CHAPTER 75 DIRECT ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION Sec. 7501. Employer's receipt of income-withholding order of another state. 7501.1. Employer's compliance with income-withholding order of another state. 7501.2. Compliance with multiple income-withholding orders. 7501.3. Immunity from civil liability. 7501.4. Penalties for noncompliance. 7501.5. Contest by obligor. 7502. Administrative enforcement of orders. Enactment. Chapter 75 was added April 4, 1996, P.L.58, No.20, effective immediately. Cross References. Chapter 75 is referred to in sections 4348, 7202, 7301, 7613 of this title. § 7501. Employer's receipt of income-withholding order of another state. An income-withholding order issued in another state may be sent to the person or entity defined as the obligor's employer under section 4302 (relating to definitions) without first filing a petition or comparable pleading or registering the order with a tribunal of this State. (Dec. 16, 1997, P.L.549, No.58, eff. Jan. 1, 1998) § 7501.1. Employer's compliance with income-withholding order of another state. (a) Copy of order.--Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the obligor's employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor. (b) Treatment of order.--The employer shall treat an income- withholding order issued in another state which appears regular on its face as if it had been issued by a tribunal of this State. (c) Withholding and distribution of funds.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) and section 7501.2 (relating to compliance with multiple income-withholding orders), the employer shall withhold and distribute the funds as directed in the withholding order by complying with terms of the order which specify: (1) the duration and amount of periodic payments of current child support, stated as a sum certain; (2) the person or agency designated to receive payments and the address to which the payments are to be forwarded; (3) medical support, whether in the form of periodic cash payments of a sum certain or order to the obligor to provide health insurance coverage for the child under a policy available through the obligor's employment; (4) the amount of periodic payments of fees and costs for a support enforcement agency, the issuing tribunal and the obligee's attorney, stated as sums certain; and (5) the amount of periodic payments of arrearages and interest on arrearages, stated as sums certain. (d) Compliance with law of obligor's place of employment.-- An employer shall comply with the law of the state of the obligor's principal place of employment for withholding from income with respect to: (1) the employer's fee for processing an income- withholding order; (2) the maximum amount permitted to be withheld from the obligor's income; and (3) the times within which the employer must implement the withholding order and forward the child support payment. (Dec. 16, 1997, P.L.549, No.58, eff. Jan. 1, 1998) 1997 Amendment. Act 58 added section 7501.1. § 7501.2. Compliance with multiple income-withholding orders. If an obligor's employer receives multiple income-withholding orders with respect to the earnings of the same obligor, the employer satisfies the terms of the multiple orders if the employer complies with the law of the state of the obligor's principal place of employment to establish the priorities for withholding and allocating income withheld for multiple child- support obligees. (Dec. 16, 1997, P.L.549, No.58, eff. Jan. 1, 1998) 1997 Amendment. Act 58 added section 7501.2. Cross References. Section 7501.2 is referred to in section 7501.1 of this title. § 7501.3. Immunity from civil liability. An employer who complies with an income-withholding order issued in another state in accordance with this chapter is not subject to civil liability to an individual or agency with regard to the employer's withholding of child support from the obligor's income. (Dec. 16, 1997, P.L.549, No.58, eff. Jan. 1, 1998) 1997 Amendment. Act 58 added section 7501.3. § 7501.4. Penalties for noncompliance. An employer who willfully fails to comply with an income- withholding order issued by a tribunal of another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of this State. (Dec. 16, 1997, P.L.549, No.58, eff. Jan. 1, 1998) 1997 Amendment. Act 58 added section 7501.4. § 7501.5. Contest by obligor. An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this State in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this State. Section 7604 (relating to choice of law) applies to such a contest. The obligor shall give notice of the contest to: (1) a support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee; (2) each employer that has directly received an income- withholding order; and (3) the person or agency designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order or, if no person or agency is designated, to the obligee. (Dec. 16, 1997, P.L.549, No.58, eff. Jan. 1, 1998) 1997 Amendment. Act 58 added section 7501.5. § 7502. Administrative enforcement of orders. (a) Initiation.--A party seeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, issued by a tribunal of another state may send the documents required for registering the order to a support enforcement agency of this State. (b) Procedure.--Upon receipt of the documents, the support enforcement agency, without initially seeking to register the order, shall consider and, if appropriate, use any administrative procedure authorized by the law of this State to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both. If the obligor does not contest administrative enforcement, the order need not be registered. If the obligor contests the validity or administrative enforcement of the order, the support enforcement agency shall register the order pursuant to this part.

CHAPTER 75 DIRECT ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION Sec. 7501. Employer's receipt of income-withholding order of another state. 7501.1. Employer's compliance with income-withholding order of another state. 7501.2. Compliance with multiple income-withholding orders. 7501.3. Immunity from civil liability. 7501.4. Penalties for noncompliance. 7501.5. Contest by obligor. 7502. Administrative enforcement of orders. Enactment. Chapter 75 was added April 4, 1996, P.L.58, No.20, effective immediately. Cross References. Chapter 75 is referred to in sections 4348, 7202, 7301, 7613 of this title. § 7501. Employer's receipt of income-withholding order of another state. An income-withholding order issued in another state may be sent to the person or entity defined as the obligor's employer under section 4302 (relating to definitions) without first filing a petition or comparable pleading or registering the order with a tribunal of this State. (Dec. 16, 1997, P.L.549, No.58, eff. Jan. 1, 1998) § 7501.1. Employer's compliance with income-withholding order of another state. (a) Copy of order.--Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the obligor's employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor. (b) Treatment of order.--The employer shall treat an income- withholding order issued in another state which appears regular on its face as if it had been issued by a tribunal of this State. (c) Withholding and distribution of funds.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) and section 7501.2 (relating to compliance with multiple income-withholding orders), the employer shall withhold and distribute the funds as directed in the withholding order by complying with terms of the order which specify: (1) the duration and amount of periodic payments of current child support, stated as a sum certain; (2) the person or agency designated to receive payments and the address to which the payments are to be forwarded; (3) medical support, whether in the form of periodic cash payments of a sum certain or order to the obligor to provide health insurance coverage for the child under a policy available through the obligor's employment; (4) the amount of periodic payments of fees and costs for a support enforcement agency, the issuing tribunal and the obligee's attorney, stated as sums certain; and (5) the amount of periodic payments of arrearages and interest on arrearages, stated as sums certain. (d) Compliance with law of obligor's place of employment.-- An employer shall comply with the law of the state of the obligor's principal place of employment for withholding from income with respect to: (1) the employer's fee for processing an income- withholding order; (2) the maximum amount permitted to be withheld from the obligor's income; and (3) the times within which the employer must implement the withholding order and forward the child support payment. (Dec. 16, 1997, P.L.549, No.58, eff. Jan. 1, 1998) 1997 Amendment. Act 58 added section 7501.1. § 7501.2. Compliance with multiple income-withholding orders. If an obligor's employer receives multiple income-withholding orders with respect to the earnings of the same obligor, the employer satisfies the terms of the multiple orders if the employer complies with the law of the state of the obligor's principal place of employment to establish the priorities for withholding and allocating income withheld for multiple child- support obligees. (Dec. 16, 1997, P.L.549, No.58, eff. Jan. 1, 1998) 1997 Amendment. Act 58 added section 7501.2. Cross References. Section 7501.2 is referred to in section 7501.1 of this title. § 7501.3. Immunity from civil liability. An employer who complies with an income-withholding order issued in another state in accordance with this chapter is not subject to civil liability to an individual or agency with regard to the employer's withholding of child support from the obligor's income. (Dec. 16, 1997, P.L.549, No.58, eff. Jan. 1, 1998) 1997 Amendment. Act 58 added section 7501.3. § 7501.4. Penalties for noncompliance. An employer who willfully fails to comply with an income- withholding order issued by a tribunal of another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of this State. (Dec. 16, 1997, P.L.549, No.58, eff. Jan. 1, 1998) 1997 Amendment. Act 58 added section 7501.4. § 7501.5. Contest by obligor. An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this State in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this State. Section 7604 (relating to choice of law) applies to such a contest. The obligor shall give notice of the contest to: (1) a support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee; (2) each employer that has directly received an income- withholding order; and (3) the person or agency designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order or, if no person or agency is designated, to the obligee. (Dec. 16, 1997, P.L.549, No.58, eff. Jan. 1, 1998) 1997 Amendment. Act 58 added section 7501.5. § 7502. Administrative enforcement of orders. (a) Initiation.--A party seeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, issued by a tribunal of another state may send the documents required for registering the order to a support enforcement agency of this State. (b) Procedure.--Upon receipt of the documents, the support enforcement agency, without initially seeking to register the order, shall consider and, if appropriate, use any administrative procedure authorized by the law of this State to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both. If the obligor does not contest administrative enforcement, the order need not be registered. If the obligor contests the validity or administrative enforcement of the order, the support enforcement agency shall register the order pursuant to this part.