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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1687
Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)
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11 Representative(s) Crow offered the following:
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18 Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
19 61.181, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
20 61.181 Depository for alimony transactions, support,
21 maintenance, and support payments; fees.--
22 (b)1. For the period of July 1, 1992, through June 30,
23 2003 2002, the fee imposed in paragraph (a) shall be increased
24 to 4 percent of the support payments which the party is
25 obligated to pay, except that no fee shall be more than $5.25.
26 The fee shall be considered by the court in determining the
27 amount of support that the obligor is, or may be, required to
28 pay. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 145.022, 75 percent
29 of the additional revenues generated by this paragraph shall
30 be remitted monthly to the Clerk of the Court Child Support
31 Enforcement Collection System Trust Fund administered by the
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1 department as provided in subparagraph 2. These funds shall
2 be used exclusively for the development, implementation, and
3 operation of the Clerk of the Court Child Support Enforcement
4 Collection System to be operated by the depositories,
5 including the automation of civil case information necessary
6 for the State Case Registry. The department shall contract
7 with the Florida Association of Court Clerks and the
8 depositories to design, establish, operate, upgrade, and
9 maintain the automation of the depositories to include, but
10 not be limited to, the provision of on-line electronic
11 transfer of information to the IV-D agency as otherwise
12 required by this chapter. The department's obligation to fund
13 the automation of the depositories is limited to the state
14 share of funds available in the Clerk of the Court Child
15 Support Enforcement Collection System Trust Fund. Each
16 depository created under this section shall fully participate
17 in the Clerk of the Court Child Support Enforcement Collection
18 System and transmit data in a readable format as required by
19 the contract between the Florida Association of Court Clerks
20 and the department.
21 2. No later than December 31, 1996, Moneys to be
22 remitted to the department by the depository shall be done
23 daily by electronic funds transfer and calculated as follows:
24 a. For each support payment of less than $33, 18.75
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26 b. For each support payment between $33 and $140, an
27 amount equal to 18.75 percent of the fee charged.
28 c. For each support payment in excess of $140, 18.75
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30 3. The fees established by this section shall be set
31 forth and included in every order of support entered by a
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