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      Sec. 46b-218. (Formerly Sec. 17-324a). Filing of identification and location information with the state case registry. (a) For purposes of this section:

      (1) "Identification and location information" means current information on the location and identity of a party to any paternity or child support proceeding, including, but not limited to, the party's Social Security number, residential and mailing addresses, telephone number, driver's license number, employer's name, address and telephone number, and such other information as may be required for the state case registry to comply with federal law and regulations;

      (2) "Paternity or child support proceeding" means any court action or administrative process authorized by state statute in which the paternity or support of a child is established; and

      (3) "State case registry" means the database included in the automated system established and maintained by the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement under subsection (l) of section 17b-179 which database shall contain information on each support order established or modified in the state.

      (b) Each party to any paternity or child support proceeding shall file identification and location information with the state case registry upon entry of an order and whenever such information changes.

      (c) All identification and location information provided to the state case registry under subsection (b) of this section shall be subject to the provisions of section 17b-90.

      (1969, P.A. 654; 1971, P.A. 225; P.A. 74-183, S. 218, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 187, 681; P.A. 77-452, S. 55, 72; P.A. 90-213, S. 33, 56; P.A. 99-193, S. 10, 16.)

      History: 1971 act substituted "person" for "beneficiary of state assistance under the provisions of this title", reduced maximum fine from $50 to $25 and reduced maximum term of imprisonment from 60 to 30 days; P.A. 74-183 replaced circuit court with court of common pleas and family relations division with family relations office, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 and P.A. 77-452 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 17-324a transferred to Sec. 46b-218 in 1979; P.A. 90-213 replaced requirement that payments and notice be made to the family relations office with the requirement that payments and notice be made to the support enforcement division; P.A. 99-193 deleted existing provisions and added new Subsecs. (a) to (c) concerning the filing of identification and location information, effective June 23, 1999.