refund interception request to collect an unpaid State, county, or municipal tax;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a refund interception request under this Part II of this subtitle for arrears of support payments;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a refund interception request for converted funds under § 15–122.2 of the Health – General Article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>any other refund interception request.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>The Secretary of Human Services and the State Comptroller may adopt rules and regulations to carry out this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
