HB0783 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0783

Introduced 2/2/2005, by Rep. Cynthia Soto

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Child Support Payment Act. Provides that an obligor under an order for support of a child may make any payment of child support required under that order at a currency exchange. Provides that when an obligor makes a payment of child support at a currency exchange, the obligor must provide the currency exchange with information sufficient to enable the currency exchange to transmit the amount of the payment to the obligee under the order for support. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning child support.

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

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Child Support Payment Act.

Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:

"Currency exchange" means a currency exchange licensed under the Currency Exchange Act.

"Obligee", "obligor", and "order for support" have the meanings attributed to those terms in the Income Withholding for Support Act.

Section 10. Payment of child support at currency exchange. An obligor under an order for support of a child may make any payment of child support required under that order at a currency exchange. When an obligor makes a payment of child support at a currency exchange, the obligor must provide the currency exchange with information sufficient to enable the currency exchange to transmit the amount of the payment to the obligee under the order for support.

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