19-A §3010-A. Duties of the department as the state information agency (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE ON CONTINGENCY: See PL 2009, c. 95, §87) - Maine Statutes

Title 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)

Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)

Chapter 67: UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)

Subchapter 3: CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)

§3010-A. Duties of the department as the state information agency

(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)

(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE ON CONTINGENCY: See PL 2009, c. 95, §87)

1. State information agency. The department is the state information agency.

[ 2009, c. 95, §44 (NEW); 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF) .]

2. Duties. The state information agency shall:

A. Compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this State that have jurisdiction under this chapter and the department and transmit a copy to the state information agency of every other state; [2009, c. 95, §44 (NEW); 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).]

B. Maintain a register of the names and addresses of tribunals and support enforcement agencies received from other states; [2009, c. 95, §44 (NEW); 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).]

C. Forward to the appropriate tribunal in the state in which the obligee who is an individual or the obligor resides, or in which the obligor's property is believed to be located, all documents concerning a proceeding under this chapter received from another state or a foreign country; and [2009, c. 95, §44 (NEW); 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).]

D. Obtain information concerning the location of the obligor and the obligor's property within this State not exempt from execution, by such means as postal verification and federal or state locator services, examination of telephone directories, requests for the obligor's address from employers and examination of governmental records, including, to the extent not prohibited by other law, those relating to real property, vital statistics, law enforcement, taxation, motor vehicles, driver's licenses and social security. [2009, c. 95, §44 (NEW); 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).]

[ 2009, c. 95, §44 (NEW); 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF) .]

SECTION HISTORY

2009, c. 95, §44 (NEW). 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).