19-A §3010. Duties of the department as the state information agency (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL CONTINGENCY: See PL 2009, c. 95, §87)
Title 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)
Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)
Chapter 67: UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)
Subchapter 3: CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)
§3010. Duties of the department as the state information agency
(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL CONTINGENCY: See PL 2009, c. 95, §87)
1. Duties. The department shall:
A. Compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this State that have jurisdiction under this chapter and the department and transmit a copy to the state information agency of every other state; [1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
B. Maintain a register of the names and addresses of tribunals and support enforcement agencies received from other states; [2003, c. 436, §20 (AMD).]
C. Accept from initiating states all petitions and requests for registration. If the department determines that appropriate remedies under chapter 53, subchapter II and chapter 65, subchapter II, article 3 are not available with respect to the obligor, the department shall forward the petition or the documents required for registration to the appropriate court; and [1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
D. Upon application and request by an individual or upon request by the support enforcement agency of another state, obtain information concerning the location of the obligor and the obligor's property within this State not exempt from execution, by such means as postal verification and federal or state locator services, examination of telephone directories, requests for the obligor's address from employers and examination of governmental records, including, to the extent not prohibited by other law, those relating to real property, vital statistics, law enforcement, taxation, motor vehicles, driver's licenses and social security. [1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
[ 2003, c. 436, §20 (AMD) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). 2003, c. 436, §20 (AMD). 2009, c. 95, §43 (RP). 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).