| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to child support; amending s. 409.2558, |
| 3 | F.S.; requiring the Department of Revenue to establish by |
| 4 | rule reasonable efforts to locate and notify persons to |
| 5 | whom collections or refunds are owed, including disclosure |
| 6 | of information on the Internet; providing an effective |
| 7 | date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section |
| 12 | 409.2558, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 13 | 409.2558 Support distribution and disbursement.-- |
| 14 | (2) UNDISTRIBUTABLE COLLECTIONS.-- |
| 15 | (a) The department shall establish by rule the method for |
| 16 | determining a collection or refund to a noncustodial parent to |
| 17 | be undistributable to the final intended recipient. This method |
| 18 | must provide for reasonable efforts to locate and notify persons |
| 19 | to whom collections or refunds are owed, including disclosure on |
| 20 | the Internet of the names of obligees and obligors and the |
| 21 | account number assigned by the depository, as defined in s. |
| 22 | 61.046(5). |
| 23 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |