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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="10-116" title_number="10" title_name="Support in General" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Civil and Criminal Enforcement">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A local support enforcement office:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>shall be funded from local and federal resources; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>may keep any surcharge that is assessed against the obligor to defray the costs of support collection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Administration shall pay a county that has a local support enforcement office collection incentives pursuant to a methodology based on the performance of the county in accordance with regulations adopted by the Administration under subsection (d) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The rules, regulations, and standards of a local support enforcement office control if they generally conform to those adopted by the Secretary of Human Services under § 10–114 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Administration shall adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
