Public Act 0736 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB4310 Enrolled LRB093 18967 DRJ 44702 b

Public Act 093-0736

AN ACT concerning child support.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Banking Act is amended by changing Section 48.4 as follows:

(205 ILCS 5/48.4)

Sec. 48.4. Enforcement of Administrative liens for past-due child support.

(a) Any bank governed by this Act shall encumber or surrender accounts or assets held by the bank on behalf of any responsible relative who is subject to a child support lien, upon notice of the lien or levy of the Illinois Department of Public Aid or its successor agency pursuant to Section 10-25.5 of the Illinois Public Aid Code, or upon notice of interstate lien or levy from any other state's agency responsible for implementing the child support enforcement program set forth in Title IV, Part D of the Social Security Act.

(b) Within 90 days after receiving notice from the Department of Public Aid that the Department has adopted a child support enforcement debit authorization form as required under the Illinois Public Aid Code, each bank governed by this Act shall take all appropriate steps to implement the use of the form in relation to accounts held by the bank. Upon receiving from the Department of Public Aid a copy of a child support enforcement debit authorization form signed by an obligor, a bank holding an account on behalf of the obligor shall debit the account and transfer the debited amounts to the State Disbursement Unit according to the instructions in the child support enforcement debit authorization form.

(Source: P.A. 92-811, eff. 8-21-02.)

Section 10. The Illinois Savings and Loan Act of 1985 is amended by changing Section 1-6d as follows:

(205 ILCS 105/1-6d)

Sec. 1-6d. Enforcement of Administrative liens for past-due child support.

(a) Any association governed by this Act shall encumber or surrender accounts or assets held by the association on behalf of any responsible relative who is subject to a child support lien, upon notice of the lien or levy of the Illinois Department of Public Aid or its successor agency pursuant to Section 10-25.5 of the Illinois Public Aid Code, or upon notice of interstate lien or levy from any other state's agency responsible for implementing the child support enforcement program set forth in Title IV, Part D of the Social Security Act.

(b) Within 90 days after receiving notice from the Department of Public Aid that the Department has adopted a child support enforcement debit authorization form as required under the Illinois Public Aid Code, each association governed by this Act shall take all appropriate steps to implement the use of the form in relation to accounts held by the association. Upon receiving from the Department of Public Aid a copy of a child support enforcement debit authorization form signed by an obligor, an association holding an account on behalf of the obligor shall debit the account and transfer the debited amounts to the State Disbursement Unit according to the instructions in the child support enforcement debit authorization form.

(Source: P.A. 92-811, eff. 8-21-02.)

Section 15. The Savings Bank Act is amended by changing Section 7007 as follows:

(205 ILCS 205/7007)

Sec. 7007. Enforcement of Administrative liens for past-due child support.

(a) Any savings bank governed by this Act shall encumber or surrender accounts or assets held by the savings bank on behalf of any responsible relative who is subject to a child support lien, upon notice of the lien or levy of the Illinois Department of Public Aid or its successor agency pursuant to Section 10-25.5 of the Illinois Public Aid Code, or upon notice of interstate lien or levy from any other state's agency responsible for implementing the child support enforcement program set forth in Title IV, Part D of the Social Security Act.

(b) Within 90 days after receiving notice from the Department of Public Aid that the Department has adopted a child support enforcement debit authorization form as required under the Illinois Public Aid Code, each savings bank governed by this Act shall take all appropriate steps to implement the use of the form in relation to accounts held by the savings bank. Upon receiving from the Department of Public Aid a copy of a child support enforcement debit authorization form signed by an obligor, a savings bank holding an account on behalf of the obligor shall debit the account and transfer the debited amounts to the State Disbursement Unit according to the instructions in the child support enforcement debit authorization form.

(Source: P.A. 92-811, eff. 8-21-02.)

Section 20. The Illinois Credit Union Act is amended by changing Section 43.1 as follows:

(205 ILCS 305/43.1)

Sec. 43.1. Enforcement of Administrative liens for past-due child support.

(a) Any credit union governed by this Act shall encumber or surrender accounts or assets held by the credit union on behalf of any responsible relative who is subject to a child support lien, upon notice of the lien or levy of the Illinois Department of Public Aid or its successor agency pursuant to Section 10-25.5 of the Illinois Public Aid Code, or upon notice of interstate lien from any other state's agency responsible for implementing the child support enforcement program set forth in Title IV, Part D of the Social Security Act.

(b) Within 90 days after receiving notice from the Department of Public Aid that the Department has adopted a child support enforcement debit authorization form as required under the Illinois Public Aid Code, each credit union governed by this Act shall take all appropriate steps to implement the use of the form in relation to accounts held by the credit union. Upon receiving from the Department of Public Aid a copy of a child support enforcement debit authorization form signed by an obligor, a credit union holding an account on behalf of the obligor shall debit the account and transfer the debited amounts to the State Disbursement Unit according to the instructions in the child support enforcement debit authorization form.

(Source: P.A. 90-18, eff. 7-1-97.)

Section 25. The Foreign Banking Office Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:

(205 ILCS 645/20)

Sec. 20. Enforcement of Administrative liens for past-due child support.

(a) Any foreign banking corporation governed by this Act shall encumber or surrender accounts or assets held by the foreign banking corporation on behalf of any responsible relative who is subject to a child support lien, upon notice of the lien or levy of the Illinois Department of Public Aid or its successor agency pursuant to Section 10-25.5 of the Illinois Public Aid Code, or upon notice of interstate lien from any other state's agency responsible for implementing the child support enforcement program set forth in Title IV, Part D of the Social Security Act.

(b) Within 90 days after receiving notice from the Department of Public Aid that the Department has adopted a child support enforcement debit authorization form as required under the Illinois Public Aid Code, each foreign banking corporation governed by this Act shall take all appropriate steps to implement the use of the form in relation to accounts held by the corporation. Upon receiving from the Department of Public Aid a copy of a child support enforcement debit authorization form signed by an obligor, a foreign banking corporation holding an account on behalf of the obligor shall debit the account and transfer the debited amounts to the State Disbursement Unit according to the instructions in the child support enforcement debit authorization form.

(Source: P.A. 90-18, eff. 7-1-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)

Section 30. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 10-16.7 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/10-16.7 new)

Sec. 10-16.7. Child support enforcement debit authorization.

(a) For purposes of this Section:

"Financial institution" and "account" are defined as set forth in Section 10-24.

"Payor" is defined as set forth in Section 15 of the Income Withholding for Support Act.

"Order for support" means any order for periodic payment of funds to the State Disbursement Unit for the support of a child or, where applicable, for support of a child and a parent with whom the child resides, that is entered or modified under this Code or under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Non-Support of Spouse and Children Act, the Non-Support Punishment Act, or the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984, or that is entered or registered for modification or enforcement under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.

"Obligor" means an individual who owes a duty to make payments under an order for support in a case in which child support enforcement services are being provided under this Article X.

(b) The Department of Public Aid shall adopt a child support enforcement debit authorization form that, upon being signed by an obligor, authorizes a financial institution holding an account on the obligor's behalf to debit the obligor's account periodically in an amount equal to the amount of child support that the obligor is required to pay periodically and transfer that amount to the State Disbursement Unit. The form shall include instructions to the financial institution concerning the debiting of accounts held on behalf of obligors and the transfer of the debited amounts to the State Disbursement Unit. In adopting the form, the Department may consult with the Office of Banks and Real Estate and the Department of Financial Institutions. The Department must adopt the form within 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly. Promptly after adopting the form, the Department must notify each financial institution conducting business in this State that the form has been adopted and is ready for use.

(c) An obligor who does not have a payor may sign a child support debit authorization form adopted by the Department under this Section. The obligor may sign a form in relation to any or all of the financial institutions holding an account on the obligor's behalf. Promptly after an obligor signs a child support debit authorization form, the Department shall send the original signed form to the appropriate financial institution. Subject to subsection (e), upon receiving the form, the financial institution shall debit the account and transfer the debited amounts to the State Disbursement Unit according to the instructions in the form. A financial institution that complies with a child support debit authorization form signed by an obligor and issued under this Section shall not be subject to civil liability with respect to any individual or any agency.

(d) The signing and issuance of a child support debit authorization form under this Section does not relieve the obligor from responsibility for compliance with any requirement under the order for support.

(e) A financial institution is obligated to debit the account of an obligor pursuant to this Section only if or to the extent:

(1) the financial institution reasonably believes the debit authorization form is a true and authentic original document;

(2) there are finally collected funds in the account; and

(3) the account is not subject to offsetting claims of the financial institution, whether due at the time of receipt of the debit authorization form or thereafter to become due and whether liquidated or unliquidated.

To the extent the account of the obligor is pledged or held by the financial institution as security for a loan or other obligation, or that the financial institution has any other claim or lien against the account, the financial institution is entitled to retain the account.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.