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H.B. No. 2588
1 SECTION 3. Section 231.103, Family Code, is amended by
2 amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (d)-(h) to read as
3 follows:
4 (a) The Tit le IV-D agency may:
5 (1) charge a reasonable application fee;
6 (2) charge a $25 annual service fee; and
7 (3) to the extent permitted by federal law, recover
8 costs for the services provided in a Title IV-D case.
9 (d) The Title IV-D agency may only charge an annual service
10 fee in a Title IV-D case if the recipient of Title IV-D services has
11 never received public assistance under Part A of Title IV of the
12 federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 601 et seq.) and the
13 recipient receives more than $500 in support payments in a year.
14 The annual service fee may only be deducted from support payments
15 that exceed $500 annually.
16 (e) The Title IV-D agency may impose and collect a fee as
17 authorized by federal law for each request for parent locator
18 services under Section 231.101(a).
19 (f) The state disbursement unit established and operated by
20 the Title IV-D agency under Chapter 234 may collect a monthly
21 service fee of $3 deducted from support payments in a case for which
22 the Title IV-D agency is not providing services.
23 (g) The Title IV-D agency by rule shall establish procedures
24 for the imposition of fees and recovery of costs authorized under
25 this section.
26 (h) The attorney general child support application and
27 service fee account is an account in the general revenue fund in the2
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2588, Chapter 1262, legislative document, June 2003; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth158487/m1/3/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.