62A-11-410 - Violations by payor.
62A-11-410. Violations by payor.
(1) A payor may not discharge, refuse to hire, or discipline any obligor because of anotice to withhold served by the office under this part, or because of a notice or order served byan obligee in a civil action for income withholding.
(2) If the payor violates Subsection (1), that payor is liable to the office, or to the obligeeseeking income withholding in a civil action, for the greater of $1,000 or the amount of childsupport accumulated to the date of discharge which he should have withheld, plus interest on thatamount and costs incurred in collection of the amount from the payor, including a reasonableattorney's fee.
Enacted by Chapter 1, 1988 General Session