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